There's no place like home for Christmas

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

For the background, I spread Cosmic Shimmer Polar White Sparkle Texture Paste through the Nordic Mask onto Coconut White Card and put aside to dry ( a couple of hours).

I made a frame out of Coconut White Card using Sue Wilson's Double Pierced Squares Set B. I added my frame to my background (once dry) using 2mm Woodware Foam Tape and trimmed away the excess. I matted onto Rich Red Card, Brunswick Green Card and another piece of Coconut White Card.

I stamped the Creative Expressions Holly Coronet Stamp to Die For onto Coconut White Card using Onyx Black Versafine Ink and embossed with CS Clear Detail Embossing Powder. I coloured in using Lava Red, Rich Gold and Peacock Green Pixie Powders using a Water Brush. I cut out using the largest die in Sue's Art Deco Snowflake Die Set.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Santa's Sentiments Stamp Set using Versafine Ink and embossed with CS Clear Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using die #2 from the same set. I edged with the Versafine Ink.

I cut the largest die in Sue's Scalloped Snowflake Frame out of Rich Red Card and the largest die from Sue's Looped Snowflake Frame out of Brunswick Green Card. I stacked all my die cuts up using CE Mounting Cushion and added them to my background.

I cut the holly border from Sue's Poinsettia Flourish & Corner Die Set out of Brunswick Green Card 4 times and added them to 2 of the corners on my frame. I pressed two 8mm Pearls into Clear Perfect Medium. I added CS Ruby Slippers Brilliant Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat set. I added more Perfect Medium, more embossing powder and heat set again. I added them to my corners.

I have loaded all of the September Release of Sue Wilson Dies to my website for pre-orders. You can find them here. Orders will be dispatched 13th September onwards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
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