Celebrate

I found out today that this card was chosen as last weeks

winner at Merry Monday. Thank you for that honor and Congratulations 

to all the ladies whose cards were chosen for honorable mention. 

This week the theme at Merry Monday is to use a tree on your card.

I had an idea for this one right away. I've been in such a creative slump

lately that I have to tell you, it felt great to have an idea right away

and to have it come together too.

I used a LOT of different supplies for this card. I've got a pile

of supplies that haven't seen the light of day. I've been wanting

to use the celebrate die from Penny Black for a while now. I hadn't

thought about using it on a Christmas card until today. I paired

it with the Jolly & Joyful stamp set from Lil' Inkers to make a

Christmas greeting.

I know I'll be getting lots of use out of that celebrate die - I love

the font!  Reverse Confetti has so many great dies that it's hard to use

just one - so I used three.

I love how all the different products came together on one card.

Update: I just came across a 'mission emboss-ible' challenge that

looks like fun at Jingle belles and since my card uses 3 embossing 

folders I decided to add it to their challenge as well.

supplies:

from Stampin' Up! unless noted

card stock: whisper white, soft suede, old olive, vellum

dsp: sweet sorbet

stamp set: Jolly & Joyful (Lil' Inkers)

ink: soft suede, peeled paint (Tim Holtz distress ink)

big shot: lucky stars EF, decorative dots EF, pretty print EF,

   celebrations die (Penny Black), branch out (Reverse Confetti),

   mini circle garland pretty panels (Reverse Confetti),

   let it snow (Reverse Confetti)

embellishments: basic pearls, linen thread, sequins (dollar store)

Happy Stampin'

and thanks so much for visiting!