Simple and Elegant Christmas Card

I began with a piece of glossy paper that was

4 x 5.25 inches, this was embossed in a folder.

It was layered over a brown card stock and that card 

stock was trimmed to a very narrow border using

Perfect Layers laying rulers.

The Christmas bulbs are polished stone.

This is a technique using glossy paper (clay cast)

and alcohol inks.  It is very fun and very messy.

I usually make up huge variety of colors and styles

when making polished stone.  Warning, this technique

is addictive.  It's hard to stop experimenting with the 

various colors and looks you can achieve while creating.

The bulbs were cut out using various Spellbinders

ornament dies.  The bronze decorations on the bulbs

are die cut from a bronze metallic Christmas wrap paper

that has been attached with spray glue to a piece of card stock.

I used Cherry Lynn Designs and Sizzix dies.

The straight pieces were cut using a paper cutter.

I use Crafters Pick Ultimate glue and a toothpick

to carefully dot glue on the backs of the decorations.

A very fine paper cutting of bronze paper was used

to create the "wire" that the ornaments appear

to be hanging from.