Happy December! OMG how did that happen?! The year is practically over...we are on the slide now... Christmas is coming! There is so much to love about the holidays - and crafting is so much fun this time of year. I love vintage inspired Christmas items, and the look of 50's and 60's Christmas things especially. I am also totally obsessed with plaid right now. I have a few plaid scarves, a plaid vest, a plaid tote bag....and now I've gone and made a plaid card! Yay! Mad about Plaid!
I sat down to craft last week to make my Flip Frame project for the Simon Says Stamp Blog, (I hope you will check it out!) and I had all my Tim Holtz Christmas stuff laid out on my desk... Well, then the idea for this card came to me! I really like how it came out. I wish I had thought to make about a dozen more to have on hand. I'm thinking it might look pretty with a bright cobalt blue or kelly green background too... Hmmmmm...
To make my red and black plaid background I simply too bright red card stock and stamped the plaid background stamp in crisp deep black ink! BAM! That's all there was to it! I LOOOOVE this so much! Next I took some silver glitter paper and adhered it to some chipboard to make it thicker. I ran that through my Big Shot and cut out the pretty Noel word with the Vintage Noel Die. Next I took some green Core-dinations Kraft Core cardstock and cut out the pine leaves with the Holiday Greens Die. I gently sanded the edges to let the kraft paper show through. Lastly, I added a few enamel dots and some black and white twine to finish it!
This might be one of my favorite Christmas cards I've ever made...and it's not complicated!
The pine leaves are glued right to the paper. The Noel die is raised up with some foam tape for some dimension. I added a small border of black cardstock to ground all that red. Just the right amount of sparkle. This would be a great masculine card too!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Holidays! Happy Christmas! Happy December! Hope you are having fun and out doing whatever makes you happy this time of year. You guys are a blessing to me and I'm glad to be sharing another holiday season with you! Take care until we meet again! XOXO
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This is gorgeous! There is something about plaid that just screams classic christmas! I love the addition of the black border and the big die cute noel. Love it!
Posted by: Jen | 12/15/2015 at 12:51 PM
I've been thinking about plaid, too. Your card is an inspiration!
Posted by: Rosa M Vasquez | 12/02/2015 at 09:14 PM
The card is going to be a favorite to the recipient as well! Love it!
Posted by: Nancy Leppek | 12/02/2015 at 04:27 PM
Gorgeous yet easy. Love it, love it, love it!!!
Posted by: Varada | 12/02/2015 at 10:07 AM
Wanda,
You got Christmas all figured out ! That's genius. You're such a talented woman.
Fantastique !!!!
Geneviève
Posted by: Genevieve Denis | 12/01/2015 at 02:12 PM
Brilliant! Love how you did it. I will have to go out and get a plaid background stamp now.... You're right - best Christmas card EVER..!!!
Posted by: Chris | 12/01/2015 at 08:00 AM
This is so beautiful Wanda. We too are blessed to have you sharing your lovely work not just at Christmas time but all year through. Thank you for all that you do and being so kind as to share it with us!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 12/01/2015 at 07:48 AM
Mad about plaid, that's me, Anglophile that I am. My first lunchbox was red plaid. Loved it! I don't have the plaid stamp but will look for plaid paper (when I saw your card I thought for sure it was patterned paper). I bought some beautiful white wood die cuts with Christmas sentiments on sale at Michaels. They'd be perfect with a plaid background and twine.
Posted by: Julie | 12/01/2015 at 07:42 AM
Beautiful card Wanda! Love the plaid background. TFS!
Posted by: Deb L | 12/01/2015 at 06:55 AM
Gorgeous! Mad for plaid is right! Love it!
Posted by: LeAnne | 12/01/2015 at 06:08 AM
What a gorgeous card Wanda! Something about plaid just screams Christmas to me!
Posted by: Celeste Goff | 12/01/2015 at 04:10 AM
LOVE IT!!
love plaids so much too..when I was still quilting..plaids would be my first thing to pick...not an easy choice..since they are much harder to work with....
love your body warmer I saw on Instagram so much too..
Love Holly.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 12/01/2015 at 03:56 AM