Merry Monday Challenge

The other day I came across  

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge

It's a blog that hosts a weekly challenge for making Christmas cards. 

The plan is to make 1 card a week so that when Christmas comes around you are 

ready with your cards and not scrambling at the last minute to get them all made. 

I sent out close to 100 cards this year - the most I've ever sent out -
 so I thought this would be a good challenge for me to try.

Chances are I will not make 1 card every week but if I can do 2 a month and
then make a few of each one I should have enough.  At least that's
the plan - for now.

This weeks challenge is to use ribbon or twine. 

I used some 1 1/4" burlap ribbon and a flower from

the retired vanilla 5/8" flower trim. 

The stamp sets are also retired but I do love the greeting. It's one of my

favourite Christmas stamps.

here's my card for the challenge - I actually made this one a few weeks ago and sent it out,
but I really liked it and planned on making a few more for next Christmas and thought
that it fit this challenge, so now I have 3 more

recipe:

all products are from Stampin' Up!

card stock; very vanilla 101650, always artichoke 105119, cherry cobbler 119685

stamp sets: Special Season and Heart of Christmas (sorry, no longer available)

ink pad: always artichoke 126972

 markers: cherry cobbler (single) 119681, always artichoke (part of a set of 10) 1312262

**not all the pens are available individually any more **

punches: bird builder 117191

accessories: 1 1/4" burlap ribbon 132140, vanilla 5/8" flower trim (retired),

basic pearls 119247, dimensionals 104430

big shot: adorning accents folder 125601, woodgrain embossing folder 127821,

 ovals collection framelits 129381,

Happy Stampin'