Last year I started making Christmas cards in July. This year, I held off until the middle of August when it was good and hot, LOL. Maybe this frosty scene will cool us off!
I began by cutting the bottom circle of the wreath from a blue and purple section of Rainbow Glimmer Paper. This is one of the Wreath Builder Dies, and you can see the entire set in my Product List below. The gorgeous, Rainbow Glimmer Paper is there also.
Next, I cut the top circle of the wreath from Seaside Spay Cardstock. I had previously decided that the card base (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″) would be Seaside Spray.
I had also chosen the background for the wreath, a 5 1/4″ X 4″ piece of Feels Like Frost Designer Paper. It blends with Seaside Spray perfectly, don’t you think?
Before gluing the Feels Like Frost layer to the card base, I glued the wreath, so I could snip the overhang from the border. I held the circles with my hand, on the overhang portion (one circle at a time), to avoid a gluey mess. I also left a couple leaves unglued, so I could attach the sentiment beneath them.
The sentiment is from the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set, one that I used many times last year, and it’s still a favorite. I stamped it in Gorgeous Grape Ink on Thick Whisper White Cardstock, and used one of the new, Snow Time Dies, for cutting.
The colors and sketch were inspired by Fusion.
My August Host Code Gift
Add my Host Code (N7AQURB2) in the box provided when you order a minimum of $50.00 in the month of August, and I will send the Greenery Embossing Folders to you in September.
* 2 folders
* 6-1/4″ x 3-3/8″ (15.9 x 8.6 cm)
* Use with a die-cutting and embossing machine
My August Drawing Prize
This month’s drawing will be a stack of 6X6 Designer Paper (retired, approximately 100 pieces) Your name will be entered in the drawing when you place a minimum $100 order in August.
You can click on my shop button, or the pictures in my Product List, to go to my store. Have fun filling your shopping bag! I’ll announce the winner September 1st.
If you’re thinking of ordering close to $100.00, why not get the Starter Kit for $99.00 that includes $125.00 in PRODUCT OF YOUR CHOICE, and FREE SHIPPING. The new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine has arrived for Demonstrators. Customers can order it September 1st, but if you want it now, you can put it in your Starter Kit!
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Click here to see a video of my favorite August-December 2020 Mini Catalog Products.
Thank you for stopping by! Let’s have a fabulous summer month!
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Fabulous card and such gorgeous background paper! Thanks so much for joining us at Fusion.
So pretty, Su!!! Love those colors and that beautiful DSP!
Su, I am really loving these non-traditional colors with a winter/Christmas design! Absolutely gorgeous!! Thanks so much for joining us at Fusion!
Thank you, Wanda! I appreciate your nice comment!
I love the Feels Like Frost DSP. The designs are so lovely and with the beautiful wreath, they make a very pretty card. Your use of the Rainbow Glimmer paper is very clever. Enjoy your day, Su.
Thank you, Hilda! I’m so glad Feels Like Frost was carried over, and I love the Rainbow Glimmer Paper!
Thank you for another beautiful card.
I didn’t know I needed that die set, but now
I do.
Thank you, Mary Katherine! I think you’ll really enjoy the set, because it’s good for all seasons.