Rustic Christmas Card with an Ornament Vase

[Svitlana Shayevich]

Hi friends! I’m sharing a classic Christmas card featuring festive greenery arranged in an ornament-shaped vase. I used Papertrey Ink products for this project, combining traditional holiday colors with a few interesting textures and techniques.

I started with the background, using the Winter Swirls Die set to create my own embossed pattern. Instead of using a cover plate die, I arranged individual swirl and snowflake dies in different areas of a white cardstock panel and embossed them rather than die-cutting the shapes. This gave me a custom white-on-white background with a subtle winter pattern that adds interest without distracting from the main design.

For the focal point, I created an ornament-shaped vase using the Vase Collection 5 Mini Stamp Set and coordinating Vase Collection 5 Die. I die-cut the ornament shape from kraft cardstock and used the solid ornament stamp to add white embossing on top. To give it a slightly weathered, rustic appearance, I stamped the image with clear embossing ink and covered it with white embossing powder. Before heat embossing, I used a fluffy brush to remove some of the powder, leaving uneven coverage rather than a perfectly solid embossed surface. This simple technique gave the ornament a lovely aged, textured look.

I filled the ornament vase with festive greenery and red berries created using the Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday Stamp Set and coordinating Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday Die. I also added some evergreen branches around the bottom of the ornament to create a fuller arrangement and bring more natural-looking texture to the design.

To finish the card, I added a white-embossed Christmas sentiment on a black cardstock strip. The dark background makes the greeting stand out against the softer colors of the arrangement.

I foam-mounted the finished panel onto a Classic Kraft Cardstock card base, leaving a visible kraft border that complements the rustic look of the ornament while adding a little extra dimension to the card.

I really like the combination of the subtle embossed background, weathered ornament, and traditional Christmas greenery. It’s a festive design with plenty of detail, but the overall color palette keeps everything nicely balanced.

SUPPLIES​

If you’re curious about the supplies I used, you can find everything listed below.

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Papertrey Ink Vase Collection 5 Mini Stamp Set
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Papertrey Ink Vase Collection 5 Die
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Papertrey Ink Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday Stamp Set
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Papertrey Ink Sprigs & Sprays: Holiday Die
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Papertrey Ink Into The Blooms: Dahlia Die
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Papertrey Ink Winter Swirls Die
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Papertrey Ink Paper – Clasic Kraft Cardstock
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