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Peace on earth

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Hi Papercrafters! Today I have a lovely white and gold Christmas card with a beautiful foiled sentiment "Peace on Earth'! I love this message, it says so much about how so many of us feel ..... if only!! I started by creating a 4" x 6" card. I then embossed a 3 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" tall piece of white card with the beautiful 'First Snow' embossing folder. I love this folder and find my self using it regularly! Next I foil embossed a piece of 2 1/2 " x 3" wide piece of white cardstock with  'Peace of Earth" foil stamp and my Go Press and Foil Machine. Finally I cut two pieces of matte gold mirror board,  3.5" wide x 5.5" tall and the second at 3 3 1/8" wide and 2 3/4" tall.  I then attached all the layers to my card base. Next I die cut the Poinsettia Flower and Christmas flourish in mat gold paper and attached to by card. I decided not to add the beautiful...

Poinsettias - Layout

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Hi Friends I am continuing my festive journey with 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' and getting through some of those Christmas photos. I love the big poinsettias that you will find on a number of the pages in the 12" paper pad, and knew when I saw them that I would cut some out.  Here is what I have created. I think it is very Christmassy and that red is so rich and devine! Here is what I did! First up I cut out three of the big poinsettias. On white cardstock I drew a red pen border 1/4" all around the page, I was noy too ,precious' about creating a straight line, a wiggle here and there looks great and is easier! I cut the music strip off one of the pages from the paper pad and attached it approx 5" up from bottom of white base page. I attached the poinsettias, using foam tape on the one that surrounds the photo. I attached the vellum poinsettias onto the layout by slipping them behind the main ...

Christmas Flowers - video

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Hi lovely peeps, thank you so much for popping by.  Today I am sharing a new video and card that features a beautiful Christmas Floral Cluster. I am continuing to use papers from Ultimate Crafts 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas'  12" x 12" paper pad. I have done so many projects with this pad, it is just so Christmasssy and beautiful. Please make a cuppa and watch the short video by clicking below, it will show you how I have created this pretty little card. Products Used: 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas' Collection: 12" x 12" Paper Pad (ULT158298) Embossed vellum Decoupage Sheet (ULT158300) Other Art Deco Brand Products Used: Holly Branch Die ( ULT158324) Christmas Flourish Die (ULT158318) Vintage Gold Paper (CO725345) Mirror Board Matte Gold (CO725410) Merry Christmas Decorative Die (CO725509) La Belle Vintage Blooms (CO724300A) English ...