I recently hosted a card swap with some members of my InKing Royalty team members. While participants only made 10 cards and received 10 cards in return, I made a card for each of the participants. I’ll be sharing those cards with you in this coming week, but I’m giving you a look at my card today. Here’s the sweet swap card I made:
My card features select items from a new Suite Collection in Stampin’ Up!’s September-December 2023 Mini Catalog (the 2023 Holiday Mini Catalog) that will be out on September 6. Here’s a look at the Christmas Classics Bundle, which includes the holly-filled frame and gorgeous sentiment:
There are so many gorgeous elements in this set of dies, including a second gorgeous frame perfect for a Christmas card. I cropped the holly frame from Shaded Spruce cardstock and then added a little panel (also cropped from the Christmas Classics Dies) from the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper:
I cropped the sentiment with a 2″ Circle Punch and framed it again with a Real Red 2-3/8″ circle. I placed the Real Red circle behind the Christmas Classics die cut and positioned the sentiment (stamped in Real Red) directly over it). I positioned my frame and sentiment on a piece of Crumb Cake that was embossed with the Timer 3D Embossing Folder. The wood grain design gives a lovely texture to the Crumb Cake Panel. I added three Rhinestone Basic Jewels to accent my sentiment.
When I make multiples of a card, I like to line them up and grab an “infinity shot” of the card. Here’s my infinity shot for this swap card:
If you like this classic mix of Crumb Cake Shaded Spruce and Real Red as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:
Bundles: Christmas Classics Stamps: Christmas Classics Papers: Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Crumb Cake, Thick Basic White Inks: Real Red Accessories: Christmas Classics Dies, Timber 3D Embossing Folder, 2″ Circle Punch, 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
As with all other catalogs, I’ll be making Designer Series Paper Swatch Books and hosting Product Shares from the upcoming September-December 2023 Mini Catalog. The shares were posted last week – if you’d like to check out the options and sign up, you can see my post here.
Kits Sale
All month, Stampin’ Up! is giving a 30% discount on its Kit Collection (while supplies last). To learn more about the promotion and see a list of all the kits that were available at the start of the promotion, CLICK HERE. To shop the kits in my online store, CLICK HERE.
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Wow! Simple and really shows off the detail of the bundle!
Lovely card and love how the colors pop with the Crumb background!
Great card today! Love the dies and colors you used. May need to add the 2 3/8” punch to my wishlist.
Beautiful card, Brian. I love the holly die, which adds so much interest, and the embossed layer. Just beautiful! Enjoy your day!
Love the details of your card and how you designed it! Simply beautiful!!
Love this card and love all the swaps I got.
Fabulous card! Love the color and cuts.