Joyful Images, Sophisticated Sled, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and simple Christmas card to share with you using one of my favorite layouts. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Poppy Parade card stock. It opens on the right and the folds is on the left. 

I cut a  4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

Next I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Take a Bow" 6" x 6" stack at 2-7/8" x 4".  The Garden Green layer behind it was cut at 3" x 4-1/8".  I taped the two pieces together where I thought the circle would be punched out and I made sure they were lined up like they will be when finished.

Using the 1-1/4" circle punch I punched the two pieces together. Then I took the 1-3/8" circle punch and placing my DSP on a scrap piece of copier paper I punched out a ring. Try to keep it even all around. It's a little tricky because it's pretty thin. I am using retired punches but you can use circle dies that are close in the size, it will still look great. A few weeks back I used rounded corner rectangle dies from the "Nested Essential" set. So you can use pretty much any size and shape as long as they can layer each other.  After punching I taped the two layers together.

I cut a 2" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock and set it in place over the back of the circle using Dimensionals. Dimensionals were added to the rest of the entire piece and tape was added to the back of the Basic White 2" x 2" piece.

A 3-1/2" x 4-5/8" piece of gold card stock was cut for the layer. I think my gold paper is retired, I don't know for sure. It was in my stash so I grabbed it and used it.  You can use whatever you have or whatever is current, you get the idea that it's a gold piece. 

Removing the backing from the Dimensionals, I set the layered piece in place on top of the gold piece. Then tape was added to the back of the gold piece and the entire thing was set in place on the front of the card.

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

The bulb was added next. It's from the "Joyful Images" pack. It's a great pack, it's full of printed images that have been die cut and you just pop out the ones you need and create. I didn't choose the bulb, it fell out of the sheet so I decided to make a card with it.  I added a Dimensional behind the bulb and set it in place in the center of the circle.  

A few snowflakes from the "White Loose Snowflakes" container were added using a little bit of mono glue and the card was done.

I'm pleased with the way the card turned out. I had originally had Real Red card stock cut for the base but it just didn't look right so I grabbed a piece of Poppy Parade and it just blended SO much better. 

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