How to make a Clean & Simple Christmas card using stamps, stencils, ink and embossing powder. Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea.

Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea

Hello friends and Happy Halloween! I don’t actually have any Halloween projects to share today, instead I have a clean & simple Christmas card idea. This project was actually inspired by this image I spotted on Pinterest. I got intrigued by it and wanted to use my supplies to re-create it. After digging through my stash of stamps and stencils I found just the right tools for the job!

How to make a Clean & Simple Christmas card using stamps, stencils, ink and embossing powder. Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea.

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CARDS DETAILS

I wanted to do a quick tutorial for this project, but truth be told – I simply ran out of time. It is a relatively easy card to make and the hardest part to figure out (for me) in this design were the diagonal stripes. I used a Diagonal Stripe stencil from Simon Says Stamp, I made several measurements on my panel and applied white pigment ink through the stencil partially to create these lines. I removed the stencil, added white embossing powder, heat set it and repeated this on each of the 4 sides.

CARDS DETAILSHow to make a Clean & Simple Christmas card using stamps, stencils, ink and embossing powder. Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea.

I used white pigment ink instead of my Versamark simply because my white pad is a lot juicer and allowed me to ink up the paper through the stencil faster. You can use either one – white pigment ink or embossing ink.

How to make a Clean & Simple Christmas card using stamps, stencils, ink and embossing powder. Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea.

Next, I looked for a sentiment to include in the center section. I settled on Coolest Yulest from Cathy Z from Simon Says Stamp and I white heat embossed a simple “Wishing You a Merry Christmas”.

How to make a Clean & Simple Christmas card using stamps, stencils, ink and embossing powder. Simon Says Stamp | Mirrored Holiday Card Design. Simple Christmas Heat Embossing Idea.

To fill the rest of the space in, I used a small tree image from the same stamp set and white heat embossed it above and below the sentiment (flipping in upside down). My favorite part of making this this card was dressing up the tree! I used jewels in Sea Glass from Pretty Pink Posh and added them as little ornaments onto both of my Christmas tree images. Love the look!

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

CZ Design Clear Stamps Coolest Yulest Cz11
CZ Design Clear Stamps Coolest Yulest Cz11
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Simon Says Stamp Stencil Diagonal Stripe
Simon Says Stamp Stencil Diagonal Stripe
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Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Metallic Sea Glass
Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Metallic Sea Glass
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Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad
Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad
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Pretty Pink Posh Sea Glass Jewels
Pretty Pink Posh Sea Glass Jewels
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Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock
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Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder
Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder
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Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun
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Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad
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EK Success Powder Tool Applicator
EK Success Powder Tool Applicator
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Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform
Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Stamp Platform
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Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue
Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue
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Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool
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11 Comments

    1. Lovely! You are teaching me that I can do clean-and-simple, after all. Thanks!

    1. I love the diagonal stripes pattern and the sea glass and white is a fabulous colour combination? Such a lovely and unique Christmas card! Thanks for sharing!

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