For this card, I wanted to bring a modern twist to a Hanukkah design using products from Trinity Stamps. I started by warming up the Argyle Stitch Background Die on my Glimmer Hot Foil machine—just enough to make it warm, not hot—and then ran it through my die cutting machine with Polished Brass Glimmer Hot Foil over white cardstock. That light warmth helped transfer just a bit of foil into the stitched lines for a soft golden shine. I used the Retro Diamond Pattern Layering Stencil Set to blend shades of blue ink over the background, lining up the stencils with the stitched pattern for a clean diamond design. I die cut the panel with an A2 rectangle die and splattered it with golden mica spray before attaching it to a top-folding card base for a subtle shimmer.
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Next, I created my focal point! I die cut a Dainty Scallop Circle from dark blue cardstock and used the same color for the “Happy Hanukkah” shadow and the tiny wicks for each candle. The candles and wax drips are cut from a speckled off-white cardstock, the flames from pale yellow, and the menorah and sentiment from golden yellow shimmer cardstock. I layered everything together to build the menorah—complete with all nine candles glowing—and then attached it with liquid glue onto the scalloped circle. I used foam adhesive to pop up the sentiment and circle for some extra dimension. To finish off the card, I added a few Sapphire Sparkle Spots to tie in that lovely blue shine.
