Merry and Bright Holidays

Hi – hope you’re enjoying our Holiday Collection Stamps Blog Blitz this week! Jean Okimoto here today, with a bright, contemporary card for you.

I love the great typestyles that Dave has chosen for the new Merry Background stamp. The stamp is perfectly proportioned for an A-2 card – or you can cut it into smaller pieces for tags and greetings inside the card.

Memory Box Products

NEW Merry Background Stamp G1998
NEW Merry and Bright Combo Stamp B2005 (there’s a star attached to the side)
Holly Berry Cardstock
Key Lime Notecard and Envelope

Imagine Crafts Inkpads

VersaFine Onyx Black
Memento Luxe Pear Tart, Pistachio, Espresso Truffle and Love Letter
Brilliance PearlescentThyme

Stamp the background on white cardstock with Onyx Black and emboss it with detail black powder. Daub Pear Tart, Pistachio, Pearlescent Thyme and Love Letter onto the words. Heat-set the inks.

Stamp the greeting on Holly Berry Cardstock with Espresso Truffle and emboss it with detail clear powder.

Diecut the trees from watercolor paper – attach three of them with foam dots. Attach everything to a Key Lime Notecard. Add some pale gold sequins. Coordinate the card with a Key Lime Envelope.

Big Thanks to everyone who took last weekend’s Summer in Seattle class at Impress! Hope you liked the techniques and new products featured in class that day.

Want a chance to win the Merry Background stamp? Just enter a comment here – the entry deadline is 11:59 PM EST on July 20^th. The winner will be announced on July 21^st.

Thanks for visiting…

Comments

Love the colours you used. So happy and bright. Love the fonts. A fabulous background stamp

Posted by: ionabunny | 07/16/2014 at 04:23 AM

These colors really pop!! They seem to be taking us out of the traditional color box.

Posted by: Jani | 07/16/2014 at 05:27 AM

Beautiful colors, love the background stamp!

Posted by: Iris | 07/16/2014 at 05:58 AM

Great card! I love that you used different colors of ink in the background stamp. Very nice look.

Posted by: Betty H. | 07/16/2014 at 06:41 AM

What a great idea to black emboss the sentiment. The words now pop off the paper.

Posted by: Margriet | 07/16/2014 at 06:46 AM

Fantastic background stamp. Your color choices are so fun and colorful.

Posted by: Eileen L. | 07/16/2014 at 06:58 AM

What a fun background! I love the different colors on the sentiments!

Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 07/16/2014 at 07:54 AM

Love this Merry background stamp and it would be great to own it!!

Posted by: Cheryl S. | 07/16/2014 at 09:29 AM

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! I LOVE the FUN Design!! Such a HAPPY Holiday Card!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Posted by: Larissa Heskett =) | 07/16/2014 at 09:50 AM

Yes, I'd love the chance to win this Merry bg stamp! So versatile for the holidays!!
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

Posted by: Janis in ID | 07/16/2014 at 09:54 AM

Great card. Love the background stamp.

Posted by: Carol Mc | 07/16/2014 at 10:45 AM

Great card, thanks for the chance to win!

Posted by: Sandy Vincent | 07/16/2014 at 11:11 AM

Love the card Jean. Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win.

Posted by: Mitzi | 07/16/2014 at 11:54 AM

Obviously the odd person out here, but I hate the idea of Christmas in July (or anytime before November)! Look forward to looking at the stamps in October/November when the Christmas season is around the corner!

Posted by: marilyn bailey | 07/16/2014 at 12:19 PM

Simple, understated, effective - I like it.

Posted by: Linda Mc | 07/16/2014 at 12:54 PM

Love the graphic look of this card, thanks for sharing your idea!

Carol B
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Posted by: Carol B | 07/16/2014 at 01:55 PM

Jean,
What a great card, really bright and festive, just right for the season. Great job.

Posted by: Blue Rose | 07/16/2014 at 02:54 PM

Great card! The Merry Background stamp looks awesome embossed in black!

Posted by: Denise Bryant | 07/16/2014 at 02:57 PM

Cute card! What a great stamp.

Posted by: Jill H | 07/16/2014 at 04:40 PM