Hi Friends!
I mailed out my Christmas cards this week (I know I am a bit behind schedule) and realized that I am short approx. 40 cards! I believe that some of my cards are going to be late (again) this year!
I tend to start in January on mass-producing Christmas cards, but by mid-February, I get side-tracked with other Design Team commitments and other holidays- Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, etc. Before you know it, Christmas is here!
Maybe 2022 will be the year that I can keep up with my personal commitment to make 20 each month, we'll see, lol! :-)
I created this quick card using the Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle along with the new Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper pad along with dies and supplies from Stamp Simply! FYI- Some of the elements I already had die-cut and were in my stash, so it was quick but would take a bit of time if you had to die-cut the tag, lace and rectangle :-).
As some of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online
challenges and will be linking this card to the Color
Hues #31 “Red & Green” Challenge, the Word
Art Wednesday #521-#522 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Hand
Stamped Sentiments #379 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the
greenery in the packages as well as the red ornaments).
If you have not had a chance to visit the Stamp
Simply blog or the other
challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!
To create this card:
De-static a piece of white cardstock with an
embossing powder tool, stamp the wreath and poinsettia image from the Seasonal
Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle with Versafine
Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a
heat tool.
Die cut each with the coordinating dies from the Seasonal
Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle and color the poinsettia with
water-based markers.
Die cut a tag from white cardstock using the medium
size die from the Tim
Holtz Tag Collection dies.
Die cut the medium size rectangle from white
cardstock using the Spellbinders
Amazing Grace Hemstitch Rectangle Dies, de-static the die-cut and heat
emboss the sentiment “Merry Christmas” from the Seasonal
Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle (same steps as above).
Trim a piece of the Carta
Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper to approx. 3 ¾” x 3”. Adhere to a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white
cardstock. Adhere the panel onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the
edge.
Mount the entire card front panel onto a white
card base.
Die cut the paper lace from another piece of white
cardstock using the Tim
Holtz Crochet Die, mount onto the card front. Add a strip of the dark
floral pattern from the Carta
Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper across the card front (this will cover the
edge of the lace die cut and cut edge of the snowflake patterned paper).
Use a scrap of the same floral paper
to fill in the area at the top of the tag and adhere layered sentiment
rectangle onto the die cut tag.
Add the die cut wreath and floral image onto the
tag.
To finish off the card, loop a piece of sage
twill ribbon through the top of the tag and tie with a piece of burlap string.
Stamp Sets: Seasonal
Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle (Stamp
Simply)
Ink/Mediums: Versafine
Onyx Black, Water-based Markers- Calypso Coral, Poppy
Parade, Wild Wasabi, Mossy Meadow (all Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock/Paper: White, Black ; Carta
Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper
Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Seasonal
Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat
Tool, Clear Embossing PowderSizzix
Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, Sizzix
Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet , Spellbinders
Amazing Paper Grace- Hemstitch Rectangle Dies, May Arts 5/8” Twill- 30 Yard Spool- Sage , May Arts Burlap String- 400 Yard Spool-Natural
Also, don’t forget, there's still time to save with the December sale at Stamp Simply (use code DECEMBER20 to save 20%)!
