A Christmas Wreath for Try Stampin On Tuesday #482

 This card, featuring a Christmas wreath, was made for the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #482.  This challenge provided me with opportunity to play with the new stamp "Arrange a Wreath"

The wreath on the stamp set is a bit larger than expected, so the card size was changed to 5 by 7" so as not to overwhelm the card.

The wreath was stamped with Garden Green on Whisper White and fussy cut.  

Four large flowers were stamped in Real Red and die cut with a Wreath Builder Die. Small Daffodil Delight circles punched with the 1/8" Hand Held Circle Punch were added to the centers of these flowers.  The edges were sponged with Gold Delicata ink.  Before adding them to the wreath, they were shaped by pressing them with the Tombo glue lid.

Six smaller flowers die cut in Real Red card stock , were also shaped and added around the wreath as shown.

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The berries made with the 1/8" circle hand held punch were added randomly around the wreath.

At the bottom of the wreath was added a double ribbon of organza Real Red ribbon.

A die cut circle with a sentiment stamped with Garden Green ink, was added to the center of the wreath and Holiday rhinestones added to the centers of each flower.

The base card is Garden Green, layered with Whisper White card stock embossed at the right side with the Greenery Embossing folder.

Adhered to this Whisper White layer, towards the left side is a  Heartwarming Hugs DSP notched banner.  The completed banner is added to the lower end of this banner using dimensionals.

To finish, Boughs die cut with the Beautiful Bough Die were added to the upper left and lower right sides.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Arrange a Wreath

Ink:  Garden Green, Real Red, Gold Delicate

Papers:  Garden Green, Real Red, Daffodil delight, Whisper White, Heartwarming Hugs DSP

Accessories:  Layering Circle dies, Wreath Builder Dies, Beautiful Boughs dies, Real Red Organza ribbon, Holiday rhinestones, Greenery embossing folder, 1/8" Hand Held punch

Forever Fern Christmas - Hand Stamped Sentiments #350

 For the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments #350, I made a slim line Christmas card featuring the Forever Fern bundle.

The card base is 9 by 7" scored at 3 1/2" to form a 3 1/2 by 9" slim line card. The second DSP layer is 3 1/4 by 8 3/4", followed by a Whisper White art piece of 3 by 8 1/2".

Normally the Forever Fern stamp set would not be used for designing Christmas cards, but I like to maximize the use of my stamps.

So, for this card, I created a festive cluster near the top of a a Whisper White card front using the sketch as a guide. The lower part of the card front was embossed with the Greenery embossing folder, with a strip of gold foil paper left over from another project adhered to the top of the embossed area.

To make the festive cluster, some die cuts stamped in Rich Razzelberry, Pear Pizzazz, and Shaded Spruce were added around a Pretty Peacock stitched die cut circle that extends over the edge of the card and trimmed off.  To make the cluster  more festive, I added some gold precut greenery accents from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper as well as two pine cones die cut with the Beautiful Boughs dies.

A sentiment from Itty Bitty Christmas stamped with Pretty Peacock ink on a smaller stitched die cut circle was added to the larger circle using dimensionals.

To finish the cluster, a double bow made using the double sided Pretty Peacock/Old Olive ribbon was added at the top of the pine cones. Coloured rhinestones were added randomly on the card front. The white spaces were stamped in Crumb Cake ink using the dot stamp from the Peaceful Bough stamp set.

The completed card front was added to some Forever Greenery DSP (stripes) and then added to a Pretty Peacock card stock base.

The white spaces were filled in using Crumb Cake ink and the  dot stamp from the Peaceful Boughs stamp set.

Inside:

The card fits into a regular business envelope or a custom envelope can be made.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Christmas, Forever Fern, Peaceful Bough

Inks:  Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Shady Spruce, Rich Razzelberry, Pear Pizzazz

Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Forever Greenery DSP, Gold Foil, Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper accents, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede.

Accessories:  Greenery Embossing Folder, Beautiful Bough dies, Forever Flourishing Dies, Noble Peacock rhinestones, Stitched circle dies, dimensionals, 1/4" double sided Pretty Peacock/Old Olive ribbon