It's A Double Day!

 Hi guys!  Today's double day is a bit more whimsical in nature.  I'm starting with this inlaid Let It Snow card.  I cut the Let It Snow die out of a piece of coconut white card.  I embossed the aperture piece with the Frosty Swirls embossing folder.  I put a piece of acetate across the back of the aperture, then glued the Let it Snow die cut back into place so it was flush.  I added mounting foam to the back of the card and used a piece of deep turquoise card behind it.  I used the Create a Flake snowflake and made three snowflakes to add around the card.  For the snowflakes, I did a bit of a sketchy technique and it is a bit difficult to describe, but I cut a piece of both white and turquoise card at the same time (the white closest to the cutting edge of the die).  The white cuts out completely, but usually only the outline of the second colour cuts.  I removed the fall away from the white and allowed the turquoise to show through and glued the two pieces together (this also gave me a solid area to add mounting foam to the back)  I say it is "sketchy" as it doesn't always work well with every die.  Sometimes you have to tape the back colour back into place and sometimes it won't cut completely through the outline so it is a bit hit or miss.  I added flatback pearls to the Let it Snow and the stars in the background as well as the centres of the snowflakes.  I completed the card with my usual pierced white mat (using my piercing ruler), a thin turquoise mat and a wider white mat.  The finished dimensions are 6 3/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  Scroll down to see card number two.

Card number two is a bit more contemporary in it's styling.  I started with a piece of red and white polka dotted paper from my stash (from Canvas Corp) and cut it into a large square and matted it with a thin white edge mat.  Using the Holly Accessory Kit dies, I cut a bunch of the large solid holly in white and then cut a matching number and size of the outline holly in white and glued them together.  I arranged them in a wreath shape (I love wreaths!) and glued them to my background.  I added a few of the Holly berries in white then used red Stickles to make the berries on them.  I cut an Itty Bitty Classic bow in red and used a large pearl for the centre and mounted it in the corner of the wreath.  I stamped my sentiment in black on a larger piece of white card and mounted the wreath above it.  Using the smallest dies in the Classic and Filigree Poinsettia die set, I created two small flowers to add to the card around my sentiment.  I finished up with a white pierced mat, a thin red mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are
6 3/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  How are your Christmas cards coming along??  I hope you have enjoyed today's Christmas two-fer!  All for now,Sue x