Hi friends. I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Today I’m sharing the holiday card that I’ve sent out to my family and friends. Each year I make one design which I mass produce. This works best for me. Since I LOVE the holiday Plaid Ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon, that is what I’ve used this year.
I decided to go with traditional Christmas colors for my card and I LOVE cardinals, so this is what I came up with.
Dies used:
Dee’s Distinctively Cardinal
Cheery Lynn Designs B146 Pine Branches
Cheery Lynn Designs XL7 Oval Classic Stackers Die Cut, Large
Cheery Lynn LPC 7 Oval Pierce & Cut Tool
I ran a strip of Plaid Christmas Red/Green/Gold Ribbon across the middle of the card under the sentiment. I also could not resist a layer of white mulberry paper under my layers.
In order to keep things flat for mailing, rather than a bow I simply took a piece of ribbon, tied a knot in the middle and then dove-tailed the ribbon ends. This is a flat enough embellishment for mailing in a regular envelope with no additional postage.
I’m entering my card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create #216 – ATG
Word Art Wednesday #366/367 – ATG
Dies R Us #111 – Anything Christmas
613 Avenue Create #216 – ATG
Word Art Wednesday #366/367 – ATG
Dies R Us #111 – Anything Christmas
Supplies
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon Plaid Ribbon
Dies: (see list and links above)
Embossing Folder: Couture Creations Twiggy Christmas
Bow-it-All V3.0
Zutter 9-in-1 Tool
Adhesives: Stick It Adhesive Sheets
, Scotch Advanced Tape Glider
, Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
, E6000
, 3D Thin Foam Tabs
White Mulberry Paper with Gold Tinsel
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon Plaid Ribbon
Dies: (see list and links above)
Embossing Folder: Couture Creations Twiggy Christmas
Bow-it-All V3.0
Zutter 9-in-1 Tool
Adhesives: Stick It Adhesive Sheets
, Scotch Advanced Tape Glider, Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, E6000, 3D Thin Foam TabsWhite Mulberry Paper with Gold Tinsel
Bonnie this is so gorgeous! I love all the festive colors and that is a great cardinal die you used.
Lovely Christmas Card and the mulberry paper fits perfectly. It looks like a nest !
Thanks for joining our Christmas Challenge @ Little Red Wagon and i hope to see you back again soon. Merry Christmas !
Beautiful card Bonnie – thank you for dropping it off at Mod Squad – Merry Christmas
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.
This is a great card design – and fab ribbon,
Thanks for playing along over at Creative Moments,
Hugz Tinz
Beautiful card and beautifully designed!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Dies R Us!
Diane DRU DT
Gorgeous as always Bonnie! I love cardinals and this one is beautiful!! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Christmas’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop by for a visit.
I love your design. The strong red and the pop of plaid are fantastic.
Thank you for joining the Crafting With An Attitude challenge.
Monica C. DT CWAA
Gorgeous! I love the soft look of your matting.
Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.
Regards,
Rijacki
TTCRD DT
Rijacki’s Workshop
Through The Craft Room Door
ttcrd.blogspot.com
Beautiful cardinal and card. Love the traditional colors and pretty ribbon. Thanks for sharing with us at Dies R Us Challenge Blog. We hope you will join us for future challenges.
Kathy
DRU DT
I absolutely LOVE the red cardinal. This is stunning, Bonnie. So festive and sweet. You are one talented gal!
My love and prayers for you in 2019 and always. You are a true blessing in my life.
Karen
Word Art Wednesday
so beautiful ! I love the cardinal. Thanks for playing us at Scrapyland challenge
This is such a vibrant card! Love the plaid ribbon and the embossing adds great texture along with the mulberry paper.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner for our Anything Goes challenge.
A beautiful card and the white mulberry paper makes it look so snowy. Thank you for joining in at As You Like It. Lynne DT
Hi Bonnie!
I just wanted to say that I think your card is beautiful. I love how your plaids on the paper and ribbon match so well. The mulberry paper was a great detail! I have been using more vellum lately than ever before. I think I would like to try some mulberry paper. It looks like it added great texture to your card.
I found your card on the post for the Crafty Gals Corner next challenge where they also announced the winners from the previous challenge. It is easy to see why it was chosen as a Top Three by the design team. Congratulations!
Thanks so much Marianne. I just discovered I was in the top 3 – how exciting!! I’m so glad you liked my card enough to stop by my blog for a visit. I hope you’ll come back soon. I love mulberry paper and have used it for years. If you want to see where I get mine and how I use it, I have a video up on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCIFlRxTzPY&t=2s Happy crafting!!