Saturday, July 21, 2012

MOJO250, WAW37 & SSIC147 ~ Christmas Joy

Praise be to our Lord who always provides! A few weeks ago, I shared how hot and DRY it was here in my beloved Bluegrass state. As of Thursday, we had over 6 inches of rain! WOW! Definitely answered prayers! Our lawn has rebounded and today dear hubs will mow the lovely crop of weeds AND grass that has sprung up seemingly overnight. I am so very grateful for continual provisions!

I created today's card for a few challenges including the weekly Mojo Monday challenge, Stampin' Sisters in Christ plus their sister site, Word Art Wednesday.

Here is this week's Mojo sketch...


And my take... ANOTHER Christmas card!!! My stash is growing! ;-)


I found the coordinating DP at Hobby Lobby. I love it! The base is cream card stock (5.5 x 4.25 inches) with embossed black card stock matting. I stamped the sentiment (Our Daily Bread Designs' Christmas Blessings) with black ink on the same cream CS before cutting/embossing with a Spellbinder Die. The bottom layer of DP has a bit of ecru lace peeking out on both the top and bottom. I also cut tiny tags out of the music print to tuck under the edge. I created the poinsettia with a Spellbinders die and added some paper punched greenery and 2 silver bells (for sparkle) and an altered pearl flourish. If you look closely, you can see a bit of yellow Flower Soft in the center of the blossom. I just love the non-traditional colors! Thanks as always for stopping by!

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Christmas Blessings
Paper - Bazzill; Paper Studio - Old World Winter
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Embossing Folder - Sizzix - Starry Night
Dies - Spellbinders - Layered Poinsettia; Petite Scalloped Circles Large; Standard Circles Large
Misc. - Lace; Horizon Group - Jingle Bells; Recollections - Pearl Flourish; Flower Soft - Meadow; Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts


Challenges 

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 250 - MOJO250
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - 147 - Sparkle - SSIC147
Word Art Wednesday - WAW37

11 comments:

An'Jenic G. said...

Wow love your take on the sketch and such a beautiful card! TFS AJ~

Toneisha B. said...

This is such a gorgeous card!!

Chris Dring said...

Wow this is such a gorgeous card!

Rosemary said...

you sure have a way with those mojo sketches, lori! this card is absolutely stunning!

Gosia H. said...

Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you for posting this.

Lovely Linda said...

WOW Lori - this is gorgeous! I love all of your details, always inspiring! The added sparkle is perfect for this image! Thank you for sharing with us today at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week! We appreciate your support! {{{hugs}}}
Linda SSIC Design Team

Marlena M. said...

Good for you, Lori, adding to your Christmas stash! Your card is incredible~the poinsettia is perfect! You have blessed us this week at Word Art Wednesday. ;)

Karen Letchworth said...

Lori: I just love seeing this card - even in the middle of the summer. What a blessing. I'm so grateful to have you share it with us at Word Art Wednesday. Hope you are having a blessed week.
Karen L
Word Art Wednesday

D- said...

Wow your card is beautiful!!! TFS
dmcardmaker (at aol dot com)
(new email follower)

Jenny Engelke said...

Wow, wow, and one more wow! This is beyond gorgeous! You pulled all the elements together wonderfully! I love the sheet music...what a nice touch!

Tam said...

I love the poinsettia!

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