STAMPIN' UP! BANNER YEAR CHRISTMAS CARD

As I was waiting for some new Christmas "toys" to arrive from Stampin' Up! recently, I discovered my neglected Banner Year stamp set.  I thought Perfectly Plaid was the only Christmas set I had left, after all my other sets retired!

Here's a simple and sweet card I made with Banner Year, and Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper:

I cut two tags - one from Basic White card, and the other from a Real Red piece of Heartwarming Hugs DSP - using a Tailor Made Tags die.  On the bottom half of the Basic White tag, I stamped holly leaves and berries - the leaves in Mossy Meadow ink, and the berries in Real Red ink.   The sentiment, stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink on a scrap of Basic White card, was cut out using a Stitched Rectangles Die.

 I embossed the top half of the tag using a Checks & Dots embossing folder.  On a separate piece of Basic White card, I stamped the little bird and Santa hat in Real Red ink.  One of the sweet shapes from the Messages Die was used to crop the bird; I then adhered this piece to the embossed tag, and tucked it under the sentiment.

I used the Light Olive Stampin' Blends marker to colour some White Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon.  After looping this through the hole in the tag, and securing it with glue dots,  I added a bow made from Playful Pets trim.  The "gems" on my card are Opal Rounds, coloured with the Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends marker.

As my card base is Pear Pizzazz, I added to the inside a Basic White card panel, that I had stamped with some holly.

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158239] $30.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $38.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Checks & Dots Embossing Folders [155432] $14.00	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack [152466] $13.00	Opal Rounds [154289] $13.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00