A Sparkling Christmas Card Tradition

Every year, I create a special Christmas card for my Stampin’ Up! customers. It’s my way of saying thank you and spreading a little holiday cheer. I held off on sharing the design until after Christmas to keep it a delightful surprise for them. Anyone who knows me knows I can’t resist adding a touch of sparkle—and this year was no exception!

Here’s how I brought this year’s card to life, step by step:

Creating This Card: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Pool Party Band

To start, I stamped the sentiment in Lost Lagoon and added snowflakes in Pool Party onto a 1-1/4″ wide strip of cardstock. Once stamped, I adhered this band to the center of my 5-1/4″ x 4″ panel. While I made this as a Christmas card, the design is versatile—it could easily work as a birthday, thank-you, or “Happy Winter” card!

2. Snowflake Borders

Next, I ran another 5-1/4″ x 4″ panel through the Big Shot twice, cutting out the snowflake border on each side. These delicate borders added an extra layer of wintery charm. I adhered this border panel to the base layer with the band in the center.

3. Layering for Dimension

For a touch of depth, I attached the completed panel to the front of the card base using dimensionals. I adore how a tone-on-tone layer with dimension adds subtle elegance to any card.

4. Adding Snowflakes

I die-cut several snowflakes from Silver Foil paper and arranged them on the card front. Glue dots made it easy to secure them wherever I thought they looked best.

5. Bling It Up!

Finally, I added sparkle (because it wouldn’t be complete without it!). I used adhesive-backed sparkling gems (retired, but any rhinestones or gems will work) to the centers of the snowflakes. The extra shimmer brought the whole design to life, capturing the magic of a snowy winter day.

And there you have it, a wintery card full of snowy sparkle!