Gold Embossed Pinecone Background With Brown Shading

Hi Everyone,
Today I am sharing a beautiful Pinecone Background Stamp from Simon Says Stamp. Although it is stunning stamped on it's own I decided to colour it with Brown Tones to bring the pinecones to life using Spectrum Noir Classique Markers. Below you will see the steps to create your own card.

Step 1 - Trim White Cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4" and fold in half for a vertical side fold card. (A2)

Step 2 - Trim White Cardstock to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". Stamp Pinecone Background using Versamark onto trimmed cardstock. Sprinkle Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with a heat tool.

Step 3 - Colour in the pinecones using alcohol markers. I used Spectrum Noir Classique Markers EB6 and EB3. Please note to be super careful not to colour over the embossed areas as this might destroy your nibs. If you are worried then you can stamp using Gina K Amalgam Ink, colour and then go back and stamp using versamark and then heat emboss. You will need a stamp positioner tool for this method.

Step 4 - Trim Background created from Step 3 to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Trim Kraft Metallic to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", adhere the metallic paper first, then the background using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

Step 5 - Stamp Holiday Greetings Mix 1 using Versamark. Sprinkle White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a heat tool. You will need to your heat tool to be very hot and move the heat otherwise your metallic paper will start to crack. Trim the sentiment and create a fishtail using your scissors by cutting a center line and then snipping the end in an angle to the center line. Adhere to card using Foam Tape.

Step 6  For added interest and sparkle randomly adhere Gold Confetti using a Crystal Katana and collage medium.

This card can be used for several occasions by changing the sentiment and colours. I find this makes a beautiful holiday card. Right now Simon Says Stamp is offering free shipping for orders of $100 or more in the US, use code: SHPUSA and free shipping for orders of $200 or more for International Orders, use code: SHP2NT. Below you will find the links to all the products used. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

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