We had our first snowfall this morning, and it was really so pretty!  So I decided to pull out my Frosted paper again and create a Christmas card.  I used the lovely sketch from Filipinos Scrapbookers.

I've used the Classic Doily stamp for the focal point, and the sentiment is from Yuletide Greetings.  The snowflakes were cut using the Artbooking cartridge.  Let me tell you, that is a cartridge that every household needs.  It has such wonderful cuts, and I love the intricacy of the snowflakes.  Because of those flakes, I added just a little piece of delicate lace.  Of course every Christmas card needs bling, so I pulled out some trinkets pins and gems from my stash.

Thanks for stopping in today and have a most blessed day!

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We don't have snow here in my part of Minnesota yet, but that's okay.  I would much rather have my stamp my snowflakes!

I used the snowflakes from the Pear & Partridge WOTG stamp set.  They are so pretty stamped in Crystal Blue ink.  Then I sponged around them to add a little more warmth.  I want to show you a close up so that you can see further detail:

Look closely, and you will see that after I stamped and sponged, I ran the cardstock through my Cuttlebug using a Darice snowflake embossing folder.  A little bit of glitz finished off the snowflakes.  I wish you could see this card in person because it's really shiny!  The black organdy and acrylic slide are from my CTMH stash - things that I have been saving for just the right projects.  This is a pretty clean and simple card, but oh, so pretty!  The only problem is....who do I give this card to for Christmas?!

The jumping point for me for this card was the Dynamic Duos color challenge:

My Mum's Craft Shop, CAS-ual Fridays, and 4 Crafty Chicks are all have winter challenges so this fits perfectly into those as well.

I also want to tell you about something fun that is going on this weekend.  My Rose Blossom team is having a Christmas Blog Hop!  It will be from Friday, November 23rd to Sunday, November 25th.  You will find much inspiration along the way!  I could be a little biased, but I have some fabulous artists on my team, and I can't wait for you to see what their creations!  There are 8 stops on the hop and prizes to be won.  I hope you'll join us!

One of a Kind

Sometime ago, I was a design team member for Sassy Lil Sketches.  I so loved working with Cherie's sketches.  For some reason, they just spoke to me and the way I like to create.  It was very sad for me when Sassy Lil Sketches closed down, and I've been spending a lot of time looking for new sketches that speak to me in the same way.  Don't get me wrong - there are so many amazing sketches out there.  But I think each of us has a style that really works for us individually.  And then I found Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday sketches.  I try to play as often as I can, and I love that they are just for fun.  If I am busy, I can go back to work on a sketch and just leave Iwona a comment.  Please go and visit her!  Not only will you love the Sketchbook Saturday sketches, but her artwork is amazing!

I worked with Sketch #81 today:

Interestingly enough, the banner were a real eye-catcher for me on this sketch (I won't get tired of banners any time soon), but I ended up not using that amongst the snowflakes.  

I used the Snowflakes stamp set for this card.  It has the prettiest border stamp and that is what I used to create the small scalloped edge.  The lines on the bottom and side of the card are actually score marks, and I brought them out a little by lightly inking them.  Sparkles and Glitz Gel finished this card off nicely.  

Thanks for visiting today!