These beautiful Christmas Luminaries were created in vellum using the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies...

Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853) - $67.95

Here's some close up photos and details about each of the luminaries. This one is vellum stamped with the Endless Wishes snowflakes and VersaMark ink then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder. The photo doesn't quite do this one justice as the snowflakes sparkle...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Ink: VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918). Accessories: Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder (101930). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083).

This one was created the same way, but this time with white embossing powder...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Ink: VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918). Accessories: White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083).

For the November Workshops we all created a silver embossed luminary and finished it with a lovely Dazzling Diamonds tag and snowflake embellishment...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Ink: VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (135315). Accessories: Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder (109131), All Is Calm Snowflake Embellishments (137383), Silver Baker's Twine (132976). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083).

This luminary is created using the All Is Calm Specialty DSP and silver embossed vellum...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Ink: VersaMark (102283). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918), All Is Calm Specialty DSP (135823). Accessories: Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder (109131). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Heat Tool (129056), Embossing Buddy (103083).

In addition to heat-embossed luminaries, I also created some using the Lucky Stars embossing folder. This one is the simplest: I die cut my Curvy Keepsake box out of vellum, then emboss each side before constructing...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (135817).

This one is the same as the star-embossed luminary above, but this time I added two sides in the beautiful spotted-silver paper from the All Is Calm Specialty DSP pack...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Card/Paper: White Vellum (106584), Brushed Silver (124918), All Is Calm Specialty DSP (135823). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853), Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (135817).

Okay, so technically this is not a luminary. However, the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits make lovely Christmas ornaments or decorations, and you can fill them with sweet treats to be opened on Christmas day. This one is in Lost Lagoon (to coordinate with the All Is Calm Specialty DSP), stamped with the Endless Wishes snowflakes and Silver Encore Metallic ink...

Stamps: Endless Wishes (photopolymer: 136829). Ink: Lost Lagoon (133644), Silver Metallic Encore Ink Pad (132142). Card/Paper: Lost Lagoon (133686), Whisper White (106549). Accessories: Silver 1/8" Ribbon (132137). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Magnetic Platform (130658), Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies (135853).

Of course, they all look lovely in the daytime, but they really come to life at night. In each of the vellum luminaries is an LED battery-operated tealight candle (these ones change colour). Here's what they look like at night...

So pretty! Wouldn't you love to have these on your Christmas tree this year?

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