Twelve Days of Holiday Cards - Day Two + Giveaway

Hello and welcome back to Day Two of my first ever Holiday Card Series!  Today's card is more complex than yesterday's, but it wasn't too bad and didn't take me as much time as I thought it might.

I started by choosing the colors I wanted to use.  As you know, I love Pink and Gold, so it was pretty much just a matter of deciding on White - White Space or Cream White Space.  I chose cream this time although my usual choice would probably be white.  I felt that the cream background color added just a hint of warmth with the warm gold and warm pink tones.  I die cut the background panel with the Rectangle Basics Die Set in the 3rd largest size.  This cream is a shimmer cardstock from PaperPapers.com called Poison Ivory.  Using a double-sided adhesive, I cut a Poinsettia Corner from both Gold and Pink Cardstock.  The pink cardstock is Pale Peony from Papertrey Ink.

Next, I carefully pulled the outline image from the gold die-cut and then placed it on my card where I wanted it to be.  Then using my Crystal Katana Tool, I pulled the petals off of the release paper one-at-a-time and placed them within the gold outline on the ivory cardstock  Even though it looks like a lot of work, it's actually only 15 petal pieces that you are moving to the card, so it took very little time.

I went over the surface of each petal with my Spectrum Noir Shimmer Pen and added a jewel in the center of each flower.  I used a larger one on the bigger bloom and smaller ones on the rest for a total of 8 gems.  I could have also used one of the pearl colors I have on hand as those contain various sizes as well.

I added everything to a top folding horizontal card base made from the same Pale Peony Cardstock.  I considered an Ivory card base, but I liked the pink more - go figure!  Ha, Ha.  You know pink is my favorite.

I'll be back tomorrow with another post but don't forget to comment for your chance to win one of the daily prizes! I will have a Winner's Post on November 30th showing each day's winner.   A supply list is linked below for your convenience.

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