Christmas Blue, Silver and White

I love making Christmas cards this time of year. It gets me in the spirit of the season, remembering that Christ is at the center of it all. Without Him there would be no Christmas.

So, this card departs from the traditional red and green colors seen so often. It is focusing on blue, silver, white and iridescent glitter glue that reflects pearly colors.

Starting out with white cardstock, another layer is added with a white piece of paper run through a Spellbinders Basket Weave EF; next, a white doily is laid on top of that, and glitter glue is put on the edges and in the center of the doily flowers. The poinsettia (Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia) is cut from white cardstock and highlighted with the same iridescent glitter glue. I recently broke a blue necklace; it wasn't expensive, but I liked the different colors of blue it reflected in the beads. When it broke, I opted to not try to re-string the beads, but to use them on cards for an extra punch of blingy color. Three of these beads make up the center of the flower for an added dramatic element. Silver leaves (floral department at the craft store) are tucked underneath the flower. The sentiment is framed in blue, and the edges are highlighted with the same glitter glue.

Here is the card:

Closeup of the sparkly poinsettia with beads in the center:

Closeup of the sentiment with glitter glue around the edge of the framing:

 Glitter glue on the doily:

I am entering this card in the following challenges, ending:

Nov 10 Polkadoodle Blogspot - Christmas UE
Nov 11 Bearly Mine Challenges - ATG 2E #2
Nov 12 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #2
Nov 13 Charisma Cardz - ATG 3E #1
Nov 14 Brown Sugar Challenge - ATG 2E #1
Nov 14 Totally Papercraft Challenge - Glitter 3E #1
Nov 14 Sister Act Card Challenges - ATG UE
Nov 14 2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas: No Red or Green UE
Nov 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - ATG as Long as It's Christmas UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT