If you're a busy stamper, but you love to send holiday cards, you're in luck! Stampin' Up! makes it super-easy to create beautiful holiday cards in no time at all!
Take the simplicy of these two cool cards featuring the Joyous Celebrations stamp set and coordinating Holiday Frame Texture Impressions Folder. It only takes a few steps to make these cards look fabulous!
You start by embossing the pretty wreath-shaped Holiday Frame textured background onto Garden Green cardstock—and look! Half of your card is already done!
TIP: Take care to emboss your Holiday Frame right-side-up. One of my stamping friends pointed it out to me that mine is upside-side-down…see the Christmas tree at the top…ooops! Well, now I know better!
Next, I stamped the oval image from Joyous Celebrations in Cherry Cobbler onto Whisper White card stock. Then, I texture embossed the outside oval with the Designer Frames Impressions Folders and hand-cut it out.
I colored the reindeer stamp with marker, Early Espresso with a Cherry Cobbler nose, and stamped inside the oval. I stamped the bow on scrap, cut it out, and popped it up with a tiny piece of a Dimensional. TIP: I highly recommend using Paper Snips for precise, intricate cutting!
The sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso, with some Garden Green holly branches, then die-cut with Bitty Banners Framelits and also popped up.
For the second card, I added a little Champagne Shimmer Mist to the Holiday Frame texture by dabbing it on lightly with a sponge dauber.
This time, I embossed the Designer Frames oval onto blank Whisper White card stock first, then stamped the images onto scrap paper and punched them out with the coordinating Extra-Large Oval Punch. It fits perfectly inside! Fantastic!
I loved the look of holly hanging from the top of the oval, but I wanted another small ornament to hang. I found one in the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set…exactly what it needed!
Complete Supplies List:
- Stamps—Joyous Celebrations, Jolly Bingo Bits (card #2)
- Ink—Early Espresso, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink; Early Espresso, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler Markers
- Paper—Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White card stock
- Accessories—Champagne Shimmer Mist (card #2)
- Tools—Big Shot, Holiday Frame Impressions Folder, Designer Frames Impressions Folders, Bitty Banners Framelits, Extra-Large Oval Punch (card #2), Sponge Daubers (card #2), Paper Snips, SNAIL, Dimensionals
Order supplies used on today's projects, at my Online Store!
Angie
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- Holiday Stampin' Supplies List – for samples in the catalog