Happy Holly-Days

How are those Christmas cards coming? I am working slowly on getting ahead for the coming season. I hope that you are making some headway on getting those cards ready to go.

This stamp set was part of the July--December mini catalog. It's called Happy Holly-Days. I have a weakness for holly on Christmas cards. This set also has a beautiful bird. You can see several cards I made with the bird HERE. 

This set was part of a bundle that had a coordinating punch. The punch created a holly border. You can see how the punch worked on the bottom of this card. I added some Real Red cardstock to the back of the Basic White so the holly berries are red. The holly on the top of the card was stamped with VersaMark and then I used some Mossy Meadow and Poppy Parade pastels to color it. 

Happy Holly-Days

You get to see how much I like nature again! Happy Holly-Days stamp set was purchased by me because I adored this bird! I kind of knew that it wouldn't hang around more than the mini catalog but I still loved this bird enough that I bought the set. I did use it but then didn't take the time to write up posts and share with you.

The bird and holly are fussy cut. If you don't like fussy cutting, DON'T FUSSY CUT THE HOLLY LEAVES! They were a pain in the bum and I don't mind fussy cutting. The bird wasn't too bad. The card base is Granny Apple Green and the strip in the middle is Real Red. The bird and holly are colored with blends. The red has gold foil along the edges. The foil is a bit pricey so to make sure I'm not wasting any of it, I cut 1/2" strips and adhered them to the edges of the Real Red cardstock.