Let’s “go for the gold” with this simple gold holiday card. I used 3 patterns from the NEW Stampin’ Up! Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper, two on the card and one on the envelope flap. The Seasons of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper is a limited release On-Line Exclusives Product and only available while supplies last.
WHAT I LOVE! The “Wonderful” sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season stamp set, a classic for holidays. It’s heat embossed with gold WOW! powder for a shiny finish. The Greetings of the Season stamp set is part of the Stampin’ Up! On-Line Exclusives (limited release) and one of My Favorite Things.
a stampin’ pretty 1 minute to WOW! video
CLICK HERE to watch this 1 Minute to WOW! Video demonstrating my favorite heat embossing tips! I used my Mini MISTI stamp positioning tool to line up, ink up (VersaMark) and stamp the sentiment TWICE before embossing.
my simple card tutorial
how to cut your cardstock & dimensions:
- Basic White Thick Card Stock:
- Card Base – 4 1/2 x 11, scored at 5 1/2 (top)
- Gold Foil:
- Layer – 4 x 5 1/4
- Basic White Card Stock:
- Embossed & Die-Cut Sentiment – 3 x 3 (before die-cutting)
- Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper:
- Floral Layer (top) – 3 3 /4 x 3 1/4
- Star Layer (bottom) – 3 3/4 x 1 3/4
- Envelope Flap – 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 (before snipping)
how to make this simple card:
Burnish the fold of the Basic White Thick card base with a Bone Folder.
Adhere to the two Season of Green and Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper layers to the Gold Foil layer as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Wrap with a piece of Gold 1/8″ Trim (Gold & Silver 1/8″ Trim Combo Pack) around the seam where the two pieces of Designer Series Paper meet, securing with a bow.
Adhere to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Use a Mini MISTI stamp tool to stamp the sentiment (Greetings of the Season stamp set) in Versamark Classic Ink (twice) onto the center of the Basic White layer.
Cover the sentiment with gold Metallics WOW! Embossing Powder. Tap to remove the excess. Use the putty end of a Take Your Pick Tool to remove any stray pieces of embossing powder. Set with a Heat Tool.
Use the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine (Standard or Mini) to crop the sentiment with the Stylish Shapes 2 3/4 Stitched Shapes die.
Adhere to the card as shown with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
POP OF PERSONALITY! Embellish the sentiment with 3 gold Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins.
PERFECT POLISH! Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 Designer Series Paper to the Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. PRETTY TIP! Add glue to the flap. Flip to the inside of the flap and carefully snip away the excess with Paper Snips. Watch my 1 Minute to WOW Video Tutorial to learn how here.
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oh, so pretty card idea!
OH, SO PRETTY! The card above also uses the Greetings of the Season Bundle and WOW Embossing Powder from Stampin’ Up! View the full post and tutorial here.
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