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Simple card layout using scraps - endless possibilites

 I was recently inspired by a fellow demo - Vicky Wright from Bundaberg who has kindly been sharing inspiration for 12 days of Christmas. Day 6 was a fabulous simple layout which could be adapted for colour blocking, embossed only panels, patterned or textured pieces, or any combination- the concept is simple and the  possibilities are endless

I used some of the Eden's Garden papers to create these Christmas cards for entering  Just Add Ink #582 - Just add Christmas.

The measurements are

  • base mat cardstock   7cm x 12cm
  • inner mat cardstock  6.5cm x 11.5cm
  • DSP strips                 3cm x 11cm
  •                                   3cm x 6.5cm
  •                                   3cm x 4.25cm
  • standard card base.
Adhere the 3 DSP strips in any arrangement on the smaller mat and place an embellishment over the centre as desired. I have quite few Christmas pieces on my desk at present so tried a few different options from the Whimsical Trees Stampset.





The second version uses the large stamp from Eden's Garden to stamp tone on tone for the base card. 
I love the delicate ornaments from the Whimsical Trees set and simply coloured the baubles using the Chalk marker and then coloured the detail with the Wink of Stella - it was super quick but quite effective.






The Eden's Garden suite is coming in January and is lovely to use, let me know if you need the catalogue!

I hope you have a creative week and remember, 
"don't just post online,
 post something pretty!"
cheers, Liz
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  1. Fiona Bradley1 December 2021 at 14:36

    A beautifully balanced card, Elizabeth, and perfect pairing of the Eden's Garden papers. Thanks so much for playing with us at Just Add Ink this week.

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  2. Chantell Randall2 December 2021 at 00:06

    Wow - such a wonderfully diverse layout - both cards look so different. Thank you for sharing. Chantell Just Add Ink

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