TWO-TONE CHRISTMAS WREATH

This week I will be featuring cards made with Two-Tone Cardstock.  I've been "collecting" it since I was first introduced to it last March at OnStage, but I haven't been using it much.  So, I thought maybe using it as a "featured product" might get me motivated.  If you haven't yet started exploring Two-Tone cardstock I'm hoping this week's cards will give you a reason to explore using it, too.

Fortunately Stampin' Up! has several different variety packs.  That's how I started.  That way I could get a few different colors without a huge investment of buying a pack of each color.

The Granny Apple Green is included in a collection called Memories in Bloom.  It includes six different colors -- Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop, Secret Sea, Summer Splash & Timid Tiger.  I liked this pack because not only did I get a variety of two-tone colors, but it also gave me many of the current In-Colors.

There are some things that you can do with Two-Tone cardstock that you cannot do with regular cardstock.  

One side of the two-tone cardstock is the shade of the regular cardstock and the opposite side is a lighter shade of the same color.  Stampin' Up!'s two-tone cardstock also has a white core which makes it great for tearing and sanding.

My card today uses Granny Apple Green Two-Tone, and I have the darker side facing up.

I embossed Granny Apple Green Two-Tone with the Traditional Wreath Embossing Folder and then used a sanding block to lightly sand the peaks of the embossed surface.  Sanding makes the embossed surface pop because it reveals the white inner core.

Since the wreath embossing folder is a 6" x 6" folder, I decided to make a square card.  I don't make many square cards any more, but it allowed more of the complete wreath circle to show.

I used the Traditional Labels Bundle to create a simple sentiment.  I liked how the plaid from  the Traditional Christmas Designer Series Paper gave a bit of a "country vibe" so I used that to mat the sentiment.  A couple of Gold Foil pine boughs die cut with a die from Christmas Greenery dies add a little shimmer peeking out from behind the plaid.  A Shiny Real Red Ribbon bow and Red Traditional Sparkling Sequins add a little more traditional red sparkle to the card.

For the inside of the card I reduced the width of my Basic White message layer to allow more of the embossed Granny Apple Green Two-Tone to show.  A strip of the plaid DSP and another Gold Foil Pine Bough coordinate the inside with the card front.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step directions.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Traditional Labels Bundle (English) [165865]	Christmas Greenery Dies [165872]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482]	Memories In Bloom 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166715]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165853]	Brushed Silver And Gold Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [164861]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084]
Traditional Wreath 3 D Embossing Folder [165874]	Traditional Sparkling Sequins [165875]	Real Red 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Shiny Ribbon [165876]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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