Holiday card by Astrid

Hi there Shimmerz friends, - today I have another holiday card to share with you. That famous holiday we all love so much is getting ever closer.....

I used three different sprays to put this project together, all from the Vibez range, the colours I used were: Palm Reader, Rolling in the Hay, and Hot Fudge, you can find them here.

Below a few process photos I took along the way:

I took a piece of thick card, gave it a base of dark brown acrylic paint, added some clear crackle paste and when dry and crackled, brought it alive with some Hot Fudge spray.

I die cut various foliage dies and sprayed them with a mix of my other chosen colours.

Here's a close up of one of the die cuts (a Heartfelt Creations stamp and die to match. What I love is that the sprays are translucent enough to still show the effect of the stamped image.

Next a focal image, another die cut (this time from Spellbinders) with a little antique image from my stash. (Many of these can be found copyright free online, though this one came from a Papermania Victorian Christmas collection that was available in the UK last year).

Now all that was needed was to put it all together, the sentiment was stamped and the poinsettia was from my stash.

Below a few close ups still:

A few "berries" added with a pearl pen from Viva Decor

The poinsettia, enhanced with a few spritzes of Vibez Hot Fudge

Well that's it from me for today, - happy holiday crafting! And don't forget, if you like what I used and want to get your hands on some too, - well, - just see below, - easy!!