Christmas Double Day

 Hello my crafty friends!  The weeks are counting down and Christmas will be here before we know it!  The first card showcased is a reverse letterpress technique.  I started with a piece of coconut white card and cut four Snowflake borders and glued them across the card.  Next I
used the Deboss Snowflake outer die to cut an aperture in the centre of the card through the borders.  I selected French Navy card and cut the Deboss Snowflake die using the outer and deboss die with the centre cutting die as well.  Once cut, I rubbed a Snow Cap Adirondack Pigment pad over the top which lightened the blue card, leaving the debossed snowflakes the original blue for a reverse letterpress effect.  I cut the inside die in the set in white for a bit of extra detail.  I reinserted the die back into the aperture opening with the white centre inside of it.  I stamped my sentiment on to vellum and cut it out with the Pierced Flags die set.  I attached it over the centre die giving it a bit of movement upwards in the middle.  I used the Filigree Poinsettia die and cut a flower to seat at the end of the tag.  I added some white tulle, blue Bakers twine and some Holly sprays around the flower as embellishments.  I finished the card with some decorative pearls and a pierced white mat, a thin blue mat and another white mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x  8 1/2" in size.  Scroll down for card number two.

 Card number two was the result of a mini demo done during my Christmas shows on Hochanda recently.  I demonstrated my Fire and Ice technique, then later put the card together as it was just too pretty to waste!  I cut the Joy To The World mini background in black card.  Next I covered the entire front of it with a sticky adhesive sheet, then turned it over.  From the back, I rubbed Summer Meadow gilding flakes into all the exposed areas (essentially what would have been the fall away bits).  Next, I removed the other backing sheet, exposing the adhesive on the front and coated it with Iced Snow.  I trimmed the edges and mounted it on a white pierced mat and another solid white mat.  I added a few Classic poinsettias that were cut from vellum as accents to opposite corners.  The finished dimensions are
5 3/4" x  7" in size.  I hope one of these will inspire you to get your cards made early!

Julia has shows on Hochanda at 10am, 1pm and 5pm today.  She will be certainly have some great demos for you.  Don't forget to tune in!   All for now, Sue x

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