Sunday, July 12, 2015

Christmas in July

The Happy Little Stampers challenge this month is Christmas and Tree.  Luckily I made good on my promise to start my Christmas cards in July this year so I have a card to use for their challenge.  Okay, this is where I confess I started this card last year at a Stampin Up workshop.  Somehow it didn't look finished to me so I set it aside and just found it as I was cleaning. 

At the workshop we started with a stamp from the enduring Stampin Up Lovely As a Tree set.  We used the dryer sheet technique to make it a glittery snowy day (can you see it in the picture?) and a silver ribbon for embellishment.  To "finish" the card, I cut it down and layered the panel on green because I thought it needed to be grounded.  My friend Lola loaned me a vertical Happy Holidays; if it had been my own stamp, I would have unmounted it and used the Misti.  As it was, I used a positioner but still it was crooked.  I had to cut it off and went with this sentiment from Inkadinkado which is much easier to layer on.

Now can I start some other Christmas cards this month??
Thank you for stopping in.

4 comments:

  1. Yes, I can see the glitter in your photo and I love it! Beautiful use of that Lovely As a Tree stamp! Thanks so much for taking part in our challenge at Happy Little Stampers!

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  2. What a beautiful, sparkly card. Love your design with layers of stamped trees. Beautiful finishing details with the silver ribbon and popped up greeting. Thanks for playing along at Happy Little Stampers.

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  3. What a pretty card Dora. I love the sparkle and texture you achieved here, and it is such a great scene.
    Thanks for sharing with Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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