I love how wonderful holly looks against a black background. The combination of red, green, black and white is so striking and makes a fabulous Christmas card. I've added a quick tutorial at the bottom of this post for anyone who'd like to have a go at creating a similar card.
YOUR TURN: Create a card or papercraft project using the letter "H" as your prompt.
Click the link below to add a photo of your creation to the challenge:
INSPIRATION WORDS:
holly, ho ho ho, happy, holiday, Heaven, hot chocolate, hope, handbag card, heat embossing, herringbone technique, honeycomb paper, hexagons, hot glue, heliotrope, harvest gold, hookers green, hunters green
Digital Stamps:
1. Print two of the holly images, one smaller than the other and mirrored so that it doesn't look too repetitive, then colour with your choice of medium.
2. Colour around the images with a black marker, then use a pair of small, sharp scissors to fussy cut.
3. Decide how you would like to arrange the holly stems on your card. I layered the larger one over the top of the small one. As you can see, some of the top image covers one of the leaves and some berries, which I cut off and set aside.
4. Create a card base with half a piece of red, A4 cardstock, scored and folded. Add a piece of gold card to the centre front and a piece of black card over the top. Once you're happy with the position of the holly, secure the smaller piece to the card base with glue.
5. For a little extra dimension, add some foam tape or chipboard to the back of the large holly and secure to the card front, leaving a little of the stem hanging over the top of the card. Trim the excess away with scissors.
6. Add a sentiment on a piece of white cardstock, framed with gold, then secure the leaf and berries you removed in step 3. I added them over the top of the sentiment flag, but you can put them where you think they look best.
7. Apply a liberal coat (or two) of Crystal Lacquer, Glossy Accents, Kindy Glitz or Wink of Stella to each of the holly berries.
