I found a tutorial by Beccy Muir through Pinterest for how to do a cascade card. I used a heavyweight cream cardstock for the card base, and patterned papers from "Happy Holidays" to decorate.
For my focal image, I die cut a circle from more of the cream cardstock. I stamped & die cut images from the "Deck the Halls" set, and glued them around the perimeter of the circle. I also used a holly leaf stamp from WPlus9's "Be Merry Florals" & the bow from "Holiday Style" by Sunny Studio.
My initial idea was to have the greeting stamped directly on the circle base piece in the middle of the wreath. But I messed up the stamping, so I had to figure out another option to cover that up. I used the "Season's Greetings" from "Vintage Christmas Post" and one of the "Build a Banner" stamps. I first stamped the banner, then curved the greeting stamp on my MISTI to fit the curve of the banner & stamped it. Finally, I die cut the banner with the coordinating die.
I used an old Fiskars border punch to punch strips of blue cardstock. I figured the present theme of the punch went well for a holiday card. I trimmed the punched strips with my paper trimmer, leaving a 1/8" edge along the bottom of each strip. I glued them to the backs of my card folds, adding the glue to the front of the unpunched edge of the strips. I added one more strip along the bottom of the front, as per the tutorial instructions, and glued my wreath in place. I will add a panel to the back for the "inside" sentiment. This card was really easy to put together, thanks to Beccy's excellent tutorial!
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 GMT Views: 152
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Stamps: Avery Elle "Build a Banner"; Hero Arts "Vintage Christmas Post"; Lawn Fawn "Deck the Halls"; WPlus9 "Be Merry Florals"; Sunny Studio "Holiday Style"
Paper: The Paper Studio "Happy Holidays" letter-size patterned paper pad; red, green, cream, blue, multi-colored
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Hero Arts Forever Green, Red Royal, Cup o' Joe; Lawn Fawn Kiddie Pool, Guava, Noble Fir, Sage Leaf; Delicata Ruby Red, Golden Glitz
Accessories: Avery Elle "Build a Banner," Lawn Fawn "Deck the Halls," WPlus9 "Be Merry Florals," Sunny Studio "Holiday Style" coordinating dies; We R Memory Keepers "Nested Circles dies; Fiskars border punch; MISTI