Vellum Christmas Photo Card + Giveaway!

Today I have a Christmas photo card using Paper Smooches and Tim Holtz products.

Yep. You heard that right. Paper Smooches and Tim Holtz. Together on one card. 🙂

I’ll be honest – I love holiday photo cards. They are my favorite. And this is a design I am considering for my family card this year – with a photo behind an embossed vellum panel.

I used the Tim Holtz Starry Night embossing folder for the fun texture on the vellum. (This folder works for everything from birthday to Christmas. Awesome.)

I then added a new die cut greeting from Paper Smooches. Isn’t that handwriting fantastic?!

So if you lift the vellum (that is attached with a quick line of sewing from my machine), you can see the family photo. (Yes, I am shorter than Kay and Audrey.)

And if you lift the matted photo, you see the greeting behind. I can add a personal message there, too.

Here is a closer look at the Paper Smooches die set I used. I love detailed die cut greetings…

(By the way, there are some other great new products from Paper Smooches that just came out. You can find them HERE.)

What do you think? Think this would be a good family card for this year?

GIVEAWAY

Giveaway time! A lucky winner will get the Paper Smooches Christmas Words Dies I used above. For your chance, leave a comment by 11:59pmEST on 10/7/13.

SUPPLIES

Below are the products featured above. To find them at Simon Says Stamp, click on the SSS below the thumbnails. For Ellen Hutson, click on EH…

Paper Smooches Christmas Words Dies (SSS|EH)

 

Tim Holtz Starry Night Embossing Folder (SSS|EH)

 

 

Paper Smooches Bitty Bungalows Stamp Set (SSS|EH)

 

Vagabond Die Cutting Machine (SSS|EH)

 

Sizzix Vagabond Solo Thin Die Adapter (SSS|EH)

 

Hero Arts Milwaukee Heat Gun (SSS|EH)

 

White Embossing Powder (SSS|EH)

 

Versamark (SSS|EH)

 

 

Glossy Accents (SSS|EH)

 


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394 thoughts on “Vellum Christmas Photo Card + Giveaway!”

  1. Denise Bryant says:

    What a great holiday card! Love the embossed vellum layer! Thanks for a chance to win that awesome die!!!

  2. Jan Shore says:

    You are very creative in your cardmaking and so generous with that creativity. Thanks also for the opportunity of winning the prize.

  3. Flo says:

    I love those word dies. Your card is wonderful as usual. You are such an inspiration. Thanks.

  4. Keren Baker says:

    Love the vellum overlay. Just shows how you combine unusual suspects to make an amazing cards!

  5. Shona Chambers says:

    What a fantastic idea! I love the vellum over the photo, softens the whole look and nice to see different colours used too.

  6. Great idea !!! and pretty !!! Wanna make the same. Thanks for sharing this amazing card and for inspiring me.

  7. michelle r says:

    beautiful card. love the embossing

  8. ruth tacoma says:

    I LOVE this! What a gorgeous card…….so many possibilities are going through my mind. 🙂

  9. Suman says:

    very lovely idea with fab effect!! love those dies, thank you for the chance!!
    http://www.kalasirjana.blogspot.in

  10. Gabriella says:

    Very exciting giveaway. Thanks for showing such fun stuff

  11. debbie w says:

    You have a beautiful family. Thanks for sharing this wonderful Christmas cards. You are such a talented person. I love all you do.

  12. Jennifer Dykes says:

    I absolutely love this card! It so reminds me of our Wedding Invitations. I actually think I have now found our Christmas card this year! Thank you soooo much for the wonderful idea!!!

  13. Terry B. says:

    Lovely card and pic!
    Thanks for the chance to win the die cut!

  14. Mary Mac says:

    Yes, we use photo cards for Christmas. Love the beautiful overlay.

  15. SuZeQ says:

    Ohhhhhhhhhh, Heck Yeah … this would be a wonderful Christmas card. Your family is beautiful!

  16. Gail A says:

    I really love word dies and these are fantastic! Would love to win! Thanks for the chance! Love how you used the vellum on your card!

  17. Michele Clay says:

    I would love winning this awesome Paper Smooches die!

  18. Tami B says:

    Beautiful card, and I obviously haven’t been keeping up w/ the times, because I didn’t know Paper Smooches had dies, and these are fantastic.

  19. Vicki says:

    Do you ever have trouble gluing those this word dies? Thanks for the chance to win them!

  20. Susieq says:

    I thanks for sharing your family photo. It is so good. And thanks for a chance to win the die. I can see lots of uses for it.

  21. Lindsey says:

    I absolutely love your card, I love photo cards too but the embossed Velum and word die make it extra special.

  22. Caroline says:

    What a beautiful Christmas card!!! I love those Paper Smooches dies!!! 🙂

  23. linda g says:

    Love the card! the diecut greetings are wonderful and attaching everything with a line of stitching is awesome…no glue!
    I vote yes for the card…love the non traditional color too…my wedding color!

  24. Anna Jernigan says:

    WOW, LOVE that Christmas Words die! How versatile, and gorgeous ON your card. I also, love the photo cards, it’s just a cool way to see the families grow, and what could be better than that? Jen, you have a lovely family, and thanks for sharing them with me, and all of us.
    Your card is simply gorgeous, as I already said, and now I have GOT to have this die!
    I am looking forward to Christmas, and all the pretty cards, I love that part. I surround us with the cards that we receive, and I almost hate to take them down, but, well, you kind of have to………LOL
    Thanks for sharing the card, and the instructions, and introducing those lovely words!
    OMGosh, I feel a buying spree, coming on! LOL Oh well, it’s worth it! LOL

  25. Rita says:

    Love the card! What a great way to use a photo with the vellum over it. And all the stars just add so much to this card. Love watching your videos. So easy to follow……..always cost me money because I buy the products you use..lol, but I love it.

  26. Teri M says:

    Great looking card, and something different which is always nice!! Paper smooches are my favorite.

  27. Mary Dolan says:

    what a unique card…. very sweet!!

  28. Jenny Kozar says:

    I just love how soft and pretty this is!

  29. Mary Schmidt says:

    I love receiving family photos at Christmas. Lot of times, that is the only time that we correspond and it is nice to watch how the family changes. I also enjoy getting the annual letters filling in the yrar’s adventures. I will keep both in an album. The letter and pictures mean more than just a signature on a store bought card. Why bother sending that?

  30. Pat McCleary says:

    Saw these dies during the PS release & put them on my shopping list. It would be fabulous to win them instead- thanks for the chance. And as a side note- yours’ is a beautiful family.

  31. Mildred Mildew says:

    I really like the look of the vellum over the photo. Love the dies!

  32. Lura says:

    Amazing card – just love how you combined all those different elements and the colors are perfect. Now if I could just download a sliver of your talent…
    Thanks for a lovely idea!

  33. Becky Johnson says:

    Sweet and soft card using the vellum. Need to check out Paper Smooches. I like their choice of handwriting better than some others I’ve seen lately. Nice work as always. Becky Johnson

  34. Betty B says:

    Absolutely love this card – the colors are just lovely. The greetings die is also wonderful – I must purchase! – thanks for a chance to win

  35. Kim says:

    What a fun card. You are so creative!

  36. JOAN SMITH says:

    Your card is so awesome. Gosh I’ve never seen a card made this way before and I just think it’s so clever. Your directions are so fantastic and easy to understand so thanks for this.
    I loved everything you used and how you used it Again, I love your idea for the card and the clever way you went about doing it. You are just so talented and creative.

  37. Kym says:

    Fantastic Christmas card! I love the Paper Smooches fonts, to have dies in cool handwriting fonts in terrific!

  38. kriz p says:

    lovely xmas card. love it!!
    thanks for the chance to win!!

  39. Cindy J says:

    Thank you again for another wonderful way to be creative. Would love to win the giveaway!

  40. Marlene Michelle Hedemand-Grarup says:

    Such a lovely card. Great colours 🙂

  41. Julie Hulver says:

    I love the embossed vellum…will have to try that.

  42. Marilyn C. Lojek says:

    The vellum overlay is just the right touch! Love the way you used the script.

  43. Alecia says:

    Another gorgeous card!!

  44. Liz says:

    Love the over lay and colors are great.

  45. Jessica Willison says:

    Such a beautiful card! Love the colours, and that die is definitely perfection!

  46. JLBOhio says:

    Beautiful card! Your family and friends will love it if you pick that one! The kids are all getting so big and the older girls are so grown up!

  47. sunflower sue says:

    what a neat card! thanks for sharing. 🙂

  48. Shirley T says:

    Love the vellum over the photo…so interesting & creative.

  49. calamityjane says:

    Excellent card!! Guess I’m going to have to get this die from Paper Smooches…I Love It!

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