I love making Christmas cards and there are so many gorgeous sets in our catalog this year - it's hard to choose which one to use first! This card features the Wreath Builder dies and some non traditional colors and I think it's just fabulous! In my video (watch here: Christmas Wreath, I show you how to use a sponge wedge to add ink to a background stamp to produce a much softer look. Let's get started!
Gather your supplies:
- Cardstock: Pretty Peacock base and a 3-3/4" square; Just Jade 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; Whisper White 3-3/4" x 5" and 2-3/4" x 4", Forever Greenery Designer Paper (DSP) 3-3/4" square (I chose a pattern with many shades of greens in a variety of leaf styles)
- Ink: Pretty Peacock and Mint Macaron
- Stamp Sets: Tag Buffet and Dry Brush
- Dies: Wreath Builder and Stitched Rectangles
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels
- Just Jade 1/4" ribbon (11")
- Adhesive and Tools
Start by die cutting your pieces: From the center of your Just Jade layer, cut the 3rd largest stitched rectangle, and from the smaller white piece, cut the 4th largest rectangle. Cut the two wreath pieces from the Pretty Peacock square and DSP (I did the frillier wreath out of DSP).
Place your background stamp on your work surface. Using a wedge of sponge (I cut my sponge into sixths), apply Mint Macaron ink to the surface of the background stamp. It's hard to tell you're adding color because it's a red rubber stamp, but keep blotting on ink until you think you have a nice light coating. Place the larger white layer on top of the stamp and cover with a scrap piece of copy paper. Press over the entire surface, being careful not to move the white piece. I find that an acrylic block works well for this. When you lift off the paper, you will see a soft background image - much more suited to my card design than if I had inked the stamp directly with my ink pad. Stamp the sentiment Merry Christmas to the bottom of the panel with Pretty Peacock.
Fold your card base in half and burnish the crease with your bone folder. Adhere the white layer to the Just Jade layer (with the hole in the middle!) and pop this up with Dimensionals onto the front of the card. Stamp the inside sentiment on the white stitched rectangle and add it to the Just Jade rectangle. Adhere this to the inside of the card.
Now you're ready to work on the wreath. Add tiny amounts of glue on the back of the DPS wreath, but only along the center ring. Lay this on top of the Pretty Peacock wreath and hold in place until the glue sets. Now play with the leaves, moving some behind and some in front until your wreath is more intertwined. Adhere it to the front of the card.
Tie a bow with the Just Jade ribbon and adhere to the bottom of the wreath with a Mini Glue Dot. Use the Take Your Pick tool to add rhinestones all around the wreath.
I hope you like this card - it is one of my favorite designs this year! But I know some people still prefer traditional colors for their Christmas cards, so I did one using Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz and the Heartwarming Hugs DSP. Which one is your favorite?
Karen
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