Snowflakes and holly ....

....  Morning all - it's a very snowy morning today.  Kathryn has a Snow day - she's delighted and Jonathan has, wisely I think, decided to work at home.  So we're all safe and warm in the house, looking at a winter wonderland all around!!  All this snow is keeping me in Christmas mode!  Here's a card for this week's 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - 52CCT05-13 - the team have a sketch for us this week.  I've been pretty faithful to the sketch; here's my card:

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Festive Foliage, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Compliments of the Season
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Gumball Green, Real Red
Dies: Spellbinders - Fleur De Lis Squares (S4-318) #2
Accessories: SU Design Paper - Real Red; Gold Linen Texture Card; Cuttlebug EF - Winter Wonderland; Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch; Gems from stash, White Lustre Card

I started by embossing the front of the card with snowflakes.  Next I cut three gold squares using the ornate Fleur De Lis dies and a gold panel for the sentiment.  I stamped the holly leaf trio and berries three times and cut them out (didn't use the Cameo this time).  I stamped the sentiment in the centre of the panel, attached it to the gold mat and adhered it to the card base.  I glued the two other squares directly to the card base and used dimensional tape on the middle square.  Then I simply adhered the holly leaf trios and the berries.  I finished off the front of the card with a couple of snowflakes punched from patterned paper and added a gem on each.

For the inside of the card I cut a mat layer in the gold linen texture card and a white panel for the sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment in red and added some holly leaf trios at the corners.

I really like these colours - they are bright and vibrant - perfect for a Christmas card.

That's all for now - I'm going back in my craft room to make a few more cards and then I'm going to play with Cameo.  Wherever you are, be safe.