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Wednesday 6 June 2018

CAS Christmas cards

I love the look of CAS (Clean And Simple) Christmas cards. In truth, making a batch of these cards still took a fair while - AND that was using ready die cut NOEL words!

It all began when I spotted a few designs for cards using the Sizzix Alterations 'NOEL' die in places such as Pinterest. Needless to say, the card I based this one on now won't show up when I search for it to give credit to the card maker, sigh. Anyhow, the search was on for the die itself and it's absolutely nowhere to be found at all, double sigh.

But, ready cut dies using that same die were popping up so in the end I threw caution to the winds and bought 24 ready die cut NOELs. All in white (I figured I could possibly colour some myself) and they are absolutely fabulous! I bought them from a really sweet lady. She has a good variety of die cuts for sale and they arrived really fast and beautifully packed as well. With a packet of free butterflies included as well :)

So, there I was with 24 die cuts to play with and I figured that the original design I spotted would be for the first batch of six cards:
I used:

- 5.75" x 5.75 square white card blank, side opening

- 5" x 5" square of white card, onto which I stuck a Sizzix Alterations NOEL die cut (you can see that it's a big and bold die cut, about 4.5" x 4.5" in size)

- I then backed the white panel with some of the 'Red Velvet' satin mirri card I was barking on about the other week (stocked by Joanna Sheen) - leaving just a narrow red border and layered it onto the card blank

- die cut the poinsettia using snippets of the same red velvet satin mirri card and also some dark green as well. The die I used is a lovely set of three different sized layers, made by Britannia Dies called 'Small Poinsettia' and sold by Joanna Sheen

- then layered the poinsettia together and added it to the card front, using Glossy Accents as a firm glue

- topped the centre of the poinsettia with a brushed gold Josy Rose nail head

Only then did I think to check if the card (plus insert and envelope) would slide through the postal gauge at standard letter rate. Whew - it does, it really would have been a bit galling otherwise having made a batch of six! That's one of the beauties of Josy Rose nail heads, they do add that something extra to a card whilst being only slightly domed - unlike a lot of gems I have here.






15 comments:

  1. Oh Di what a stunning card - love it, and well done you on buying the die cuts!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  2. This may be CAS but it has such IMPACT with the large letters set off so nicely by the poinsettia. Thanks for the useful link too.

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  3. A fabulous card and I love the die cut NOEL. Thanks also for the ebay link - I've previously bought some die cuts when I wanted to make a wedding card but couldn't justify the cost of buying the die to cut my own!
    Kath x

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  4. WOW - that's a stunning CAS Xmas card Di. Just perfick Missus! And ANOTHER 6 for the box!

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  5. I love the WOW of the letters against the background Di, and the pop of red with the poinsettia and the red layer is just perfect, and six more for the box. x

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  6. This is just a SUPER CAS! Love the touch of the tiny poinsettia!

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  7. This is a beautiful card. I love the white with a pop of red. The teeny poinsettia looks so sweet. There are so many things you can do with die cuts and how cool that you can just buy them from someone.

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  8. Hi Di, a fantastic card for your stash, love the cas design and the white on white. Have a wonderful weekend... Megan

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  9. CAS-tastic card, Di! Love the faux embossed look with dies. Trina xx

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  10. Oh I say these are rather posh and very elegant. I'm a sucker for butterflies as you know. Off to do a bit of shopping. Hugs Mrs A.

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    Kathyk

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  12. I'm not usually a fan of 'C' cards but I love the design on this one... what a great idea! Mounting it on red is perfect.

    Cath x

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  13. Beautifully CAS - I'm not sure I would have known how to use this die, but you did a perfect job.

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