I wanted to share some paper tole Christmas cards. I don't normally do paper tole (I don't like cutting out all the little pieces). But companies like Anna Griffin and Hot off the Press are now offering paper tole that is die cut. All I have to do is punch them out, stack and attach them with mounting tape. What I like most about paper tole is the three-dimensionality of the piece when I am done. It's quite beautiful!
Paper Tole starts out with the full image as the bottom layer. There are usually 3-5 layers, each layer is a copy of part of the full image and each next layer is smaller. As you adds each layer using mounting tape or foam dots/squares, you develop a 3-D design.
The first three designs come from paper tole that I bought at Paper Wishes (aka Hot off the Press). Paper Wishes offers these foil paper tole which are just gorgeous.
This first card turned out to be my favorite. I used silver glitter card and tore some white pearl design paper for the "snow hills". The paper tole snow people are so cute! The silver glitter card worked out extremely well and looks like its snowing!
My next card is really simple. I used a white card base, red shimmer paper and white glitter card (fine). I added the Santa paper tole and that was about it. It came with its own greeting!
The third paper tole I made was Santa's sleigh. You would think it would be an easy card but for me it wasn't. I had trouble visualizing how best to create my card around this one. I finally settled on what you see below - with Santa pointing toward the greeting which I added. I think the gold glitter card really helps the sleigh stand out.
My last paper tole card is a little different (and much less sparkly). Both the paper tole and the background paper are from Anna Griffin. (HSN sold a package of Anna Griffin Paper Tole - and when they said it was die cut, I jumped on it! LOL! I really love Anna Griffin's classic style and I knew that her paper tole would be great.)
The only thing I added to my card was a silver star (Tim Holtz Idea-Ology).
I hope that you enjoyed my paper tole today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Lis
1 comment:
Lis, I made some Anna Griffin cards this year, love her style! I didn't see the Tole ones. The cards you made are beautiful, will have to try them out.
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