Winter Meadow Suite for As You See It Challenge #312 - The Most Wonderful Time

 This week at As You See It Challenges, we have a Theme Challenge, created by our lovely Team Member, Joanne, and the theme is Christmas - the most wonderful time of the year. I have been making a lot of Christmas cards lately and I haven't been posting all of them, but this one is my favourite, because it uses my favourite suite from the 2023 Sept/Dec Mini Catalogue, the Winter Meadow Suite. Let me share it with you now. Here's the challenge banner:

So, the only requirement is that the card has to have a Christmas theme, but I wanted to bring out some of the most wonderful things about the season as well. Part of what makes the Winter Meadow suite my favourite is the colours, and I really like those blues and greens and whites as opposed to the traditional reds and greens of the season. Check out my usual Christmas tree decor:

So here are the directions for making my card:

• I started with a card base of Basic White Thick cardstock measuring 5" x 10" and scored at 5" so when folded on the score line, gave me a 5" square card front.
• I added a 4 3/4" square piece of Blueberry Bushel, which, by the way, is such an appealing colour of blue. I used to dismiss it as being too primary, but it really has an undertone of teal in it, which rescues it from that fate!
• On top of that I added a layer of Basic White, 4 5/8" square, embossed using the Merry Melody 3D EF. Music is a huge part of what I love about Christmas. I have some very particular Christmas favourites including Mary Did You Know by Kathy Mattea, I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day by Casting Crowns, and Enya's Emmanuel. Oh, and I can't forget This Baby by Steven Curtis Chapman.
• The next layer is a 3 1/2" square of more Blueberry Bushel, and on top of that is a 3 1/4" square of the Winter Meadow DSP.
• I used a twist of the White 1/2" Iridescent Ribbon under the sentiment which is from the Magical Meadow stamp set, and it's die cut with a die from the Natural Prints Die set.
• Adhered behind the die are foliage die cuts from the Magical Meadow Die set, in Pretty Peacock, Garden Green and vellum.

This is not a difficult card to make, but does require a square envelope larger than the regular ones SU sells, unfortunately. I was able to find some inexpensive ones on Amazon. If you only need one or two, you could make your own.

Starting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, you can purchase retiring items from the 2023 Sept/Dec Mini Catalogue with some prices drastically reduced. Check out what's retiring and what's on sale in this document:

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Product List

Magical Meadow Cling Stamp Set (English) [162134] $37.00	Magical Meadow Bundle (English) [162144] $79.00	Winter Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162133] $17.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $12.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $13.75	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $12.25	White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Iridescent Ribbon [161955] $12.25	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $15.00
Natural Prints Dies [158800] $51.00	Magical Meadow Dies [162143] $51.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00