Hi Bloggies!
Another Christmas Card today!!! Don’t worry … I still have plenty of non Christmas to show you! I have had a run of cards that I needed to MAKE … so I had to make time to sit and create! Now at least, I can keep blogging for a little while! 😀 
This is for the latest Christmas Card Challenge #41 “Stars”. I managed to use another 2 of my new dies … YAY! 😀 I am also submitting this card as a 2nd entry into the Sparkles Christmas Challenge #20 “Sparkle & Bling”
I knew the Christmas Tree with the stars was perfect to fit the challenge. That was my starting point. I fossicked around for some Christmas DSP and found some lovely Ski Slope Baja Breeze snowflake paper. Now I just needed a colour to team with the blue so I grabbed my colour coach & discovered that Cherry Cobbler was a good fit! And … it contrasted so well behind the Silver Glimmer Card (tree). Perfect! Now … cutting the glimmer paper with such a delicate die was a little tricky. This was my third try! I found that the best sandwich was …
- Multipurpose platform
- 2 thin card shims (I used the backing card from SU! DSP)
- Cutting plate
- Die
- Card
- Cutting plate
Obviously though … every Big Shot is different … so this might not work for you. The lace border was the same sandwich but with only 1 shim instead of two!
Well … it is finally raining. We do need it for our tanks so I am not going to complain! Bree is asleep … nice and snuggly warm in her cot. So … I am enjoying a little time on my computer! Hope you are having a nice a day as I am!
EnchantINK 
Oooooeeeeee….Lurve this die too….you are the WORSTEST influence EVER Andrea,…hee hee hee. This Chrissy tree is v v speccy and looks so grand in sparkley bling. Magical card darl. ooxx
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Very sorry, Lynda! I don’t mean to be leading you astray! I didn’t have the will power … But then … I had gone looking for some new dies! Thanks for the sweet comment! Hugs xxx
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I am sure (perhaps on some things anyhow) we lead each other astray darl!! Besides…I always love to look at ur stuff….u know that!! ooxx
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This is a lovely sparkly card
Thank you for joining in at Sparkles Christmas challenge this month
Jackie x
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A fabulous card!
Thank you for sharing at Sparkles Christmas Challenges this time
Good luck in the draw
Shaz x
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I can’t believe that I walked away from a store last weekend without that incredible die. I am in awe of how you put this together. I probably would have – much less creatively – gone with the tree on blue since it’s actually in the snow – and the red around that. But as I study your card, it has much more impact on the red! LOVE it!! (Now I just have to talk myself out of the hour drive to the store with that die.)
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Oooh! What fun! I made Kim envious! Usually it is the other way around! It is a really special die … isn’t it! I will try and post another soon … just to help with that 1 hour decision! Hugs xxx
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Lurve it, and that die is so gorgeous especially in glimmer paper, all so modern yet delicate, just adore it. xx
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Hi Andrea,
That is such a pretty die, especially when used with glimmer paper. Have you seen the new glimmer ink in the SU Holiday catty? had to order some.
Fi x
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