Handmade by Natty

For this week’s Festive Friday, I enjoyed a bit of a die-cutting marathon!

I picked up the Envelope of Wonder and the Christmas Wonder add-on set from Spellbinders in one of their sales a few months ago.

Well, the time finally came to have a good play.

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Products featured today:

• Spellbinders | Envelope of Wonder dies
• Spellbinders | Christmas Wonder dies
• Waffle Flower | Elegant Christmas 2 stamps
• More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

I’m afraid I won’t be listing cardstock shades for this project, as a lot of the card I used was simply from my scraps.

But, in case it helps, here’s the “recipe” of what I cut and used:

Envelope of Wonder set:

• All the envelope pieces (base cut twice to create a scored card)
• 3 x eucalyptus-like branches
• 2 x long narrow leaves

Christmas of Wonder set:

• 2 x poinsettias + 4 x large holly leaves in mid-green
• 4 x large holly leaves in dark green + 2 berry clusters
• 6 x large holly leaves in light green (for filler)
• 2 x candy canes with bows
• 2 x candies
• 2 x pine cones with small holly leaves + berry clusters
• 1 x gingerbread man
• 1 x bell with bow
• 1 x gift with bow

One of the pieces I cut for the envelope base was cut from stripey paper in the Snow & Cocoa collection from Crate Paper. It provided some nice contrast and definition to the lip of the envelope.

This project was one of the rare occasions when I deployed my foam tape rather than layering up elements with scraps of cardstock. It was just cleaner and easier to add the pop this way, so that I could slide elements behind to fill out the sparse areas.

Once my envelope was filled, I stamped a sentiment from Waffle Flower on a tag in my scraps bowl, with a bit of twine to finish off the look.

This die set combo definitely isn’t for the faint of heart, but the Christmas Wonder set has a lot of handy elements in it that would fit on postage collage or curio style projects. In fact, I’m looking forward to giving that idea a go at some point!

But I need a little recovery time from all the fiddly bits!

I also made a custom envelope for this card with my WRMK punch board rather than mounting it on a 5×7 card base. I used the trick of creating a scored hinge to add a “back” to the front panel so that this card can stand up, and I can write a greeting inside easily.

I have to admit that I prefer the look of it as a stand-up shaped card, rather than adding it to a larger base that would have a lot of white space that needs filling.

And that’s it, I think!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Supplies

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. See note in sidebar about my project supply lists and the use of affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support is always appreciated!

Waffle Flower – Elegant Christmas 2 stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Spellbinders – Christmas Wonder dies Shop at: SBC	Spellbinders – Envelope of Wonder dies Shop at: MISC | SBC
Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Crate Paper – Snow & Cocoa collection Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK)	Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: MISC	Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC