Keeping Christmas-November 2020

 

It's time for the November Keeping Christmas blog hop! Kelly Lunceford started this many months ago and eventually the former team of "The Challenge" designers came to be a part of it.  We share holiday cards and projects with you on the 25th of each month to show you different ideas, techniques or projects to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards and tags for the coming year.  All of the designers have projects to share with you today. You'll find a list of the participating designers at the bottom of my post so you can stop by and admire their creativity while collecting some ideas for your holiday card creating.  

The layout for my design comes from the current Mojo Monday sketch.  The sketch was perfect for the large shimmery white snowflakes I created with the Paper Smooches Huge Snowflakes dies.   The flakes were positioned at the top of a warm and cozy plaid patterned paper panel.  For even more sparkle and shine, I dotted with the center of each flake with a clear crystal.  I adhered a kraft strip, edged along the bottom with a narrow strip of gold foil cardstock, beneath the flakes.  The panel was wrapped with red seam binding and secured with a simple knot.  I stamped the "'tis the season to be jolly" sentiment from the Papertrey Ink 'Tis the Season Sentiments set in red ink on a white circle. The circle was matted on a slightly larger red circle, then placed on the kraft panel to complete a visual triangle on the cardfront.  The finished panel was adhered to a red card base matching the mat beneath the sentiment panel.

Don't miss what the rest of our team has created to inspire you to get a head start on your holiday card making!  There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing.  Here's where to find the team members:

Kelly Lunceford (Creator)
Claire Broadwater

Lori Tecler - you're here!

Nance Selkeld

Nina Forsythe

Marybeth Lopez

Nancy Penir

Carol Hintermeier

Materials Used:
Tis the Season Sentiments stamp set (Papertrey Ink); Rhubarb Stalk ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Riding Hood Red cardstock (Stampin' Up!);  Crystal Stardream metallic cardstock (The Paper Cut); Gold Foil cardstock, Christmas Plaids 6x6 patterned paper pad (Recollections); Huge Snowflakes dies (Paper Smooches); circle dies (Spellbinders); red seam binding (Martha Stewart); clear self-adhesive crystals