Easy, Peasy Holiday Card With Cottage Wreaths

Hello there!

Thanksgiving is just a few short days away. I finished most of my shopping and am planning to spend the next few days preparing the holiday dinner to celebrate family. I love the Christmas season, but in my heart, Thanksgiving is on top. It’s all about “gratitude”.

Today’s card is an easy and classic card. When I saw this gingham pattern from the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper, I knew it was going to be in some sort of a holiday card from my craft room. Pairing it with the Cottage Wreaths Bundle made perfect sense.

Today’s Card Pieces And Parts

I cut a Cherry Cobbler cardstock base 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored it at 5 1/2″.
Both Basic White layers (the mat leyer on the card front and the inside layer) are cut 3 3/4″ x 5″.
I strategically cut the gingham patterned paper layer 3 5/8″ x 4 7/8″. (Actually, it’s a little shorter than 4 7/8″ because I wanted the darker gingham pattern to frame the layer. If you look closely at the card, you’ll see that it does).
When you cut your gingham, you can slightly alter the dimensions to get this result, as well.
I was careful not to cut the layer in the middle of the gingham lines in the pattern.
The wreath is stamped with three differend ink colors. I stamped it first with Soft Succulent ink, then Old Olive ink, then Evening Evergreen ink.
I used my Stamparatus (stamp positoning tool) to stamp the wreath.
I die cut the bow using Cherry Cobbler cardstock, stamped the sentiment with Cherry Cobbler ink and added a large Basic Pearl colored with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend.
The holly berries are stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink, die cut with the coordinating die and randomly placed on the wreath.

The Inside

“Peace & Joy” are stamps from the Leaves of Holly stamp set, as well as the holly leaves and berrries.
The strip of gingham patterned paper at the bottom of the card is 1/2″ x 3 5/8″.

So, pull out your gingham patterned paper and your favorite wreath stamp. Add some holly berries and a bow, and create something to send “peace and joy.”

… the only liitation is your imagination!