A Simple Merry by Sherry Hester

Merry almost Christmas! Sherry Hester here with a simple holiday card that's fast and easy to put together.

I cut a 5" x 3.75" piece of cream card stock, and lightly sponged Peeled Paint Distress Ink onto this piece through one of my go-to stencils, Adornment ... love this stencil! I went very lightly on the pouncing. I cut the heart frame using the second and third largest hearts in the Glorious Hearts set from cream card stock and inked it with Peeled Paint. From cream card stock, I cut the three separate snowflakes that come in the bundle, and then cut the Wintry Snowflake from dark green card stock. I arranged this on top of and through the opening of the heart as shown.

I absolutely love how this die perfectly hugs this heart. It perfectly hugs other shapes as well, and it's one of my favorites. I cut another one from a rich red card stock, snipped off one of the red snowflakes, and added it to the heart center just for a pop of color. I'll save the rest of the die cut for another card. From the Moose Crossing stamp set, I snipped the "Merry" from the "Merry Christmoose" stamp, inked it in Fired Brick Distress Ink and stamped it as shown. I added mounting tape to the back of the stenciled piece and adhered it to the card front. I added mounting tape to the back of the assembled heart as well and adhered that to the top of the stenciled piece. I added some glitter to the cream snowflakes for a little shimmer. Easy peasy!!!