Silent Night Christmas Card

I signed up for a Christmas card swap in the FaceBook Altenew Fan Group, and I'm sending cards to New Zealand, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, and several different states in the US. I spent an evening cutting out poinsettia layers from various cardstocks and embossing panels and then went to work assembling several cards. This one uses a top-folding white A2 card base I created using heavyweight white cardstock. 

For the background on the front of this card, I took some specialty gold paper and embossed it using Altenew's Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder. I added double-sided adhesive to the back of it and carefully adhered it to the card front. The die cut poinsettia was made using Altenew's 3D Poinsettia layering die set and posterboard I had colored with alcohol inks. The center of the poinsettia was die cut using gold cardstock. 

For the sentiment, I stamped "silent night, holy night" from Altenew's Blessings stamp set using Altenew's Ruby Red ink. 

For the inside of the card, I trimmed a panel I had sprayed with Tree Lot Distress mica stain and stamped "We wish you a season filled with the warmth of the holiday spirit and the love of family and friends" from the same Blessings stamp set and added a small poinsettia I had created using the smallest leaf layer in the 3D Poinsettia layering die set (I die cut several of them using different shades of red and a green layer for the bottom). 

I can post the card on my blog now that Suna in New Zealand has received it! She posted a photo of it in the Altenew FaceBook Fan Group this morning. So glad it made it to her and that she liked it!

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Inside the card:

The Ultimate Inspiration Challenge - Altenew: Choose any theme from the previous year:

I chose November's color palette:

 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 12/12/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 12/21/24)

jingle belles: Card inspired by the Jingle Belles header (my card features a poinsettia)

Colorful Options: Red, green, and gold (ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Station: My card matches the red and green colors and Christmas theme of the photo 

A Cut Above: ATG with a die cut (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of happy holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: It's up to you  Thing 3: Wrap it up (I used metallic thread behind the poinsettia) Thing 2: Entered Beautiful Blossoms Challenge, Colorful Options Challenge, Inspiration Station (trying to enter, but the new linky isn't up yet...I'll try again soon), and Jingle Belles (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make it sparkle (I used gold cardstock for the center of the poinsettia and specialty gold paper behind the poinsettia) (2/5; ends 12/9/24)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of winter holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or winter flora and fauna (2/3; ends 12/6/24)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with a twist of winter fun (1/3; ends 12/12/24)

Billowing Peonies Gift Bag

I needed a gift bag to give 3 jars of my homemade jam to a friend as a thank you gift, and I found a plain white bag in my stash of saved bags. My husband teases me about saving all the gift bags I receive, but why not recycle them? In this case, rather than giving a plain white bag, I decided to decorate the bag and include a sentiment on it. 

I used Altenew's Billowing Peonies set to stamp, stencil, and die cut the floral focal point. This is one of my all-time favorite sets from Altenew! It's just stunning! After finishing that part, I chose three shimmer sprays from my collection that coordinated with the ink colors I used for the flowers and leaves and sprayed the bag. The shimmer sprays I used: Lindy's Cotton Candy Pink, Lindy's Sea Mint Green, and Lindy's Crème Brûlée Cream. You can't tell from the photos, but the background is shimmery in person. I let that dry and then added the Billowing Peonies using Altenew's Ultra Sticky Double-Sided Tape. 

To finish the bag, I stamped the "thank you" sentiment using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Splendid Bouquet kit and die cut it with the coordinating die. I adhered it with more double-sided tape and then added 3 jams wrapped in pretty pink tissue papers: blueberry jam, cherry jam, and raspberry-peach jam. My friend texted me today that she had already opened the raspberry-peach and was loving it! (She just got the bag last night!)

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Challenges I'm entering:

The Ultimate Inspiration Challenge - Altenew: Choice of any of the challenge colors/themes from the year (I chose August's color palette):

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 12/9/24) C10

A Cut Above: ATG with a die cut (1/3; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of happy holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: It's up to you (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make it sparkle (I used shimmer sprays) (1/5; ends 12/9/24)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of winter holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: ATG with the option of winter (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love Stamping: ATG or winter (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or winter flora and fauna (1/3; ends 12/6/24)

No more challenges.