Peace on Earth...

 

I purchased a circle die that had some trees that were die-cut into the circle.  I thought it would make some great Christmas cards. As I looked at the die, trying to figure out exactly how I would use it, I noticed a stitched and irregularly scalloped circle on my desk that had been cut out of holographic paper. I layed my circle die with trees on top of it and realized it was just the right size to create a beautiful frame for my trees.

So, I began by cutting out more stitched/scalloped circles from holographic cardstock. Then I centered my new circle/tree die on the scalloped circle and ran it through my Big Shot again. Once that was done, I used my circle/tree die to cut an aperture in the front of my card. Finally, I adhered the holographic die-cut to the front of my card, matching the edges of the circles and the trees.

In this pic you can see how the aperture shows the inside of my card where I have adhered some starry sky DSP. You may have noticed that I adhered a tiny clear gem to one of the stars that is above the right hand tree.

I also adhered a gem to the star beneath my stamped sentiment. I have also outlined the star's rays with a clear glitter pen, but it doesn't show in the photo.

Because my DSP was so dark--and I didn't want to be signing cards with a white pen--I added a white stitched rectangle. I stamped my sentiment and left some room to sign our names. I just had to be sure that I adhered it beneath the bottom of the circle, so when the card was closed you were not able to see it.

I liked these cards, and I had enough of the starry DSP to make six of them.  I'm going to hunt through my papers and see if I can't find something similar so that I can make a few for the thrift store.

I am happy to announce that I mailed my Christmas packages and all my cards today. Whew! I hope they all arrive at their destinations in time. I'm sure some of the international addresses will probably be late, but that's just how it goes..

I finally got all of my Christmas decorations up, too. I know, I know, I'm slow. My excuse is that we were in Arizona the first week in December, so we had to play catch up when we got home. That's my story anyway, and I'm sticking to it!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl