It's A Tuesday Two-fer

 Hi bloggers!  I have a couple of Christmas cards for you today, both really simple so I thought they would be good to be shown together.  I stamped the dotty border down from the top of a piece of coconut white card and embossed it in gold.  Next I used the Art Deco Fanfare embossing folder to give texture to that piece of coconut white card for my background.  I stamped the Justrite Ornament twice on to Ruby Red card using a clear Perfect Medium pad.  I heat embossed both of them with gold detail powder.  I cut out the entire image using the Exquisite Circle die.  I used a simple circle die to cut out just the inner circle and mounted it up on foam.  I stamped the ornament a third time, but on white card and gold embossed it.  I used a smaller circle and cut just the centre sentiment this time.  I matted it in the centre of the ornament.  I added a Bakers Twine bow and a gold cord bow to the top of the card and decorated it with a small pearl embellishment.  I finished the card by piercing a white mat layer then adding a thin red mat and a final white mat.  Finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x 8" in size.  Scroll down to see card no. 2.

 Card number two was a request by blog follower Amanda (she also wants to see some snowmen cards!) For this card, I stamped the upper corner with my sentiment in black archival ink.  I cut a wide strip of white card and embossed it with the Quilted Flower embossing folder.  At the bottom of the card, I used some dotty red paper from my stash and added one of the Italian borders between the two layers.  I stamped and cut out three of the gingerbread men from the Justrite set called Applique Christmas Labels One on to kraft card.  I added some pearls for buttons and did some light colouring with pencils.  I mounted them up on foam and put them on the card like they were holding hands.  I tied a messy bow out of lipstick red seam binding, added a jute twine bow and some small pinecones that I had in my stash as well.  I finished the card with some a thin black mat and a double white mat.  I added white Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue dots all the way around the edge of the card.  Finished dimensions are 7" x 7 1/2" in size.

Don't forget to check the post from yesterday to see if your name was drawn in the die giveaway as not all the winners have checked it yet!  All for now, Sue x