Oh What Fun Lights - Stampin' Up! Merry & Bright

     So do you put up tiny Christmas lights or do you use the fat bulbs in your decorating?  Whichever way you lean, the Merry & Bright stamp set has you covered with your preferred bulb style!  I used the fat bulbs on this card and instead of stamping them in ink I used Stampin' Blends!

  I started with a Pool Party base then on a slightly smaller panel of Pool Party the 'Oh, what fun!' sentiment is randomly stamped across it in the same color of ink.  A punch circle in Basic White creates the base for the light bulbs.

  I designed this card for a class so instead of having everyone wait around for the one light bulb stamp to get passed around I brought a variety of Stampin' Blends markers and had them choose 2 colors.  The dark marker is colored first at the bottom of a piece of Basic White, then the lighter marker is layered and carried higher up the panel to create a gradient of color. That's repeated again with the second color.  Then the Merry & Brights dies are used to cut out the bulb shape.

  The filament stamp is then stamped in Daffodil Delight on the bulbs (it doesn't show up well on some of the darker colors).  A bit of Granny Apple Green foil is used to cut out the bases of the bulbs and then the parts are adhered together.

  I adhered the bulbs to my card front with the Melon Mambo one popped on dimensionals.  The finishing touch is a piece of Iridescent ribbon tied in a knot and adhered with a glue dot at the tops (bottoms??) of the bulbs.

  If you're interested in any of the items I used to make this card they can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Merry & Bright

Ink: Pool Party

Blends: Daffodil Delight light & dark, Melon Mambo light & dark

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Granny Apple Green foil

Accessories: Merry & Bright dies, dimensionals, Iridescent ribbon