Wonderland ACK Part 3

Today I was back to working on the HOTP Artful Card Kit (ACK) called Wonderland.  I got three more cards made, bringing my total from this kit to 8 cards so far with several more to go.  

Card #1: This first card is my favorite from what I made today. I liked the way I put 3 die cuts together to form one piece - then matted the whole on black - forming a nice backdrop for my focal.  The focal is the Rejoice Angel Small Stamp from HOTP.  I stamped it on card stock & heat embossed with clear powder.  Then I colored it using a waterbrush with markers (flesh, robe, and book) & Opal Polish from Cosmic Shimmer (gold on wings, hair, and highlights on the book & clothes).  In real life it's got a nice golden sparkle when seen in the light.  The angel & greeting are added with foam tape.  The papers are all from the ACK - including the chevron border paper (except for the black which is from my stash).  The greeting is actually two cut outs from the kit that are layered & added with foam tape.  I added a few Dazzles stickers from a Scrapbooking kit to finish the card front.

Inside:

Inside I used a scrap of black, and a scrap of patterned paper from the kit to form a bit of a border.  Then I added a cut out sentiment - quick & easy!

Card #2:

This next card makes use of a beautiful 3D embossing folder that I got with my Gemini machine.  It is called Ornate Lace, and you can see the beautiful pattern it makes.  I used paper from the kit & then colored the raised areas with Pine Needles Distress Ink.  I mounted this on black & then on a craft colored card.  I cut a strip of craft card stock, ran it through a Cuttlebug Embossing folder (Swiss Dots) and inked with the Pine Needles ink and then with black ink.  This forms a narrow border which anchors my focal & sentiment (both from the ACK).  I finished by adding several embellishments - snowflakes from the kit & gold Fleur De Lis scraps that had been die cut "innies" from the borders I die cut for a previous card (Spellbinder's Edgeability dies).

Inside:

Inside I matted another piece of craft card stock for a place to write my message, added a border strip of leftover papers, and added another die cut from the kit (and another Fleur De Lis scrap to "attach" it to the border).

Card #3:

The third card has a mix of papers, die cuts, and cut outs from the kit.  To this I've added black paper from my stash & some silver 3D Dazzles from HOTP.  The black Christmas tree is free-form cut & then has Dazzles added for decorations.

Inside:

Inside is more of the same - along with a cut out sentiment from the kit.