Holiday Gifts Galore with Wanda

Hi creative and crafty friends! It’s Wanda here today on The Greetery Blog! Hope you’re doing great and enjoying this beautiful season. Once it’s November, it’s time to turn our crafting pursuits towards the holidays! For my project today I created a classically red and green Christmas Card using the gorgeous Gifts Galore Stencils and Dies… This card is nice and flat for mailing too! I added a bit of sparkle to it, and I used the new Warm and Cozy stamp set for the perfect sentiment.

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered green patterned paper on top of the white card base. To begin the card I used the Gifts Galore Stencils and kept my colors to only red and green. This idea has been in my head for a long time and I really like how it turned out. I used two shades of red and two shades of green for a clean monochromatic look. I die cut the bows and ribbons using the Gifts Galore dies – and used bright gold cardstock.

I trimmed my presents panel down to 4″ x 5.25″. I glued all the gold pieces onto the gifts and then added a few pearls as embellishments. I heat embossed the pretty sentiment onto vellum using white embossing powder for an elegant look. I wrapped my vellum strip around the presents and affixed that whole panel to the card base. I couldn’t resist adding a few snowy white paint splatters too!

That’s it for my project for today! I hope you have a fantastic and creative day! Wishing you a wonderful November as we get ready to celebrate gratitude and move into the holiday season. I look forward to sharing with you again soon. In the meantime, happy crafting! XO Wanda

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SUPPLIES:

Gifts Galore Stencils and Dies
Warm and Cozy Stamps
Distress Inks and Blender Brushes
Vellum
White Embossing Powder/Embossing Ink
Pearls
White and Gold Cardstock