Layered Modern Christmas Card + Simon’s Fun & Festive Release
Hello creative friends! Happy Fun & Festive Blog Hop day! Today Simon Says Stamp is celebrating the release of their latest collection of exclusive products with day one of a two day blog hop. I am very excited to be part of day one’s celebration and I hope you will hop along to see all of the other gorgeous inspiration that is being shared!
If you have already been hopping along with us, you should have arrived from the amazing and oh-so-sweet, Laura Bassen’s blog! You can reference the entire hop list at the Simon Says Stamp blog.
This festive card features many of the products included in the latest Simon release, such as: the Ornamental CZ Design stamp and die set, sentiments from the Critter Sweaters and Tiny Words Christmas sets, a background stamped with the Outline Snowflakes cling, and even some star sequins that I pulled from the Christmas Magic mix.
I stamped the ornaments with Willow, Lipstick Red, Rosie Cheeks, Mint Candy and Sea Glass inks from Simon. They are arranged onto a white card base that is white heat embossed using the Outline Snowflakes cling; with the emboss resist technique, I blended Mint Candy and Sea Glass inks around the edges for some soft, subtle color.
The greetings are embossed too; I used Rosie Cheeks ink and Singing in the Rain glitter embossing powder from WOW for the Merry Christmas. The smaller sentiment strips are white embossed on black cardstock with the Tiny Words Christmas set.
Finally, I added embellishments around the ornaments; a mix of silver confetti stars, stars from the Christmas Magic mix, and Clear Droplets.
I really love the modern feel of this card, as it carries both a fun and festive vibe that is fitting for this release and blog hop! I hope you will watch the video to see this card come together, and be sure to participate in the hop to see even more FUN and FESTIVE inspiration!
Thanks so much for visiting me … Happy Thursday!
SUPPLIES
There is lots more inspiration to be seen along this Fun and Festive blog hop! Your next stop is the ever-amazing, Amanda Korotkova! You can visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog to see all of the stops in this hop.
Simon is generously giving away a $25 gift card at each stop of the hop! Simply leave a comment below for a chance at being a randomly drawn winner! Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
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Such a fun release! And I love the inspiration card! The scattered sentiments look so gorgeous!
Thank for great inspiration
What a beautiful card!! This ornamental set is one of my favourites from the release and you showed it off beautifully!! Love the combination of colours and the soft blending adds so much. The different layers of ornaments adds so much depth yet it’s simple. The Merry Christmas sentiment is a nice touch done in the rosie cheeks as it ties in the same coloured ornaments that may otherwise be lost. And I love how you placed a Tiny Words Christmas sentiment with each cluster of ornaments. Such a different and great idea!!
Lovely design and color selection…. Your card makes me want to stamp!!!
Your card is beautiful! I love all the ornaments and tiny sentiments. :)
Great card. Love the colors you chose.
What a cute card
These colors rock!!! Love seeing all your creations with the new stuff!
Beautiful color choices!! I love the 60’s vibe to it. Great job!!
So fun! Love the addition of the black sentiment strips.
I love all the soft colored ornaments on your card.
Oh so fun … I love the colors you used and the layers are fabulous!!
I like how you did the sentiments on the Christmas card very nice
Such a soft and pretty Christmas card! :)
The fun ornaments on your card are so pretty and festive, I am now in the mood to start unpacking the Christmas decorations and turn on some vintage Bing Crosby!! I love the colors you chose, too, Nina!
Love the layers and textures and colour choice on your card.
Your cards are wonderful. I especially love the modern ornaments! The colors are so fun!
Absolutely adore the color choices. Beautiful!
It’s gorgeous Nina-Marie, I love the modern look. Sometimes you must see something first before you can like it, that was with this colour combination also, but it’s gorgeous. Thank you for so much for your time and effort.
Fabulous card! And fabulous release!
Love your card, as always! Your style is so fun and happy :)
I love ornaments on cards!
Love your ornament card its stunning.
Love the scattering of the ornaments.
Having them pop off the card is a good
idea and the colors are great.
thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Very pretty ornament card!!
Such a beautiful card.
I really enjoyed your video. Your card is so lovely. I’m glad I ordered that snowflake background stencil. It’s beautiful!
Love the colors you chose for your ornaments and the subtle background!
LOVE this card! The bright colors just make it so fun and festive. Thanks for sharing!
Love the color scheme
I love your card Nina ! Just perfect for christmas gift ! I love !
Thanks for sharing
Love this Fun & Festive release! Love those pretty ornaments! Awesome card!
I love the colorful ornaments! They remind me of my youthful decorations
Love how you embossed this entire card. Very clean and modern.
Such a beautiful card.
Thanks for sharing…
Love all the layers but still comes out clean and crisp. Nice work.
Great card! Love your colors.
Love your card and the colors you used ????
A super card! A clever way to use those smaller baubles which look great against that subtle embossed background. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Beautiful card — it’s a very happy card!
This card is fantastic! I love the color combinations!!!
Darling! I like the way you colored the Merry Christmas.
Love the ornaments….
Beautiful card! I love the non traditional colors.
Lovely projects!
Love the ornaments and sentiments. The colors are all so “festive”! Thanks for sharing.
Love the ornaments – although modern, they bring me back to the colors in the 60s! Thanks for sharing.
Love the card, and yes, a modern look that is beautifully designed! Even whimsical to a certain extent – love it!
Love the card. I love any Christmas cards with ornaments on them
Such a beautiful card!! I love the snowflake background.
Beautiful Christmas card, LOVE the graphic, modern feel!
Nina-Marie, I SO love your card designs!! And your tutorials are awesome! The Christmas Bulb Card is fantastic!!!
Fun card! Great design.
I love the non-traditional colors you chose for your card!
Oh my goodness, this card is so pretty. The color choices are just perfect.
Beautiful card! The layers add so much interest. Thanks for sharing.
I love this so much!
Wonderful ornament card – love the soft colours and the layers. Very fun, and elegant!
Love the layered look. I don’t do much of that on my cards, so I am just going to have to do it one day.
Great cards! Love your ideas
Wow! Lots of really great ideas in one card! Love the snowflake background, the sparkling sentiment and the all the different touches on the ornaments! Thanks for sharing!
A very beautiful card design, Nina! Love the colors.
Nice! Layering the sentiments on black background really makes them stand out.
Super Cute and Festive card!!!
Beautiful card! I love all the little details. So elegant!
I agree…beautiful modern take on a Christmas card. Your colors look fantastic together!
Nice holiday collection.
Love your colorful card! Those baubles look beautiful.
Beautiful card! I love the glittery Merry Christmas!
Such a great card! Loved your video and this super release! You gave me some really good ideas! Thanks!
Very pretty. Love your color combinations. TFS
Wow! Wow! Wow! Awesome card!!! Love your colouring!!!
Cute! Love the colors and the droplets are perfect
beautiful card!
Such a great way to add extra sentiments.
Your card is amazing! Love the mix of colors and those ornaments are beautiful!
Wonderful sense of movement to this card — nice job!
Great card and video. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
So much cuteness, Nina! Super cute card, I love it!
I love all that dimension you got on that pretty card!
A great idea for the ornaments. Nice card!
Great card Nina Marie
Great idea to use several sentiments on one card.
Love this, the ornaments are so pretty.
Nina, love???? your card…you’re right, it’s very hip and modern but so warm and festive at the same time! You nailed it! I love this stamp set and the new release by Simon! Can’t wait to start creating! ????????✨
Red, pink, and teal is my new fave Christmas color combo, so I seen diggin’ this project! Love how you included several sentiments– I’m going to try a version of this on my next card!
This is a super fun, mod card. I don’t often do this style, but I feel like I could handle it with this set. Thanks for sharing with us; you’re a great teacher.
Love the look of those ornaments and the dimensions you have on the card.Great Colors.
Very cute card! Love the ornaments and the colors you used!
Wow, I love this card! The colors are fantastic and the pink glitter sentiment is to die for.
Your ornaments are
so pretty! Love the
colors and embellishments.
Carla from Utah
Cool fun card! :)
So pretty with all of these festive ornaments.
Really great card … it has a cool 50s vibe with that fun colour scheme!
Such fun colors! What a fun card!
Pretty Christmas card.
So festive! Love those colours!
Love the variety and placement of sentiments, esp the white embossing on black.
So cute, fun and festive! Popping the ornament up in different levels really made them float against the beautiful snowflake background!
I love how you popped up the ornaments! Great sentiments too! Beautiful design!
I love how you used all the different sentiments on one card and the subtle snowflakes in the background! So fun. This release has some great products.
Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing. Very creative.
I do love that this card is Fun & Festive and is in non-traditional (my favorite way) colors. I am always inspired by your projects and this one is no exception, I love it! Thanks for sharing it today and for the how-to video. (mardy14 at bellsouth dot net)
I love your festive card! The colors are so beautiful and I like how you created the background!
Just lovely! This is a wonderful release!
Great card. Love the use of all the different sayings.
Great decorations on and arrangement of the ornaments.
Very festive fun card. I love all the sentiments, but especially like the “Merry Christmas” font. The snowflake background stamp is absolutely stunning. I have to get that for sure. :) TFS
I love these. So much fun!!!!!
Great card, love the color scheme!
Very pretty & I really like the subtle background using the snowflake outline stamp.
Cute card, thanks for sharing!
Your card is a work of art! Love the blend of colors. Thanks for the video!
Lovely card. Thanks for the video, too!
What a lovely looking card. Fun and playful
So many great stamps and dies in this release. Your card is great!
Pretty & fun card – LOVE it! I love watching your tutorials – thank you!!
Love the sentiments from this stamp set and I love how you created this card.
What a great look for the traditional Christmas baubles! How effective and lovely.
Love the different colors!!!
Love the snowflake background and the ornaments!
Just beautiful – thanks for sharing!
Love the ornaments and the colors you used. Very cool card.
Like the festive ornaments card with sequins.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Clean, fun, fresh and wonderfully festive card!
What a fun way to use ornament stamps and dies. Thanks for sharing. :)
Fabulous release! So fun! Love your card Nina-Marie, great video too.
FUn way to use these ornements :-)
Very nice card. Baubles, baubles and more baubles!
Your modern card in all the terrific non-traditional colors really make this card terrific.
Such a beautiful card! The color palette you chose is so pretty, and I love the subtle snowflake background. The little details like the embossing on the ornaments and their glittery tops really make your card shine! Thanks for the inspiration.
A fantastic non-traditional retro feel card, I need that embossing powder!
I really like the colors you chose. Sort of retro…
This is a great set! Love your are!
I love everything about these festive ornaments–the colors, the embellishments, the sentiments! Thank-you for this inspiring video.
The Tiny sentiments is one of my favorite from this release. I do love the ornaments, too.
Adorable card! Love the festive ornaments you created!
Great holiday card. Love all the colors!
What a great card. So festive!
Love your fun card Nina-Marie!
Great card. Such fun stamps/dies.
luv the layout of your card, Nina!
what a fun dimensional card – thanks for the ideas
Just not enough supplies and time to make all the different ideas that you great card makers create….but I try. LOL
Fabulous and festive!! Love your card!!
I love the colors of the card you made! Very festive.
Love your card. All of those ornaments make a pretty background. :)
Great card!! Love your color choice.
I love the sentiments, and this can be used for anyone not just those who are of faith
Beautiful card, Nina! I love the cascading ornaments.
Adorable card! I love it!
Really like how you added all those sentiments~
Love the use of non-traditional Christmas colors along with the red.
Adorable card!! . I love the look of dimension on cards.
Beautiful muted shades and the glitter letters are gorgeous!
Wonderful card! The ornaments are so sweet. The subtle background looks great as do the embellishments.
Love the modern colors of the card!
Lovely color scheme!
Cute card! Love the colors!
What a fun, cute card! I love the non-traditional colors and layout! I love using pink for a Christmas color!
very nice card, love those colors and die cuts.
Love the card – glad to see Cathy’s products in use, too. And the embossed snowflake background? LOVE it!
Lovely ornaments! I love the subtle color of design of your background and the glittery bling.
Love your beautiful Christmas colors!
Beautiful card! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
I so love the non-traditional color palette! GREAT card!!
Awesome ornament card
Nothing is more fun and festive then loads of bright holiday ornaments! I LOVE your pretty card!
Love your card. The ornaments are so cute and pretty.
Great design ! Love the use of color.
I like the layout of your card. Nice work, Nina!
Pretty card! I love the design and all the texture!
Love the soft colors!
The soft colours of your card don’t usually scream Christmas to me, but this card is beginning to convert me. It’s absolutely gorgeous!
Really happy card – great inspiration. I love the background.
Love your card, love the colors that you used. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
You card today is very vintage looking!
Love this modern style card! It’s beautiful!
Unique color combination. Thanks for the inspiration
Super card. It has color, dimension and lots of great sentiments.
Lovely Christmas baubles card!
Love the ornaments and I am really loving the color choice… beautiful!
Great card! I really like all of the embossing, especially the background.
Not your usual colour explosion, but I still love the card you made! Very elegant design!
Love what you created!
Lovely card. Love the subtle background and all the sentiments
are awesome.
Nina, your array of ornaments, especially with this pretty palette, has sent my Christmas spirit soaring! The popping up of various elements, the strip sentiments, the shimmery pink Merry Christmas are perfect special touches! Thank you for the smiles and inspiration!
~carol
Such a pretty card! I love all of the colors and layers you used.
Love the ornaments, so pretty!
Such a cute ornament card, love all the little details, so pretty!
Popping up the ornaments was such a great idea. It will help protect your Nuvo drops from getting smashed. And the color scheme was perfect.
Gorgeous ornament card, Nina! I love the subtle texture of the background as well as the way you popped up the cute ornaments!
Hi Nina,
Love your card! That color combo is awesome. I’d never think to use that green with a pink and red but I love it!
You have used the perfect Christmas pink! PERFECT! What a fun card.