MOJO Monday
Tall and Skinny Challenge #463

The tall and skinny challenges are one of my favorites.  It's so much fun to push the envelope to come up with something a little different, and this card is one I really like.  There are several different techniques on this card so it took awhile to make.  Lots of embossing, stamping and even some foil work are on this card.  I have watched a lot of the YouTube videos for this technique and have wanted to try it for some time.  I need to practice a little more, but for my second try its not bad.  For my sentiment I printed out the words with my laser printer and then used my laminator to add the blue foil (I just realized I spelled Christmas wrong lol! Maybe I need to get stronger readers!)   I also added some glitter Mod Podge over the image panel so everything sparkles when turned in the light. I used my punch to make some little snowflakes to add around the card to complete it.  I have several tree stamps, but this one from StampInUps'  Lovely As A Tree, is one of the best.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge

My Christmas cards are coming right along.  This sketch challenge from Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #2-96 is a cute layout, and it worked really well for my card.  I used this mouse on my last card and wanted to use him again.  I embossed the brown background paper with a design that reminded me of what the inside of walls might look like, and sanded it down a little to give it some added dimension.  My card base is from Old Olive cardstock, but the other elements are made from scraps from my stash.