Hello there! I’m
Rebecca Luminarias and I’m happy you’re here with me! I’m excited to showcase the new
Exquisite Splendor dies by
Marisa Job this month. I have a couple projects to share today and I’ll have more projects in another post on the 13th, so I do hope you’ll come back for those.
Today’s projects have a decidedly holiday feel to them, as I was inspired by the details in the designs of the dies. The leafy branches of the
Blooming Floral Wreath, when cut from the right papers, is quintessential holiday. The
Leaf Border panel seemed perfectly sized for gift tags, and again, when paired with wintry patterned paper, makes a pretty topping for Christmas presents.
The tags were very simple to make, but thanks to ornate details in both the die and paper, as well as a layer of lace tucked between the pale pink base and the die cut, your recipient will think it took ages to create!
I cut 6 plain panels from Alexandra Renke Christmas papers and then cut the leaf border into them. A thin layer of Fabri-Tac around the edge of the reverse side keeps the lace swatch in place. I then cut 6 slightly larger rectangles from the pale pink cardstock, punching a 1/16 hole at the top of each one.
I adhered the detailed, lacy panel to the pink rectangle, and strung gold thread through the tiny hole at the top. The final touch is a glittery alpha sticker, corresponding with the initials of each of my recipients.
All that’s left is using these tags on my gift wrap this year, which will be the best part about making them!
Moving onto the cards, I chose a 5”x 5” folded base for each one, due to the size of the wreath, which is slightly smaller. I used more holiday papers from Alexandra Renke—some are the same as I used for the tags—and one piece from Pinkfresh Studio. I cut a flat 5” x 5” paper piece from the green gingham for the first card, adhering it to a white card stock base.
Inspired by the tags I’d already created, I allowed the pink card stock to be the backing for the other wreath.
After cutting out 2 wreaths for each card, I adhered one to the card with a Quickie Glue Pen, applying adhesive only to the round vine that holds all of the leaves together. Before adhering the second wreath, I wove some wispy metallic thread around the vines and branches. I’m not quite sure how much thread I used, possibly about 2 yards, but I went around the wreath 3 or 4 times.
After that, I attached the second wreath, adding a little more thread around it. It was important to me that neither the thread nor the leaves of the wreathes be glued down entirely since I normally prefer some dimension over a flat card.
The
Blooming Floral Wreath, as the name suggests, comes with some small floral dies. While I didn’t use them here, you’ll see them on a project in my post on the 13th!
The
Exquisite Splendor die collection is very springy, but I also saw hints of the holidays in it and I wanted to share those projects with you first. Thank you so much for joining me here today and I hope to see you back here in 2 days!
Spellbinders Supplies:
Other Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Alexandra Renke (Christmas Rose Rapport, Fir Wreath, Red Berries, Vanilla Croissants Rapport, Kitchen Square Dark Green), Pinkfresh Studio December Days Paper Pad; Card Stock: Luxe Blush 210g by Paper Source; Glitter Alpha Thickers: American Crafts Fitzgerald and Journal; Adhesive: Fabri-Tac by Beacon, Quickie Glue Pen; Thread: Coats & Clark
