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My Favourite Holly Image This Season

December 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

I may have mentioned this before, but of all the holly images available from Stampin’ Up! right now, the one in the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set is my favourite. I love the size, the fact that there’s four berries, and how the leaves are arranged. It’s perfect for stamping directly onto a project, and not to difficult to fussy cut if desired. So I couldn’t resist using it again on a card in both these ways.

"Be jolly this season" card with holly image created using the Brightly Gleaming Stamp Set and Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

STRIKING BACKGROUND

I began by making the striking background panel from a piece of Old Olive foil from the Noble Peacock Foil Sheets. I embossed it using the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder which may be on the Retiring List coming out tomorrow.

Once I’d embossed the foil I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to mount it onto some Mossy Meadow Card. Then I added it onto the front of a card base made from Thick Very Vanilla Card.

Next came the sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set. It actually says “& be jolly this season” which wasn’t quite what I wanted. So I inked up the sentiment with Mossy Meadow ink and covered the “&” with a piece of sellotape. Then I stamped the sentiment onto some Very Vanilla Card. With that done I punched it out using the Pretty Label Punch.

HOLLY ACCENTS

I was now ready to get to work on my holly accents and I stamped the image three times. Using Mossy Meadow ink I stamped the holly onto a scrap of Very Vanilla Card. Then I stamped it in the bottom right corner of a layer of Very Vanilla Card. Finally I stamped it in the bottom right corner on the front of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope.

With all the stamping done, all I needed to do was colour in the holly images using Stampin’ Blends.

TIP – The alcohol colour in Stampin’ Blends is designed to saturate the card. Consequently I always place some scrap paper underneath where I’m working. When colouring on an envelope I place some scrap paper inside to prevent it leaking through to the other side. Just remember to take the scrap piece out before you mail it!

"Be jolly this season" card with holly image created using the Brightly Gleaming Stamp Set and Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

I took each image in turn and started with the leaves, using dark Old Olive along the veins and close to the berries. Then I coloured the whole of the leaf using the light Old Olive, blending in the dark lines.

For the berries I began by colouring them completely with a light Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends. Next came the dark Poppy Parade in a C shape around the opposite side to the dot. Finally I went over the berries with the light Poppy Parade to blend in the colour.

Once the holly images were finished I used liquid glue to add the Very Vanilla layer to the inside of the card base. Then I cut out the holly from the scrap piece using Paper Snips. Finally I fixed the holly piece to the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and then used another layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the assembled sentiment to the card front.

THIS ONE’S A KEEPER

I must say that I thought when I started this project that it would be a stunner and I wasn’t wrong. I love the shiny embossed foil layer and the way that the curves of the j and y in the sentiment fit neatly within the curves of the punch.

Of course it goes without saying that I love how the holly images turned out. Whatever happens when the Retiring List is issued tomorrow, I have a feeling this is one stamp set I’ll keep for years to come.

You’ll find some other projects with this holly image in my blog posts:

  • Christmas Gleaming Sneak Peek.
  • Making a chocolate bar box

PRODUCT LIST

UPDATE 2020: Sadly the following products have retired and are no longer available from Stampin’ Up!

  • Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
  • Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder
  • Pretty Label Punch
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
Noble Peacock Foil Sheets
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)
Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder
Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder
Pretty Label Punch
Pretty Label Punch
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Christmas Cards Tagged With: altered sentiment, Brightly Gleaming suite, Christmas, Christmas Gleaming, foil, leaf, markers, Pretty Label Punch, Stampin' Blends, Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder, tip

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