“Baby, it’s cold outside.” Ooops I meant “Baby, it’s hot outside.” Temperatures in the 90s but a great way to spend the time in air conditioning and thinking of a sleigh ride!

This die was so fun to work with!! The off white cardstock background is the Embossing Folder for the Month of August then splattered with green ink. I had some fun experimenting with this folder as I ran my red ink cube on the inside of the folder. I didn’t really like it for the background so I cut that up and used it for my presents… never let a piece of paper go to waste! Ha!

The sleigh was magnificent! I wanted to bring out its richness by using shiny black Tim Holtz paper and Champagne metallic paper. The deep red poinsettias looked rich as well. I love the shimmery bows that top the gifts. Once all the items were cut out, it was easy to put together. Then just topped it off with Handmade Sentiments.

Here’s another grand die call Poinsettia Spray Etched Dies from the Home for the Holidays Collection. This is one die of the sprigs then little dies with small flowers and poinsettias. I wanted a clean look for this and one of my favorite embossing folders made this card great. I just love this Diamond Plaid folder. The poinsettias are a deep red paper, the stem and leaves are metallic green and the little flowers are white. The sentiment is again from the Handmade Sentiments collection. I think this is a case of less is more. I really like this look…Hope you do too.

Last but not least is dear sweet Santa. Who doesn’t love St. Nick! He’s pretty cool to cut out and put together making a few nuances here and there. I used patterned paper and glitter paper for the background and Spellbinders foam glitter for the tree. This glitter paper die cuts beautifully. Regular glitter paper used for the stars and the lantern and Jolly ole St Nick is out for a stroll.

This post is to Deliver You Joy! I hope you have a wonderful day and fun creating Christmas in the summer. Thanks for visiting my page.

Hugs, Penny

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