Art Deco Holiday
by Michele K. Henderson

Alcohol Inks, Christmas

Hello Everyone!

We are so happy you could join us today, and play along in our Holiday Happenings Blog Blitz! Every day, from October 11-21, our amazing Poppystamps designers will share beautiful holiday inspiration and ideas! All you have to do is leave a comment on each post that offers a prize that you'd like to win! If this is your first time here, be sure to check back and leave comments on the posts you may have missed. Winners will be announced on the Poppystamps Blog October 24th.

Take a look at our new release, and you will find beautiful Art Deco frames and shapes. Art Deco is decorative style that first came into vogue right before before WWI. One of its earliest influences came from the luxurious and exotic patterns of ancient Egypt. Over the years, Art Deco evolved into many forms, sometimes contrasting, sometimes harmonious. My favorite, however, is Art Deco at its earliest, reflecting high style and the finest materials.

I began my Art Deco Holiday card by first creating a rich, faux marble background out of alcohol inks and YUPO paper. I used shades of green and dripped and blended the wet inks until they looked like my artsy version of Connemara marble, known for its "40 shades of green." Then I cut the Deco Victor Square, and the Stitchwork Square Frame out of shiny gold foil paper.

 

Once my card base was dry and cut, I lined up the adorable and versatile Mixed Open Tab right in the center of my "marble" panel, and held it in place with a little blue tape before sending it through the die cutting machine. These little tabs cut on 3 sides, and score on the fourth, allowing you to create little windows and doors that open to reveal a surprise inside. My surprise was the gold embossed Art Deco Celebrate Christmas stamped sentiment. In order for the door to open and reveal the JOY, I needed to trim the inside lines of the center square. Before I cut the center square, I carefully measured the Mixed Open Tab to fit right right in the middle, but it still shifted to the left. A good tip to remember is just how slippery and slide YUPO paper can be when you put it through your die cutter. I finished the design with red foil Poinsettia Minis, and pearl centers.

The Mixed Open Tabs come in 3 different shapes, and they work so well with all of the new shapes and frames in the Art Deco designs. Today's Mixed Open tabs reveal a little surprise just for you! You can win these versatile little tabs just by leaving a comment at the end of this post! Winners will be announced October 24th!

We are so happy you could join us today, and be a part of our Holiday Happenings Blog Blitz! Check back all week long for more beautiful inspiration and ideas from our design team!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2070 Stitchwork Square Frames craft die
2130 Deco Victor Square craft die
2132 Mixed Open Tabs craft die
CL471 Art Deco Celebrate Christmas clear stamp set
1971 Poinsettia Mini craft die

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55 Comments

  2. Ooh who doesn’t love a surprise! These mixed open tabs are perfect to add an interactive element! I just love your emerald marble technique and how this color really adds richness to your design!

  7. Your mixed open tab couldn’t be any cuter !!! What a cute and unique die- I will be putting that on my wish list!

  8. Beautiful framing. The gold is so elegant. the pull tab is a fun element. Great
    that the art deco piece can
    be taken apart for use as
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  10. STUNNING, Michelle!!!! LOVE the Alcohol Inks on this with the gold & the red poinsettia’s! GORGEOUS!!!! AND I am SO GLAD you’ve shown us how the Mixed Open Tabs work! I saw those in the store & wasn’t sure how they worked! I LOVE IT! I LOVE the little surprise of the sentiment (or other image) hidden inside! GORGEOUS WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)

  15. Your alcohol ink background is so beautiful!!! I really like the Art Deco style products in this new release!! Everything works together to create a gorgeous card!!!

  16. First of all, love the alcohol ink background! Second love the use of shiny gold to layer the die cuts. Absolutely gorgeous!

  20. That beautiful alcohol ink background with the deco touches in gold foil makes for a stunning card. And those tabs look like so much fun. I’m thinking of all kinds of things to put behind one of those. Thanks for sharing!

  21. Beautiful card! I love the colors and details! The tab die set is really fun…. lots of possibilities!

  22. Great card. Makes me want to get out my alcohol inks. I love interactive cards, so those tabs would be so much fun.

  23. Hi Michele, I absolutely love your marble background on Yupo paper, I still haven’t tried this technique yet, and your Art Deco die-cuts look stunning, as does the centre, it looks like a ‘secret’ flap, I love it.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  28. Fantastic card! Love the tabs! So many awesome things you can hide behind them 😉

  32. I love the art deco elements in your card. So clever in the design. I’m thinking bookmarks with these tabs!

  43. These tabs are such a clever idea for the large Art Deco dies. Thanks for sharing the idea!

  44. Stunning card! Your background makes 6our card stand out. Using gold on the gorgeous die makes everything POP! Would love to receive your card!

  46. Love the idea to open the tab for a wonderful surprise. Beautiful card – thanks for sharing!

  47. I love how these dies instantly make the card interactive! Beautiful and elegant card.

  48. This deco die is sooooooo cool! You did a great job , love the coloring tech as well. beautifully done!

  49. Really like your background and I think the new Deco Victor squre die is my favorite. Very nice!

  50. Very pretty background. I think the Deco Victor Square die is my favorite die in this new release, very nice!

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