Vintage "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" card

Hello Crafty Friends!

One of my favorite holiday stamps from Suzanne Cannon is the Tidings of Comfort and Joy.  It is a timeless beauty and I love finding new ways to use it every Christmas.  This year I combined it with the lovely poinsettia banner from the Poinsettia Banner Sentiments stamp set:

The Poinsettia Banner stamp was stamped in black alcohol proof ink onto 4" x 5.25" Kraft card stock.  After drying I used alcohol ink to color the banners.  Next, I stamped the poinsettia twice onto Kraft card stock, colored the flowers and then fussy cut.  

The Tidings stamp was applied onto Kraft card stock and die cut using an oval die.  Brown ink was applied along the edges of the oval die cut and the Kraft banner background.  Gold marker was applied along the edges.

A piece of 1/2" green ribbon was adhered to the background.  The background was mounted onto a 4.25 x 5.5 red tent fold card.  The oval die cut was assembled to the card using foam tape.  The fussy cut poinsettias were adhered as shown.  

The final touches were glitter in each corner and the poinsettia centers.  Nuvo Glitter Drops in red were applied to the holly berries. 

The vintage style and holiday colors coordinate so well with Suzanne's gorgeous stamps!

You can find all of Suzanne's beautiful red rubber stamps, dies, and stencils at Emerald Creek.

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a happy, crafty day.

Kathy Jo