Double Christmas Day

 Hi bloggers!  Friday has come around again (oh so quickly!), but that means two offerings for you today.  This first card was also the first demo that I did on the Christmas shows in October.   It has loads of great techniques that will work well with other cards, not just Christmas cards.  I started by embossing a piece of milk card with the Holiday Magic  embossibility folder.  That provided texture for one side of the card.  For the other side, I used a piece of decorative paper but added a bit more to it by stamping some swirls and gold embossing them.  I then covered the piece with a self adhesive sticky sheet and covered it with micro beads to add texture to that side.  Using the new double sided green satin ribbon, I plaited it and tucked the ends underneath.  You need to add enough mounting foam to account for that depth.  I have a tutorial for the ribbon plaiting at the top of my blog if you would like to see it.  Next I stamped the Poinsettia bauble on soft gold card using a clear perfect medium pad.  I heat embossed it with gold detail  powder.  I did the same with the Swirly bauble.  I cut them both out with the matching Heirloom Ornament dies (2010 and 2011).  I mounted them on foam and added some thin gold cord so they looked like they were suspended.  I stamped the poinsettia portion of the stamp, coloured it and cut it out and mounted it on the ornament.  Using the red and green felt from the Holiday pack, I cut a poinsettia out and assembled it by gluing the layers together offset.  I added this as an embellishment to the ribbon.  I stamped a sentiment and cut it into a strip with a forked end and tucked the ends under my flower.  A final double milk coloured pierced mat completed this card.  Finished dimensions are 8" x 8 1/4" in size.  Just scroll down to see the second offering for today.

 Today's second offering is a silver and cream mixture of Heartfelt Creations and Justrite stamps.  I started by stamping the Festive Poinsettia all over the background of a piece of silver card.  I used a Clear Perfect Medium pad and heat embossed with Silver Shine embossing powder for a tone on tone look.  I don't think you can ever go wrong that way, it adds interest but doesn't overpower.  Next I stamped The SunKissed Poinsettia stamp by Heartfelt Creations.  I  stamped it on milk card and silver embossed it as well.  I cut it out with the matching die and formed the flowers by offsetting and gluing them together after using a stylus to give the petals some form.  I added a flatback pearl to the centres.  I stamped my sentiment (Heartfelt) and cut it out with a simple oval die.  I cut a larger silver oval to use as a mat.  I arranged the flowers around the oval top and bottom and added a chalk coloured messy bow tied from seam binding.  A bit of metallic Bakers twine was added it as well.  I finished the card with a double milk mat with a pierced inner layer and a pearl swirl and some flatback pearls as embellishments.  Finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 8" in size.  I hope you have a great weekend to look forward to.  Don't forget to check back on Saturday for the winner of the card giveaway!  All for now, Sue x