Monday, September 22, 2014

Merry Monday 127

I have been a bad stamper because I've been neglecting my stamp room all week!  One thing after another prevented me from getting in there and doing anything productive but Sunday I marched myself in there, sat down and made three cards!

The first is a card for the Merry Monday challenge where Kathy has given us a little Christmas Bingo where we get to choose the elements we want.  I went diagonal and chose Sparkle, Ribbon or Twine, and Buttons or Brads.



Now, you're going to have to believe me when I say that there is sparkle on this card because I know it doesn't show up in the photo.  The "merry" was die cut from some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper which is just chock full of sparkle but sadly you can't see it.  And to make matters worse, I stamped the sentiment in white pigment ink then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder and all that shimmer doesn't really show up either.  

Over at As You See It there was a great sketch so I used that as my layout.  It had a nice CAS look and I thought the bottom of the sketch would be a great place to showcase the "merry" die cut.


The Merry Makers over at Merry Monday have some beautiful cards to show you so make sure you check them out.  I hope to see you in the gallery this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Playful Christmas 2 (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Wonderful Words:  Holiday (Papertrey Ink)
Paper:  Midnight Muse, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Ppaer (SU); Solar White (Neenah)
Ink:  Midnight Muse (SU); Frost White (Colorbox)
Accessories:  Femme Frames (Mama Elephant); Wonderful Words:  Holiday die (Papertrey Ink); Vintage Faceted button, Iridescent Ice embossing powder (SU); crochet thread

16 comments:

KimCreate said...

Super pretty blue christmas card! Love the pop of white!

Wendy said...

Such a beautiful card, Jen! Love the blue and all the pops of sparkle! Well done! Hope you have a great week! :)

Lisa Elton said...

Oh I know the sparkle is there!! This is FABulous Jen!!

Deepti said...

This is awesome! Love those white trees over blue BG :) superb design!

Notes by Nina said...

So pretty Jen, and I love this simple layout.

Kristie Goulet said...

I love this layout and the blue card base! I have seen that Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper from SU and know that it sparkles, it is so beautiful. Have a great week.

Bonnie said...

It's so hard to photograph sparkle and shine. Love the blue and white and as pretty as this is in the photo, I know it must be awesome IRL! Have a wonderful week, Jen!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Jen, this is SO pretty! Love that color blue and the white just pops!! Hope you have a super special week!

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

Love the blue! Such a pretty card Jen!

Deanne :)

Amanda said...

I love the edging that you used! I can imagine how sparkly and pretty it is in real life. Thanks so much for playing with us at AYSI.

Katie Melhus said...

This is so crisp, clean and fun Jen! Love!

Karren said...

Midnight Muse and sparkle is a winning combination and I love how you've give the blue so much "white" space on this gorgeous card.

Julia said...

I love your non-traditional holiday colors. So refreshing!

Heather Cooper said...

I just love what you did with our sketch over at As You See It Challenges! I can just imagine how gorgeous it is with the sparkle, because it is amazing without! Thanks for playing with us at AYSI this week!

Stampingcountry said...

Ooh, your rich blue is so unexpected! And your piercing is a lovely finsih.

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Love your merry card Jen - there's something so classic (and classy!) about your card. Love your choice of colours too!