Friday 2 October 2020

'Stacked Merry'

I've been catching up on a bit of Christmas card making and tried out a NBUS 'Stacked Merry' die by MFT, from their September 2020 release. I made four cards in a 'batch baking' session - two of each colour way:


I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25" white card blank, side opening

- white card from which I die cut the frame - the die is from the Avery Elle 'Postage Stamp Elle-ments' set

- piece of plaid patterned LOTV paper from the 'Classic Christmas' paper pad, trimmed to just an eighth of an inch larger, on all four sides, than the opening in the white frame

- then adhered the LOTV paper to the back of the frame, using very narrow red line tape. The best way to do this is to align the top edge first and adhere it before then carefully removing the backing from the other three sides - if you try to do it in one go the odds are that it won't be straight (or as straight as you can get it!)

- glued the whole panel to the card front

- die cut the MFT 'Stacked Merry' from white card and glued it in place using a Zig glue pen

- die cut holly leaves and berries from plain green and red paper snippets, which were tucked in the back of the same LOTV 'Classic Christmas' paper pad. The die set I used is Poppystamps' 'Stitched Holly Leaves and Berries'

- glued those on place, again using a Zig glue pen

The background could be a little too busy for the leaves and berries to show up very well - but I had fun making them anyhow!

And as the MFT 'Stacked Merry' was having it's first outing, I can enter this into Darnell's NBUS Challenge #19.



21 comments:

  1. I love tartan on Christmas cards Di and the 'merry' in white stands out beautifully, and love the sweet little sprigs of holly and berries. The pierced rectangle with the postage stamp edge that you've placed it on is beautiful too. I hope Dudley got on OK at the groomers. x

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  2. I like these Di...I think the holly and berries are fine, they don't distract from the lovely wording. Bake some more! xx

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  3. Fabulous cards Di, I love plaid xxx

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  4. Both them are so beautiful and quick to make with those traditional lovely papers and the adorable sentiment die! Love the holly details!
    Hugs

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  5. Great cards and brilliant explanation as ever. Handy tip about lining up paper behind a frame, one to remember.

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  6. Lovely cards Di - the stacked Merry is perfect inside the postage stamp frame.
    Kath x

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  7. I love the look of these fab Christmas cards. Pretty die.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  8. Di you have created beautiful cards and using my favourite background with that gorgeous plaid paper and gorgeous die too enjoy your day x

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  9. Both versions are beautiful, Di xoxo

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  10. The tartan look is amazing. I like these cards a lot.
    Lia xx

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  11. Hi Di your Christmas cards are gorgeous. I do love a bit of tartan. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  12. Great use of the white card on those lovely papers.

    Kath x

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  13. Wonderful stacked die, and it sits perfectly above the pretty plaid!

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  14. I LOVE these cards and just bought this die too, though I haven't used it yet! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  15. These are both beautiful cards, Di. I love the die and the plaids.

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  16. Great cards. Love DP and dies you used. Work perfect together.

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  17. I do love to see a bit of tartan on a Christmas card. These are lovely. I need to get on and make some more cards . Hugs Me.

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  18. Love the Kilty Cards Di - they bring out the Scottish in me - we emigrated to Australia when I was 6 - a looooong time ago - but my heart still belongs there! Cheers Maurs xxx

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  19. Di, when I saw your card on Darnell's NBUS Challenge I knew I needed to stop by and tell you how much I liked your card. How fun to see not one, but two cards. Both are wonderful (and make me want that die!) TFS Kathy A at myasperations.blogspot.com

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  20. Not seen this MFT die before but it looks fab on your cards - great makes.
    L x

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