Holiday Homework

Good morning.  While you are reading this I just might be getting my hair did.  I'm going to look hot for the holidays.  Well, I'll at least have nice hair.  Today's card is another departure for me.  This card is a square (5.25"), I don't normally do squares because I don't have envelopes for them but hey who says you have to wrap up the card?  This card is also fairly involved even though it looks simple.  I cut strips of patterned paper (Recollections) into 2.5" squares and stuck them down in a grid-like pattern.  I then ran the card through the Big Shot using the large dots Texturz plate.  The first card I made I attempted to sand the dots, love this look but it didn't work so well with the holly and words glittered paper.  So I aborted mission and stuck with just texture (you can see the texture in the second photo - the close up).  Next I wrapped some Pool Party ruffled ribbon around the middle seam, for a reason :)   The greeting from Inkadinkadoo was inked using Old Olive craft ink and then embossed with Iridescent Ice powder.  I used my Fiskars shape cutting tool to cut the greetings in an oval, sponged the edges of the white oval and the card base using Soft Suede, and then cut another larger oval in Cherry Cobbler.  I added some chipboard snowflakes to the cards from Basic Grey Jovial collection and then added a  co-ordinating epoxy brad in the centre.  And done!  I really like the colour combo on this one, part traditional part modern.  Perfectly me.  That's it for now, check back on the 27th, I'm hoping to have something for you then.  Have a safe and happy Christmas!  E