Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have been having such a great time playing with the "Sophisticated Sled" bundle. I think these little skates are just too adorable. Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Falling Snow" embossing folder. Then I trimmed it to 4' x 5-1/4". I prefer to texture first and then cut the piece to size because sometimes the texturing caused the piece to shrink a bit. I glued this piece to the front of the card.

A 2" x 4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Iconic Celebrations" 6" x 6" stack. I glued it to the front of the card. I use glue because it sticks better on textured pieces than tape does. It's about 1/2" from the fold and 1/2" from the top edge.

The sled was cut and assembled next. I used silver foil card stock for the runner piece and the skate blades. Pecan Pie card stock was used for the wood part of the sled. The greenery was cut using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. The skates and laces were cut using Basic White card stock.

Glue was used to affix the wood pieces to the runner. I glued the laces to the skates and I also glued the blades on. 

On the upper part of the sled I used a dot of glue to add the greenery. I added the Mossy Meadow one first and then the Old Olive piece. I offset them a bit so it would look fuller and it also allows you to see the two colors. 

I glued the skates together and added Dimensionals to the back.

I took a 3" piece of Baker's Twine, I folded it in half and using a glue dot I set it in place on the center of the greens. I let the ends hang down. I moved them so they were a bit centered on the skates. Once I liked where the twine ends were I set the skates in place on top of them. The Dimensionals will help stick them to the sled and the skates.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and the sled was set in place on top of the DSP. I tied a double bow using Baker's Twine and set it in place on top of the other piece of twine.

The words are from the same "Sophisticated Sled" bundle and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I cut them using a die from the "Everyday Details" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some red crystal rhinestones and I set them in place on the greenery. I added some clear ones to the circle and to the centers of the larger snowflakes on the textured background. And that was it.

This was a very fun and easy card to make. It does have a lot of pieces but it went together quickly. I am pleased with the way it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda