I’ve been working on holiday cards with the “Jolly Holly Bundle” since we returned from our summer travels. Actually, I made this particular card before our last trip. I had shared my first creation with the “Jolly Holly Bundle”, HERE. My next card was fairly simple to pull together with simple stamping and die cuts.
My color palette for this card are Real Red and Basic Beige. I love that Basic Beige gives an alternative to Basic White or Very Vanilla, but still is a nice neutral. First, I stamped the “poinsettia” image in Real Red on the Basic Beige panel then layered this panel onto a folded Real Red base. Next, I die cut both sizes of the stitched rectangle shapes from this set of dies. The “Joy” was die cut from a piece of “Red Glimmer Paper”.
The final touches for this card were to wrap the layered greeting panel with two strands of “Linen Thread”. I tied the ends of the “Linen Thread” off in a bow. The layered greeting panel is attached with “Dimensionals”. Then, I stamped one “Poinsettia” image in Real Red on Real Red card stock and the second one was stamped on Basic Beige. Next, I die cut both “Poinsettias” and layered them together with the petals off-set. Lastly, I added “Wink of Stella” to the Basic Beige “Poinsettia” and a small dot of “Red Glimmer Paper” for the center. The layered “Poinsettia” is attached with “Mini Glue Dots”. I absolutely love how this card turned out, it is very striking IRL!
My previous post, HERE, I used the “Sunflower Embossing Folder” with a direct to paper ink technique. For this next card, I also used the direct to paper ink technique, but chose to apply the ink to the “debossed” side of my panel. It’s quite interesting how applying the ink on either the “embossed” or “debossed” side can yield totally different looks!
For my folded cardbase, I used Crushed Curry. The other colors in my palette are Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and a small touch of Pumpkin Pie on the flower centers. Just as I did on my previous card, I drug the ink pad over the “debossed” side of my panel. I started with the lightest color, Crumb Cake, followed by Pecan Pie and Early Espresso. “Stampin’ Blends” in Daffodil Delight were used to color in the recessed areas on the petals and Old Olive was used for the leaves. For the flower centers, I used “Sponge Daubers” to apply the Pumpkin Pie ink.
I stamped the greeting in Old Olive ink and then die cut with a stitched rectangle from the “Nested Essentials Dies”, found in the Annual Catalog, p. 107. Next, I cut a slightly larger panel in Old Olive to layer under the Crushed Curry greeting layer. I used the “Mossy Meadow and Gold 1/4″ Trim” from the On-Line Exclusives wrapped corner to corner and then knotted. This ribbon added some subtle texture along with a touch of bling. I must say, this double sided ribbon is absolutely beautiful! Lastly, I placed the greeting on “Dimensionals” before mounting on my card front. This card is truly striking IRL!
A Final Note: As I was completing my post, I saw that the “Sunflower Embossing Folder” is “currently unavailable”. If you click on this product, you will see a box to add your email address and Stampin’ Up! will notify you when the item becomes available! Happy Stamping!
Once I received the “Sunflower Embossing Folder” I was able to create a few cards to share. This embossing folder is found in the On-Line Exclusives on the Stampin’ Up! website. I posted my previous card HERE, where I used the “Two-Toned Cardstock”. Then, I sanded the embossed image to expose the inner White layer. For my second card, I tried another technique where I applied white craft ink to the embossed (raised) surface.
For this card, I chose two of the NEW “In Colors”, Cloud Cover and Secret Sea for my color palette. My apologies as my photo is a bit light. This makes the card appear to be mounted on a folded white card base, but it definitely is Cloud Cover. I probably need to learn a bit more about editing my photos, LOL!
I embossed a Secret Sea panel, then drug a “White Craft Ink Pad” over the raised image several times. This technique really adds depth to the embossed image and makes the details pop. The embossed panel was mounted on a layer of Secret Sea and then on to a folded card base in Cloud Cover. The greeting is also stamped on Cloud Cover with Secret Sea ink. After die cutting the greeting, I added “Dimensionals” to the back. A knotted bow of “Faux Linen Ribbon” in Cloud Cover was added with a “Mini Glue Dot”. This card was super easy and truly is striking in real life.
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