Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Howdy peeps, Happy Wednesday! I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the awesome Prickley Pear Stamps Have A Holly Jolly Christmas and Flourished Oval 3-Holidays stamp sets. This is another one from the large batch of projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. I only have a few more left to share but I have to say that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed showing them all to you!

Standard A2 size side-folding card base and layering panel was cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock. Using my Martha Stewart Score Board, I scored several horizontal lines at the top and bottom of the white layering panel prior to stamping the image.

I stamped the image from the Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then again in Versamark, and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder. This is an oldie but goodie trick I learned a hundred years ago to get virtually any color of embossing on a project by stamping with any color ink and then using clear embossing powder over it. This technique is especially cool when coloring with Karin markers because the colors are so vibrant. Oh, and it works with watercoloring, too, even though I don’t do that very often. ;)

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in black ink and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Die. The finishing touch was adding several black gemstones.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White and scored several horizontal lines at the top of the panel before adding a narrow strip of the Lessebo Moss Green cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Flourished Oval 3-Holidays stamp set and layered the panel on Moss Green cardstock.

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set
Prickley Pear Stamps Flourished Oval 3-Holidays stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Moss Green cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark; Karin markers- Cool Gray 1 & 3, Artic Blue 264, Cyan 207, Cerise 375, Olive Green 281, Orange Red 051, Red 209
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Martha Stewart Score Board, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, Milwaukee Heat Tool, Big Shot, black gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,