Heard From the Heart, Winter Post, & Old Saint Nick Rub-Ons AGAIN!

OK, so better late than never, I'm back with my updated card. (Scroll down & you'll see this card. I posted it earlier, before I'd finished it. This is the finished version.)

Let me just say this: Some things just can't be undone. Unfortunately, there are some things I'd LIKE to un-do, like what I did to my poor card! A picture's worth a thousand words, so here goes:

 

It's different, and I like it, but since I captured before photos, I see how much I like the before better!

 

I do like the crackled skaters - I think they turned out great. I tried to make them look like a gift tag using the rope twine, and I think that's the part I don't like. It's just a bit too overwhelming for the small card. 

 

By the way, the only rub-on I used is the postage stamp. Wish it was a stamp!

So basically, the changes I made were to sponge the edges of the top kraft layer, spritz the card front with the Color Spritzer tool and a Chocolate Chip marker, heat emboss the front of the skaters & crackle it*, and add the brown felt ribbon & the rope twine.

*Directions for the Cracked Glass technique:

1. Cover the entire piece with Versamark ink by applying the pad directly to the cardstock. To do this, place the cardstock on the table, invert your Versamark ink pad and simply dab the pad all over the piece until it's covered in Versamark ink.
    

2. Next, sprinkle on Glassy Glaze embossing powder and heat with heat gun. Be careful, because the heat gun will blow the Glassy Glaze all over because the pieces are so large.

3. Working quickly, repeat this process 2 more times, so that you've got 3 layers of Glassy Glaze built up.

4. Now place your cardstock in the freezer until you are able to crack the embossing like glass upon removal, usually about 5 minutes. By this I mean that you are going to take the finished piece and snap it in different places until you break the glaze and achieve the look you like. If your cardstock bends instead of snapping and cracking, return it to the freezer for a few more minutes. 

Recipe -

Stamp sets: Winter Post, Heard From the Heart

Cardstock: Kraft, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Basic Brown

Accessories: Alpine Ribbon Originals - brown felt, Wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Riding Hood Red, Rope Twine, Old Saint Nick Rub-Ons (ALL FROM THE HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG!), sponges, Glassy Glaze Clear embossing powder, Chocolate Chip marker, Stampin' Chalks, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Comments

[Gabriela]

Melinda, I adore your card. I don't own the Winter Post set but it would appear that it's got my name written all over it and that I'll be purchasing it soon. I am still swooning over this card and wish I could have it. Isn't that incredibly bold of me? (sorry) It's just that it's speaking to me. Can you hear it beckoning me? Congratulations on such a wonderful result with this one. Just precious!

[Tracy]

I like this one better. I really like vintage, so I like the extra distressing and spattering and the cracking. I will send you a my copied version. (I don't have the ribbon or rope stuff.)