Jingle Bells

 

Beccy's Place runs a month of Holiday Cards challenge throughout November. Most days are a prompt with the letter of the alphabet but as there are only 26 then we get a random prompt too.

The prompt for Day 11 is the letter J - My Card is Jingle Bells

This card is an 8" square which I covered in a lovely paper from my Crafter's Companion Winterberry Collection kit which I chose specifically to co-ordinate with the Holly Square frame dies my sister bought me as part of my birthday present.

The outer die I cut in dark green and this then becomes the frame for some more of the patterned paper.

I used a smaller die from the set to cut a frame in a lighter green card. I thought I had made a big mistake with this as it blended into the paper too much and I had already stuck it down. I added the jingle bells diamond painting sticker as the centrepiece and this seemed to make it look worse as it was so pale. I have a small palette of rub on gilding waxes and very, very carefully added this to the edges of the frame being conscious of not being heavy handed with it and smudging the paper. I just kept going round and round building up the colour until it looked right. To be honest I am amazed I didn't ruin it.....

I used a gold gel pen to highlight the centre of the leaves. Red holly berries were added with some sparkly gems and I also used some of the spare diamond painting gems which were the perfect size. Gold gems were added to the berry sprigs on the centre frame. Gold and red Stickles glitter glue were also used to accent some more as I thought it had enough gems already.

As a final touch I added the sentiment recycled from a shop bought card matted onto a scrap of gold cardstock.

This is not a card I ever thought I would make but really love the traditional look. I used to hate poinsettias as younger me thought they were old fashioned but absolutely love them now..... I really have 'grown up' now!

Card Details -

Size - 8” Square

Image - Diamond Painting Sticker (Craft Buddy)

Dies - Holly Square (Chloe’s Creative Cards)

Designer Paper - Winterberry Collection (Crafter’s Companion)

Colouring Medium - Rub on gilding cream, gold gel pen

Embellishments - Red & Gold self adhesive gems, red diamond painting gems, Xmas Red & Gold Stickles Glitter Glue

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)

Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards Day 11 - J is for Jingle Bells