Holiday Highlights with Gold, Glitter and Gems by Jean Okimoto

Gold Polished Foil adds a jeweled, faceted look to the Large Pine Cone diecuts on a holiday slimline card. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with my last Christmas card of the year - and some tips for assembling pinecones and poinsettias.

Cut white cardstock with the largest Slim Basic Rectangles die. Cut the rectangle with the Diagonal Stripe Collage. Attach a strip of the dark green Garland 6x6 floral strip behind the cutout. Attach the rectangle to a slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-⅝").

Cut Large Pine Cone from the gold Polished Foil sheet - leave the diecuts in the die to keep them in sequence for assembly. Here's a tip - attach doublestick tape to a narrow strip of scrap cardstock (about ⅜" x 3-½") - then attach the diecut pieces to the adhesive-covered strip beginning at the bottom. That's easier than attaching the pieces to each other - a lot easier! I attached the pieces closer than they are on the envelope illustration for a more compact look.

Cut Layered Poinsettia from a dark pink sheet in the Berry Red Collection. Cut two of the tiny 3-pointed center sections from a gold sheet in the Glitzy Glitter Pad. Another tip - cut or punch a 1 or 1-¼" circle of scrap cardstock. Cover it with adhesive and use it as a base to assemble the poinsettia.

Cut Pine Needle Trio from a light green sheet in the Lush Green Collection. Cut Holly Bundle from a slightly darker Lush Green sheet - we're using just 2 of the leaves here.

Assemble the card and add 3 of the pinkish Autumn Fairy Crystals. Cut a slimline-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Hope you've enjoyed the holiday ideas from our Design Team! I've used each new die and stamp set at least once in the past few weeks. Some - like Layered Poinsettia, Holly Bundle and Pine Needle Trio have quickly become new favorites!

Thanks for visiting...see you again on December 24th!