Twas the Night Holiday Card

The background stamp for this card is the entire famous poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" published anonymously in 1823. I embossed it in Liquid Platinum on red. The color is a beautiful warm silver - perfect for a holiday card. The double bow is dyed with Distress Inks, tied with twine, and fastened with a holiday brad.

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Making the Card

1. Cut green cardstock 7 x 10 inches; fold in half to form a 5 x 7 inch card base. Cut Quartz Stardream cardstock 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Adhere to card base. Stardream cardstock has a subtle shimmer that looks really beautiful in person, but unfortunately doesn't photograph well.

2. Cut red cardstock about 5 x 7 inches (larger than the final for some wiggle room). Rub Powder Tool over surface. Use Stamp Platform or stamp positioner to stamp Twas the Night with VersaMark ink (or other embossing ink). Heat emboss with Liquid Platinum embossing powder. Trim to 4 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches, centering writing. Adhere to card base, centered.

3. Trim a piece of vellum (thick if possible) about 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Rub Powder Tool over surface. Use Stamp Platform or stamp positioner to stamp Happy Holidays Circle with VersaMark ink (or other embossing ink). Heat emboss with Liquid Platinum embossing powder. Use a fairly small paint brush to paint gift and holly in green (Chromium Oxide Green Dark) and red. I used acrylic paints by Golden - I wanted the paint to be opaque so I could use adhesive behind it without it showing. At first I used C.P. Cadmium Red Dark but it didn't match well so I painted over with Naphthol Red Light. You may need two coats. Die cut with 4th largest (2.875 inch) Nested Circle Small Stitch Die. Adhere to card where shown using dimensional/mounting tape.

4. Cut off a length of seam binding, enough for a double bow and tails. Dye with a combination of green Distress Inks or Distress Stains (e.g. Pine Needles and Peeled Paint). Once dry, wrap around your fingers a couple times, leaving a tail on each side. Tie in the middle with a piece of red/white twine. Bend the tines of a holiday brad around the middle. Adhere where shown.

Supplies

• Rubbernecker Stamps: Twas the Night (653), Happy Holidays Circle (657-08)
• Rubbernecker Dies: Nested Circle Small Stitch Die (5012D)
• Cardstock: Red, Green
• Stardream Cardstock: Quartz
• Vellum
• Golden Acrylic Paint: Chromium Oxide Green Dark, Naphthol Red Light, C.P. Cadmium Red Dark*
• Powder Tool
• Heat Tool
• Stamp Platform or Stamp Positioner
• Embossing Powder: Liquid Platinum
• VersaMark Ink or Other Embossing Ink
• Dimensional/Mounting Tape
• Distress Inks or Distress Stains: Pine Needles, Peeled Paint
• Seam Binding: Hug Snug Chalk White
• Twine: Red/White
• Holiday Brad
• Enamel Dots

*Used C.P. Cadmium Red Dark first but didn't match so painted over with Naphthol Red Light

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