Friday Two-Fer Day

 Hi guys!  I have had an idea for a new weekly  feature (be afraid, be very afraid! LOL)  I still have soooooo many Christmas cards to show that I thought I would make every Friday from now until Christmas, two-fer day!  Two cards "fer" the price of one (the price being your valuable time to visit my blog).  That is not to say that there won't be the odd Christmas card here and there during the week and on some of the videos, because there will be.  However, if you are looking for Christmas card ideas, Friday will be your bounty day!  This first card always makes me smile.  If you saw my shows in Oct., you have heard the story about putting this card together, and in my haste, the sentiment was upside down!  Ordinarily with a circle, I would have left it (and turned the card), but the flowers and bow just looked too top heavy so I fixed it!  I started by cutting a circle aperture in milk card.  I embossed the with the Garden Lattice embossibility once cut.  I cut another slightly smaller aperture that I inked with Victorian Velvet distress ink and glued it so it showed through the first opening.  Using the Christmas Poinsettia stamp from Heartfelt Creations, I stamped it with a clear perfect medium pad and heat embossed it with gold detail powder.  I used the Sun Kissed Fleur die and cut the flowers out (I did two lots of these) and then inked them with Victorian Velvet while still in the die.  I removed them from the die and edged them with Spun Sugar for a softer pink.  I shaped them with a foam mat and stylus and then glued them together, offsetting each pair.  A cream flatback pearl was set in each of the centres.  I tied a messy bow from the Rose Petal seam binding.  I glued it in the corner of my background.  I added a natural jute bow, then layered up the poinsettias around the circle aperture.  I stamped my sentiment and embossed it with gold powder.  I centred the aperture opening so the sentiment showed through properly (finally!) and taped my card together.  I finished it with some gold pigment ink swiped around the edges, a few pearl swirls and then added my double pierced mats to complete it.  Finished dimensions are 7 3/4" x 7 3/4" in size.  Scroll on down for card no. 2.

 The second card today is a more whimsical, modern style.  Hopefully between the two, there will be something to appeal to everyone.  I have to admit that I just love the Justrite Festive Poinsettia set used with this one.  The moment I laid eyes on it, it just sang to me!  I started with the background here and picked our new Rich Green card.  I used the Chevron mask and taped it in place.  I sponged the flake and glitter glue through the mask carefully.  Once completed, I removed the mask and poured the Hunter Green polished silk glitter over the top.  I used my finger to burnish it to the pattern and tapped off the excess.  I really like the tone on tone look from this.  I used the Couture Creations Wild Poinsettia embossing folder for the lower portion of the card, embossing it on coconut white card.  I taped the two pieces together and stamped my poinsettias.  I used a clear perfect medium pad and stamped the Festive Poinsettia on Ruby Red card.  I stamped several of each sizes.  I heat embossed them with white detail powder and cut them out with the matching poinsettia dies.  I stamped the leaves on the green card and clear embossed them, then cut them out.  I layered up the flowers, offsetting them and adding pearl centres.  I stamped my sentiment using a black Archival ink pad and cut it into a strip with a forked end.  I matted it with red card and attached it across the card, covering the seam in the background.  I glued the flowers over the end of the strip as my floral accent.  The card was completed with a double white mat with a pierced inner layer for a fresh, modern look.  Finished dimensions are 6 3/4" x 8" in size.  I hope you have enjoyed this weeks Christmas two-fer!  Another video for you tomorrow and don't forget to check if your name was drawn in the card giveaway too!  All for now, Sue x