Spellbinders Holly Flourish Embossing Folder Slimline Christmas Card
Hello, Friends! Elegant card backgrounds are quick and easy thanks to the Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Holly Flourish Embossing Folder. It’s been a while since I’ve played with the dry embossing technique, and I had forgotten how magical it really is! It’s truly as simple as 1, 2, 3.
- First, cut a piece of paper to fit inside the 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ embossing folder.
- Next, mist the paper lightly with water. This helps to keep the paper from cracking as it runs through the embossing machine.
- Now build the embossing folder sandwich for your personal die cutting machine.
- Then run the plates through the machine and clap your hands with delight as the embossed design appears on your paper.
There’s simply not a paper crafting technique that achieves such dramatic effects with such a small amount of effort.
Put Your Scraps to Work!
I had a few pretty scraps left from my adventures with the Winter Wonderland, but not really enough to make a slimline card. And that’s another nice thing about embossing folders: you can make a really terrific paper layer with just plain white cardstock. Then you add a pop of color with a bit of patterned paper, as I did here.
TIP: Yes, you can use 6″ wide paper on a 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ slimline card! Cut your scraps to a height of 2″, then overlap them as a belly band. Then, cover the joint where the papers overlapped with focal image. Easy, peasy!
Celebrate the Seasons Sled
I am such a fan of this Celebrate the Seasons Winter Sled die! Not only does it create the cutest little sled, it also has greenery and floral dies. This time, instead of using the ice skate dies, I dressed up the sled with a little jingle bell cluster. Then I finished out the card with the puffy sticker sentiments from Winter Wonderland.
A Peek Inside
Use the off cut of the Holly Flourish embossed paper to line the pocket inside your card. Once again, I had to paper piece patterns to cover the inside of the card. Then I used die cut shapes from the kit to cover up the joints.
I had just enough paper left over to create a little gift card wallet to tuck inside the pocket.
If you’d like to see other samples made with the Celebrate the Season Sled, please click HERE.
To see more projects made with Winter Wonderland , please click here.
You can find a linked supply list for all the products used in this project below the post.
I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend! Thanks for letting me pop in and say hello!
Cheerio,
kathy
As an additional motivation for this project, it’s my turn to play along in the G45 Craft Basket Challenge. This month, we were asked to create a project with a Staples Mixed Media Album (I chose Ivory) a 12×12 paper collection (I chose Winter Wonderland) and Staples Washi Tape. I have some fun features built into the pages. You’ll learn all about them in the YouTube Video tour below.
Fussy cut flowers, simple paper layers, and a die cut ornament adorn the cover of this 8.25″ x 8.75″ x 2″ album. Each layer is matted with gold and black to keep the designs from becoming muddled.
The tabbed pocket pages are so quick and easy to decorate. I’ve filled them with 4″ x 6″ images from the cut apart page. I’ve also added decorated Staples Black Square Tags because they make fabulous photo mounts. Create a hinge to attach an ATC sized Policy Envelope and tuck another square tag behind it. This way, you can use the entire page for photos or recipes.
I’ve used these embellishments throughout the album to dress up tags and decorate pages. They are super simple to make, and can be adapted for use with any paper collection.
This is a fairly quick and easy project to put together, especially when you have a Snapguide tutorial to walk you through each of the steps.
The cylinder that holds the Staples Washi Tape is just the right size for a little bottle brush tree. I’ve dressed mine up with Grit Paste and Glitter, then added a bunch of faux snow, sequins and beads to make it sparkle and shine.
And Christmas Ribbon tops everything off perfectly!
