I don't know for sure... but it looks like they used the variegated floss on the bottom.  Stitching in vertical rows instead of horizontal.......................?

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Mira UFOs: White Christmas (color conversion), Rose of Sharon (over 1), Autumn Maiden (from Maidens II), Athena, Poppy (over 1), and 2007 Christmas Tree, Angel of the New Dawn, Ella,Spring Topiary Fairy (left side).