One Last Post For 2011

Hi there!  Happy New Year's Eve!  I didn't think I'd be back before the year closed out, but I have a quick post to share a card I made for two challenges, one that was finishing tonight.  My card is for the Inspired By...Challenge on The Crafter's Cafe site.  It was one of the challenges that was part of their Holiday Open House this past week. This challenge was to make a card or project inspired by one created by something/someone else and also share the project that inspired yours.  Fun!!  My card is also for this week's challenge on the Our Creative Corner blog which was to make a celebration card in these bright colors:

These aren't colors I usually work with, but they were perfect for the card I had in mind for the Inspired By...Challenge. 

Here is the creation that inspired my card:

The card was made by Zoe and shared on the Make It Crafty blog a bit ago.  The image is Lizzie With Gift and it can be found in the new MiC store here. 

Here is my inspired card:

Of course, I can't come close to Zoe's amazing coloring, but I hope I didn't embarass myself too much!  I started with Melon Mambo CS and layered with a bunch of patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Botanical Christmas/Fairy Tales Petite Papers pack.  I also used festive trims from some of my Webster's Pages Trim Cards.  Lizzie was printed on Cryogen White and colored with Copics.  I added some Stickles here and there for a little sparkle and that was it.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve and see you again in 2012!

Flourishes Christmas Spirit Challenge

Hi there!  Happy Friday and night before New Year's Eve!  I know you can't even believe the title of my post!  How many times have I said "no more Christmas cards"??  And this isn't even one I need for this year!  I've had this card in the works on my desk since early December and for some reason never made it happen before today.  It is for this month's Christmas Spirit Challenge (FLLCNOEL20) on Flourishes blog.  The theme was to make something Santa-related. 

Here is my Santa card for the challenge:

I started with a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus and layered with Cranberry Tart and patterned paper from the Webster's Pages Waiting For Santa/Sweet Season Petite Papers pack.  The diecuts were made with Cheery Lynn Border Carnivale and French Pastry Doily dies.  I stamped the Santa snow globe from flourishes Joy Is In The Air set with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored with Copics.  I added Ice Glitter and Stickles and Glossy Accents for some added sparkle.  The sentiment is from Flourishes Sentimental Christmas set.  A triple-loop bow of wrinkled ribbon finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by again!  Happy New Year and hope to see you soon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge -The Outlawz (and more)

Good morning!  Yay!  It's Friday!  It's been a busy week and I'm ready for a little down time over the long weekend!  Can't believe it's only one day before New Year's Eve!  Where on earth did this year go???  I guess time flies when you are having fun - lol!!  Anyway, I'm popping in to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site.  As usual, our theme for the last week of the month is "anything goes", but we've got something extra to share with you for the new year so you'll definitely want to go over and check out the new challenge thread!

Here is my card for the challenge:

My card is also for a few other challenges I like to do: Craft Your Passion Challenge #90 (Sketch), Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #8 (Celebrate), Crafty Emma's Store Challenge #66 (Party, Party, Party) and Aud Sentiments Challenge #44 (Anything Goes).  I am also entering my card for the Create With TLC DT call posted here. 

Here is the CYP sketch:

I started with a card base of SU Island Indigo and layered with patterned papers from the My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hazel 6x6 pad.  I used three dies from Cheery Lynn (Border Carnivale, Polynesian Sails Oval and Fanciful Flourish), all cut from Island Indigo.  My fun image is Party Girl from Mo's Digital Pencil.  She can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed her on Cryogen White and colored her with Copics.  I added a bunch of Stickles to her jewelry and shoes for some sparkle.  I also added Glossy Accents to the wine glass.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  It was offered as a freebie on the Aud Sentiments Challenge blog.  A paper flower from my stash finished off my birthday celebration card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge and check out the fabulous creations from my DT sistahs and our wonderful December GD, Shelby.  We hope you'll be inspired to play along with us this week!  There are lots of great prizes up for grabs!

If I don't make it back before the weekend, Happy New Year to all my blog visitors and followers!  I can't tell you how much your kind words and encouragement have meant to me over the past year!  Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and inspired 2012!

My Favorite Mo's Project of 2011 and Exciting News!

Good morning!  Hope you've had a good week so far!  We've been so busy this week and I haven't had much time for crafting or blogging.  I'm looking forward to getting back to a regular routine after New Year's.  This morning, I am popping in quickly to share my card for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #115 and also to share some SUPER EXCITING NEWS!  First the news - I have been invited to join Mo's Challenge DT starting in January!!!  I can't begin to tell you how thrilled and honored I am to join this amazingly-talented team!  You know how much I love Mo's images and I absolutely can't wait to share my projects starting with next week's challenge!

On to my card for this week.  This is the last challenge for 2011 and it is to share our favorite project of 2011 that we made with Mo's images.  It was a really hard choice!  I went back and checked and I had 73 blog posts this year where my project was made using Mo's wonderful images.  

Here is the one I finally selected as my fave:

It was the card I made for Mo's DP2 Challenge #110 - elves, fairies, Santa or snowmen.  The beautiful image is Christmas Fairy Holly.  You can find it in Mo's store here.  All the details for creating the card are in the link posted above.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon!  I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for the Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz (and more)!  Have a great day!

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team Blog Hop

Good morning!  Hope your Tuesday is off to a great start!  This is the first time I've had a chance to pop in since before Christmas!  It's the last Tuesday of the month and that means it's time for the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team blog hop!  Each month, a group of former DT members gets together and create projects with some of our favorite Heartfelt Creations products.  If you arrived here from Selma's blog, you are on the right track.  If not, you will want to start at the beginning on Olga's blog so you don't miss any of the team's wonderful creations!

Here is my card for the hop:

I used the square version of the Mojo Monday #221 sketch, flipped to vertical, for my layout.  

Here is the sketches:

I started with a card base of GKD Choclate Brown and layered with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Curio 6x6 pad.  I stamped the image from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 572 Clematis/Cottage PreCut Set with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored it with Copic markers.  I did some sponging around the image with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and SU Soft Sky.  I added some lace trim and a double-loop bow of peach satin ribbon.  A brown glass button finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop is Kristina's blog, where she has something gorgeous to share with you!  Be sure to leave a comment on every blog while you're hopping because one randomly chosen commenter will win a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!  You have until Friday, December 30 at midnight EST to leave your comments.  The winner will be announced Saturday, December 31st at noon.

In case you get lost along the way, here is the complete hop list:
Olga
Selma
Carla (you are here)
Kristina
Tesa
Linda

See you soon!

Copic/Promarker Challenge - The Outlawz

Good morning!  Happy Friday!  Only two days left - hope you are all ready!  I have a bunch of things to do today so I am popping in quickly to share my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site.  The theme this week is "food".  Very appropriate, I'd say, since all I seem to be doing is eating right now!  I used Sketch Saturday #186 for my layout and I included one of my favorite challenges - Mo's DP2 Challenge #112 in the mix!  The theme at Mo's this week was to use "punches and/or dies".

Here is the SS #186 sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Black Onyx and layered with patterned papers from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 6x6 pad.  I merged two fabulous Mo Manning images - Perfection and Vintage Stove.  They can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed the merged image on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  I added some Glossy Accents to the clock face and salt & pepper shakers, some Stickles to her apron and earrings and some Liquid Applique to the souffle.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Wreath of Wishes set.  I used Spellbinders Classic and Scallop Circle Nestabilities dies to cut and mat my image and sentiment.  I created three borders with edger punches - Martha Stewart Modern Garland and Combo Deco Shells and EK Success Morocco Lace.  A few buttons from my stash finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Copic/Promarker Challenge to see the fabulous creations from my immensely talented DT sistahs and our wonderful December GD, Shelby!  I know it's a busy time, but hopefully you'll be inspired to play along with us once the holidays are over.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope your holidays are truly blessed and best wishes for a a happy, healthy and crafty new year!

Can It Be? Another Christmas Card!

Hi there!  I know, I  know - lol!  I was sure I was done, then I remembered another card I needed to take with a gift to an appointment this weekend, so I ran into my craft room and made yet another.  I called upon a couple of challenges I didn't get to yet for my design.  First, it is for the Monthly Contest over at The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog (winter or holiday).  It is also for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge #115 (a color challenge) and this week's challenge in The Play Date Cafe #112.   It was perfect because the JUGS challenge and the PDCC challenge were to use nearly the same colors.

Here is the JUGS Inspiration:

And here is the PDCC Color Story:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Lipstick Red and layered with patterned paper from the K & Co. Glad Tidings Die Cut Mat pad.  The colors were perfect!  My image is a digi from The Stamping Boutique called Sledding Snowman.  I won this image during a blog hop a couple of months ago.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored with Copics.  I added Glossy Accents to the Christmas lights around the border and some Stickles here and there for some sparkle.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC. It was a freebie awhile back - not sure if it's in the store now.   I also colored it with Copics and added some Ice Glitter to the snowman's cap and some Stickles to the snowflakes.  I didn't add any extra embellishments - I thought there was enough going on with the cute images and the DP.

Many thanks for stopping by and checking out yet another Christmas card.  I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for Friday's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz and that will be about it for me until after Christmas. 

"Fancy" Birthday

Hello, again.  I sure didn't think I'd be back with another post today, but I wanted to share a card I made for a couple of challenges and I needed to get it posted before tomorrow. My card is for the November/December Challenge on Elisabeth Bell's World, which was a sketch challenge.  It is also for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Let's Play BINGO.  I chose Row A: Ribbon/Twine, Gems, Glitter/Sparkle.  I also added a flower (from C2).

Here is the sketch we had to follow for the EBW challenge:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I started with a card base of SU Rose Red and used patterned papers from the Prima Madeline 6x6 pad.  I added a doily cut from Rose Red with the Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die. To the middle panel, I added borders cut from Cryogen White with the Cheery Lynn Carnivale Border die.   My beautiful image is Fancy.  She is from The Ends Sampler by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design.  I was so lucky to have won that set during the release last month!  I stamped her on Cryogen White and colored her with Copics.  I added a few Stickles and some gems for some sparkle.  The sentiment tickets are from Papertrey's Just The Ticket set.  This set was a sweet gift from Lisa Kind.  Thanks, Lisa!  A triple loop satin bow and a Wild Orchid Crafts rose finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by again!  If you are off for the rest of the holiday season, many thanks for your visits and I wish you and yours the best for the new year!

BookEndz Challenge

Hi there!  Happy Wednesday!  Only 4 days left, can you believe it?  I thought I was all done with gifts, but I just learned of a shipping snafu that means a gift I thought I had all taken care of  is no longer going to arrive on time, so I will have to run out today, in the pouring rain, and pick up a replacement.  Otherwise, I'm happy to be pretty much ready for the weekend.  Before I head out, I'm popping in to share a card I made for the BookEndz Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative site.  If you haven't heard of this before, BookEndz is a fun cyber book and craft group.  You can check out all the details here.  Each month, the group reads and discusses new books.  There is also a challenge where you can create a project inspired by the current book selection.   This month's main book is An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff & Alex Tresniowski.  It's a true story about an unlikely meeting of a young panhandler and a busy sales executive on a New York City street and the bond they form that changes both of their lives forever. 

Here is my card for the challenge:

I focused on the friendship between the woman and the young boy.  I know that Laura Schroff was not as old as the woman in my image, but I was inspired by the two of them just spending time together doing simple things like baking, etc.   I merged two Mo Manning images - Mummu's Nissu and For Teacher 2.  I printed the merged image on Cryogen White and colored with Copics.  The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Rosy 6x6 pad.  A gingham bow and button and a few adhesive pearls finished my card.

Thanks for dropping by!  Hope you have a great day!

One Last Christmas Card

Hi there!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  It's been busy here so far, but I relieved to have all my mailing done.  I thought I was completely done with Christmas cards, but I thought of one more I needed so I called on a few challenges I like to do to give me the inspiration to get it done.  My card is for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge (a sketch), Basic Grey Challenges #59 (anything goes) and the Craft Your Passion Holiday Havoc Blog Hop Challenge (create a holiday project with at least one digital stamp). 

Here is the Simon Says Stamp sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a 5 1/2" sqaure card base of GKD Lipstick Red and layered with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Jovial 6x6 pad.  I added some velvet trims from various of the Webster's Pages Trim Cards. My adorable image is a digi from The Paper Shelter called Cookies For Santa.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it with Copics.  I added a bunch of Stickles to the decorations on the tree and some Glossy Accents to the glass of milk and the tree pot.  The image was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Petite Oval Nestabilities.  A couple of Basic Grey buttons from my stash and 3 Jolee's shimmery poinsettia stickers finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm not sure how often I'll have a chance to post this week, but for sure, I'll be back on Friday with my DT card for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz!  Have a great night!

Color Me Creative Copic Challenge - Golds, Cream and White

Good morning!  Hope you've had a nice weekend!  I have a few gifts to finish up and get in the mail tomorrow, but otherwise, except for cooking, I'm pretty near done with my Christmas preparations.  Never thought I was going to be able to say that!  Before I get back to it, I am here to share another card I made for the Copic Challenge #33 going on now at Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site.  The challenge is to color with only golds, cream and white.  Because this is a very special challenge for a very special cause, we could enter two projects.  To learn more about the charity Suzanne is supporting and all the challenge details, including the amazing prizes, visit here.

Here is one of the inspiration photos for the challenge:

Here is my card:

I used the colors to create another Christmas card.  I started with a card base of GKD Good As Gold and layered with shiny gold patterned paper from the Kaisercraft December 25th pad.  My gorgeous image is from Mo Manning called In The Manger.  You can find it in Mo's store here.  I love the precious face on the angel - just so beautiful!  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored with the following Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E11
Hair: E97, Y11, Y21
Manger: E44, E43, E442, E41, E40, Y28
Straw: YR24, YR23, YR21, YR20, Y28
Wings: YR30
Blanket E53, E51, E50

I matted the image on a circle cut from gold mirror cardstock with a Spellbinders Lacey Circles die.  The sentiment is from Flourishes The First Noel set.  It is stamped with Versamark and embossed with gold detail embossing powder.  It is also matted with gold mirror CS.  I didn't add any other embellishments because I wanted the image and sentiment to take center stage.

Many thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Card Patterns #146

Hi there!  Happy Saturday!  I don't know about you, but I am still scrambling around trying to get everything done before next week!  DH and I have already been out for 3 hours today!  But I am back now to share my DT card for Card Patterns Sketch #146.  This post is bittersweet as it is my last week as part of the Card Patterns DT.  It has been a wonderful 6 months and I will miss my teammates a lot!  I will still be playing along every week, that's for sure!  The Card Patterns team is taking a couple weeks off, so this is the last sketch for 2011.  The challenges will be back up and running in January.

On to this week's challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Catherine Pooler, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I started with a card base of SU Pale Plum and layered with Very Vanilla and patterned papers from the SU Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper collection generously provided to the DT by Catherine.  My image is from a very old SU set called See With The Heart.  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Very Vanilla and colored very lightly with my Copics.  I sponged here and there with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  It was cut out with a Spellbinders Classic Circles die and matted with a Spellbinders Lacey Circles die.  The sentiment is also from a very old SU set called Happy Birthday Frame.  It was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Tags Shape 3.  I triple-loop bow of narrow silk ribbon and a small shimmery flower from my stash finished my card.  

I'm also submitting my card to Tuesday Throwdown #78 where the theme was "for someone special".

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to visit the Card Patterns Sketch blog and check out the gorgeous creations from my wonderful and amazingly talented teammates! Will miss you, ladies! We hope you'll be inspired to play along with us!  The challenge goes an extra two weeks so you have plenty of time to create your card!

Have a great day!

Flourishes Noon Challenge - Perfect Pear

Hi there!  Hope you've had a great day and you're looking forward to the weekend!  Can't believe it is the week before Christmas!  Yikes!  I am popping in really quickly to share the card I made for the Flourishes Release Week Noon Challenge - Perfect Pear - which was a color challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo for the colors:

Here is my card with the colors:

These colors were perfect for one more Christmas card.  I used some pretty patterned paper from the K & Co. Glad Tidings pad that had the three colors in it. I added an embossed panel of Cryogen White done with the Cuttlebug Mary Ann folder. I stamped the kissing ball image from Flourishes Meet Me Under The Mistletoe set with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic markers.  I colored a second ball to pop up on the first one.    The sentiment is from Flourishes Sentimental Christmas set.  It is cut out and layered with Spellbinders Grommet Tags.  A few adhesive pearls on the ball, the tag and the ribbon finished my card.

Thanks for stopping in again.  Have a terrific evening and weekend!  I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for the Card Patterns Sketch Challenge.

Flourishes Noon Challenge #1

Hello, again!  OK, all but a couple of cards are in the mail (the line was so long at the P.O. I'll have to go back tomorrow for the rest), so I am rewarding myself with another quick post to share the card I made for yesterday's Noon Challenge - Night & Day - on the Flourishes blog.  The challenge was to showcase a day or night scene on your card or project.

Here is the card I made for the challenge:

I chose to showcase a night scene using the beautiful stamp set, The First Noel, that I won last month.  I have used it for so many of my cards this year!  I created another CAS Christmas card this time.  The image and sentiment were stamped onto a card base of GKD Heavy Weight White with Versamark and heat embossed with a shimmery dark blue embossing powder from my stash.  The only embellishments were a few rhinestones placed on each star in the night sky.

Thanks for stopping by again.  I appreciate your visits so much, especially at such a busy time!  Have a good night and I'll be back in the morning with my DT card for the Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site (and more).

Peace On Earth

Good morning (I sure hope it's still morning)!  I SO shouldn't be near the computer as I have so much still left to do for the holidays, but I wanted to pop in really quickly to share a card I made for a few challenges I like to do.  I have really used the challenges this week to give me the mojo to finish my last minute cards!  As soon as I finish this post, I am off to the post office and get these puppies in the mail!  My card is for Gingerloft Challenge 30 (Christmas and winter), Digital Tuesday #141 (winter wonderland), Joan's Gardens' Weekly Challenge (make a quick Christmas card - anything goes) and finally for The Play Date Cafe #111 (black and white with a splash of teal).

Here is the PDCC Color Story:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I made a super quick CAS Christmas card.  I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Weight White.  My gorgeous image is from Gingerloft called Winter Trees.  I printed it on Cryogen White and lightly shaded the main tree with a touch of teal using Copics.  I added a bunch of Star Dust Stickles to the snow to further accent the splash of teal.  I matted the image with SU Bermuda Bay and silver mirror cardstock then popped it up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from Flourishes The First Noel set.  That is it - another for my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be out most of the rest of the day, so have a good one and see you soon!

Joy

Good morning!  Hope your day is off to a great start!  I feel a bit better today, so I am hoping to get a lot accomplished.  My tree is up and decorated and now all I have to do is get my cards and gifts in the mail and I can relax a bit.  Before I get back to it, I am popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges (and for some good friends for Christmas). First, it is for the current Copic Coloring Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site, which is make a card or project that is colored only in golds, cream and whites.  You'll definitely want to check out this challenge as there are many ways to win and amazing prizes up for grabs because it is also a charity fundraiser.  The charity is Reading is Fundamental and you can read all about the charity and the challenge here.  My card is also for the Just Us Girls Challenge #114 (to make a center step card) and Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge #19 (to make fancy folds/shaped cards).

Here is the inspiration picture for the CMC Copic Challenge:

Here is my card for the challenges:

For my fancy fold, I chose to do a center step card since this was the technique required for the JUGS challenge.  I followed the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.  The base is GKD Heavy Weight Ivory.  It is layered with GKD Good As Gold and metallic gold dotted paper from the Kaisercraft December 25th 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  My image is a digi called Christmas Bells from Just Inklined.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it in shades of gold with Copics.  I added a tiny bit of gold Stickles to the holly berries.  I used the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die to make my gold frame.  The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Christmas Verses set.  It is embossed on Cryogen White with gold embossing powder and cut out with a Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  A gold trimmed sheer bow and a few gold adhesive pearls finished my fancy fold card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful day!

Peace On Earth

Good morning!  OK, so I shouldn't even be here at the computer since my Christmas cards aren't done and neither is my decorating!  This lingering cold has really sapped my energy and now DH has it, too, so neither one of us accomplished much yesterday.  I have a quick post today to share the card I made for the Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful Challenge - The Beauty of Winter - to create a holiday or winter-themed project.

Here is my card:

It was so hard to get a good photo of my card with all the embossing and metal and the mirror card stock!  This is the best one of over twenty I took!  I used another of the gorgeous stamp sets I won last month.  I purposely kept the design very simple so this wonderful image would be the main focus of the card.  It is from Flourishes The First Noel set.  I stamped it with Versamark onto a metal sheet in Brrr Blue (from Add A Little Dazzle) and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  I matted the image with a piece of silver mirror card stock and popped it up on a base of GKD heavy white white.  The sentiment, also from The First Noel, was also heat embossed with silver.  A single rhinestone on the star finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon!

In The Manger

Good afternoon! I hope you've had a nice weekend!  I am still scrambling to get everything done, but I did manage to make another Christmas card.  I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #185 for my card.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I just love this beautiful image from Mo Manning called In The Manger.  You can find it in Mo's store here.  I started with a card base of SU Blue Bayou and layered with patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Snowfall 6x6 pad.  I printed the image onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  I cut it out with Spellbinders Classic Circle Nesties and matted it with doily made with Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs.  The verse is from Flourishes The First Noel set.  It was stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  To make the wonderful image the main focus, my only embellishment was a wide stitched satin bow.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm off to try to finish addressing my cards and get our tree decorated!  Hope you have a wonderful day!