FTTC230 - Merry & Bright

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WHAT?  Yes, we're talking Christmas here today!

It's time for the latest Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge and Katie is our hostess this week! 

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Here's her challenge to all of us:

Christmas in July - Let's get a head start on our Christmas cards...but there's a catch...your card needs to be semi flat for mailing, so no big bows or lumpy, bumpy envelopes here!

I had to dig my Christmas stamp sets out of the craft closet, and right away the Naturally Merry stamp set called out to me!  I adore the beautiful simplicity of the images and the gorgeous fonts of the sentiments!

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I stamped my pinecone image onto some Mixed Media paper in Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  Then I "smooshed" my ink pad onto my craft sheet to use the ink to watercolor the pinecone.  I also smooshed my Memento Pistachio ink  to use for the pine needles.  Then I fussy cut the image.

I stamped the "May your days be" in Rich Cocoa and the "Merry and Bright" in Versamark then embossed it in red. 

I outlined the top layer in brown ink and distressed the edges.  The red layer is from the Poppy Collection.

To make my card "semi-flat" I only added some ivory jute and a few rhinestones.  The pinecone image is up on some foam mounting tape.

Now it's time to check out what the other FTTC designers have in store for you today:

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• Allison Cope Israels
• Jenny Gropp
• Broni Holcombe - you are here!
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Judy Rozema 
• Katie Sims 
• Margaret Gilmer, our July Guest Designer

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I hope you'll play along!  Check out all the details at the Flourishes blog!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Comments

[Allison Cope Israels]

It's stunning Broni! I love the rough cardstock with your hand drawn lines! Gorgeous colouring and design. A great Christmas beauty.

[Katie Sims]

Love, love, love this awesome design....your pine cone looks amazing and those little crystals really are the perfect finishing touch! Your embossed sentiment is beautiful! This is such a beautiful postage friendly card, Broni! :)

[Pat Adam]

Love the simplicity of your card. Simple yet it's got style.
Pat

[Cheryl Lea]

Wow, Broni! That pine cone looks amazing! I love it against the stark white and bright red, and the natural colored twine with it is perfect! Beautiful!!!