Good morning! Sadly our holiday has come to an end and while we've said goodbye to summer we still have the crazy heat so I decided to help cool things down with a Christmas card which not only has a couple more sneak peaks from the 2018 Holiday (officially released tomorrow) as well as sharing the new Dashing Along Designer Series Paper that's only available this month for qualifying orders (for FREE!). I decided to use the
Fab Friday sketch challenge to pull all these things together.
I started with Crumb Cake cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of the
Dashing Along Designer Series Paper as the cardfront (this is a nice monochromatic pattern that adds a little bit of elegance). Next I took a piece of Garden Green cardstock and ran it through the
Big Shot with the
Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder (my featured Product of the week) and then used a sponge dauber to add Garden Green ink to add emphasis to the embossing and add more dimension.
For the main stamped image I used the new
Timeless Tidings stamp set (this stamp set coordinates with a beautiful card kit but has some beautiful fonts and messages that can be used on their own). I used
Stampin' Write Markers to color in the greeting and then stamped on Whisper White cardstock before cutting it out with the
Big Shot and
Stitched Shapes Framelits. I added a small tag using Crumb Cake cardstock to help anchor the greeting and then added a bow tied out of
Garden Green and White Baker's Twine (also coming in the Holiday catalog).
I wanted to add a little pop to the card so I used the poinsettia image from the stamp set and stamped it using Momento Black ink on Shimmery White cardstock and then colored in in with my
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends. I used
Paper Snips to cut out the flower and then attached it to the card with
dimensionals (stacked two for a little extra height) and then lightly curled up the edges. The center of the poinsettia needed something extra so I took some of the new
Bright Copper Shimmer Paint (yes shimmer paint is back, whoo hoo!) and added a little bit in the center using my paper piercing tool.
I really love the classic Christmas colors in this designer series paper and the fact that you get four sheets of three different designs (double sided) means it's easier to make multiples of projects. I know we may just be ending summer but its never too early to start thinking and planning those holiday projects!
Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:
Product List
Enjoy,
Diana
I used Whisper White cardstock for the focus panel and stamped the greeting from the Dashing Deer stamp set in Early Espresso ink and then added two strips of washi tape along the bottom using the Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape (this tape is great because it's got metallic in 3 of the 5 patterns using three different colors of metallic, plus this washi tape is currently on sale as part of the closeout sale so it's only available while supplies last). For the main focus piece I used Gold Foil Paper, the Big Shot, and the Detailed Deer Thinlits to cut this beautiful foil deer. I wanted this card to have a little dimension so I used dimensionals to attach the entire Whisper White piece on the cardfront.
