155 . . . days until Christmas

... yes, you read it right,

there are only 155 days until Christmas.

This mistletoe card is a move from a traditional CAS design, as it has pearls to give luscious dimension to the berries.

This card uses the Mistletoe image from the Tied Up With String digital stamp set by Beccy's Place.  I opened the Mistletoe image in Silhouette Studio and sized it to fit on a 5" x 7" panel.  I added the sentiment, printed on X-Press It blending card, trimmed down to size, heat set, then coloured with Copic markers.  I used liquid adhesive to secure the image panel to the front of a 5" x 7" side folding card base.  The card was finished off by adding pearls in assorted sizes to replace the ones in the image.

I have made two mistletoe Christmas cards this month, this one with pearls (today) and one last week (HERE) using Copic markers with a Clear Wink Of Stella glitter brush to add shading and sparkle to the berries.  I'm still working on finding the best green blends too, so instead of the G40's from last week, I have tried some G20's (details below) today.

I think I prefer this new pearl version.

What do you think?

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Tied Up With String

X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - leaves - G20-21-24-28-29
Copic markers - string/twine - R27
Copic markers - berries - E0000
Wink Of Stella - Clear Glitter Brush
5" x 7" card base

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #145682
PN Hello Gorgeous font - MERRY - by ScrapNFonts
Lily Bloom Regular font - CHRISTMAS - The Hungry JPEG
this was part of a free font bundle
Kaisercraft pearls
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the image panel

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Perfect Time To Craft - July Challenge #7 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #231 – Bingo + A Sentiment
I have used the middle row = 3D pearls + mistletoe digital image + Copic markers

Beccy's Place - July Challenge – Anything Beccy's Place Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 522 – Christmas
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #105 – Christmas In July
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog - Open Challenge for July #7
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 27 – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - July Challenge – Christmas In July
Crafty Catz - Challenge #471 – Anything Goes – optional twist: Christmas In July
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 29 – Anything Goes
Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges - Challenge #449 – Add Pearls / Gems
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 439 – Anything Goes
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #55 – Anything Christmas Goes
optional twist: Plaids
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #436 – Add Some Bling