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Tidings of Comfort & Joy

November 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

Today’s project was originally created by me back at the beginning of October as part of my personal World Card Making Day challenge to design and create 24 cards in 24 hours.  Unfortunately since making this card the Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper I used for the background has been discontinued.  Now normally I’d not show you a project using retired products, but today I’m going to make an exception as the rest of the products including the comfort & joy sentiment are still available.  I will suggest an alternative DSP you could use though.

Christmas card featuring embossed 'comfort & joy' sentiment with holly embellishment and music background created using the Timeless Tidings, Peaceful Poinsettia and Sheet Music Stamp Sets, all from Stampin' Up!

TWIN BACKGROUNDS

I decided to use a combination of stamped and Designer Series Paper (DSP) for this card.  But first I needed a card base.  So using my Stampin’ Trimmer I cut and scored a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card.  Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Next I cut a piece from the (now retired) Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper and fixed it to the front of the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

ALTERNATE SUGGESTION – If you don’t have the Joyous Noel Specialty DSP you could substitute any coloured paper with a subtle pattern.  You might want to look at the Dashing Along 12” x 12” DSP that is now available (link in the product list below).

For my second background I used Early Espresso ink to stamp the Sheet Music Stamp onto some Very Vanilla Card.  Then I fixed that to the front of the card base with liquid glue.

The background was then completed with a length of Gold 3/8” Metallic-Edge Ribbon attached down the centre using Tear & Tape Adhesive.

COMFORT & JOY

For the comfort & joy sentiment I took a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card and wiped it with an Embossing Buddy.  This removes any oils and static from the card and helps stop embossing powder from sticking where it shouldn’t.  Next I used VersaMark ink to stamp the sentiment from the Timeless Tidings Stamp Set.  Then I sprinkled the VersaMark with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, tapped off the excess and removed a few stray specks.  Finally I melted the rest of the embossing powder with my heat tool set on 2 (high).

With the sentiment done I then took it over to my Big Shot and Magnetic Platform.  I chose the #3 circle die from the Stitched Shapes Framelits (counting from the smallest up) and cut it out.  Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the sentiment to the card front.

HOLLY ACCENTS

To add some extra colour I decided to add some holly accents to the card and for that turned to the Peaceful Poinsettia Stamp Set.  I stamped the small holly image onto a scrap of Very Vanilla Card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I also stamped the image in the top left and bottom right corners on a layer of Very Vanilla Card, and on the front of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope.

Close up of embossed 'comfort & joy' sentiment from the Timeless Tidings Stamp Set, with holly embellishment and music background created using the Peaceful Poinsettia and Sheet Music Stamp Sets, all from Stampin' Up!

Then using Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers I coloured in the images.  On the leaves I started with light Daffodil Delight, then added dark and light Shaded Spruce.  For the berries I started with light Calypso Coral followed by dark and light Cherry Cobbler.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I fixed the completed Very Vanilla layer inside the card base.

Then using my Big Shot and Magnetic Platform with the coordinating die from the Detailed Poinsettia Framelits, I cut out the single holly image.  I used liquid glue to attach the holly to the sentiment and then finished off the project with a line of 3 Clear Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the top right corner.

All in all I’m really happy with how this card turned out.  It’s such a shame though that the Joyous Noel Specialty DSP was so popular it sold out well before the end of the catalogue period.  It doesn’t happen very often but it’s always a possibility.

OTHER BACKGROUND IDEAS

I seem to be on a bit of a ‘backgrounds’ crusade at the moment, totally unplanned through it might be.  If you’re interested in some other options for creating backgrounds for your cards you might like these previous posts:

Christmas In July

A Little Less Subtle

Background Stamping

Blizzard Thinlits Background Die

BUNDLE BONUS – The Peaceful Poinsettia Stamp Set and Detailed Poinsettia Framelits Dies are available separately, but you’ll save 10% if you buy them using a single bundle item number. For this reason you’ll find links to both options in the product list below.

PRODUCT LIST

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" Card Stock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Dashing Along 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Dashing Along 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Calypso Coral Light Stampin’ Blends Marker

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends

Timeless Tidings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Timeless Tidings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Timeless Tidings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Sheet Music Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Sheet Music Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Peaceful Poinsettia Wood-Mount Bundle

Peaceful Poinsettia Wood-Mount Bundle

Peaceful Poinsettia Clear-Mount Bundle

Peaceful Poinsettia Clear-Mount Bundle

Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

Gold 3/8″ (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Embossing Buddy

Embossing Buddy

Versamark Pad

Versamark Pad

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Heat Tool

Heat Tool

Big Shot

Big Shot

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin’ Trimmer

Bone Folder

Bone Folder

Tear & Tape Adhesive

Tear & Tape Adhesive

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Peaceful Poinsettia Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Peaceful Poinsettia Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Peaceful Poinsettia Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Peaceful Poinsettia Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits Dies

Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits Dies

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Filed Under: Cards, Christmas Cards Tagged With: Christmas, Dashing Along DSP, Detailed Poinsettia Thinlits, embellishment, heat emboss, Joyous Noel Specialty DSP, Peaceful Poinsettia, Sheet Music, Stampin' Blends, Stitched Shapes Dies, Timeless Tidings

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