Sunny Studio Stamps : Joyful Holiday Paper

Hello Crafty Friends!

  I'm so glad to be back again to share a new Holiday Card inspiration with you featuring the new Joyful Holiday Paper . For my card today, I decided to create some holiday gifts using pink, red, and grey toned papers from the Joyful Holiday Paper Pack. I also colored up a sweet penguin from the Penguin Party Stamp Set  that goes perfectly with this fun scene. 

  

This card was super fun to put together and I especially loved and enjoyed creating the little gifts with christmas colored twine! To create my gifts, I used different sized square dies. You can use any shape you want, it doesn't even have to be square! You can use rectangles and circles too, whatever small shapes you have on hand! I first cut out my shapes from 110 lb Neenah Solar White Card Stock as a study base for my pattern paper. Then I cut out my shapes from the Joyful Holiday paper  and adhered it to the sturdy cardstock base. I wanted to give my presents a vintage look so I used some Distress Ink in Vintage photo and inked around my cut out squares. The fun part was adding christmas twine! I cut strips of twine and attached it to the back of each shape using double sided tape adhesive. I created tiny bows and glued them to the front of each present using Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue. I set my tiny gifts aside and stamped my penguin from the Penguin Party Stamps  using Distress Ink In Antique Linen for my no-line coloring style. I used Derwent Inktense Pencils to color my penguin image, and cut it out using its corresponding Penguin Party Dies . 

   For my card front and background, I used the Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace Die  to die cut a beautiful scalloped panel from kraft paper. I attached this to an A2 sized panel of 110 lb Neenah Solar White Cardstock . For added fun and interest, I used some metallic watercolors and white acrylic paint to create some light splatters to my card. 

   After creating my splatter background, I positioned and adhered my pattern paper gifts and penguin using a combination of foam tape and Craft Glue. I added some random white stars and some Mix Red Heart Drops for a pop of red! 

 Moving onto the inside of my card, I used the beautiful Holiday Greetings Stamp Set for my big and bold sentiment! I love this stamp set because all the sentiments come with corresponding dies making it super easy to place!!! I LOVE THAT! I used the Holiday Greetings Dies to cut out my Happy Holidays Sentiment, and along with two little gifts, adhered them to the inside of the card. I really love how this card came together and I already know who I'm planning to give it to! Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope this card inspires you to think of other ways to use your pattern paper! Until next time, Happy crafting and card making friends!