I learned a technique, years ago, called serendipity squares. You take a piece of card stock and just start stamping, inking, embossing etc, and then add bits of scrap paper or whatever catches your fancy. In my case, I had a lot of very thin mulberry paper, so I tore it into bits and layered those over a stamped background. I then swiped the whole thing with silver pigment ink for shimmer and shine. Rather than cut the resulting sheet into squares, I traced and cut it into stars. So I guess these are technically serendipity stars, not squares. A bit of silver embroidery thread wound around the star made this magical embellishment that can be added to cards or tags...or used for home decor projects. I chose to add it to a card, which I had stamped and heat embossed with a snowflake set by Fiskars and then overlaid with vellum on part of the card. Some sheer ribbon, silver eyelets, and a die cut silver word by Sunny Studios finishes this design. Much too much work for multiple Christmas cards, but good for a special friend or family member.
September Rudolph Days challenge, make a Christmas card
Ally's Angels challenge #50, AG
This is so cool, Karen. Thanks so much for stopping by to play along and share your wonderful creativity with us at Word Art Wednesday. Have a blessed week. Please join us again soon.
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A pretty seasonal card, many thanks for joining in with our A/G or Nature theme this week at Allsorts challenge.
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Wonderful Christmas card. Thanks for joining us at the CHNC Christmas Weekly this week for our Anything Goes, with the option of using the word Joy challenge.
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What a very lovely card and a super design too.
Love the wonderful star and your background looks great.
Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT
Pretty card! I love the wrapped star and the snowflake background!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card Karen. Thanks for joining in the fun at Rudolph Days this month.
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Thank you for joining Allsorts challenge with your entry, good luck.
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What a clever technique Karen - and a stunning result too! Love it.
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What a gorgeous winter card. Such a brilliant technique!! Thank you so much for joining in at AYLI. Sarah DT
ReplyDeleteBeen meaning to come back and comment on this one, too! LOVE your star with the scraps. So pretty and fun with the silvery sheen and embroidery floss, also. I have lots of old mulberry paper, too, that has sat dormant in my stash for years. This is really a neat idea for using it! I like the vellum overlay and...hey, you used some ribbon!! Yay. Great card in some of my favorite Christmas colors!!
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