More SSS DieCember Release Cards

 Hello from really wet and really wild Western Washington!  The rain has been crazy here for the last few days.  Many rivers are at flood warning or have flooded.  Haven't seen this much rain in such a short period of time in many, many years.   Hoping things calm down here in the next few days.  I'm popping in to not just talk about the weather, but to share two more cards that I made with products from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember release.  Let's have a look at what I made. 

This card was made with the new Birds in the Pine embossing folder that also includes die to cut out the little birds.   I decided to emboss a piece of light blue and white patterned paper from Paper Rose Studio with the embossing folder so that the embossed pines are a little more subtle.  I then used a coordinating piece of patterned paper that had a red watercolor look to it to die cut out the birds and then emboss them.  I attached the little birds in their respective spots using glue and just a few areas on the birds so their wings would pop up slightly.  The sentiment is from the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cheer stamp and die set.  I stamped the banner and then the sentiment.  Die cut with the matching die and then used thin foam squares to attach it in the center of the card.  You really can't see it in the photo, but I did add glossy accents to some of the pine branches and then covered it with Rock Candy glitter.  It provides a nice subtle sparkle.  

This card was made with the Stitching Holly and Berries die set from the release.  I die cut the holly leaves and then added stitching to them using three strands of a dark green DMC floss.  The berries had glossy accents applied to them and then I covered them with chunky Rock Candy glitter.   The large you sentiment is from a CZ Design Christmas stamp set.  After stamping in red ink and then die cutting I embossed the word with a snowflake embossing folder for a little bit of texture.  I adhered everything to a light gray panel and then finished with the little sub-sentiment.  Since you can actually see the sparkle on this card I'm going to enter it into the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of sparkle and shine. 

Well, that's it for me.  I hope the weather is a little bit saner in your part of the world!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!