Holly Hope Holiday with Wanda

Hi there my creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here on The Greetery Blog today to share a project with you! I am always so excited and happy to share with you. Hope you’re having a wonderful Summer! I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz about Christmas in July so I jumped on the trend and created a Christmas card for you today (it’s August now, but that’s ok too!). The inspiration came from the beautiful Birth Month Blooms Cuttables from the recent new release. I just loved the Holly graphic and felt a vintage Christmas card would show it off! It’s never too early to start making holiday cards, right?!

My finished card is an A2 cream card base, layered with green argyle patterned paper, a kraft layer cut with the Postal Frames die, and then a pretty tag. I went with a vintage vibe in rich classic holiday colors, with gold accents. 

I started by die cutting out the cream tag using the Speed Tagging Die, and a cream circle using the Sentiment Suite Basics Die Set. I also die cut the Holly Cuttable using the matching dies. I die cut a gold snowflake using the Snipped Snowflakes #2 Dies and gold glitter cardstock. 

I inked the edges of the tag and the circle using Distress Inks and a foam dauber. I stamped the words Holly, and Hope using the Birth Month Q4 stamp set and the Comfort and Joy stamp set. I used brown ink to stamp the words for a more vintage look. 

I splattered the tag and holly using gold paint and I also splattered gold paint on the green argyle part. I used twine, a button and a pearl from my stash to embellish the top of the tag. I assembled everything using foam tape for dimension on the card.

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda