Hello crafty friends!
There’s something timeless about the beauty of candlelight during the festive season, and the new Christmas Candles Embossing Folder from the Simon Says Stamp Sugar & Spice Release captures that magic perfectly. Today, I’m sharing a clean yet sophisticated Christmas card design that pairs this stunning embossing folder with the Vintage Christmas Strips Reverse sentiment set for a simple but impactful holiday greeting.
Why you’ll love the Christmas Candles Embossing Folder
The Christmas Candles Embossing Folder adds incredible dimension and texture to your cards with ease. The raised candle and holly design brings instant festive elegance — ideal for quick Christmas cards that still look refined and luxurious. Pair it with deep green cardstock, metallic accents, or shimmer sprays to enhance the embossed detail and create that rich holiday glow.
Card Inspiration – Peace and Love at Christmas
This card design celebrates understated elegance. The deep green background gives a rich, moody base, allowing the embossed candlelight scene to take centre stage. Subtle gold accents bring warmth and luxury, while the black sentiment strip adds contrast and a touch of modern simplicity.
The addition of gold twine, wrapped like a gift, gives the card a polished finish — and those tiny splatters of metallic paint add just enough festive sparkle to make it special without overdoing it. Altogether, the design feels peaceful, classic, and perfectly suited to the sentiment: “Peace and Love at Christmas.”
Step-by-step instructions:
- Emboss a panel of dark green cardstock using the Christmas Candles Embossing Folder.
- Gently blend black ink over the raised areas to enhance the design.
- Flick gold metallic paint or ink across the background for added shimmer.
- Wrap gold thread or twine vertically around the embossed panel and tie a bow.
- Trim and adhere a sentiment strip from Vintage Christmas Strips Reverse using foam pads.
- Finish with a few gold sequins for subtle sparkle.
- Mount the panel onto a matching green card base for a cohesive, elegant finish.
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