Hello everyone! I have a card chock-full of TEXTURE for you today! It's also a Christmas card which uses a surprising stamp set -- PENNANT PARADE! Now, you would usually think of Pennant Parade for a birthday or celebratory card ... but for CHRISTMAS? Yep, turns out those little pennants, when inverted, make AMAZING Christmas trees. Who would have thunk it?
I included lots of texture on this little card with three different Embossing Folders. Using the Big Shot, I combined the Perfect Polka Dots, Tulip Border and Winter Flurry embossing folders. I just love the suggestion of snow that the Polka Dots add to the trees.
The color combo is a little unconventional for a Christmas card but I love that as well -- Pacific Point and Gumball Green!
The sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set. The trees are all stamped, with the exception of the single middle tree which is punched with the coordinating Builder Punch and embossed and then embellished with Basic Rhinestones. Please Note -- it's import to stamp all the images BEFORE you emboss with the Polka Dots.
As you can see, a little stamping on the inside of the card finishes it off perfectly!
And here's the really great news about this card! As part of the Online Extravganza Sale, you can purchase the Pennant Parade Stamp set along with the Coordinating Builder Wheel for an amazing price of just $15.87 (wood mount) or $12.87 (clear mount). WOW -- that's a whopping 40% off the regular price! Click HERE to learn more about the Online Extravaganza Sale!
Stop back tonight after 8 PM to hop on the November ControlFreaks Blog Tour -- it's all about Christmas! See you then!
Gretchen, so glad to see you back to stamping!! I love this card! The colors are so fun!!
Posted by: Tammy Fite | November 20, 2012 at 09:49 AM
Very pretty cards! I really like the non-tradiotional blue one! :-)
Posted by: Justin | November 20, 2012 at 08:39 PM
What a beautiful Christmas card! And also very glad to see you posting. :-)
Posted by: PattyM | November 20, 2012 at 08:51 PM
These are gorgeous, Gretchen. I have so missed your inspirational blog posts...so very happy to see you back stamping again. Your work is still over the top!
Posted by: Barbara Vogt | November 20, 2012 at 09:17 PM
Darling card, Gretchen! I had a similar thought with this stamp set, for my Open House make-n-takes: https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=518119348198251&set=a.311631372180384.84517.116367281706795&type=1&theater
Thanks for sharing your cool card! :)
Posted by: Cheryl Owczarek | November 20, 2012 at 09:41 PM
Love this card!!!
Posted by: Dale Morin | November 21, 2012 at 07:27 AM
Love this card. LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Bobbi Mangas | November 22, 2012 at 08:58 PM