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Aspen Holiday
By Lisa Spangler

Non-traditional colors and lots of glitter make this card anything but boring!

Featured Product:
CL633 Aspen Happy Holidays


Hero Materials:
CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones
CH154 Orange Gemstones
CH255 Latte Gems
GW217 Ranger Frosted Lace Stickles™ Glitter Glue
GW219 Ranger Rocky Candy Distress Stickles
CL633 Aspen Happy Holidays
AF213 Wet Cement Shadow Ink Mid-Tone
AF214 Cup O' Joe Shadow Ink Mid-Tone
AF224 Orange Soda
AF228 Raspberry Jam
AF229 Forever Green
PS566 Snow Folded Cards
PS684 Aspen Paper Pad

Additional Materials:
Colored pencils (Prismacolor), corner rounder punch, pinking rotary cutter (Fiskars), foam ink applicator tool (Ranger), post-it note or scratch paper


Instructions:
  1. Stamp the bough from the Aspen Happy Holidays set with Forever Green on white cardstock. Add shading with colored pencils and cut out. Add Rock Candy Distres Stickles to the leaves as if there was a light dusting of sugary snow frosting!
  2. Cover the ornament with scratch paper and ink the bow and cap with Orange Soda. Remove scratch paper, and ink the ornament with Raspberry Jam. Stamp on white cardstock and add shading with pencils. Cut out.
  3. Add a big blob of Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the center of the ornament and rub it out to the edges with your finger -- use your pinky for the best control. Let dry.
  4. Add Frosted Lace Stickles to the white parts of the ornament to give it extra dimension. Let dry.
  5. Trim a piece of aspen bark paper from the Aspen Bark 6x6 paper pad. Use a foam ink applicator or sponge to add Wet Cement along the edges. Round corners.
  6. Stamp "Happy Holidays" with Cup O' Joe ink on a white strip and round corners. Adhere to the aspen piece.
  7. Add two strips of patterned paper to the aspen piece.
  8. Adhere patterned paper piece to a Snow Notecard. Round the corners of the notecard.
  9. Adhere bough and ornament to the card with foam tape.
  10. Add a Latte Gem to the ornament, an Orange Gem to the bow, and Crystal Gems to the ornament. Add three more Crystal Gems to the card.


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