Inspiration: Simple Stories Blog Post
This card was inspired by a post published on Simple Stories' blog. I revisited one of the Christmas collections I'm trying to finish off, Holly Days. I used the Fa La La/floral paper to create the card base. I have to say, I was able to figure out the instructions because I have done one of these cards before, but if you have not, I would advise that you try to find a video tutorial online first to get a better feel of where you need to cut and fold, otherwise you might find the short instructions confusing.
I was initially planning to make this a very short and sweet card but once I got into it, I had a lot of fun embellishing it and found a lot of elements in my leftovers that worked very well with the design. For example, I love that the long chipboard gift could fit on the bottom layer, adding a fun little dimensional element to the card that is showing both when it is closed and when it is opened. I added the 25 ephemera piece to the edge so that we could see part of it peeking from the closed card. I added a different pattern on the top and bottom strips and I layered the ric rac piece from the sticker book at the top. I snuck a few puffy stickers in there and I added a deco brad to the center of the flower cluster, popped with dimensional on the front of the card. I also added one more journaling block behind the card just in case the front one was too small to write a full message.
I made a matching envelope with my envelope punch board and used an ephemera piece for the journaling block. I added a black border with a pen to make it stand out better.
Supplies
Patterned Papers, Decorative Brads, Puffy Stickers, Enamel Dots, Bits & Pieces,
Chipboard Stickers, Sticker Book: Holly Days (Simple Stories)
Cardstock: Mystical Opulent Specialty Pack (Sizzix)
Accessories: Border Punches (EK Success); Envelope Punch Board, Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!)
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