Tidings of Joy Card featuring Candy Cane Specialty DP & the Word Play stamp set

Today’s card is a super simple Christmas card in my favorite non-traditional combination of Christmas colors (pink and red).  It was inspired by THIS card by Maile Bells. I found her blog about 6 months ago and absolutely love her clean and simple style, her unique layouts and the fun little ways she embellishes her cards.  Here’s how today’s card was made:

1. Take a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Pink Pirouette CS and fold it in half with your bone folder to create a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card.
2. Take a 6″ piece of Real Red satin ribbon, cut a fish tail in one end, and then stick it to a 2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of ornament-patterned DP (from Stampin’ Up!’s Candy Cane Christmas DP collection). The fish tail end should be about 1/8″ up from the bottom.  The other end of the ribbon should be tucked over the top edge of the DP and stuck to the back with SNAIL adhesive.  set aside for a moment.
3. Die cut a circle out of Whisper White CS using the Circles #2 die and your Big Shot (the circle is approx 2″ in diameter).
4. Stamp the “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” greeting from Stampin’ Up!’s Word Play stamp set onto the Whisper White CS circle.  Color in the ornament with Real Red and Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write markers. Add some Dazzling Diamonds glitter using a 2-way glue pen.
5. Take a scrap of Real Red CS and punch out a 1 3/4″ circle.  Slide the Real Red CS with the punched circle into the 2 3/8″ scalloped circle punch, and center the already punched circle in the window of the scalloped circle and then punch.  You will have a scalloped frame.
6. Glitter up the scalloped frame with red glitter (use VersaMark and Heat and Stick powder to apply it).
7. Center and stick the scalloped circle frame over the greeting using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Stick the whole thing to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card. 

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Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Paper: Real Red CS, Whisper White CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Candy Cane Specialty DP
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals,  SNAIL adhesive, Real Red 5/8″ satin ribbon, 2 3/8″ scalloped circle punch, 1 3/4″ circle punch, circles #2 Originals die, Big Shot, heat tool, heat and stick powder, Fine Galaxy Glitter, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 2-way glue pen

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