Golden Greenery Christmas Card

Hello friends!  Are you ready to jump into making those lovely Christmas cards?  I know we're still in July and are months ahead of schedule, but can you ever get those Christmas cards made to soon?  Hmmm, nope, I don't think so.  Today's card features the gorgeous new Online Exclusive Golden Greenery Bundle with the coordinating Season of Green and Gold DSP and the Graceful Greenery Vellum.  Oh my, so gorgeous!  Each one of the items are very nice on their own but put them together and you have sheer perfection.  At least, I think so.  Either green and gold or navy and silver are my go-to Christmas colors, so this collection which features different greens with touches of gold throughout really appeals to me.  Let's check out this first card made with these new products.

This card really showcases one of the beautiful Season of Green and Gold Designer Series Paper designs.  Isn't it really gorgeous?  The card base is Mossy Meadow which is one of the coordinating colors of this DSP.  The Mossy Meadow cardstock is cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" then scored and folded in half.

This design of DSP was cut across the 12" x 12" paper at 5 1/4".  Then three strips of cardstock were cut from this at 1 1/4" wide.  I used Tombow MultiPurpose Glue to attach the strips in order of cutting to the card front.  To make it easier for even placement, I added a very small touch of adhesive to the center of each piece so they could be spaced apart correctly.  Then I carefully lifted one strip off and used the "green glue" to attach the strip properly.  Then picked up the next strip and continued on.  This tends to keep the pieces lined up while adding the "green glue" on each piece and attaching to the card front. 

Next, a 3/8" strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock is attached across the card front with "green glue".  I debated about using either Old Olive or Garden Green for a contrast color, but for this card I preferred sticking with the one color.  Usually when I am creating with this card sketch, I tend to use a slightly wider piece of cardstock - 1/2" to 3/4".  But this is what I chose to use this time. 

The sentiment label is die-cut from Basic Beige cardstock using the 3rd largest circle die from the Stylish Dies set.  The shape and size always work nicely for this card sketch.   The sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season stamp set.  This one fit on the label nicely and is stamped with Mossy Meadow ink.

The evergreen branches are actually the printed Vellum DSP.  Aren't they perfect?  Two pieces of the vellum were die cut with the coordinating die set.  The smaller piece was an edge cut so not all of the branches were there.  It is attached to the side of the circle with adhesive.  The branches just follow the angle of the sentiment.  The larger branches were attached right over this and covered the edge of branch that wasn't there.

This was turned over and a good number of Dimensionals and Mini Dimensionals were added to hold it all together and lift it from the card base.  It was attached to the card front about 1/2" or so from the right side.

A trio of the Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins in gold was attached to the bottom of the label.  I curved them to follow the lines of the label.

The inside of the card was finished to match the card front.  A piece of Basic Beige was cut to measure 5 1/4" x 4".  Another sentiment from the Greetings of the Season was chosen for the card.  It's stamped with Mossy Meadow ink.

I had another length of the 3/8" Mossy Meadow cardstock that would work.  I added it across the bottom using "green glue" and needed to trim just a smidgeon from one of the edges, so it fit.  Then I decided a 1/4" scrap strip of Basic Beige would fit right inside of that.  So, it was trimmed to fit and attached over the Mossy Meadow strip using "green glue".  I like the addition of these strips inside the card.  They just bring in a little more texture and interest.

Hope you enjoy this card idea.  I love the greens with the gold touches very much.  Seems so very elegant.  Of course you can use this card layout for many different reasons.  Just get out all that DSP you're hoarding and use this card sketch to make your next masterpiece.

Thanks for stopping in today.  Hope to see you again soon.

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon