Candy Cane Greetings

I hope all my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving (I know you celebrated last week – but we forgot to make mention of it).  Today I wanted to share with you a super graphically simple card I created using the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DP.  Here’s how I made the card:

1. Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Real Red CS, and fold it in half with a bone folder to create a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card.  Set it aside for a moment.
2. Cut a 1 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White CS and stamp the greeting in Basic Black Classic ink.
3. Take a 2″ x 4″ strip of Real Red CS and create a scalloped border using Stampin’ Up!’s slit punch – please note that Stampin’ Up! retired this in the last catalogue, but I still use it because they don’t have a border punch with a bigger scallop like this.  If you don’t have the slit punch, you could punch out 1/2″ or 3/4″ circles out of Real Red CS and then stick them to the back of the Whisper White CS so that about 1/2 the circle hangs below the bottom edge.  This is a faux scalloped border.
4. Stick the Whisper White CS strip to the scalloped border piece sot hat about 3/8″ of the border hangs below the bottom edge of the Whisper White CS.
5. Stick the Whisper White CS to  1″ x 4″ piece of Real Red CS, so that the Real Red CS strip shows about 1/8″ above the TOP edge of the Whisper White CS.
6. Place a medium clear rhinestone brad at the center of each scallop (from Stampin’ Up!’s basic rhinestone collection).
7. Take a 1″ piece of Real Red Satin ribbon and fold it in half.  Hold the fold in place with a mini glue dot.  Repeat with a 1″ piece of 1/4″ Real Red grosgrain ribbon.  Stick the two pieces of ribbon to the back left of the greeting as shown in the main picture above, using 2 mini glue dots.
8. Thread two buttons with Blusing Bride CS and stick them as shown with a mini glue dot for each.  Please note that the buttons are not from Stampin’ Up! – they are from my own stash.
9. Stick the greeting to a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Candy Cane DP with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I positioned it about 1 1/4″ down from the top edge. 
10. Center and stick the Candy Cane DP piece to the Real Red card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. 

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Stamps: Many Merry Messages
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Paper: Real Red CS, Whisper White CS, Blushing Bride CS, Candy Cane Specialty DP
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, mini glue dots, SNAIL adhesive, Real Red 5/8″ satin ribbon, Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain ribbon, basic rhinestones, slit punch (retired); Non Stampin’ Up!: Buttons