Rustic Christmas Card

My super awesome sister just sent me three gorgeous new Spellbinder 5x7 card creator dies, which is great, bringing up the grand total of my 5x7 dies to <drumroll> four. Now don't get me wrong, I have more Spellbinders dies than I know what to do with. All different types of them, borders and labels and A2 card creator ones, but I only had one for 5x7 cards, and I know why. I'm afraid of 5x7 cards. Mind you it's not the mind numbing terror that I feel when I see a doll. ( The ads for the Annabelle movie send me flying out of the room!!) It's more that quiet desperation you felt when sent to the chalkboard to do some stupid problem involving a train going who knows where at a mysterious rate of speed, and you don't know why you want to know, let alone how to figure it out.

Anyway, I didn't start this card by making a big scary 5x7 card base whose empty expanse would intimidate the heck out of me. I started instead with a lovely JustRite b'ground stamp, to which I added pieces I cut from the Spellbinders 5x7 Reflective Moments die. The image was coloured with Copics and I stamped and cut extra Holly leaves to add another layer and to cover with Glossy Accents. I used Liquid Pearls for the Mistletoe berries. I cut out the centre of the stamped image and then I stamped the centre part of the stamp ( the lacy looking oval) on acetate with Stazon. I wanted the sentiment on the inside of the card to be visible. The sentiment is from JustRite's Christmas Labels Twenty. When I was done putting most of the elements together, they would only fit on a 5x7 card. This was a much better way for me to tackle a larger card. Now, if only I could find a way to deal with my fear of dolls!
I'm linking this to
  JustRite's Christmas Linky Party
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Krafty
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