Hello friends. Have you been enjoying all the card ideas that are using the Neutral Noel Suite of products? I love the look of the softer neutral looks and have been fooling around creating my own versions of this look. Today's card started out with a quarter sheet of Basic Beige cardstock that had a 3" circle cut from the center. (You never know what you'll find in my left-overs pile!) This would be a perfect start to an idea percolating in my head. Let me show you what I've come up with this time.
The card base is Crumb Cake cardstock to stay with the neutral theme. It measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is scored and folded in half.
For a lovely focal piece, I trimmed a piece of the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper to measure 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" square. This gives a lovely shiny print with slight bits of gold shining in the design. It's attached flat on the card base right behind the circle opening of the Basic Beige layer. The DSP layer is attached with adhesive.
The Basic Beige cardstock layer measures 5 1/4" x 4". The circle die-cut is a bit higher than direct center. Before adding to the card design, it's been embossed with the retired Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder. I wanted a nice subtle background design here so it wouldn't overpower the rest of the design.
After embossing, this layer was attached to the card front with multiple Dimensionals.
On a scrap piece of Basic Beige, the long-needled evergreen stamp in the Noel Tidings set was used to stamp three branches with Mossy Meadow ink. Using the small pinecone stamp, three of them were stamped using Pecan Pie ink. The pinecones were colored with the Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends to give them just a little more color. All these pieces were die-cut with the matching dies.
Two of the evergreen branches were attached at the side of the circle going up. Leaving just a tiny bit of space between them, the third branch was attached facing down along the side. Both adhesive and Dimensionals were used to hold these pieces in place as needed.
The sentiment is from the Noel Tidings set. It was stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using Cherry Cobbler ink. The matching die in the set was used to die-cut this long label out.
A large loopy bow was made from Linen Thread. This was positioned and attached where it would be under the sentiment label. It was attached with a Mini Glue Dot.
The label was attached with a strip of Dimensionals across the front of the card. At this point the three pinecones were tucked in around and under the label. They each were attached with a couple Mini Glue Dots.
The inside of the card was finished with a layer of Basic Beige cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 4". It's attached with adhesive.
There is a retired SU! sentiment from many years ago that I used for this card. It is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink. Another couple of the same evergreen branches were stamped in the top corner with Mossy Meadow ink to bring the design inside the card.
The finishing touch for this Christmas card was to add some Sparkle Sequins in the red color. The red just gives the whole card such a nice pop of excitement. Three of the sequins were tucked in among the greenery. Looking at the card, I just felt it needed something on the other side, so another two of the sequins were added to the side of the circle. And that's it for this card idea.
Hope you like this simple take on the whole neutral noel theme that is so popular this year. I think it gives a very serene yet festive look. It's something that is right for me.
Thanks for stopping in again to see what's happening here. Let me know if you like this idea and want to give it a try. It's always lovely to hear from you!
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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