Helloooo, friends!! It's Christmas time at The Greetery and I get to help introduce you to some new goodies in the new Christmas Time Collection today! This new collection launches on Thursday at 10am EDT and I'm excited to show you what all I've made!
For today, I've got a pair of cards to share, the first of which features what may be my new favorite sentiment dies OF ALL TIME. Yep, you heard me. ALL TIME! Lol. I LOVE this new Abundant Joy die set (there's a hot foil die, too!)! I love it not only because the word 'joy' is one of my most favorite words in all the English language, but also because Betsy's font choice and the little cut line details on this die are just sooooo good! I love it! In fact, I'm having trouble making a card without this on it! Haha!
Also on this card, is the new Winterberry Bouquet, which has a stamp set, stencils to color on this large floral cluster, and dies, too. This gorgeous floral spray is one that makes card-making so easy because you could make a card with literally just this bouquet and it'd be gorgeous! But add in a super pretty sentiment and it's over the top!
For mine, I used the Abundant Joy dies on the sentiment, topped with one of the new Opposites Attract script die cuts. So fun and honestly, so simple, too!
Stencil on the color on the florals, and stamp the details on top.
This card also features the new Pine Wisp dies, which I cut from a couple different shades of teals/greens and tucked them behind that gorgeous bouquet. They really give it a veeeery cool touch!
Lastly, I finished it off with a few adhesive gems from Joann's.
{Christmas Joy supplies -- click on thumbnails}
Next up, I decided to create a Christmas card in some really non-traditional colors, because.....I saw some scraps laying on my desk and fell in love! This one tooooootally reminds me of some vintage wrapping paper from like the 60's or 70's.....can't you just see it?! I feel like there was some wrapping paper in my childhood, in these colors! Haha!
So, I used the new Cathedral die and stencils to create the church window.
PRO TIP: I cut a piece of white card stock and used the stencils to add the stained glass colors. Then, I topped it with one of the die cut window frames. THEN, I added a piece of clear acetate (which makes the windows shiny) and then topped it with another die cut window frame (which pops the frame out just a bit more, making it a little more realistic). So, all in, there are four layers on the window. Stenciled white card stock, kraft frame, clear acetate, and another kraft frame. It looks very cool in real life!
I added a strip of curry card stock behind the window, and it's amazing to me, how much visual interest that tiny strip peeking out, adds.
For the sentiment, I used all three colors from the window.....the joy base layer is curry card stock, topped with a pink JOY.
PRO TIP: Take your liquid glue bottle and - with a light hand! - go around the edge of the die cut with glue, and then sprinkle on your glitter. I used a kind of vintage gold color glitter (linked below). When you're done, you're likely to still have a bit of glue where you don't want it on your top "JOY" layer. Here's where my pro tip comes in. Top it with ANOTHER pink die cut. Yes, you could just wait to add your pink layer till you're done with the glue and glitter mess, but adding two layers of the pink JOY gives it some height which works well with that ring of glitter sticking out.
{Joy to the World supplies -- click on thumbnails}
There's lots more inspiration for you over at The Greetery Blog today, so be sure to head there! And my teammates have lots to show you, too!
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Laurie Willison
Wanda Guess
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Kelly Lunceford
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