Magnolia Lovers SPARKLE Challenge

This challenge was a lot of fun and added to my growing stack of Christmas cards for my faraway family this year. For as much as I LOVE making cards...I am the world's worst at sending cards but this year I am promising myself I MUST make it a holiday priority!
This card was inspired by a sheet of wonderful snowflake DP by Anna Griffin which I sewed to layers of coordinating Bling by Bazzill. Leftover scraps of assorted sparkly and coordinating paper were punch with a MS punch and Stickles added with a sparkly irredescent bow to top things off. The faux crystal & pearls finished the look I was going for on this one-of-a-kind creation.
My vintage Tilda sprite image was stamped on Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with Copic markers in a subdued pallette to coordinate with the card and glazed the leafy skirt with touches of Stickles for a little more bling. I hope it fills the bill for "SPARKLE" at the Magnolia Lovers Challenge blog!

Triple Play!!!

Today, I'm entering three challenges with my new and improved Christmas stocking card.
The challenges are:
Magnolia Lovers - Lace theme, ends 10/9
Just Magnolia - 2x2 (pairs of things), ends 10/14. Can you find the 5 pairs I used on the card??
All That Scraps #2 Magnolia Challenge, Christmas Scene

For the card I used a vintage Magnolia Santa stamp which was colored with Copic markers and a $1 vintage "Do Not Open Til Christmas" stamp from one of the big 3 craft stores. Everything was from my stash of DP and vintage trims...nothing new went into the making of this card! The base card is a 5x7 ivory invitation from early Martha Stewart that I cut into my desired shape and recycled. It can be glued shut to make a sweet stocking for giftcards and moola or a greeting can be added to the interior to make it a regular Christmas card. The green base Santa rests on is also a perfect sized pocket for giftcards. Look for more of this shape card from me as the holidays approach. I LOVE it!