Wednesday Weekly Card Giveaway

Hi bloggers!  Here is the last Christmas themed giveaway card of the year (it's about time, huh! LOL)  There are more Christmas cards to show you though so you aren't getting off the hook that easy!  Today's card was a demo from the Christmas shows that I did  back in July.  I started with the Poinsettia/Holly Gemini die (I used the Holly side for both ends) and cut both ends of a piece of Brunswick Green card.  While the die was still in place I inked through it to add the veins in the holly with Forest Moss Distress Ink.  Next I cut an aperture in the middle of the borders using the Filigree Poinsettia die.  After the aperture was cut,  I added 8mm white pearls to the berry parts of the border die cuts.  I added mounting foam to the back to raise it for dimension.  I cut the Holly Octagon die in white and inked through it lightly with Chic Moss Colour Cloud ink.  I centred the die behind the aperture and even though it wasn't designed to fit, it filled up the area and provided a nice edge detail to the aperture opening.  I added a longer piece of coconut white card behind the entire aperture and I added wide strips of self adhesive sticky sheets to the ends.  I peeled off the backing paper and glittered it with Diamond Sprinkles before adding the aperture over it. For the sentiment, I cut the Greetings of the Season die several times in white and once in black.  I stacked the white ones and offset the black one as a shadow and glued it into the centre of the Holly Octagon die cut.  I made three different sized poinsettias cut from Ruby card that was covered with sticky adhesive sheets.  Once cut, I peeled off the backing and coated them with Lava Red Polished silk glitter.  I seated the flowers on opposite sides of the sentiment and accented them with Pine Twigs.  The card was completed with white mats and a thin red mat.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/4" x  8 1/2" in size.  If you would like a chance to win this one, just leave a comment on this blog post.  The winner will be announced on Saturday's blog post.  All for now, Sue x

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