With so many fabulous NEW sets in the September to December Mini Catalog, the “Joy of Christmas Suite” of products was at the top of my list to order! This suite of products really coordinates super well and it was hard to only pick a few items to work with. This is my first “simple” creation using the “Christmas Classics” Dies and some images from the “Joy of Noel” stamp set.
For my color palette, I chose Real Red, Garden Green, Basic White and Gold. I used Garden Green for the delicate foliage frame. For a good clean cut, I made sure to run the die through my Cut & Emboss Machine several times. I stamped the small leaf pattern in Real Red across the top and bottom of Red card stock. This created a subtle tone-on-tone effect. I stamped the NOEL letters in Real Red ink. After I die cut the letters, I attached them to the focal square with glue dots. Dimensionals would have lifted the letters too much. Basically, I chose to fold the glue dots in half to raise the letters just slightly.
Lastly, to complete this card, I used a narrow “Gold 1/8″ Ribbon” bow and several of the Gold “Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins”. This narrow ribbon is found in the on-line store and comes with two spools, one Gold, one Silver. Absolutely loving the “Joy of Christmas” Suite of products. What a simple card, and the foliage frame is truly eye catching!
