Inspiration: 52 Christmas Card Countdown (Fussy Cutting)
I wanted to use my Coffee Cup Card dies from Honey Bee with my remaining papers from the Christmas on Market Street papers from My Mind's Eye. (Another collection I have on my radar to try and finish off.)
I made my card base out of sturdy white cardstock, then I cut the front of the card again out of the dark green floral paper. For the lid, I used one of the journaling cards that had gold polka dots on white. For the wrap part, I picked the soft green stripes. And then I pulled out one of my oldest tool, purchased from the very first Stampin' Up! catalogue I ever received: the crimper. That thing had not seen the light of day in years, but it gave the perfect texture to the belly band.
For the circle, I noticed I had a Noel sticker on the sticker sheet, but it felt a little bare on its own. So I created an additional pink band in the centre first, and then I fussy cut a bunch of flowers, pine cone and foliage pieces, that I assembled underneath the word. Since I had not used the little berries I had fussy cut, I added them to the word Noël, to give it its proper French punctuation. I dotted the center of the flower with Sparkle and Shine ombré glitter drops from PinkFresh Studio and sprinkled a couple more around the card. I added fussy cut images inside the card as well.
To finish off, I created a matching envelope out of patterned paper as well. This card is really easy to assemble thanks to the dies, and the result is so very cute.
Supplies
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers, Stickers, Journaling Cards: Christmas on Market Street (My Mind's Eye)
Dies: Coffee Cup Card (Honey Bee)
Accessories: Crimper (Fiskars); Envelope Punch Board, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!);
Sparkle & Shine Ombré Glitter Drops (PinkFresh Studio)
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