Friendship and Christmas

I've been wanting to make a card with Alex Syberia's Elegant Peony die set.  Color Hues Red and Black challenge inspired me to get out my box of red scraps and start diecutting.  Here's what I came up with.  I don't understand why the picture looks so much better on my phone than on my laptop.  You can check my IG post.

I attached the layers in the center and gently lifted the petals.  The stem and leaves were die cut from a fairly heavy weight vellum and the tips of the leaves were also gently lifted.  

The sentiment from Altenew's Morning Glory was stamped in black and heat embossed in clear powder on the same red cardstock I used for the card front.  Three black enamel dots embellish the flower center.  I'm also entering WAW.

I wanted to make a Christmas card in traditional colors, so started by embossing a green panel with SSS Forest Border folder.  I lightly rubbed the top edges with a white ink pad and then couldn't decide what else to do.  

After it sat on my table a few days, I came across the red and white Birch Press Design Vintage Merry Christmas I put together awhile ago.  I added Shimmer Pico Embellisher to the letters.  Then I remembered my IO deer which were just the right size.  

I colored them in brown ink mixed with white metallic watercolor left on my surface.  A simple, easy to mail card, but I like it.  I'm entering DCD and WAW.

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