A Festive Ornament

I haven't had the chance to watch all of the So Very Merry 2025 classes at Online Card Classes yet, but I wanted to try out this new Easy Repeat Background stamp by Kristina Werner at Concord & 9th. The first class taught by Jennifer McGuire inspired the alignment of this ornament on the matching background. 

After heat embossing the background stamp in gold on a watercolor paper panel, I also embossed the same image on maroon card stock in the exact same position (thanks to the Stamp Wheel 2.0). Then I watercolored in the image with the embossed lines holding the water inside the lines. 

Then I cut a circle for the ornament from the maroon and lined it up to match the painted background panel before adhering it with foam tape. 

I love this new Loopy Bow by Simon Says Stamp! It takes a little patience to assemble, but reverse tweezers save the day. 

To tie the sentiment strip to the ornament, I watercolored the edges of the strip with Grapevine to match the color. A T-square helps to line up a sentiment strip. 

To add a little more shine, I adhered flat gold sequins from the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cheer mix. This is the first time I've used the flat sequins and they really are eye catching! 

Supplies: 

Easy Repeat Holly Background Stamp, Concord & 9th, So Very Merry 2025 

Sentiment from Holiday Assortment Stamps, Kristina Werner Concord & 9th (SVM 2024)

Watercolors 36 pan set, Altenew

Watercolor paper 140 lb cold pressed, Altenew

Gilded Embossing poweder, Brutus Monroe

Loopy Bow die, Simon Says Stamp

Christmas Cheer Sequin mix, Simon Says Stamp

Challenges:

A Place to Call Home, Anything Goes with Something New November Challenge

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #631 Maroon and Gold