Sugar Plum ACK - Part 4

Today I have 3 more cards from the Sugar Plum ACK (Artful Card Kit - HOTP).  This brings the running total of cards from this kit to 10. 

Card #1 (above):  For this first card I started with a craft colored card base & embossed it with a 3D embossing folder (Ornate Lace by Gemini).  I hit the embossed areas with silver ink to help them coordinate with the focal.  I layered 3 die cut pieces from the kit, punched holes & threaded a narrow silver ribbon through them.  Then I matted the whole thing on a purple mat that was cut with Parisian Motifs die from Spellbinders.  The sentiment is a cutout from the kit, but I matted it on purple card stock.

Inside:  

Inside I added a couple of strips of the purple card stock for borders, then layered a cutout sentiment from the kit over a purple piece die cut using the same Spellbinder's Parisian Motifs & then matted on tan patterned paper (both purple and tan patterned papers are from the kit.

Card #2

Next up is a 4" x 9" card (fits into standard business sized envelope).  Most elements are from the kit.  The border piece is from the same card stock that I used for the card base - but I embossed it with the D'vine Swirl embossing folder from Cuttlebug.  The stamped sentiment (on a tag from the kit) is from JustRite's Deck the Halls.

Inside:

Similar materials were used on the inside: cutouts and die cuts from the kit, paper from the kit, embossed card stock like on the front, a narrow strip of silver poster board from my stash, and a Red Border Dazzle from HOTP.

Card #3:

Card #3 is a side-ways gatefold card.  Most materials are from the kit.  I fussy cut the borders from striped paper in the kit, popped out the center that came in the focal frame and backed it with paper from the kit, added ribbon from my stash.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment & heat embossed it with clear powder (stamp from Christmas Cheer - HOTP).

Inside:

Inside I used papers & die cuts from the kit - adding a bit of black Sharpie to cover the red that I didn't really want.  The lace and ribbon were from my stash.  The main stamped sentiment was from the Naughty and Nice stamp set (HOTP).  The smaller stamped sentiment (on the die cut) was from the Snow Globe set (also HOTP).