The way this Joy of Noel Foliage Christmas Card turned out was a surprise to me! I really wasn’t sure what kind of card I was going to make but it wasn’t this one! I was reminded of this red and black plaid paper in the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper and after that I knew I had to use it!
First I stamped the image of the holly leaves and berries in Memento Ink and then had some fun with my Stampin’ Blends coloring them in. I hadn’t done any coloring in a little while. I used the Old Olive Combo, Granny Apple Green Combo, Mossy Meadow Combo, and the Real Red Combo for the berries. I used the die in the Joy of Noel Dies to cut out this piece.
The card base is Garden Green. One of the main things that interested me in this Joy of Noel Bundle was the stamp for “NOEL” and the die that would cut out the letters individually. I stamped the letters in Real Red and then diecut them. With the white border around the letters, I thought they showed up fine against the red plaid so I didn’t have to layer them on anything.
I also diecut some other foliage pieces to slip underneath my holly leaves piece. The holly leaves are popped up on Dimensionals and everything else is glued down flat on the card. I resisted the urge to add some kind of jewels or sparkle but I did add a red bow to the base of the holly leaves bouquet. I used the Real Red Ribbon in the Combo Pack with the Burlap ribbon. You can use whatever ribbon you have. This one was good because it was narrower than some other Real Red ribbon I had.
Be sure to check out the entire Joy of Christmas Suite and choose all or some of it!
