I was inspired by 2 different challenges to whip up this card this afternoon. The first is the layout over at Freshly Made Sketches which I turned (because the elements I wanted to use just worked better in landscape) and the theme of stripes or spots from The Paper Players. This inspiration brought me to making a Christmas card combining several new products which will be released for customers on Wednesday September 4.
As soon as I saw "stripes" I thought of this fun candy cane like pattern from the Sentimental Christmas DSP. I added a small scallop down the edge using the retired Basic Borders dies and then adhered it to a Shaded Spruce card base.
I added some retired Shaded Spruce and gold ribbon behind a Basic Gray oval. The fun cup from the More Than Autumn bundle is stamped in red, the cuff is stamped again in Shaded Spruce and paper pieced to the cup and the whipped cream is stamped off once Basic Beige. That is all popped up with dimensionals on the the oval. A small candy cane is added to the cuff and is also popped on dimensionals.
The awesome sentiment is made using Peaceful Season dies and layering the red over the white outline. Again using dimensionals to adhere it. The "in the air" part of the sentiment is stamped in Shaded Spruce and then trimmed down to fit.
I sprinkled some gold sequins around the card and then added some clear Wink of Stella highlights on the whipped cream and small candy cane.
Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?
All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available to purchase starting September 4, 2024.
Stamps: More Than Autumn*, Peaceful Season*
Ink: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Basic Beige
Paper: Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Basic Beige, Basic White, Sentimental Christmas DSP*
Accessories: More Than Autumn dies*, Peaceful Season dies*, dimensionals, gold sequins, ribbon (retired), Basic Borders dies (retired), oval dies (retired)
Love that bright red cup of happiness taking center stage for a holiday design! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week.
ReplyDeletePerfect holiday card - loving the added gold! Glad you joined us at FMS!
ReplyDeleteA lovely holiday card, Amanda. Festive and fun! Thanks for joining us at paper Players this week. Cheers, Jolanda - DT
ReplyDeleteStripes and candy canes - the perfect festive combination Amanda! Thanks for joining in with my spots and stripes challenge over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO fun! I am thinking I am going to have to get those Christmas sentiment dies...they really pack a punch! This striped paper is one of my favorites too! So happy you played with the Paper Players theme challenge this week!
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