Monday, October 29, 2018

Festive String of Lights Christmas Card

Today's card was inspired by the many winding string of Christmas lights cards I have been seeing on Pinterest. I love how the placement of the string of lights is very whimsical and organic!

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! Christmas card Making Christmas Bright Festive Farmhouse DSP Designer Series Paper string of Christmas lights

The string of lights can wind and twist as many times and be as long as you would like. It would be fun to bend and shape the Gold Trim like a maze all over the card front!

I recommend a strong adhesive like Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue (Item #110755) to adhere the Gold Trim to the cardstock.

The stars on a background of Gray Granite patterned paper from the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper pack echoes the Crushed Curry stamped stars.

Craft with Beth: Stampin' Up! Christmas card Making Christmas Bright Festive Farmhouse DSP Designer Series Paper string of Christmas lights

The inside of the card has a row of brightly lit Christmas light bulbs along the bottom edge. However, you could stamp the light bulbs randomly down the side of the cardstock and draw in the string with a Stampin' Write Marker too! How cute would that be!?!

How will you shape your string of Christmas lights? Are you more linear or free-form? I would love to see what you create! Post a comment below or on my Facebook page.

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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String of Christmas Lights Card Supply List
Stamps
#148046 Making Christmas Bright
(Photopolymer)
Paper
#100730 Whisper White Cardstock
#102482 Real Red Cardstock
#147820 Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper
Ink
#132708 Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
#147087 Crushed Curry Ink Pad
#147084 Real Red Ink Pad
#147095 Granny Apple Green Ink Pad
#147118 Gray Granite Ink Pad
Embellishments
#104430 Dimensionals
#147528 Gold Cord
Tools
#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer


String of Christmas Lights Card Measurements

Paper
Dimensions
Card Base
Real Red Cardstock
4-1/4” x 11”; scored at 5-1/2”
1st Mat
Whisper White Cardstock
4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
2nd Mat
Festive Farmhouse DSP
4” x 5-1/4”
3rd Mat
Whisper White Cardstock
3-1/2” x 4-3/4”
Inside Mat
Whisper White Cardstock
4” x 5-1/4”