Wishing You Joy

Merry Christmas!  I thought today would be an appropriate time to share the holiday card I made to send out to family and friends.  I did something I don't often do on this one--mixed a bunch of brands together on one design--and I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

The tall, narrow champagne glass from My Favorite Things was the first element I added to the gray panel.  The glass was cut from white vellum, then "filled" with a gold foil piece for extra sparkle.  I  used the large "joy" stamp from a limited edition Clear and Simple Stamps set for the main part of my sentiment.  It was stamped in Versamark on black die cut pieces, then heat embossed in gold sparkle embossing powder that I will probably never finish getting cleaned up from my crafting space...I used my MISTI to stamp the "wishing" you" and "this holiday season" text from Avery Elle's Sending Peace set to frame the large "joy" die cut.  The tool made it so easy to stamp quickly and know that all of the pieces would fit perfectly on the panel.  Once I'd stamped the words, I used foam tape to add the die cut word between them.  The finished panel was adhered to an easy to write on cream card base.

Materials Used:
Sending Peace stamp set (Avery Elle); Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Limited Edition: Joy stamp set, Limited Edition: Joy die (Clear and Simple Stamps); Coffee and Cream cardstock, Gold Foil cardstock, white vellum, Clear Gold Sparkle embossing powder (Recollections); Layered Champagne Glass dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape