Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

It's time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop! This month's theme is holidays--cards, gifts, packaging, home decor and anything else holiday-related. I took a cue from Nichole's recent release countdown posts and went for a card that could be quickly and easily reproduced for sending to friends and family for the holidays. The project I came up with incorporates some of my very favorite things--kraft cardstock, a clean and simple style, and non-traditional holiday colors.

I started with the largest snowflake image from the Snowfall set, stamped in Encore Silver ink on White Shimmer cardstock. The snowflake is punched out with the Marvy Uchida Giga Snowflake punch, which coordinates perfectly with the image. A word of caution--it takes a lot of pressure to punch through the cardstock with this big punch. I think I did some damage to my wrist while doing this! I added a single silver rhinestone to the center of the snowflake as an extra sparkly embellishment.

The snowflake is layered on a kraft card base using foam tape. I added a Fresh Snow velvet strip with a ribbon on top to make the snowflake appear ornament-like. The "celebrate the season" sentiment from the new Holiday Tree set is stamped along the bottom of the card in Dark Chocolate ink to finish the card.

Materials Used:

Snowfall and Holiday Tree stamp sets, Dark Chocolate and Encore Silver inks, Kraft and White Shimmer cardstock, Fresh Snow velvet ribbon (Papertrey Ink); self-adhesive rhinestone (Studio 18); foam tape