SSS Holiday Sparkle, More 'Same but Different' Cards Using the Retro Layering Christmas Stencils

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Hi friends!  Today I'm sharing a series of cards that really put a dent in my need for more Christmas cards.

Similar to the these cards that I shared last week, today's cards were mass produced using a similar recipe and common products.

Here's what I used:

1) Layering stencil for the background

2) Holiday sentiment set

3) Some largish die cuts (don't need to be holiday themed) that work with the background stencil

4) Sequins.

For the layering stencil, I'm using the new Retro Layering Christmas stencil set.  One of the best parts of this set is that it's so big.  Each inking created two backgrounds which goes a long way in speeding up the cardmaking process if you need to churn a bunch out quickly.

There are some really beautiful cards folks have created using this stencil where it's inked with multiple colors - green for the leaves, red for the berries, etc.  For my purposes, I was going for speed and volume, so I opted for a tone on tone look.  I used Field for the green cards, Cherry for the red, and Flannel for the neutral.

The detail layer for each of the cards features gold embossing paste.

While my backgrounds were drying, I stamped and gold embossed a series of sentiments using the Holiday Greetings stamp set.  Mats were created for each of the sentiments using the same cardstock as for the card base, but swiping the edges with the same inkpad used for the stenciling.  For the neutral cards, I just used a white mat.

I also die cut some greenery/foliage from Matte Gold cardstock.  I used both the Privet Branch and Delicate Leafy Branch dies for this.

Once all the backgrounds were dry, they were cut in two.  For the green cards, I also made mats for the stenciled panel in the same fashion as the sentiments.

Then it was just a matter of putting all the pieces together.  The die cut greens were adhered directly to the stenciled panel, and then the sentiment pieces were popped up.

I used the sequins to add some extra sparkle and balance to the elements.

I love how quickly these came together as well as the fact that I was able to mix old and new, holiday and non-holiday, to create these.

Thanks for dropping by!