Christmas Easel Card

I recently made this card for a customer who asked for traditional Christmas colors on her cards and only the sentiment "Merry Christmas" inside. I used a tree image from Flourishes and after stamping with Versamark, I embossed it using Winter Wonderland ep. I dotted the tree with gold stickles that match the white & gold trimmed ribbon. You may be able to see the gold highlights better by clicking the photo to enlarge it.
Here's a view of the card that shows how it stands up for display. I used Nesties labels four and the top note die from Sizzix. I embossed the top note with a Sizzix Snowcaps ef. The inside was stamped in matching red & green using the snowflakes from the SU! Snow Swirled set. The card base is PTI soft stone, and I added a panel of that beneath the fold for writing the message and signing.
If you've never tried making one of these cards, the tutorial is here. The instructions are for a 4-1/4" square card, but I made mine the size of an A2 card. It fits perfectly in an A2 envelope, but will require extra postage because of the thickness. I rarely make square cards because I don't know where to buy square envies to mail them and who has time to make envies all the time!

I hope you're having a great Monday, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Carol