Modern Holiday Card with a masked background

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I completely forgot to show you one of my Christmas Cards that I made last month. Its in black and red color combo and looks very stylish and modern, I think.

The stamped panel is one one-layer piece. The background and the ornaments are all stamped on white cardstock. Because of some fun shading it looks very dimensional.

I used a Merry Background stamp from Hero Arts, unfortunately, it has been discontinued, but there are still a few left at Simon Says Stamp store. Be sure to grab one while they are still in stock if you like this design.

I combined my background with Christmas Crystals (here I have another card using this same set). I first stamped a few crystals, masked them with a piece of thin printer paper and than stamped my holiday background in black. Next I used two colors of Hero Arts daubers and roughly colored the open areas. I used a darker color on one side and a lighter on the other to create that illusion of depth.

I also used some We R Memory Keepers white floss and colored it using Hero Arts Silver Shimmer ink to match my project. I used floss to “hang” my ornaments. I also used that same silver shimmer spray ink and also white spray ink to add drops of color to my background.

Finally, I added the Merry Christmas sentiment and scattered a few smooth gems on my background. I adhered my stamped piece onto black Hero Arts layering paper.

Hero Arts Black Layering Paper PS691 Hero Arts Designblock MERRY BACKGROUND Rubber Stamp S5531 Hero Arts Ink Dauber Red Royal AD013 Hero Arts Ink Dauber Pale Tomato AD007 Hero Arts Silver Shimmer Spray WM117 Hero Arts UNICORN WHITE Spray WM118 2014 Hero Arts Smooth Clear Gemstones CH153 Hero Arts Memories Ink Pad – Black AF101 Hero Arts Snow Layering Papers PS610 Hero Arts Christmas Crystals Hero Arts Banners & Messages CL721 Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z RUNNER RED Permanent Tape

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