Joy

I am still working on getting all my Christmas cards done before the holidays.

This is a 6 inch square card.  I used Susan's Frame It/Stitched Oval die set to create the background. For the top layer I used a piece of the Tonic Studio Craft Perfect Speciality Card-Pearl Ripple card stock.  The 3rd largest Stitched Oval die was placed on the left side and run through the die cut machine.  The next layer down, I used white card stock and the next smallest die in the Oval set.  Place the large die cut oval over the white card stock and center the die inside the larger opening so you can get it centered perfectly.  Do the same thing with another piece of white card stock and the next smaller die.  This will give you three centered oval die cuts.  The oval from the largest die cut was attached to the back of the smallest die cut because it has the beautiful Pearl Ripple pattern.  The layers were attached with dimensional foam pads.  This does make the card thick, but the results are beautiful.  You can use just two die cut ovals for a thinner card.

The sentiment was die cut using Suzanne Cannon's A Way With Words-Love Joy Peace die set.  Ruby Red High Gloss Mirror card stock was used.  Attach the sentiment inside the oval die cut.

Use Susan's Garden Notes large Poinsettia die set and create one poinsettia.  For the bracts in the center of the flower, use Nuvo Bottle green Crystal Drops to create small dots on your non stick craft mat.  While the dots are still wet, add a small amount of yellow pollen.  Allow to dry and glue the dots in the center of the poinsettia.  

Use the Garden Notes Berry Spray die set and die cut one spray.  Use the Nuvo Red Berry Gloss Crystal Drops for the berries.  

Use the Whitepine Bough  Pinecone die set to create the greenery/pinecones to surround the poinsettia.

This card can be mailed in one of the clear acrylic boxes.  The products used for this card are linked below.

It is nice to have my Christmas cards started before the holidays begin.  Have you started making your Christmas cards yet?

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