12 Days of Christmas - Day 11

Hello!

It's time for another set of easy-to-mail flat cards...

This time featuring some more new Christmas items in my stash from The Greetery:

Stamps and stencils: The Greetery - Banner & Bough

Yep, that's right, I used just one stamp set (complete with bundled in stencils) to create this design, plus a whole lot of ink and some silver and blue paint splatters for good measure.

The banner and main foliage/floral elements are all stencilled in dye ink (Tranquillity set from Altenew). I have to say that these stencils are just so well-thought-out. The contrasting tone for the folds of the ribbon banner are on a different stencil to the main banner, so you can highlight them easily with a darker tone.

Once the stencilling is done, you go in with the detail stamps for the pine branches, flowers, and holly leaves.

And everything really goes next level when you use the "masking" stencil included in the set to mask off the big foliage display, so you can ink around the design and add splatters without messing up all that hard work.

I have the matching dies for this set, but when I saw the initial results for my first outing with this set using just the stencils and stamps, I was happy to add some more flat cards to my collection for easy mailing and keep things "simple".

The look book for this set on the Greetery website provides lots of inspiration for colour combos. I especially loved the fact that the jade ink I have in my collection that is seldom used provided a real contrast for the pine branches - they really pop out in the jade, as do the "grey" mistletoe berries.

One happy crafter here!

Until next time, happy festive crafting!

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The Greetery - Banner & Bough stamps and stencils Shop at: MISC | SHC	The Greetery - Banner & Bough dies Shop at: MISC | SHC	Altenew - Cloudy Sky dye ink Shop at: MISC	Altenew - Misty Morning dye ink Shop at: MISC
Altenew - Morning Frost dye ink Shop at: MISC	Altenew - Nimbus dye ink Shop at: MISC	Altenew - Ocean Waves dye ink Shop at: MISC	Altenew - Sea Glass dye ink Shop at: MISC
Lawn Fawn - Artichoke ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Bubblegum ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Cilantro ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC
Lawn Fawn - Lobster ink pad Shop at: SHC	Lawn Fawn - Noble Fir ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC	The Stamp Market - Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Jade ink pad Shop at: MISC
Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Altenew - Cool Summer Night ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC	Altenew - Tranquillity ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC	Altenew - Warm Gray ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Post-It tape White Shop at: AZ | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ | SBC | SHC	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Yoseng 8 Finger Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: AZ	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Janet Claymore]

Love this card - all your Christmas cards have been amazing! Such an inspiration xxx