Joyful Holiday
by Dana Kirby

Christmas

Hi Friends! It is Dana here again today with a Christmas card for you all! I am using one of my favorite products from latest release at Poppy Stamps (Holly Side Strips and Stencil) and it is also the prize for the Blog Blitz today…you can be one of the lucky winners!

I started my card by die cutting the Holly Side Strips Die from my card panel. I then backed it with red glitter paper before attaching it to my card base. I love this die, it adds an elegant touch to your card with only one pass through your die cutting machine! There is also a coordinating stencil included in this set, so you can add ink or color to your Holly. Next, I die cut the Holiday Joy die. I die cut the shadow from vellum and the word (top layer) from white cardstock. I also cut the leaves from green glitter paper. Once I had my dies adhered to my card front I inlaid the green glitter leaves back into the die cut for a little added detail.

Once I decided on my layout, my card came together rather quickly…these dies do all of the work! 

Now, how about a Giveaway? Would you like to win the Holly Side Strips Die and Stencil? All you need to do is comment on my post today and you will be entered into the drawing.

The Holiday / Winter blog blitz runs from September 19-30. We’ll be giving away a prize on every blog blitz post during this time. To enter to win you need to leave a comment on ONLY the posts that you wish to enter. To enter ALL the posts during the blog blitz you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE. One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per blog blitz. We use a random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST October 2 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will be announced on this blog on October 4.

For a SECOND chance to win this die AND ONE FOR A FRIEND…
1.)   Visit our Instagram account and FOLLOW US!
2.)   Like each post you want to enter
3.)   LEAVE A COMMENT and TAG A FRIEND on each post you wish to enter.   Comments open through October 2. 

One comment per post will be selected by random number generator.  The winners will be posted on each Instagram post on October 4.  The COMMENTER and the FRIEND THEY TAGGED on the post will BOTH receive the prize for that post!  Only one Instagram prize per person per Blog Blitz.

Supplies

 

2231 Holly Side Strips and Stencil craft die
2242 Holiday Joy craft die
 
 

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88 Comments

  7. Clever use of the Joy text die! And using the vellum made me think the holly had been cut out…but no the vellum was an overlay! I love holly for the holidays! Thank you for inspiring me!

  10. Great Christmas card Dana! I’m ready to start making Christmas cards. There is nothing more fun.

  15. So very pretty! Love how you inlaid the joy sentiment along with the holly! Looks so seemless and as though it was meant to be like that! Super idea! Absolutely love it!

  29. Yes, I’d be thrilled to win this die and stencil. It would solve my holiday card woes early. Dana, your card is so striking, especially with your inlaid touch of green!

  37. I would never have thought about using the die horizontally the way you have. the simplicity of the design and 3 bold colors really create a beautiful christmas card. thank you!

  42. The holly is wonderful. I also love the glitter. And JOY is my mom’s favorite word. So I love this card. Nice job.

  46. Such a lovely card. The contrast between the white and red with just a little pop of green is very striking. I like the idea of using vellum for backing the word joy.

  47. What a pretty card! The holly side strip die and stencil makes it so easy to complete a beautiful card

  60. Your pristine work shines bright with JOY! This is a beautiful joyful card! Can we ever spread enough JOY?!

  66. Stunning clean and simple card! Love the touch of green and the way you used the sidekick frame as a border along the bottom. Thanks for sharing this elegant card!

  72. This is one of my favorites from this new release. Your card is so beautiful and elegant in red and white with that new die. Thank you so much for the inspiration.

  82. GORGEOUS card!
    LOVE your ELEGANT design, LOVE your combination of vellum, crisp white and glitter with these WONDERFUL dies – WOW!
    Thank you for sharing and INSPIRING, LOVE the idea of being able to piece together beauties like this to send Christmas greetings 🙂

  85. Gorgeous card! I so love the red glitter paper showing through the lovely holly design died paper!

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