What do you do when new Christmas-themed products arrrive? You make a Christmas card--even if it's a wee past the middle of July. Can you tell from the photo above that the focal point is a round "ornament"?
I used a circle die to cut the Sahara Sand cardstock base, which was folded in half and then embossed with Stampin' Up!'s brand new Merry Melody embossing folder. The ornament was created by using a retired Circle punch to cut a piece of the gorgeous Tidings of Chistmas designer paper. Both pieces of designer paper on the ornament are from that paper collection, and I 💗 the colors for Christmas . . . Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen, Misty Moonlight, Sahara Sand, and Soft Succulent. The greens are so pretty together! To create the topper for the ornament, I used one of the dies from Perfect Plants to cut that shape from Silver Foil. It's perfect, right?!?!
The sentiment is from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and was stamped with Evening Evergreen ink. Notice the texture on the Soft Succulent trees? I used the new Timber embossing folder for that. I almost didn't purchase that folder, thinking that the Bark folder was all the wood texture I might need; however, I am loving that the Timber folder has a smaller "grain" which is quite perfect for my tiny trees. This little rocking card was quite simple and quick to make, and I love that it's stylish and festive. I have a feeling that I'll be making more ornaments--and rockers to display them.
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