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Category: Christmas

  • Have a Holly Jolly Christmas–Fun Card with Foiled Vellum, Glimmer Paper, and More!

    So, yesterday I was (correctly) chastised for getting behind on posting on the blog. Smile So, I had to hop-to and get another one of my recent favorites up to share with you.

    Today I have another card from my Holly Jolly Greetings Class by Mail, it has lots of little details but I love how they come together!

    A few tips for making this card:

    • The candy cane striping is from the Holiday Fancy Foil designer vellum.  You get 3 patterns in the pack – green foiled christmas trees, silver foiled snowflakes, and red foiled stripes.  I wanted the red color for this card, but also wanted it to be striking!  So, all you have to do is layer a piece of Whisper White cardstock behind your vellum and you get a bold POP of contrast between the foiled pattern and plain vellum!
    • Layer your foiled vellum onto an accent piece of the full sheet of Red Foil sheets for even more shine!
    • Help your sentiment stand out by popping it up on a plain white 2 1/2” Circle punch.  Want to take it a step up?  Grab the Updated Essentials Piercing Pack and use the circle template to pierce holes all the way around the circle.  Then grab your Tip Top Taupe marker and connect the dots to create a fun Faux Stitched look.
    • And since I’m so onto red right now.  Why not add in more sparkle with the GORGEOUS Red Glimmer paper?  Perfect for the “Jolly” from the Christmas Greetings thinlits that are bundled with the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set.
    • Add some pearls in different sizes on your card to bring it all home.  See those 3 pearls by the Jolly?  Those are part of those strands of connected-together pearls that are always left over on your pearl or rhinestone sheets… Smile  Cut a few off and they are perfect here!

    See, totally fun and don’t you love the texture that White Jute ribbon gives to the card too?

    Want to make this at home?  The class kit is still available!  I’ll be mailing more out this weekend, so make sure your name is on the list.  You’ll get pdf instructions for this and 4 other cards along with supplies to make 2 each of all 5 cards.  Here are all the cards:

    Sign up for your Holly Jolly Greetings Card kit here

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    So, thank you Heather for the kick in the pants to get a fun new card up on the blog.  Now to get the rest written and posted to share!  Guess I know what I’m doing this week. Smile  I really do appreciate you taking the time to check out my posts and I love the feedback you share in comments, on my facebook page, and in email!  Keep it coming!
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  • Gold & Burlap Rustic Christmas Card from the NEW Holly Jolly Greetings CLASS BY MAIL!

    I have been having so much fun creating for my Holiday Card Series this fall and when I put the finishing touches on the Holly Jolly Greetings class, I couldn’t wait to share it with everyone.  This was one of my personal favorites from the class, but you’ll have to tell me which is your favorite! Smile

    I had a heck of a time photographing it because one of my favorite touches was the subtle sparkle on the trees from where we lightly painted on Dazzling Details glitter glue!  You can kind of see it in this picture… it is only on the raised parts of the trees.  We ran a thin line of Dazzling Details down the center of each tree and then smeared it around with our finger to make a lightly sparkling tree and something that would dry quickly too!

    We used a few stamps from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set (which was the focus of the class) but added lots of neutral touches like the different browns in the cardstock (Crumb Cake & Early Espresso with Very Vanilla) along with the strip of Burlap Ribbon which I’m just loving this year.

    But we also needed some glitz and cheer for the holidays too!  You can’t have Christmas without a little sparkle, right? Smile  So I added some of the Gold Sequin trim along with that Dazzling Details schmear. A full strand of sequins below the embossed paper and then individual sequins for ornaments.  And I had to continue the tree theme between the Woodland embossing folder and the Perfect Pines framelits!

    A little bit of sponging with Garden Green ink, some stamping and layering and you have yourself a fun card!

    I ran this first as an in-person class, and everyone made 2 of this card and the other 4 cards, and if you sign up for this class by mail, you’ll get supplies to make 2 each as well – for a total of 10 cards!  Like I said, this probably was my favorite, which of these cards is yours?

    Sign up for the class by mail and you’ll get:

    • Precut supplies & accessories for 10 cards – 2 of each of the 5 designs
    • Pre-punched & embossed elements for the cards
    • Holly Jolly Greetings Stamp Set (clear mount)
    • PDF instructions walking you step-by-step through how to complete each of the cards
    • Priority shipping of your kit to you
    • (optional) Add on the Christmas Greetings thinlits (what we used to create the “peace”, “jolly”, and “merry” for only $16.  That is LESS than the catalog price!  <— BEST VALUE ADD-ON  — 

    Live outside the US or don’t need the kit – PDF instructions ONLY option is also available


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    >>> See all the classes in the Holiday Card Series here <<<

     

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