Canada Inks Up Blog Hop – September Merriest Moments Christmas Card

I am happy to once again be participating in the Canada Inks Up Blog Hop for September. We are a group of Canadian Demonstrators that love to share the projects we make and hope you get some ideas and tips from what we share. This month’s Blog Hop is Your pick from the July to December Mini Catalogue. I decided to make a Christmas card using the Merriest of Moments stamp set and the Merriest Frames dies and the Hybrid Embossing Folder.

I used Blushing Bride ink to color the poinsettias and Mint Macaron for the leaves and foliage. I used the Hybrid Embossing folder and embossed the large leaf image in Basic White card stock and then die cut the large image with the matching die.

Here are the cutting and instructions to create my card:

1. Card base is 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored and folded at 4 1/4″. I made a landscape card
2. Using the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing folder, emboss a piece of Basic White card stock that is 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
3. Use the large matching die and cut out the embossed image
4. Die cut the embossed image out once again with the detailed die, giving a much more detailed layer
5. Stamp a sentiment from the Merriest Moment stamp set in Mint Macaron and die cut using the square die
6. Stamp the two poinsettias in Blushing Bride ink and the leaves and foliage in Mint Macaron ink and die cut them with the matching dies
7. Add the embossed layer to the card with dimensionals
8. Glue the sentiment to the embossed layer with liquid glue
9. Build the two poinsettia flowers together with a dimensional and add to the corners of the card with a dimensional
10. Add the leaves and foliage to the card with glue dots
11. Place a 2021-2023 In Color Opal Round in the centers of the poinsettia and place some on the card

Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $30.00	Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder [156385] $54.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $11.00
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $11.00	2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds [159185] $11.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $170.00