It's Beginning to Look...

Hi, everyone!

When I first saw the Festival of Trees stamp set from Stampin' Up!, this three-tree visual popped in my head. You see, tree decorating is a three-step process in our house.   :)

• Step 1: Hubby assembles our artificial tree.
• Step 2: Hubby puts on the lights and garland.
• Step 3: I put on 98% of the ornaments, with hubby adding the highest ornaments and the tree topper.

Once the tree is up and decorated, it really does look a lot like Christmas at our house!



Stampin' Up! crumb cake cardstock
SU festival of trees stamp set and coordinating punch
Distress Inks evergreen bough, fired brick, and vintage photo
heat embossing in Zing clear and Inkadinkado gold powders
SU large scallop edgelit
accents with Uni-ball gold gel pen

Recollections white and Stampin Up! mossy meadows cardstock
SU festival of trees stamp set and coordinating punch
inks: SU mossy meadows; Distress Ink fired brick and vintage photo
heat embossing in Zing clear and Inkadinkado gold powders
SU large scallop edgelit
accents with Uni-ball gold gel pen

Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas candy cane/peppermint pink cardstock
SU festival of trees stamp set and coordinating punch
Distress Inks evergreen bough, fired brick, and vintage photo
heat embossing in Zing clear and Inkadinkado gold powders
SU large scallop edgelit
accents with Uni-ball gold gel pen

Card is inspired by the carol
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!"

As the photos show, I made three versions of this card. On the inside, all have the same sentiment -- because our home really does look a lot like Christmas once the tree is up and decorated.

I'm entering this card in:

• the Cards In Envy challenge to make a card inspired by a Christmas carol. In this case "It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas" is the carol behind this card.
• the Shopping Our Stash to make a card using a favorite technique which, for me, would be heat embossing. And, even though it's not really a technique. I love making cards that tell a story with the visual(s).
• the Simon Says Stamp's Monday blog Anything Goes challenge.
• the current Jingle Belles Anything Goes link-up.

Parting Thoughts

December Challenge
Dec. 1 - Dec. 21

The deadline for the December Words 2 Scrap By challenge is fast approaching. This month's words are Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, and there are a couple of MFT stamp sets included in our prize package! December is such a crazy month, but we hope you will find a little time to join us for this month's challenge.

Thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!