The Challenge 53-Warmest Wishes for a Happy Holiday

*** Scroll down to the post below or click HERE to see my card for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge! *** 

The Challenge is back again with a new challenge!  This week we're challenging you to create a non-traditional Christmas card.  I used some non-holiday stamps and dies from My Favorite Things and a non-traditional color scheme along with the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for my design.

I die cut a mitten pair from pale pink cardstock, then used bright pink pigment ink to add the pattern image to the die cuts. After connecting the mittens with some pink baker's twine, I used foam tape to adhere them to a white cardstock panel.

The "warmest wishes for a happy holiday" sentiment was stamped in white pigment ink on a bright pink fishtail flag strip.  I heat embossed it in white for a nice pop.  I adhered it to to the panel, just beneath the mittens.  A trio of pink sequins arranged around the mittens completed the design.

Check out what the rest of the talented team at The Challenge has created using this week's theme.  Here's where to find them:

Anita Madden
Claire Broadwater

Kim Heggins

Kimberly Wiener
Lee Ann Barrett

Lesley Croghan, challenge creator

Lori Tecler--you're here!
Michele Ferguson

Nance Salkeld

Geri Greening, November featured designer
Bobby Hagen, guest designer

Materials Used:
Winter Warmth and Hug in a Mug stamp sets, Die-namics Winter Warmth and Fishtail Flag STAX dies (My Favorite Things); Memento Luxe Rose Bud and Wedding Dress inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Pink Pirouette cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Raspberry Fizz cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Recollections Snow embossing powder (Michaels); pink sequins (Treehouse Studio); pink baker's twine; foam tape