Scandinavian Christmas

Yep, I'm a woman on a mission.  Can you believe I am almost halfway to my Christmas card goal?  When I create a card I almost always make four.  I have a hard enough time deciding what card goes to which person.  If I had ALL different designs...well I don't need that kind of stress!  Hee!  Hee!

The sketch I used today comes from the ladies at Freshly Made Sketches.  Rita designed this one.

The other challenge I was very excited to participate in is jingle belles, "Scandinavian Christmas."  Stephanie and Lauren are two great gals helping us all get those Christmas cards done!

I can't tell you how many times I changed this card.  I think I changed every single element at least once before it came to this.  Those CAS designs are tough!  I always want to add MORE!

So, thanks for stopping by today.  I'm not really sure what challenges I'll be doing tomorrow.  I still need to make more Valentine's Day cards.  If I can't find a challenge that fits I may have to go solo!

My First Christmas Card of the Year

How about that, we go right from Halloween to Christmas. This is a version of a card I made last year using the linen technique. The paper has a texture. Click on the image to get a good look. After stamping you cover the entire surface with glue stick, then top it off with crumpled tissue paper. Save those scraps! I used the Snowflake Spot and Snow Flurries (both retired.) The sentiment is from Warm Words (dormant, but still available.) It's hard to see but I also used Aida on the Not Quite Navy card base. After I stamped, glued and tissued my cardstock I ran it through the Big Shot Top Note Die. As long as there is glue along the edges it should hold. Normally, you would turn the raw edges to the back and secure it behind. The Big Shot does a good job, though. I simple, quick card. Thanks for stopping today!