I'm playing along with the
Tenth Annual
Month of Holiday Cards Challenge
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(Beccy's post with "CAS Design" definition and elegant
candy cane card to inspire are HERE)
I confess, I love CAS cards and was thrilled to make some for today's prompt.
My "CAS Design" cards use "Holly Branch 1", a pre-coloured image from the Holly Days digital stamp set from the Beccy's Place Store.
I opened the Holly Branch 1 image in Silhouette Studio as it is a great tool for designing cards and printing panels, it's not just for cutting. I sized the image to fit nicely on a 5" x 7" panel and added a sentiment. I flipped the image to make another card and added the same sentiment, so even though there are two cards using the same image, they're still one-of-a-kind. I added a thin black line to the panel, printed then manually cut down to size before adhering the image panels to the card bases. I used some heavy (300gsm) smooth white cardstock to the make card bases ... I've made so many cards that I ran out of my pre-scored supply, a good problem to have as it means I've been more productive than I thought I could ever be.
*** INGREDIENTS ***
Holly Branch 1 - pre-coloured image from the Holly Days digital stamp set
textured cardstock - to print the image panel
300gsm smooth cardstock - to make card bases
stainless steel ruler and craft knife to cut cardstock to size
scoreboard and bone folder - to form the card bases
Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere image panels to card bases
Absolutely beautiful Tracy! I love CAS cards too, and these are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the great tip about the Silhouette Studio, it's good to know it's useful for more than cutting. Glad to hear you've created so many cards this year too, it's always nice to have a big stash!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Beccy