I barely had anything left from my Merry & Bright collection, but I did have this long 12" x 12" strip of floral paper that I knew I could turn into at least one more card. By using some of the matching Color Vibe cardstock for the background, I was able to make two more cards. I wanted to use the Special Pet Delivery dies from Spellbinders (purchased during their Clearance sale) and thought I could make two similar cards, one using the dog and one using the cat.
This was my first time using this die set and I will say this: the result is very cute, but the assembly process is tricky, especially considering that those pets are not that intricate. If I compare to company like Lawn Fawn or Doodlebug with their Doodle Cuts that always include a backer piece or a die for the eyes and cheeks, it was just frustrating here to have to make a handmade backer piece and then run the face three different times to get the eyes, nose and cheeks and the face in different colours. It's doable, the result looks great, but in my head, I do compare the crafting experience with other dies I've purchased and it's not my favorite.
Doesn't take away from the end result, though, which is pretty cute. I usually try to embellish the inside of the cards and the envelopes with images that tie to the main image on the card, but I'll admit I was trying to use up as much of my leftovers as possible here and so there's no rime or reason to my choices - I just used what was there. But I managed to be left with only a few sentiment stickers and three chipboard pieces, which are probably generic enough to be used with another holiday collection later, so this is another collection that can be called done.
(On a side note, I also grabbed some top fold white card bases from Spellbinders when I placed my order as I thought the price per card was fair and I am happy with the quality. I've already used more than half the pack with the recent cards I've put together.)
Supplies
Card Base: A2 Top Fold Cards (Spellbinders)
Cardstock: Sage, Forest Green Color Vibe (Simple Stories); Rose Gold Opulent Cardstock (Sizzix);
Candy Red (Tonic); White and Red Velvet Speciality Paper, Chocolate Chip, Basic White, Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up!);
Cotton Candy (Bazzill); Red Mirror (Prism Studio)
Patterned Papers, Cardstock Stickers, Chipboard Stickers: Merry & Bright (Simple Stories)
Dies: Perennial Postage (Stampin' Up!); Special Pet Delivery (Spellbinders);
Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black); Dotted Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Seafoam A2 Envelopes (Stampin' Up!)
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