12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 7~ Let It Glow

 

Hello, Friends and welcome to Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas!  It’s Barbara W. here and today I am showcasing the Let It Glow clear stamp set and the Let It Glow: Lights digital stamp set from the Quiet Christmas release. 

 

I am sharing a clean and simple design that can easily be mass produced using a digital image and minimal supplies. I elected to go with no embellishments so the card is not only easy to make, it’s also easy to mail. Let me show you what I've done here...

I printed the string of lights and the sentiment from the Let It Glow digital set onto a piece of white card stock. Then I colored it using just a few Copic markers. I didn’t bother to use shading or to leave highlights on the bulbs because I went over them with a shimmer pen and then added a clear glaze, which gives the bulbs a natural highlight. I used the little light rays stamps from the Let It Glow clear stamp set for the accents around three of the bulbs and then I used a glitter pen on the lines to add a bit more sparkle. I matted the focal image with holographic card stock and adhered that onto my card base. And that's all there was to it!

 

 

When I make clean and simple cards, I incorporate details that add interest, like the stitching, the glitter pen and the embossing on the background panel. And just LOOK at the sparkle, shine and dimension the clear glaze gives those Christmas lights! And the holographic card stock matting really makes the simple design pop.  The focal panel is popped up with foam tape but it's not bulky and will still be easy to mail. If I were to mass produce these, I would approach it assembly line style, completing all of one task at a time; die cutting all of the focal panels, embossing all of the background panels, adding the shimmer pen to all of the pieces, etc. That way things stay organized and move along swiftly.

 

The holographic card stock is really showing off in this photo!  But imagine it with a glitter card stock, or with red or green or whatever colors you choose! Oooo..how about non-traditional colors? Pink and teal. Black and gold. Or all of the colors of the rainbow! Will you try it? I hope you do. Whatever you decide, just have fun with it!

Now here's something I think you'll really like...There's a lot going on!

 

You can read all of the details on our Day One post, linked HERE. Please stop by tomorrow for Day 8 to see what my Bloomin' Buddy, Gloria has created to share with you.

Thank you for visiting with me today!  I hope you had fun and got inspired!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!