Christmas Card Challenge: Day Eighteen

Martin Stone has come up with a fun sketch challenge for Day Eighteen. I was kind of stumped for a minute, but then I saw that the gorgeous Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper would work perfectly for the sketch! I'm really pleased with how this card turned out--sometimes I need the pressure of a deadline to create a great card. It makes me rely on my instinct and doesn't allow me to over-think the process.

I started with a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of the Boughs of Holly DSP and adhered it to a 4-1/8" by 5-3/8" Evening Evergreen Card Stock mat. (PROTIP: I cut a large square out of the center of this with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies for later use.) I wrapped my very last bit of Gold & Vanilla Satin-Edge Ribbon around this assembly before adhering it to a Cherry Cobbler Card Stock card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I adhered the square of Evening Evergreen to the center of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. On top of that I also used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere a Basic White Card Stock label cut with one of the Seasonal Labels Dies and stamped in Evening Evergreen with a "Framed & Festive" sentiment.

Next, I used my Paper Snips to fussy cut a couple of poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly DSP. I adhered these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals, slipping them under the label. I finished the card by adding two red Festive Pearls.

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Product List

Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set (English) [160888] $23.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $8.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $9.25	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $9.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $12.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	Seasonal Labels Dies [156299] $38.00
Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $8.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00