I was a little slow in discovering the Tidings and Trimmings Bundle in the Annual Catalog, but when I saw the die-cut stars I thought maybe I had to have it! I like how this Tidings and Trimmings Gold Star Christmas Card turned out even though I thought I was going to use a Christmas stocking and not the star! You never know where your card will end up!
First I got out the Tidings of Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. There are a lot of pretty, traditional holiday designs in this paper. I happened to choose a scrap strip that just needed to be trimmed a little to fit on the Basic White layer. The card base is Cherry Cobbler which coordinates with the designer paper.
Before I ever got to try out a stocking on the front of the card, I decided to try a gold star. I love the designs of the large and smaller stars in the Christmas Tidings Dies. Just die cut the star using the outline around it. If you are smart, this is the perfect opportunity to use the Adhesive Sheets! I really wish I remembered to use these more often before die-cutting, particularly when it is an intricate design. Besides making it easy to adhere the image with the adhesive already on the back, but when you pull off the adhesive backing, it pulls out the stubborn little pieces that had not come out of the die-cut piece yet!
The greeting is stamped in Cherry Cobbler Ink at the bottom, slightly off to the right, on the front of the card. The greeting is in the Tidings and Trimmings Stamp Set. This is a great stamp set with its nice artwork and good sayings and words to put on your cards. You can purchase the Tidings and Trimmings Stamp Set and the Christmas Tidings Dies together in the Tidings and Trimmings Bundle and save 10%.
For a little extra embellishment, I tied on a piece of Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/2″ Ribbon with just a knot. I think the gold trim on the ribbon goes with the gold star.
Once the card was all put together, I was really happy with it On the inside, I stamped another greeting and adhered a small die-cut gold star. At the Onstage Event this past weekend, Shelli and Sara reminded us not to send “naked envelopes”! If you want to make this card extra-special, stamp something on the envelope or use some of the designer paper to decorate the envelope flap! Just have fun with it!
Don’t forget about the Seasonal Sale going on for the last day today!! Purchase cardstock at 10% off, 15% off Stampin’ Up! ink pads, and 20% off dies in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog! If you don’t own these Christmas Tidings Dies with beautiful star images, you can purchase them TODAY for 20% off!