Rustic Merry Christmas

Even though it's barely November, my holiday card creating is getting in full-swing. Christmas will be here before we know it, and I'm not one who likes to send my Christmas cards in February!

I got the inspiration for this card from this blog post I found through Pinterest. I liked the simple design, and that this is one that could be made in multiples easily.

I began by cutting kraft cardstock to 4.25x5.5". I stamped the greeting from this Hero Arts set towards the bottom, using Hero Arts Cup o' Joe mid-tone shadow ink. Next I ran the panel through my die cutting machine, with The Paper Studio's "A2 Snowflake" embossing folder, to emboss the top portion of the card. I lightly rubbed my Ranger Adirondack Snow Cap pigment ink pad over the embossing, to highlight the snowflakes.

I cut a piece of ribbon to go between the embossed area & greeting, and adhered it with my ATG tape runner. I felt the bottom was still a bit too bland, though, so I used my Sakura white gel pen to add faux stitching along the side & bottom edges. Finally, I adhered it to an A2 card base. And that finished this card. Like I said, fairly quick and easy to mass-produce.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday "Anything Goes"
a2z Scrapbooking's November challenge: "Anything Goes"
Hero Arts Holiday Challenge: "Anything Goes"