Starburst Christmas

Hello and Welcome

It's my turn to host the TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) over at Splitcoast Stampers this week.

I've chosen a fun technique called:

Starburst Background

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I started by looking through my gel prints for my card, but you could use any scraps you have or even some designer paper you have on hand.  I found these green ones....some I did with stencils, some with bubble wrap on the Gel Plate.
• I followed the directions (link and video found above) and cut my strips 1" wide, then cut them into a wedge shape.
• I wanted my starburst to focus on the top, so I started gluing my pieces down by starting in the center and then continued gluing the pieces out to the sides from there, leaving a bit of white space between each one.  I tried to mirror my papers from one side to the other, but you don't have to do that, I just liked the look.
• While that dried, I took another piece of inky paper in greens and die cut the Holly and Pine frame wreath.
• I glued the finished starburst onto a piece of green cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I glued the wreath over the starburst and added the green gems.
• I stamped the sentiment strip onto a piece of white cardstock, then pop dot mounted it over the wreath

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Simple Strips Christmas (Taylored Expressions)

Inks- Versafine Clair; acrylic paint

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Holly and Pine Frame die (SSS); green gems;

pop dots; paper trimmer (TH); bubble wrap to make prints; Gel plate; brayer