As so often happens, a bundle not on my wish list becomes an obsession once it moves from list to order! Sparkle of the Season has 16 autumn and winter images. Although it has a swirly wreath stamp, I have been using the coordinating Seasonal Swirls dies to create my wreaths.
The first card I designed is for the upcoming Jingle Jump sessions in a few weeks. But meanwhile, I needed another birthday card, so I cleaned off a space on my work table and started playing. I tried for a sophisticated (rather than country) feel by using Sahara Sand as the background.
If you check the Seasonal Labels dies, you will not find one quite the size I used for the sentiment. Do you know how to cut a die smaller — or, here, shorter? If I ever created a post showing you this trick, it was deleted in the hacking episode of early 2019. It’s actually easy to do, and it increases the usefulness of your dies. I’ll try to put something together to show you how — before time gets away from me and the snow starts flying. (We are prepared for that, as our snowblower was tuned up a few weeks ago!)
This card was great fun to make, despite all those tiny leaves. The hardest part was choosing the colors!
Click the images below to add products for this card to your cart in my Stampin’ Up! online store. Disclosure: I get a commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional charge to you. Thank you!
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
