A Krafty Christmas

.  Hello everyone!  Back at last and hitting the ground running!  Since I need to get unpacked, laundry done and my Christmas tree put up and decorated today (through the jet lag! LOL), I thought I would post one of the Christmas cards that I had left to show.  This one has a bit of a vintage feel to it with the kraft card background.  I stamped the Justrite Holly Background stamp using a coffee archival ink pad on to Kraft card.    I used some coloured pencils to shade the leaves and holly berries.  I inked the edges with walnut stain to age it a bit and used a soft blue pencil to bring a bit of highlight into the inner oval area.  I stamped the heirloom ornament on to Kraft card using a clear perfect medium pad and heat embossed with gold powder.  I cut it out with the matching die and stamped the sentiment in the centre.  I used a white pencil to highlight some of the areas on the ornament, but wanted the gold to be the main focus.  I mounted it in the centre of the oval with 3D foam and added a small gold bow to the top.  I used my clear perfect medium pad and rubbed it around the edge of the background.  I sprinkled it with bright gold embossing powder and finger to remove it in spots for a more distressed  look when melted.  You can see this better in the last picture.  I matted it with a thin mat of white card before adding a wider mat of kraft card which I pierced.  This card reminds me of Christmas decorations made with spiced oranges and cinnamon sticks for some reason.  Got to get crackin' on that tree soon.  All for now, Sue x