How to turn an ornament into a card-Merry Christmas Ornament Card- Joy Ornament Card

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here, welcoming y'all to the merry season of 

Holiday card making!

These two files in Suzanne's Silhouette Store easily convert into 

Holiday Cards.

That's the Joy of digital creating!

You've been good- Might you find a digital cutter under the tree this year?

On the Mat

Merry Christmas Ornament

I enlarged the ornament to about 5x7 to make it card sized, and to keep the visual on one screen, that step is omitted in the mat below.

Make a copy of the original design and move to the side of the mat- ALWAYS make a copy!

Note: I still use V2 software, and sometimes Illustrator, so directions  are not exact, tho in some form you will go through these steps.

1. Ungroup
2. Release compound path and select the outer ring
3. Mirror the ring to the left
4. Overlap the rings slightly - enlarge the view so you can see
5. Select the two outside rings and weld.

I backed the front with velum as the lines are so delicate! and added a second layer of Merry Christmas.

I didn't notice till I took the photo, the word droops a bit.

(don't tell)

***Scroll Down for Tips***

The Joy card follows the same basic steps with alternate backing.

Both of these might make great shaker cards.

(stay tuned)

 On the Mat

Joy Christmas Ornament

***Tips***

• These files have Very fine hairlines. TAKE YOUR TIME
• The mat is as important as the blade. If you are having difficulty cutting or removing the tiny intricate pieces, try a mat with more or less tack.
• Paper matters too. If you can't get a paper to give you a clean cut, try rotating it. Many papers have distinct grains and will cut better one way than another.

Two 5x7"cards will fit on a 12x12" sheet

Love

Peace

Enjoy creating for the Season! and beyond!

Comments and Questions Welcomed

Merry Christmas Ornament - The Music

 Yogi here today with what I think is an easy relatively quick card... BIG GRIN

I'm using one of the newest quote stamps from Suzanne available on Quietfire Design. ("The Music In My Heart...")

And I'm using 2 Silhouette cut files for this card. Click on either image to purchase. 

 
Scored, folded my of white pearlized textured cardstock to create the easel. Cut another piece same size as card.

Stamped the background stamp (Hero Arts "Collage Music Background") onto the textured side of the extra cut piece using Versafine Black Onyx and Tim's Stamping Platform. Moved the stamp over and repeated to fill the whole piece of cardstock. Adhered to front.

Electronically cut the ornament from white cardstock, inked with Versafine Vintage Sepia and embossed with Emerald Creek "Mirror Gold" embossing powder twice to get a really good coating...

Adhered to front adding a gold variegated Sari ribbon bow.

 On the floor:

Stamped the quote onto a piece of white cardstock using the black and clear embossed. Die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Rectangles" die set. Used my Metallic Gold Pan Pastels to add a hint of color on the white. Adhered to floor with 3D foam tape to act as my stopper.

Electronically cut the holly sprigs, inked with the sepia and embossed with the gold. Adhered to floor. Added some white pearls for the berries.