Vintage Holiday Ornaments

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back on the blog with this bright and cheerful holiday card showcasing the Holiday Ornaments from the holiday release. I went for a traditional look, with reds, greens and pinks, and colored everything on kraft cardstock to emphasize the vintage look I wanted to give to my card.

And speaking of which, I started off by stamping all the images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. Most of the images (baubles, bows, holly berries) are from Holiday Ornaments, and I used the holly berries from Holiday Icons as well.

Next I cut multiple squares and rectangles using the Eyelet Rectangles and Eyelet Squares smallest dies, masked the scalloped edges using washi tape, and created a different background on each panel using the Medium Polka Dots stencil, the Mini Polka Dots stencil and the Pinstripe stencil, along with mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, worn lipstick and festive berries distress inks.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches gingham red panel, and started off by attaching my eyelet panels using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. Next I stuck the baubles and holly berries using foam squares again, I white heat embossed “Noel” from Winter Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it on the panel using foam squares. As always I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and finally, I added a few Ivory pearls here and there.

And that’s it! I hope you like this lovely Christmas card with traditional colors. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.