E is for Exciting Emu Card

It's that time of year again . . .

we all need to get our Christmas cards sorted and

what better way to do it than playing along with the

Seventh Annual Month Of Holiday Cards

at

Beccy's Place

The prompt for Day 5 is "E"

E is for Exciting Emu card

I opened the single emu image and a sentiment from the Emu Parade digital stamp set from Beccy's Place in Silhouette Studio.  I created a layered oval to fit on a 5" x 7" card front then sized the image and sentiment to fit inside.  I opened a cut file for layered poinsettia flowers (details & link below) and created three different sizes to embellish one side of the oval.  I printed the image on X-Press It blending card then cut with the Silhouette Cameo.  Note: this heavy cardstock gets quite a burred edge when cut with the Cameo, so I put a sheet of release paper over it then burnished the edges with a bone folder.  This gives a nice smooth finish without the horrid shine like you get when you iron black trousers wrong.  I cut some offset layers to mat the image panel, along with several sets of the layered poinsettias.  The image was coloured with Copic markers.  Note: when I coloured the emu's eyes, I used Beccy's Hot Tip Tuesday Tutorial HERE and I agree with Beccy's comment in the tutorial, it really does give the eyes a glassier look, making the him seem more alert and in this case, MERRY too.  Thank You Beccy!

I created a top folding 5" x 7" card base, using two heavy white cardstock panels, scoring the "back" and adhering it to the back of the front panel.  I curled all the petal layers of the poinsettias and added clusters of orange rhinestones to the middle of each one.  (I confess, the rhinestones were pink but I had run out of orange ones, so I transformed them with an orange Copic marker - YR07 - it's our little secret!)
Liquid adhesive was used to secure all the layers in place.



There is lots of dimension on the poinsettias

. . . I think a special Envelope is needed . . . coming soon

... it's done now ... click HERE or on the photo below to check it out ...

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Beccy's Place - digital stamp set - emu image - Emu Parade

Beccy's Place - digital stamp set - sentiment - Emu Parade
X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - emu - W1-3-5
Copic markers - eyes - YR23-24-27 + black Multiliner + white gel pen
Copic markers - star topper - Y00-02-04 + Y000 + YR23-24
Copic markers - lights - YG01-03 + glow YG00-000-0000 + fitting YR23-24
(darker glow added over the feathers as they were already coloured)
Copic Multiliner - black - to colour pupils
white gel pen - to add shine to the eyes
heavy smooth white cardstock - to make card base
scoreboard and bone folder - to make card base
Kaisercraft 12x12 patterned paper - Mint Twist collection - Candy Stripes
Kaisercraft weave cardstock - Ruby + Crimson + Coral + Guacamole
Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #107284
Poinsettia Trio A6 card by by Snapdragon Snippets,
I just used the poinsettias from this file
Helmar Acid Free Professional Glue - to adhere the top fold
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment

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

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #32 – Anything With A Critter Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 546 - Christmas Flowers

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Cute or Traditional for Xmas & Why

I thoroughly enjoy making both cute & traditional Christmas cards, I choose the designs based on the recipients, as I like personalise our cards for family and friends.  Some of my designs are one-off, others I might make 2-6 the same, all filled with the same amount of love.  Today I am sharing a combination of a cute image, fun sentiment and traditional Christmas poinsettias, a one-off at the moment, as I had to make an extra thick envelope to fit this dimensional card.

Beccy's 7th Annual Month of Holiday Cards
Day  5  is "E" - E is for Exciting Emu card
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 44 – Anything Goes
Colouring In Scrapland - November Challenge – Not Square or Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #57 – Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - November Anything Goes #69
Crafty Catz - Challenge #483 – Anything Goes – optional twist: Birthday
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Anything Goes Challenge 12th November
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 608 – Festive
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk46 – Anything Goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1945 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk45 Anything Goes