At the Heart of the Season

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You'll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Cream Card Base: 5.25 x 10.5, scored and folded at 5.25

Gold Border Layer: 5 x 5

Cream Border Layer 4.25 x 4.25

Green Card Face: 4 x 4

Card Face:

• I dusted the card face liberally with anti-static powder.

• I laid the card face on the grip mat and positioned the portion of the stencil that contained the wreath.

• I pressed my Versamark embossing pad through the stencil, going over each area a couple of timew to make sure I had good coverage.

• After removing the stencil, I sprinkled a pale green embossing powder over the card face and set it with my heat gun after shaking off the excess powder.

• I returned the stencil to the card face, positioning it to correctly place the berries on the wreath.

• I used my embossing pen to fill in the circles in this section.

• I sprinkled red embossing powder over the card face and shook off the excess before heat-setting it.

Other:

• I die cut the Holy Family from the center of the piece of gold cardstock used to create the border.**

**see Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch Your Pennies in the header

Assembly

• I centered and glued the gold border to the card base.

• I repeated this with the cream border layer and then the green card face.

• I glued the die cut in place.

• I added a tiny gold pearl to the center of the star.

Final Thoughts:

I am so pleased with this card - I love the elegance of it. I make Christmas cards each year for my Mom to send out and this is a perfect addition to that collection.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Layered Holly Berry Wreath, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Embossing Pen: Ranger, Simon Says Stamp

Gold Cardstock: Stampin’ Up!

Green Embossing Powder: Wow Pastel Pearls, Scrapbook.com

Red Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Penny Black (retired)

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Cream Base & Card Face: Recollections, Michaels

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