Snowflake & Sleigh Slimline Card

Today I'm sharing a Slimline card that was created with Mini Slimline dies for the background!  My card started with some A2 notecards that had this pretty copper plaid on the front. I wanted to make a Slimline card, but obviously the notecards were only 5-1/2" long so they wouldn't work for the background.

I pulled out Karen Burniston's Short Rectangles Crosshatch (which I use a TON) and die cut the two note card fronts with the largest die in the set. Overlaping them in the center was fine as I knew the large snowflake would cover the seam. Perfect! To separate the copper snowflake from the background, I added two crosshatch banners (also dies by KB) cut from white cardstock. Again, that snowflake covered up the seam in the center. 

The snowflake is one I bought to work with the Magic Iris die, since I knew I could use it independently as well. The smaller snowflake in the center actually embosses the stitched snowflake rather than cut it. I added a silver snowflake on top of the stitching, and finally a silver embossed sentiment with some gems.

Inside is where I had some fun. I pulled out another KB die set - the Sleigh Pop Up and cut it from both silver and copper mirrored cardstock. Instead of adding it to the card as a pop up though, I used one of Sam Calcott's cardstock springs so there is a little movement when you pick up the card. So fun! I have been using those springs a fair bit and will link her video below  so you can scroll through it to find how she makes them if you are interested.

The sentiment was stamped on another size crosshatch rectangle, and I die cut some of the gifts from scraps of leftover plaid note card from the card front. Lots of shimmer and sparkle on this card, which I love in a holiday card. 

This is the second card in my series 12 Months of Christmas - and I will be back again next month with another Christmas card for the series.

If you would like to see Sam Calcott's video on these paper springs, click HERE.

I have been asked how many cards I make but I didn't have a clear number. Since many of my posts include more than a single card or project, I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February so far - 24 cards

Additional Supplies:

White cardstock

Copper Mirrored Cardstock - Recollections

Sentiment - Encircled in Warmth, Stampin' Up

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