Joyful Holly Layout Options

 

Today I have 3 Christmas cards to show  you. These cards are made with one of the large holly sprays from Stampin'Up!'s Joyful Holly stamp set. The image is beautiful as a stand alone focal point.

With a few extra layers and a ribbon you add extra elegance

Texture embossing on the background adds a wow factor.

My favorites for adding sparkle and shine are
The Wink of Stella Glitter Brush and Shimmery Crystal Effects

 

Do you decorate your envelopes?  

Just look how pretty the holly spray is on the back flap.

 

If you're looking for a nice holly stamp set then definitely consider the Joyful Holly set. Priced at only $17 this holly set will let you make some really awesome cards.

 

 Thanks for visiting the blog today, check back again later for more project ideas
. . . have an INKcredible day

 

Did you get some ideas for a project? I hope so.  I post here on the blog every few days but I do post more regularly over on my Facebook Page - check out my daily stamping there.

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The reason this blog exists is to inspire you and to motivate you to use your supplies.  Of course I'm also here to sell you what you need and all orders are appreciated.  The product list for today's project is listed below.

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Here is today's Project Supply List . . . to help you make some INKcredible projects!

Joyful Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set [153440] $17.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Just Jade Classic Ink' Pad [153115] $7.50	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $5.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00
Real Red 3/8" Sheer Ribbon [153535] $7.00	Winter Snow Embossing Folder [153577] $7.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50	Real Red Classic Ink Pad [147084] $7.50	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935] $9.00

Global Share Fair Case Hop

Today's card is a fun fold - a Horizontal Diagonal Gatefold.

 The card features lots of new product from the fall catalog

• Red Velvet paper for the Poinsettia petals
• The Poinsettia Petals Stamp and Die bundle can you see the embossed veining in the poinsettia petals?
• Poinsettia Place Designer Paper
• Brushed Metallic Foil paper for the berry sprigs and flower center
• Gold Trimmed Poppy Parade ribbon 

I have step-by-step instructions available in a PDF but if you want to try this then note these two critical facts. 

FIRST:

• You'll need a full sheet of cardstock cut vertically
  (imperial measurements are 4 1/4" x 11")
• Score at the half-way point
  (imperial measurements scored at 5 1/2")
• Then cut from 1 corner to the opposite score line.
  

These 2 pieces will layer to make the card base

SECOND: if you want to use both sides of the designer paper then you'll need to 

• cut  2 sheets at 5 1/4 x 4
• cut both diagonally
• use the top half of one, flip the bottom half of the other to use the back side
  

The Poinsettia Petals die set is so fun - I love the embossed veining in the leaves and the petals. It shows up especially nicely in the red velvet paper full product list at the end of the post

 

Here's the card open

We get our ideas from many places. The inspiration for this card came from a card made by Tracy Held. Tracy and I are part of a demonstrator group where we do live presentations for our customers every other month and we offer our customers something special when they make a purchase. Our group is pretty big - there are 17 of us spread out over the globe. These events are like a global Stampin'Up! Party.  

For today's hop we've all decided to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) a card from our May event where we offered a tutorial bundle of all 17 projects in exchange for a qualifying order.  

 

The photo to the right shows the project designs used in the May tutorial.

 

If you missed getting the bundle in May you are in luck. With a qualifying order ($40 or more) this month I will email you the May tutorial bundle. Place your order here using this Host Code USUWSZ7U

 

Our next event is October 17. This full day of demonstrations is staged in private Facebook Group offered to our customers. 

• If you're a customer and not yet in the group then private message me for your invitation. 
• If you're not a customer yet there's still time to place an order before October 17th.

 

I hope this gave you some ideas
. . . be sure to check the next stop in today's Global share Fair CASE Hop

1. Shirley Merker
2. Annette McMillan
3. Nancy Reynolds
4. Sandra Roberts
5. Tracy Held
6. Terri Stewart
7.  Katie Johnson - You are  here
   
8. Jacqui Lawrence
9. Gina Connor 
10. Elizabeth Green

 

Thanks for visiting the blog today, check back again later for more project ideas
. . . have an INKcredible day

 

Did you get some ideas for a project? I hope so.  I post here on the blog every few days but I do post more regularly over on my Facebook Page - check out my daily stamping there.

If you enjoyed this content then I invite you to to keep up with my daily crafting by following my Facebook page

The reason this blog exists is to inspire you and to motivate you to use your supplies.  Of course I'm also here to sell you what you need and all orders are appreciated.  The product list for today's project is listed below.

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When placing an on-line order please use this Host Code If you choose the "Guest Check Out option please make sure that I am listed as your demonstrator So I can send you a Thank-you Card If you don't pick me, you'll be randomly assigned a demo I do appreciate your business - Thank-you! Click here to browse all the current product

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Here is today's Project Supply List . . . to help you make some INKcredible projects!

Poinsettia Petals Bundle (English) [155148] $56.50	Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper [153487] $11.50	All The Trimmings Ribbon Combo Pack [153541] $8.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $15.00
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318] $8.75	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201] $8.75	Red Velvet Paper [153490] $6.00

Poinsettia Joy Word Card

Over the years I've collected quite a few different holiday sentiment sets with a wide variety of phrases to express good wishes for the season. But perhaps you'll agree with me that sometimes a single word is all  you need. In the end, the Christmas holiday is really a celebration of "joy".

Isn't this card eye-catching? It helps that there's some strong contrast of intense color against the largely white card and the sparkle of gold thread in the ribbon adds a touch of elegance. I'll post a full list of color names and product used at the end of the post.

Spelling out short words on a card is a fun idea. The die set I used is called Hand-Lettered Prose and I really like the font, its such a pretty script. 

Another fun idea is to replace one of the letters with an image.  In this case I used die cut poinsettias in place of the "o".   

 There are lots and lots of short words that would make a wonderful card:

mom, dad, love, baby, girl, boy, happy, grad, home, cat, dog, car, fish,

What occasions do you have coming up?

I think every stamper should have a good alphabet set of dies.  If you like scripty fonts then definitely check out the Hand-Lettered Prose dies.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope I've inspired you to play with making some word cards and to try replacing one of the letters with an image. You'll find specific product links for this project below, or just take some time to browse the Stampin'UP! store.

. . . have an INKcredible day!

When placing an on-line order you can earn extra rewards from me by using the Host Code of the Month . . . the Host code for December 2019 is:  P7URQWKP

Hand-Lettered Prose Dies [149550] - $38.00	Cup Of Christmas Bundle (En) [153025] - $47.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] - $8.75	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] - $8.75
Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" Striped Ribbon [149597] - $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] - $4.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] - $9.75