Christmas Double Days

Hi bloggers!  Two completely different sort of cards for my double offering.  It may not even be fair to ask to pick a favourite as the are so different, but I was just feeling like it was just time for a night and day sort of pair. LOL  The first one up uses the aperture of my 2016 Christmas Angel as the starting point for this card.  I cut her out of gold pearl card and then embossed the aperture with the Frosty Swirls embossing folder.  I added mounting foam to the back of the piece.   Out of milk card, I cut the Poinsettia Background, then added a piece of sticky adhesive behind it followed by another piece of milk card.  I dusted the exposed adhesive on the front with Angel Gold Mica powder for a soft subtle look.  I added the angel aperture over the top.  I embossed a larger piece of milk card with the Frosty Swirls folder and added the entire piece to this.  I stamped my sentiment and another still larger piece of milk card and gold heat embossed it.  All the background was then added to this card above the sentiment.  I made two Poinsettias to use as accents by dusting the leaves with the same gold mica after I added the outline to the tops.  I seated them on some gold cording and gold metallic lynx.  I completed the card with a milk card mat with ivory PVA glue dots around the edge.  A thin gold mat was then added and a final milk mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x  9" in size.  Scroll down to see card number two.

 Card number two utilises the Stocking Gift Card holder die, but I have added a couple of candy canes instead of a gift card, which makes it a perfect card for a younger person on your Christmas Card list!  It is much more of a fun card rather than the elegant angel card above, but still so much fun to make.  I cut the Stocking Gift Card Holder die out of Brunswick Green card.  I backed it with coconut white card, and cut through the original slit using a craft knife.  I then cut another one Stocking out of Ruby Red card and used the fall away pieces to fill in those areas on the original green one.  I cut one more Stocking card holder out of white card, then nipped away the top part of the stocking and coated it with glue and covered it with some white faux snow (from my stash), allowed it to dry then added it atop the original.  Using the extra frames around the die, I cut a multi layered frame of white and red to add on to the original as an accent.  I cut a larger piece of coconut white card and embossed it with the Nordic Trees embossing folder and seated it in the centre.  I completed the card with a couple of candy canes then a red mat, a pierced white mat, a green mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x  7 3/4" in size.  There's your Christmas double day until next Friday!  All for now, Sue x

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