Merriest Christmas

Inspiration: CAS Colours & Sketches #439

The CAS Sketch reminded me of the Foursquare Backdrop Portrait die from Lawn Fawn with its design and also of the Textures & Frames stamp set offered by Stampin' Up! during its fall Sale-A-Bration promotion. I just received this stamp set and I thought the rectangle was larger than what it is, so I quickly realized that using the rectangle image for the top box would not work out like I had envisioned. Instead of stamping directly on the card base, I went back to the die I had in mind. I pulled out the Holly Days collection from Simple Stories (which I am so excited to finally have on hand) and picked the little star design to create my backdrop. The die has four squares, so I snipped the border at the top to transform them into a large rectangle. I inlaid two cardstock squares stamped with the Textures & Frames set, and layered images from the Holly Days stamp set from Simple Stories.

At the top, I used white cardstock embossed with the beautiful Jeweled Snowflakes 3D embossing folder from Sizzix. I couldn't do an inlay there since my shape was different from the die, so I just overlapped the patterned paper. I was about to go looking for a large Christmas stamp set when I caught glimpse of the Hustle & Bustle Thickers in my stash and decided to give those a try. The "Merriest Christmas" sentiment filled the space nicely, so that was my pick. I added two more snowflake thickers below as well. The bottom felt a little bare, so I stamped "fa la la la la" from the Holly Days set and added the candy cane image I had already colored previously. (No matching dies for this set, so they need to be fussy cut.) I picked a Rose Quartz metallic envelope to go with the card and decorated it with a leftover die-cut square and images from the sticker book.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Holly Days (Simple Stories)
Cardstock: Cotton Candy (Bazzill); Pool Party, Thick Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers, Sticker Book: Holly Days (Simple Stories)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Pool Party, Pretty in Pink (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Jeweled Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Markers (Copic);
Foursquare Backdrop Portrait Dies (Lawn Fawn); Hustle & Bustle Thickers (American Crafts);
A2 Rose Quartz Metallic Envelope (envelopes.com); Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, 
Share What You Love Artisan Peals (Stampin' Up!); Moss Green Pearls (Studio Katia);
Glitter Gloss and Midas Gold Aqua Shimmer Brushes (Nuvo)

 

Comments

[Jenny Martin]

Oh my this is so creative and fun! I love all the elements! Thanks so much for joining us at CC&S:)

[Shannon Lorenz-Hatch]

This is a cute, super fun and colorful christmas card! Stamping, coloring, texture, die cuts - great fun and great job. Thanks for joining us this week at CC&S

[Julie Peddicord]

Such a pretty holiday card!!! So many cute things to look at. Thanks so much for playing along with us at the CC&S challenge blog!