Hello everyone. I have had a couple of days catching up with some virtual crafting events, but took time to create this card using a couple of Spellbinders die sets:

The background panel was created using an embossing folder, one of the items from a recent virtual event, and adhered flat to the card base.

As I always do when creating a card with a lot of die cuts – I set to cutting them all using my little Heffy Doodle mini die cutting machine – this little baby has been my go-to for the little dies – an absolute gem for things like this.

I used Concord & 9th red card stock, for the poinsettias and little flower heads, Kraft card for the sprigs – floral and leaves – dark brown card for the circle at the base of the wreath, and the background to the sentiment, and my favourite gold card stock from Spellbinders for all the gold die cuts……..sprigs, sentiment, and flower heads.

I then put all the different elements together. Those little floral sprays – my goodness they are fiddly. I found the best way for me was to put a little dot of wet glue on the back of the sprig tops – then use my Pinkfresh picker (a ‘swag’ item from a Pinkfresh event last year) for the flower heads themselves. Essentially, creating the floral sprigs wrong way up – that seemed to work better than trying the glue to sprig heads onto the tiny flowers….

Once each item was put together, I then created a circle frame using two different sized circles, off-set it from the centre of the card and glued flat. Then I played……placing each element, moving it, fiddling with it, die-cutting more of the fern in gold, moved it around more, die cutting more poinsettias……..until I got the design I wanted.

I then used wet glue to adhere them, not completely as I like movement on my elements, added the sentiment – and done.

I seem to get into the zone when I create with the small Spellbinders dies – a routine of die cut, assemble, then arrange. I must be acquiring more patience as I’m getting older…..

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Throwdown – yellow gold, brown, red, Kraft

Krafty Chicks – Christmas

Creative Fingers – anything goes

Cut It Up – die cuts and layer it up

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

My Time To Craft Christmas – Christmas and Poinsettias

Daisy Chain Challenge – Christmas/Winter