Magical Christmas Bells

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   The bell image in the "Christmas Magic" stamp set reminds me of the bell in the "Polar Express" story. (This set also contains a train...so you do the math!) This card was really easy to make, and I think it's stunning in its simplicity.

I started by stamping the bells in Basic Black Archival Ink onto a Whisper White scrap. I colored the ribbons with a Cherry Cobbler Marker and then fussy cut the bells with my Paper Snips. I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler onto a 1" strip of Whisper White and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch. 

I punched a 2" Circle of Early Espresso Card Stock and then ran it through the Big Shot with the Happy Heart Embossing Folder.

Here's how I built the card. I started with an Early Espresso card base, cut lengthwise. I added a panel of Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper. I adhered the Early Espresso circle and then I adhered the bells with Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment flag is adhered directly to the card using Snail Adhesive.

For a finishing touch, I made a bow of the striped Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine and adhered it to the card with a Glue Dot.

tams# 9799

Product List

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine [141983] $6.00	Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [137364] $7.50
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981] $11.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green Stampin' Write Markers [141972] $7.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Christmas Magic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142119] $20.00