Christmas Kickstart #41 - FESTIVE FLORALS

Hello friends.  Playing along at the tail end of the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where they are looking for FESTIVE FLORALS on our Christmas cards. 

I've been hooked on making Double Z fold cards lately...they're a bear for me to photograph so you can get the idea of how they're put together, but they are so easy to do and look like you spent hours putting them together!  Take a look:

This card uses stamps and dies from SU!'s Poinsettia Petals and Heartwarming Hugs DSP.  I started with a piece of Real Red cs cut at 11 x 4 1/4 and then scored at 5 1/2 and 2 3/4 to make the "Z" fold.  The strip can be any width (I usually cut mine 1 1/2 wide) and then scored identically like the card base at 5 1/2 and again at 2 3/4.  

  You cut the DSP all 1/8 inch smaller than the card base and attach before adhering the strip (which gets adhered the opposite direction of the card base).

The die cut and stamped Poinsettia on the front and the stamped Poinsettia's on the inside right side were all stamped with Garden Green ink and then I used a WOS on all the leaves and it picked up some of the green ink, so it looks like you're water coloring the leaves.  They're also very sparkly in real life, however I wasn't able to capture that on camera!

This photo kinda shows the Double Z's a bit better.  These cards really are a lot easier to do than they look and provide a real WOW factor to the recipient.  

This challenge is open for 5 more days, so if you haven't even started on those Christmas cards or still need to make more, this challenge is a perfect way to get started!  You can check out Jo and her special guest elf Arlene Rose's beautiful cards HERE for inspiration and to play along. 

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!