Friday, November 29, 2024

Artisan Secret Santa Exchange


The 2024 Artisan Design Team is feeling the spirit of the season. Today we are hopping over on Instagram, but this isn't an ordinary hop. This is a special Secret Santa Gift Exchange Hop! Earlier we drew names and then got busy hand stamping a project just for the name of the person we drew. The projects in the Insta' hop are all gifts to one another.


Merry Christmas Verena Shapiro! I was SUPER excited to have drawn Verena's name for our Artisan's Secret Santa Exchange. She has an impeccable stampin' style which she calls "simple and not so simple." I cased a card of Verena's, shown below, and added several touches inspired by other card designs I found of hers. 


First, I included Verena's fringe-style background, next her use of Basic White and hues of blue, and lastly I included a technique I saw in another one of her cards which was to stamp and then dry emboss. 

While I cased her card I included a bit of my stampin' style too. There are lots of colorful Bubble Bath and Balmy Blue micro splatters, and I couldn't resist using a bit of Wink of Stella. I say Wink is always invited to the party, she gives any card it's finishing sparkle.


Here's a look at the inside of the card. You may be wondering why I added a white layer to the inside of a white card. I did that to give the back side of the card both physical and visual weight to counterbalance with the front.


I mentioned that the Artisans are hopping over on Instagram. There are several of us who are also sharing our Exchange on our blogs. Below are links to those who are blogging. To see all the gifts head over to Instagram.













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