Okay. So it's July. And it's HOT here in Spokane.
But in my studio, everything is cool and Christmassy!
I got a whole BUNCH of lovelies from Dave recently, including these yummy Christmas sets...
So I pulled out some papers and got to work. I wanted to go with some non-traditional colors, just for fun. My Christmas decor is pretty standard red and green, so when I can play with other colors just for the heck of it, I'm all over that!
I began by stamping the lovely script/snowflake background on the right side of a Lagoon note card. Then I grabbed a white scrap of paper and stamped the lovely "Christmas" word. LOVE this font. (I used Brilliance Platinum Planet for the script and Pearlescent Orchid for "Christmas.")
Then I randomly stamped some snowflakes around the rest of the note card front... notice how some of the flakes extend off the edges... very important to do this when you do a random pattern. It adds credibility to the randomness. (Not that I know anything, but I sure think it looks better!) I used both ink colors for the snowflakes.
Now it's time to mat "Christmas" with some beautiful Memory Box Soiree paper in Peony. Gorgeous!
Then it's time to stick it all down and add some bling! You may notice that I decided to cut down the Lagoon notecard front and mount it onto a Peony notecard. I just felt like I needed that border of pink to pull it all together.
Make note also - I added three of the Snowflake Jewels. Three is a good number. Just like extending the stamped snowflakes off the edge, three sparkly snowflakes just looks better. Odd numbers are our friends.
So there you have it. My first Christmas card of 2009. But certainly, not my last. I'm WAY too inspired by the new stuff to stop now!!!
Hope you're having a lovely weekend!
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