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Hi friends! I am back a day later than expected…. my kiddos shared some germs with me, and I was pretty puny yesterday. But I’m back today to share more inspiration using the gorgeous new products from the Cozy & Bright kit, which is sadly sold out, but luckily the folks at Simon Says Stamp give us the option to purchase individual elements even after the kits sell out! I created another pair of cards using a completely different colorway from the previous projects; red and gold are the ultimate festive color palette, in my opinion! Let’s get started with the details on my projects.
I love the absolute ease with which you can create cards using ephemera packs. Simple Stories has some truly exquisite ephemera packs (click HERE to see them all!), chock full of traditional and whimsical imagery and with a huge amount and variety of pieces to make an insane amount of projects.
To begin my first card, I pulled out some of my favorite botanical die cuts from the Vintage Evergreen Memories ephemera pack to create a lush holiday swag, from which I could hang the coordinating baubles included with the pack, as well! Before arranging and adhering the pieces, however, I splattered some sparkling gold watercolor on the top left corner of my horizontal Lipstick Red A2 card front. I then layered the ephemera die cuts with a variety of heights of thin and thick foam adhesive.
For the greeting, I gold embossed a sentiment from the beautiful new Cozy & Bright stamp set, again using Lipstick Red cardstock, then used the detailed coordinating die to cut the sentiment out. I tucked the greeting amongst the baubles and foliage with some foam adhesive squares, then added a gold thread bow for added shimmer and texture. Finally, I wanted to add a little more interest the semi-bare area at the very bottom of the card front, so I trimmed a 1/4″ strip of Matte Gold Metallic cardstock and adhered it about 1/4″ from the bottom of the card front. The last step was a few shimmering Cherry Pawsitively Dazzling Gems!
For the next project, I kept the color palette simple and super festive with vibrant red and shiny gold. I stamped the champagne coupe tower and a sentiment from Cozy & Bright on more Lipstick Red cardstock with embossing ink and added gold embossing powder. I used the coordinating dies for the stamp set to cut both elements out, then used those same sparkling gold watercolors to add some shimmer to the cocktails within the champagne coupes!
For the background, I kept things simple, making this card one that could easily be mass-produced for the holidays. I trimmed 1/4″ of of each of the long sides of my A2 Lipstick Red card front, then blended Latte Pawsitively Saturated Ink along the long edges. While the Latte ink is a medium beige shade, it does add an “antique” element to the card, creating almost a vignette effect. I lightly splattered the blended edges with some more gold watercolors then adhered a few golden Hand-Drawn Snowflake die cuts along the edges, trimming off the excess. I popped up the two embossed die cuts with some foam adhesive in the center of the embellished card front, then placed the 3.75″ x 5.5″ card front in the center of a full size A2 Matte Gold Metallic card front, allowing strips of gold to peek out from each of the long sides. Finally, I added a few more Cherry Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for even more shimmer and shine!
Well, that’s all for my projects today! I am so excited to start delving into Christmas projects now. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
