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Today I'm sharing one of my favorite techniques for adding depth and dimension to die cuts: shading colored cardstock with Copic Markers. The new Foliage Frame is gorgeous and can be used for holiday and beyond. I created a holiday design today with Copic shading on the leafy frame, leafy branches, and flowers. A bright white embossed sentiment, gems in the center of the flowers, and glittery Nuvo Crystal Drops on the berries are the perfect finishing details.
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this foliage frame Christmas card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The Foliage Frame Creative Cuts Die was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Green Leaf Cardstock and the leaves around the perimeter of the frame were shaded with G05 and G09 Copic Markers.
A sentiment from my new favorite holiday greeting set, Mixed Holiday Greetings, was stamped on the panel with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The leafy branches from the Foliage Frame Creative Cuts Dies were die cut from Lawn Fawn Noble Fir Cardstock and Gold Mirror Cardstock. The green die cuts were shaded with YG95 and YG97 Copic Markers.
The green leaves were adhered to the gold ones for a bit of a "shadow" effect and then adhered to the background leaf frame panel as shown.
The florals and berries were die cut from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock. Each flower consists of a 5 petal flower and 2 - 3 petal flowers. Each layer was shaded with R46 and R59 Copic Markers. The flowers were assembled and glued in place on the card.
The sprigs were die cut from Gold Mirror Cardstock and finished with a berry on each top before being tucked into the floral design. I didn't add any shading to the berries as they are so super small and we will be adding sparkle to them later.
To finish the card, Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were added to the berries for a "sugared" effect.
Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Jewels were added to the centers of each of the flowers.
The frame was adhered to a white side fold card base.
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OH MY!!! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, Nichol! I ALWAYS lean toward florals, & this just tickles my fancy! LOVE what you've done with this die!!! ;)<3
Posted by: Becky Green | September 17, 2020 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful card!
Posted by: nancy f | September 17, 2020 at 11:38 AM
Beautiful card.
Love the dark red flowers and
the green leafy border.
thanks for sharing
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Posted by: Mary Holshouser | September 17, 2020 at 12:01 PM
This is STUNNING!!! I love these dies!!!
Posted by: Maureen McDonough-Reiss | September 17, 2020 at 12:24 PM
Loving all the dimension you added to the die cuts, so gorgeous!
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Posted by: Miriam Prantner | September 17, 2020 at 12:55 PM
Wow, just wow.
Posted by: mdj1067 | September 17, 2020 at 01:45 PM
So very pretty! I love poinsettias.
Posted by: BECCA YAHRLING | September 17, 2020 at 01:47 PM
This is so elegant!
Posted by: Isabel Z | September 17, 2020 at 02:01 PM
So pretty and festive!
Posted by: Avra Williams | September 17, 2020 at 02:36 PM
WOW! This is so beautiful! If I received this card, I'd put it in a frame for all to see!
Posted by: Emma Sleppy | September 17, 2020 at 02:55 PM
What a very pretty card. Love the poinsettas. TFS
Posted by: Juanita | September 17, 2020 at 03:19 PM
OMG, Your card is Gorgeous!! You really thought out of this card and Created a Gorgeous card. Your ideas are Brilliant and Ingenious!! You definitely Showcased how these stamp images can be transformed into a nonregular card and can be used year-round!! YAY YOU!!
YOU DO ROCK!!
Posted by: Aya Bandk | September 17, 2020 at 03:50 PM
Gorgeous card!
Posted by: Janet Durbin | September 17, 2020 at 05:25 PM
Gorgeous floral card! Love the layering and colors! Beautiful details!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | September 17, 2020 at 06:32 PM
Beautiful card! You've highlighted that die in spectacular fashion!
Posted by: Stacey Kowbel | September 17, 2020 at 06:32 PM
An amazing card!!!
Posted by: jean marmo | September 17, 2020 at 06:57 PM
Beautiful and so dimensional seeming. What a great job you did with this stamp.
Posted by: Lee Miner | September 17, 2020 at 07:34 PM
You are so right. When one thinks of MaMa Elephant it usually brings sweet critters with lots of personality. However these flowers are so so sweet. Yuppers the copic details really do give life to them. The frame is lovely. Flowers for a happy 8th anniversary for MaMa Elephant!
Posted by: Carol E. Wortman | September 17, 2020 at 11:41 PM
Such a beautiful card! Just gorgeous!
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | September 18, 2020 at 12:19 AM
Wow. Perfect. 🥰🥰
Posted by: Emilywrites | September 18, 2020 at 12:55 AM
Nice use of the cuts and lovely grouping.
Posted by: Scraporcraft | September 18, 2020 at 12:57 AM
That's a really lovely design, Nichol!
Posted by: Mirella Rogan | September 18, 2020 at 10:57 AM