Draped Holly Bells Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone.  Design Team Member Michael here.  Can you believe that October is almost over?  Where did this year go?  At least the fun holidays start next.  LOL  

Today I am sharing a Christmas card I made using the Draped Holly Bells stamp, which is part of the October 2023 New Release.

Being on the Design Team means I get the stamps before they are released so I can make samples.  I never got to use this stamp before the release and it was fun to get this idea out of my head.  

• I made an A2 card using white cardstock and I adhered one of the papers from the Christmas Market Collection from Carta Bella.  I thought the paper matched the stamp perfectly. 
• Next, I stamped Draped Holly Bells on a piece of white cardstock, colored in the image, and die-cut it using the largest oval die from the Petite Ovals Large set from Spellbinders (retired).
• Next, I die-cut a piece of red cardstock using the largest die in the Petite Scalloped Ovals Large set (retired).    
• I adhered the white oval to the red scalloped oval and then realized, I wanted this raised off the card front.  So I cut a piece of black fun foam using the largest oval die and adhered this to the back and then to the card front.   You can, of course, also use foam tape.  For me, fun foam is cheaper. 
• For my sentiment, I wanted a smaller very simple "Merry Christmas".  But I don't own one.  So I typed it up, printed it, die-cut it and adhered it to the card front. 
• Lastly, some stickles on the leaves and some small red crystals for the holly berries. 

Done!  I hope you love this idea.  I'd love to know...leave a comment below.  Don't forget, if you love this stamp or anything else on the website, you can use my code to save 10% on your order.  Use TJ10Michael at checkout.  

Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael