Time for Mistletoe and “Holly-day” Cards

I generally don’t post the cards I make for holidays, so my friends will be surprised when they receive them. I hate to ruin the surprise!

I get bored fairly quickly, so I generally make two or three different card designs. Sadly, I only remembered to document one of them!

Take a look at the design process, construction and assembly. And see how I create a set of the same card. Maybe you’ll get an idea for yourself, but if not, you do you!

I started by cutting 4” x 5.25” inch pieces of Ellen Hutson’s Oyster Grey cardstock. I work in batches - doing all of one task, then moving onto the next part of the card. I prepped the card with some anti-static powder to assure the next step will go smoothly (especially in the winter when static is everywhere). I set up the greeting in my Mini Misti stamping tool, and stamped the Altenew Holiday Sentiment Tags stamp set with clear Embossing ink, sprinkled it with Antique Gold embossing powder and heated it. The extra step of prepping the card assures the embossing powder will only go where it should. Step 1 finished!

Step 1: prep the card bases.

Using the Poinsettia 3-D die set, I cut the petals for all the flowers I’d need. Again, I did it at one time, so it’s simple, and you sort of get into a groove! I used Coral Berry ink and one of the new Mini-Blender tools to pounce color onto the leaves. I was going for the look of a Peppermint Poinsettia.I’m not sure I nailed it, but I was happy with how it looked.

Step 2: color the flowers

I also used the Burlap Texture Die and some gold cardstock to use as a base for the flower. I also used gold cardstock to cut out the center of the flower. That gave me 3 spots of gold, which tied the elements together.

Step 3: lined up to assemble

All that was left was the assembly! I glued the flower to the burlap, then the burlap to the card front. I took the finished card front, and attached it to a blank top folding A-2 card. The size of the grey cardstock, gave me a thin white edge on the finished cards.

If you’re still reading, then, thank you! I hope you enjoyed going through the steps with me. Leave me a comment and let me know your card-making process.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your Holiday is merry & bright!

XO,

Sue