Merry Christmas! With a handmade Christmas Lodge greeting card

Aren't the birds just beautiful from the Stampin' Up! Christmas Lodge stamp set?  I stamped quite a few on some Sizzix die-cut ovals to make to-be-designed cards at a later date.   My last post showed a card made with the birds too.

Like in my  other card, the background paper is the limited-edition Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper from the 2011 Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog.  I really like how the Wild Wasabi used for the paper coordinates with the Garden Green Card Stock.

To cover my blunt edge of the background paper, I used an one inch piece of Garden Green Card Stock embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder (little secret:  the Stripes Embossing Folder is one of FREE Sale-a-bration choices starting January 24, 2012).

For whatever reason, I just do not care for the blunt, or naked, edge of a layered piece of  background paper.  The embossed card stock strip gives the card a finished look. 

The die-cut oval I mentioned above was die-cut with the Sizzix Ovals Originals Die with a Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  The smallest die-cut oval is Very Vanilla Card Stock.  The larger die-cut oval the Very Vanilla oval is layered onto is from the same die in Real Red Card Stock.  There are three different size ovals on the one Ovals Originals Die.  If you click on the name of the die, you will see be able to see a picture of the die.

The Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine simply makes paper crafting more fun and saves a lot of time.  I was able to die-cut several ovals at one time, saving a lot of time.  And, the touch of the embossed trim piece added a lot to my handmade greeting card.

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Make your handmade Christmas cards with the Christmas Lodge stamp set!