Noel Tidings for AYSI 382

It's fill in the blank time at As You See It this week. Although I've now made more Christmas cards, this was the SECOND card I made, so that's how I'll fill in the blank. How about you?

I did rather fall in love with the Neutral Noel suite from the September-December Mini Catalogue. There was something about the richness of the DSP and the traditional nature of the greetings and imagery that won me over. In fact, it was that lovely but simple 'Merry Christmas' that did it for me. 

I started with a Mossy Meadow card base. I cut a piece of DSP - and with the gorgeous patterns in the Neutral Noel DSP collection, I was spoilt for choice. Then I used the oval die from the Noel Tidings bundle to cut out the centre.

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of Very Vanilla in Pecan Pie ink and added it behind the DSP before adhering it all to the card base. 

I cut two of the oval pine wreath dies, one in Mossy Meadow and one in Old Olive. I adhered them around the oval aperture, off-setting them slightly to give a sense of depth. I cut out some berries from scraps of Cherry Cobbler to add some colour to the wreath.

The two little pinecones were stamped in Pecan Pie on Very Vanilla and coloured with Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends before I die cut them out and added them to the top of the wreath. To finish it off, I tied a double bow from Linen Thread.

Then, I added a trio of Gold Dots around the sentiment. 

I'm so pleased with this card that we'll be making it in next month's classes. 😀

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