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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SU Only, Merry Monday Christmas Cheer



Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a fun Holiday card made with a couple of challenges in mind, first up I used the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge 


and then the SU-Only Challenge this week is a Clean and Simple Holiday card Challenge.

When I saw the sketch it made my mind start to mentally file through all my SU sets to come up with a small element for those little circles. I wanted do something a bit different, and I remembered the Stampin Up set called Happy Hour would be great and even better it has a cute little Christmas saying to go along with it.


This card is super simple to put together, I did at first use the chevron or zig zag EF for my background, but when I came to the sentiment, it just wouldn't work. So I reverted to an old favorite the perfect dot EF. I stamped the part of the sentiment I wanted to use and then embossed. 
The DSP on here is from the wonderful Festival of Prints pack. 
The only fussy apart about this card is cutting out the holly leaves, but they don't really take that much time.
I debated about adding the ribbon.......you all know it is hard for me to make a card without any....LOL!!
I ended up adding some Cherry Cobbler seam binding but it is just as cute without and leaving it off makes it easier to mail too. What do you think with our without?
I colored the little "holly berries" with a marker. 

Can you believe how quickly the years has gone, next week is Thanksgiving and then Christmas will be here before we have enough time.
Next week hubby sees another doctor for some more surgery that needs to be done ASAP, we will know more after his appointment on the 20th, but his heart doc say it needs to be done soon, please keep a good thought for us and say a prayer if you a so inclined. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Vicki

16 comments:

Marisa said...

Way to rock the sketch, Vicki!! Love that DP and the focal drinks with the holly garnish are fabulous! Well done!!

Smiles, Laurie said...

This is a fabulous card, classy and fun!

Anonymous said...

As always, great card! Will be praying for your hubby!

sharon said...

just a beautiful card

Bonnie said...

Hi Vicki. I love these sweet goblets with the holly! Cheers! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday!

LeAnne said...

I always love your creations and this is no exception! So cute and cheery! Thanks for playing with the Merry Monday this week!

Dawn Easton said...

What a fabulous creation with that sketch!! Love the handcut holly! You have a lot of patience!!! LOL!
Totally worth the effort as this turned out wonderfully!

Susan Joyce said...

Fabulous Christmas card Vicky. I love the holly as a finishing touch. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

Notes by Nina said...

Fabulous card Vicki, I started out with this stamp set and I had to switch it up. You made this card look so easy and I love the DP and all the background texture. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

Margaret Moody said...

What a great Christmas card, Vicki! Love the colors and the textured background! Your festive cocktails look wonderful too with that patterned paper!

Maria said...

CUTE Christmas card! Great take on the sketch...perfect!

Wendy said...

Adorable card, Vicki! Love the color combo along with your cute little circle of drinks! Fabulous job!
Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

Jen Timko said...

Perfect sketch for the clean challenge, Vicki! This is a party in itself! Love the DSP, love the stamps! So glad to see you this week at SUO Challenges!

Allisa said...

Great card, love those little holly leaves! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

Heidi Baks said...

Beautiful images! I HAD to get this set after I saw the little holiday images in it. Thanks for joining SUO Challenges this week.

Pam Staples said...

You totally rocked this card with the sketch and simplicity of a CAS! Thanks for playing along with SUO Challenges!