Wednesday 11 September 2013

Tonic Studios Verso Christmas Die Sets Wreath Rings Sneak Peek 1!

Jingle Bells! - Santa's Elves at Tonic Studios Towers have been very busy, would you like a sneak peek? It's their new Verso Christmas Die Sets which are unbelievably gorgeous!    Doesn't it combine so well with my Christmas Wreath stamp?

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Crafter's Companion
Colouring Mediums: Promarker Pens, Anna Griffin Pigment Ink Pad
Paper & Card: Anna Griffin, textured card, Satin Elegance
Tools: Tonic Studios Decorative Wreath Die Set, Regency Swirls Embossalicious Embossing Folder,  Grand Calibur
Embellishments: Microbeads, satin ribbon, jingle bell,  acrylic flowers, rhinestone crystals, glitter, metal corners

To start this card, I stamped my Christmas wreath image twice onto stamping card and coloured both images with Promarker pens.  Then I cut out one image using scissors for the outer image and a craft knife to remove the centre. I accented this layer with red glitter, tiny red rhinestone crystals and gold ribbon bow from Anna Griffin double satin ribbon.

I cannot even begin to describe how wonderfully versatile this new Christmas Verso Die Sets are.  To start with they create beautiful wreaths (and I love a wreath on a card) which you can choose to either inset into your card, or have as a topper, as the outer ring cuts separately.  This is my first card, and I used the Wreath Rings Set. 

 I cut the outer wreath with the centre removed but I could have chosen to keep the centre in place, as this is an entirely separate die.  I had also covered my paper with a double sided sticky sheet, which can be tricky with an intricate die but wasn't with Tonic quality (I did do a double pass and twisted the die cut around for the second pass, just to be sure).  I then covered the wreath in tiny microbeads - the effect is so textural and quite stunning.

The little lacey corners are another die in this set, which I've chopped into 2 to make a decorative feature.

You can just about see here where I embossed the gold mat with my Embossalicious Regency Swirls Embossing Folder - I love the larger 8" size of this folder and it perfectly complements the Anna Griffin patterned papers that I used. You can see the embossing a little bit more on the picture below.

Here's one last look:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafter's Companion - Embossing (Embossalicious Regency Swirls)
Craft-room challenge - Trees or Leaves
CountryView Crafts - Layers
Deep Ocean - Goodbye Summer
I ♥ ProMarkers - 3 Different Shapes
Joanna Sheen - Ribbons
Paper Playtime - Use Three Different Papers
Pile it On - Tic Tac Toe (metal, image, bling)

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26 comments:

  1. Stunning and so clever designed, I love the image in the center to. hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

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  2. Gorgeous, traditional with a twist

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  3. wow amazing card ... love those lacy corners ... well done ... sorry I have not visited you lately but hope things are settling down with my dear Mum a bit now and I can have a little time to catch up ... hope you have a super weekend ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

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  4. This is a fab card, love the colours and layout.

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  5. This is a fab card, love the colours and layout.

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  6. beautiful card,love the colours. sue xx

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  7. What a lovely detailed Christmas card!

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  8. Beautiful Christmas card, lovely dies!
    Anne x

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  9. beautiful card love the dies and all the details and layers
    Carol x

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  10. Im loving these cards, very festive

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  11. lovely dies....must sit on hands! I feel all Christmassy now x

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  12. Lovely card, so much detail and has inspired me to start a Christmas card after I have hopped.

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  13. Fabulous detail on this card - love all the layers
    Linda x

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  14. A really beautiful card. And a die set that is already on my shopping list. I am already counting down the days when independent retailers will be able to get these LOL.
    Heike xx

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  15. A beautiful card, fab detail.

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  16. Gorgeous card, succulent colours and delicious textures brilliant. Thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room Challenge XOXO Zoe

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  17. what a great xmas card ,love those dies,
    Thanks for joining us at the I ♥ ProMarkers challenge. and good luck
    tracey x

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  18. Such a wonderful detailed creation. Thank you so much for joining us this month at Crafter's Companion Challenge.
    Laine - DT
    xx

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  19. Absolutely beautiful...Thanks for playing along with us at Joanna Sheen this fortnight.
    Wendy xx

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  20. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us at Craft-Room Challenge.
    xxx Hazel.

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  21. This is really lovely, I like the traditional ornaments and colors. Thank you for joining our 'Tic Tac Toe' challenge at Pile It On Challenge and please come back next week.
    Anna

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  22. Wow this is stunning love the ornament and style of your card. Thank you for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers this week and good luck xx

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  23. OMG! That is sooooo beautiful!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Crafters Companion's Embossing Challenge and good luck :0)
    Love Clairebears x

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  24. Such a beautiful card - I love all those layers and the traditional colours and colouring all look stunning. Thanks for sharing it with us at Country View Crafts this month.

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