Season’s Greetings with Merriest Moments

The Christmas card I shared with you last night featured bold pops of pink (you can see that card here). Today’s card, also a Christmas card, showcases a warmer, more traditional combination of colors. AND today’s card features MORE popped up layers. I had so much fun building this card, and I hope you love it as much as I do. Here’s my card:

I shared a project with the Merriest Moments Bundle earlier this week (you can see that card here). Today is another look at elements from that bundle. The poinsettia layers and sentiment are pulled from the Merriest Moments stamp set and cropped with the coordinating dies. Such fun! Here’s a look at the Merriest Moments Bundle, which includes a photopolymer stamp set, a set of dies and a Hybrid Embossing Folder (the dies fit right inside the embossing folder so you can cut and emboss at the same time):

While the frames in this bundle are a focal point of the product offering, you certainly shouldn’t miss the flowers and holly leaves in the set. Here’s a closer look at the poinsettia flower I built for the card I shared with you today:

And here’s a look at the holly leaves I share in September (you can click on the photo below to see my original post for this project):

I love Designer Series Papers SO MUCH, but I also like to build a beautiful pattern with layers of cardstock. The focal panel of this card is a mix of Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobber strips. I added a panel of Shaded Spruce below that and then mounted it all on a beautiful backdrop of Soft Suede. Such warm colors, don’t you think? The colors that create the backdrop for my flower are pulled from the flower itself. How fun is that?! If you love this mix of Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

To add a little additional luxury to my elegant Christmas card, I embossed a 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel of Soft Suede on the background of my card. I used the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder to create this additional texture. I love this embossing folder so much – it’s versatile and … tasteful. See what I did there? Here’s a look at this must-have, multi-purpose embossing folder:

Bundles: Merriest Moments  Stamp Sets: Merriest Moments  Papers: Soft Suede, Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler, Thick Very Vanilla  Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede  Accessories: Merriest Frames, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Merriest Moments Bundle (English) – 156783

Price: $54.00

Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder – 152718

Price: $9.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147083

Price: $7.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119685

Price: $8.75

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147088

Price: $7.50

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146981

Price: $8.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147115

Price: $7.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 115318

Price: $8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 144237

Price: $8.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

What are your favorite colors for Christmas cards? Do you like modern, fresh colors or stick with the gorgeous, warm tones we know and love? If you are like me, you love to mix it up every once in a while but mostly stick with traditional colors.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Clearance Rack Refresh

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