Holly & Poinsettias in Neutral

On Wednesday I shared a similar card with traditional colours.  I did a couple of things differently this time to give this card a more contemporary look.

Soft Neutral colours also work well for a holly & poinsettia Christmas card

The base card is Thick Very Vanilla and I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Holly embossing folder.  This time, I used the reverse side of the embossed piece (so that the holly pattern is debossed) and swiped a Crumb Cake ink pad over the piece.

I used the Eastern Medallions and Blossom Builder Punch again to make the "poinsettias" but this time using Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake cardstock.  The centres are very pale Daffodil Glitter Enamel Dots.

I used Early Espresso ink (stamped off) for the label and crumb cake ink for the holly leaves.  The holly berries are Early Espresso ink on Early Espresso cardstock.

Holly & Poinsettias

Whilst I love all Christmas cards - I'll always have a soft spot for the traditional!

An ink resist background with the Holly embossing folder and Real Red flowers
make for a traditional and elegant Christmas card 

The "poinsettias" are made with an Eastern Medallions die and the Blossom Builder Punch with centres of Gold Faceted Gems.

I used the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set for the holly and cut it out with the coordinating  Holly Builder Punch to fill the corner and inked up the Labels to Love greeting with Stampin' Write Markers then used the coordinating Everyday Label punch to cut it out.  

The base card is Real Red with a layer of Pear Pizzazz.  So that brings us to the decorative layer.

I embossed a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock with the Holly Embossing Folder.  Leaving it in position in the folder, I ran a white wax crayon over the raised areas.  I then swiped a Tranquil Tide ink pad over the piece.  The wax resists the ink.

On Wednesday I'll share a variant of this card with more contemporary colours.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Click on a product image below to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$13.00

Labels To Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Everyday Label Punch

$31.00

Blossom Builder Punch

$31.00

Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Holly Berry Builder Punch

$31.00

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

$14.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$14.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Gold Faceted Gems

$8.75

Holly Berry Cheer

When I made this card, I was really just playing with possibilities but was quite pleased with the way it turned out.

A mix of Stamping, die cutting and hand cutting

I stamped, coloured and cut out the baubles from the Jar of Cheer image and added them to a spray of leaves cut with the Pretty Pines Thinlits.

I stamped the holly directly onto the card front and watercoloured lightly.

The banner is from Thoughtful Banners and I added the greeting from Merriest Wishes before cutting it out with the matching punch.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - Click on a product image below to visit my online store (Australian residents only)

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

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Merriest Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Jar Of Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Bundle

[142330]

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

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Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

[141396]

2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[141393]

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[131263]

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]