Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Blog Hop! I’m so excited to share two elegant Christmas cards featuring lush holiday foliage using products from the brand-new Sugar and Spice release along with a few long-time favorites. In today’s video, I’ll walk you through how to create a background that enhances your design, build dimensional foliage arrangements, and combine new and old favorites for timeless holiday looks.
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Video Tutorial
Christmas Foliage Cards
Simon Says Stamp products featured:
- Beautiful Cardinal Wafer Dies
- Sleigh Bell Wafer Die
- Loopy Bow Wafer Die
- Charming Berry Branch Wafer Die
- Ho Ho Holiday Greens Wafer Die
- Christmas Plaque Slides Stamp Set with Plaque Slides Dies
- A2 Arches Wafer Dies
- Delicate Pine Branches Embossing Folder
- More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post
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Nichol, you always add so many lovely details to your cards, and I really love the golden frame. Thanks for showing how to do it in your video. I feel like the cardinal is really perched outside in a tree!
Stunning cards, these would be perfect to frame for Christmas decorations!
Super pretty! 🙂 you always make super beautiful and detailed cards Nichol
Stunning! So much detail. Your makes are always inspiring. Thank you for sharing your creativity
Wow! Amazing cards Nichol! Love all the details on both of these. So gorgeous!
Stunning is the correct word!!!! Just beautiful! A work of art! Thank you for your time creating these and for sharing them. Cardinals are special to many people, and yours is exceptional!
Gorgeous cards! Love the beautiful backgrounds with the embossed pine branches! The holiday greens, bird and bell are all so pretty!
These are drop dead gorgeous!
I love these cards! Such great details!
Gorgeous
Fabulous cards! I love your attention to details.
Very amazing and gorgeous cards!
Beautiful cards! Love the detail and dimension of the diecuts. You’re so talented
The cardinal is GORGEOUS! I LOVE the background!
Stunning,simply stunning!!
Your cards are stunning! This new release has so many gorgeous die cut elements and you’ve highlighted them so well. Love that glossy accent bow.
Who doesn’t love a GREAT Two-Fer, today you gave us exactly that, TWO beautiful cards. While they use some similar products each one is so totally different from the other. You first got my attention using the Cardinal and then I scrolled on and found the Bell card, I love it too. I could write a book of my thoughts on your two cards but I’m going to keep it short and to the point, FANTASTIC & BEAUTIFUL cards, so typically Nichol, meaning cards filled with creativity, beauty & all the “extras.”
Both cards are stunning! I love the mixture of colors and textures.
Gorgeous cards. So much details and creativity. Perfection. Pure bliss.
Nichol, these cards are stunning! They truly are works of art! I love the way you built your greenery…all of the detail…awesome! I can’t wait to play with the bell. Your cardinal was amazing!!! Thanks for such great inspiration.
I love the color palette you used with this….it remind me of the vintage Christmas decorations of my childhood at my grandmother’s home. Lovely green with the cardinal.
your cards are fabulous – love the layering on them
Two stunning and elegant Christmas cards. Both cards are beautiful but I love the cardinal card. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us1
Absolutely stunning.
You always make the best cards!
Stunning cards. I like how your switched up the cardinal for the bell to design 2 fabulous cards.
Both cards are stunning 😍
These are gorgeous!! So much texture!!
These are so pretty. I really love what you have created!
This is magnificent! I adore that Ho Ho Holiday Greens die! Really fun and festive!
Beautiful cards!
These cards are gorgeous! That cardinal is amazing!
Both of these cards are so elegant, Nichol! I love the fullness of the greenery and pop of the red on the embossed and inked background!
Wonderful creation with detail.
So many elements that make your cards so beautiful!
Thanks so much!
Just beautiful! I love how your foliage on each card looks “icy”.
The shading on the cardinal is perfect. I LOVE this bird!
Beautiful card.
Beautiful card!
This is Stunning!!! You always know just what and how much to add to a card!!! You are crafty perfection!!!
Your cards are gorgeous. I love how you make winter themed cards!
Gorgeous cards! I love all the textures!
Beautiful combinations! I love the touch of snow.
😍😍😍😍😍
Grgeous card! Love that bow die.
What a way to start this hop! All the details to your cards made these cards feel like they were literally picked from a winter wonderland forest. These are works of art and can be displayed as such. Magnificent!
I always love your cards Nicole! Absolutely stunning!!
Beautiful cards!
Two gorgeous cards here!
Gorgeous cards.
Your cards are always so pretty, but these are a step above! I would definitely use these as holiday decor.
Very pretty. Love the layers
My favorite is the cardinal card. That sage cardstock is so perfect against the bird. Love all the foliage also. TFS
I so love the cardinal from this release. So adorable. Your cards are very beautiful
Such an elegant card! The layout could be created using foliage from all 4 seasons, making a nice gift set of cards.
Your card is so beautiful! Love the cardinal.
Cardinals are my favorite – beautiful!
Love the Cardinal and the embossing folder used
Stunning!
Two beautiful cards, Nichol!! Love the details that you always do for your creations.
I appreciate how you used the same embossing folder as a base for different designs. Beautiful cards.
So beautiful!!! i love your card so much and love your video!!
Nichol,
Your cards are always outstanding. So gorgeous. Love the background the white foliage on the Sage cardstock. Outstanding!
Both cards are fantastic!
Love the way you use all the greenery to fill in!
Beautiful card Nichol!
Lovely cards, each one better than the last!! Great job!
This card is beautiful, the bird is lifelike.
Beautiful cards Nichole!
Oh Nichol!! Your cards are so beautiful!! Love your style!
What a gorgeous card! Love the layers, the colors… so pretty and elegant! Thanks for the inspiration Nichol!
These are so stunning – I always love your designs. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
The blog title says it all… stunning Christmas card!
Gorgeous backgrounds and gorgeous cards!
Fabulous cards Nicole!! Love how you created the backgrounds and I just love the colors on the cardinal. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your amazing talents and inspiration.
Beautiful cards!
Love all of the attention to detail
Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous! I love the new cardinal, bell and now!
I love your cards! So pretty!
Such a beautiful card.
Nicole, you always stun me!! Gorgeous foliage cards which adds such depth and beauty!!
Your cards took my breath away! Love love, love that cardinal and how you’ve colored him. Just two stunning cards!
As always, beautiful cards Nichol! I love your Christmas cards and tags. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Gorgeous card love the way you colored that cardinal.
Gorgeous cards!
I love these dies! I can’t wait for them to get here!
Beautiful cards! Love that embossing folder with the ink swiped over the top of it. The foliage die is amazing.
This is gorgeous, love all your pretty details.
Loving all the inspiration ✨️
I love the snow on the holly. Very pretty!