Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - September to December Mini

      Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! We are playing with our favourites from the "holiday" mini!

Funny story - I had a card all ready and photographed to find out it's from the Online Exclusives and NOT the mini after all! Back to the drawing board & quickly!! And I am ever glad for my "mistake" as I am absolutely IN LOVE with the cards I came up with using the Christmas Tags & More 6"x 6" Mix & Match Specialty DSP with the Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (all on page 15)!

For this particular design, I used two different patterns of the DSP as well as 6 of the pop out die cuts. This card is also loosely based on a team sketch challenge so the jumping off points where the Everyday Arches Dies (DSP #1) and the poinsetta focal point. 

I love the colours in these papers: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam & Crumb Cake. They are so fun to work with and easy to draw out one or two colours to highlight.

I wanted to add some texture to the background and I seem to be limited on Embossing Folders that are not retired so I went with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder (annual catalogue) turned on its side. I felt like it added the look of  an icy branch with frozen buds or berries on it feel to the card.

DSP #2 can be found in the 3 strips I added to the left hand side of the card. The sketch had a single strip running horizontally which I found didn't work with my design so I flipped it and cut it into 3 strips of slightly varying widths. I really like the effect it added.

I also rounded out the design with a smatter of the loose gold sequins (another must have for holiday cards from the annual catty)

The DSP is so amazing that the cards will almost make themselves; here are a couple of others that I quickly whipped up! Like literally 5 minutes each! You definitely want to add these products to your shopping list if you need a stack of cards this holiday season but are pressed for time.

I can't wait to see how the rest of the team chose to showcase from all the amazing options in the September - December mini Catty!  

Be sure to hop around and check them all out!

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Product List

Christmas Tags & More 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Mix & Match Specialty Designer Series Paper	Greetings For You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English)	Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder	Everyday Arches Dies
Loose Gold Sequins	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock