Simple But Elegant Christmas Card Using Brightly Gleaming

 One product that I got a lot of use out of last year is the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper and it was brought back in this year's catalogue. I happened to have a partial pack left over from last year and I thought it was time to use it up. Because it is such elegant and beautiful paper, it doesn't need much added to it to create a Christmas greeting card with big impact! All it really needs is a stylish sentiment in an eye-catching label, some embellishments and you have a beautiful card that anyone would be pleased to get from you. In fact, this would be a great card to mass-produce and you could even leave off the ribbon and the rhinestones and it would still look great and be cost effective.

• This design from the Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP has a Pretty Peacock base with copper foil flourishes, so I used Pretty Peacock for my card base and backed the DSP with Copper Brushed Metallic cardstock.
• Before gluing them all down though, I die cut the label backing from the center of the backing layer, since, with the stiffness of this specialty DSP, you won't notice the absence of that piece at all. 
• The label and it's backing are die cut using dies from the Stitched So Sweetly Die set. They are nested dies meant to fit together.
• The sentiment from the Peaceful Boughs stamp set, is stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock with Pretty Peacock ink.

• The ribbon is from the Basketweave and Metallic Combo Ribbon Pack and Champagne Rhinestones from the Annual Catalogue were also added.
• The label is popped up on dimensionals.

• I hope you were able to catch my November Online Technique Class last night on my Facebook page, but if not, you can still find it there for a day or two. If you didn't purchase a card pack and one of the three options, it's not too late. I can still put together a class package for you and mail it out. To register click HERE.

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Product List

Peaceful Boughs Cling Stamp Set (En) [150541] $31.00	Peaceful Boughs Bundle (En) [153033] $71.00	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429] $20.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $20.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25	Basket Weave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack [153553] $11.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $8.25	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $44.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50