Welcome to week five of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
My card this week is brought to you by the stamped and die cut pieces I rejected from my Cherry Cobbler card last week, repurposed this week to make a slimline Christmas card!
I have to confess I bought the Leaves of Holly Bundle (the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set and the Holly Berry Dies) mainly because I love this sentiment die with its holly frame!
I was worried about how to use the holly leaves and berries on a card as they are quite large, so I decided to leave the background layer quite plain, using cardstock instead of DSP and extending the length of the card to a slimline card.
I used the scoring blade on my paper trimmer to score the Shaded Spruce cardstock at 5 mm intervals, creating a clean and modern embossed layer that lets the oversized holly berries and leaves take centre stage.
A length of white bakers twine was wrapped twice around the Shaded Spruce layer before the stamped “Seasons Greetings” sentiment and holly leaves and berries were adhered to the front of the card.
To make an envelope for my 20 x 10 cm slimline card I used the coordinating Boughs of Holly 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper.
It’s very simple to make a matching envelope for any sized card. All you need is a paper trimmer, tear’n’tape adhesive and some brads and bakers twine for the closing mechanism.
To work out the size of the envelope add 1 cm to the length and the height of the card so it has enough room to easily slide in and out. Then work out how much overlap is needed in the middle of the card to adhere the sides of the envelope together.
Slimline Envelope instructions for a 20×10 slimline card
- Using 12×12 DSP, score at 7 cm and 18 cm and then cut at 23 cm
- Rotate the DSP once and score at 2.5 cm and 24.5cm
- Cut away the 4 corner pieces away
- Add a strip of tear’n’tape to the length of the 5 cm side flap
- Cut an angle in to both sides the top and the bottom flaps – I eyeball it, but it’s around 1cm at its widest point
- Fold the sides in, adhering the 5cm flap over the top of the 7 cm flap.
- Add tear’n’tape to the bottom 2.5cm flap and adhere it to form the base of the envelope
- Form the closure using two brads and another length of white bakers twine.
For the front of the envelope that gorgeous sentiment die is used as an address label, decorated with holly berries.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern – I can’t wait to see what Sharon has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants on Sharon‘s blog. Sharon Davern is the host of our Heart of Christmas blog hop this year – thank you so much Sharon!!!
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Cath xx
Confession from me Catherine – I bought the stamp set & dies bundle for the exact same reason! How coincidental is that – lol! A simple and elegant slimline card, and thank you so much for your instructions on creating the matching envelope. I love the scoring on your background piece too!
Great cards, Cathy. I love the slimline version with the horizonal scoring in the background. Those holly leaves are large, but you’ve worked them beautifully to this design. Fantastic to have matching envelopes too!
Perfect card and matching envelope Cathy. A slimline card was a perfect choice for showcasing the gorgeous holly leaves. I particularly love the scored background as it adds so much texture and interest.
Love this bundle and how you have used them so well!!
Love how you have been thrifty and used last weeks leftovers lol!. Having said that your card is just lovely Cathy and especially love the scored background. So effective.
A beautiful slimline Christmas card Cathy. I love your scored background that adds some subtle interest but lets the holly and label shine. Using left over pieces for your project is so satisfying – especially when the projects is so lovely. Xxx
Yay for leftover die-cut “bits”! The scored background on your card is so beautiful, Cathy … a show-stopper. I had the same concern about the scale of the holly leaves and berries, but you have used them beautifully on this card. That gorgeous sentiment and label is a great reason to have purchased the bundle!
Ooh, that label die is pretty awesome! Your card is so classically Christmas, but the scored lines give it a modern feel. I love it!
I love the effect you got with the scoring on the background, it makes the card look even longer with those horizontal lines. I also really like this bundle used with Shaded Spruce, a bit different than previous ones I’ve seen.