Today's card is elegant and pretty simple to replicate.  A few die cuts and one stamp.  You can certainly use regular ink color instead of the gold embossing, but I think the embossing  adds to the elegance (and we all know how easy embossing is).  If you don't know how to emboss, send me a message and I can send you a link to my online embossing class.

 

If you decide to make multiples of this card, I recommend watching the Polar Express movie while cutting your bells & sprigs.  It will definitely put you in the bell and believing mood.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Bundles: 

Cherish the Season Bundle 155154

 

Paper:

Thick Very Vanilla 144237

Merry Merlot 146979

Brushed Metallic 153524

Old Olive (scrap) 100702

Garden Green (scrap) 102584

 

Accessories:

Gold Embossing Powder 109129

Versamark 102283

Heat Tool 129053

Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack 152475

Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755

Stampin' Seal 152813

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine 149653

 

Card Instructions:

1.  Cut a card base in Thick Very Vanilla, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", score in the middle at 4-1/4".

2.  Cut Merry Merlot layer 3-1/2” x 4-3/4” and adhere to front of Vanilla card base.

3.  Die Cutting:  in Brushed Metallic cut one each of the two larger bells* and several sprigs in both Old Olive and Garden Green from Cherish the Season dies.

4.  Emboss Merry Christmas on the bottom third of the Merry Merlot piece.

5.  Cut approximately 4-5" in the gold trim.  Loop through both of the bells and tie a knot at the end.  

6.  Decide where you want to place the bells (don't adhere yet) and glue down some sprigs so they will be under the tops of the bells. 

7.  Using glue or Seal, place the first bell down.  Using dimensionals, place the second bell down so it is popped up in front of the first.

8.  Wrap the fold trim around to the back of the card and tape down.

9.  Using glue or Seal, adhere card front to card base.

10.  Stamp the sentiment of choice inside.  If you have green sprigs left over, you can include them inside the card too.

 

*Tip - place scotch tape on the back of the brushed silver paper before cutting to prevent the holly leaves from falling out.  I mentioned this in my email on Tuesday - LINK to read