Merry Christmas!

I made my last holiday card for this year, using a piece I stenciled to use in a different card. I originally made a few stenciled images to make this card for the CAS Mix UP October Challenge.

I used darker shades of blue and green distress inks, but then the images looked too dark and heavy-handed for the card I wanted to make. So I didn't use it at that time.
Now the card doesn't look too somber because the image is only a small part of the white space.

Thanks to the holiday frame die, the card turned out pretty crisp, and I liked the ink colors peeking through the sentiment apertures.
I'm glad I was able to make use of the piece I almost threw away. 😉

Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you so much for visiting my blog this year and giving me a lot of support and encouragement!



Stamp: "Stamptember" 2017 Tim Holtz Collection (Stampers Anonymous/Simon Says Stamp)
Paper: Watercolor Paper (Canson - 140 lb), Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Oxide Distress Ink (Ranger - Broken China), Distress Ink (Ranger - Chipped Sapphire, Pine Needles, Faded Jeans, Ground Espresso), Craft Ink (Whisper White - Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Woodland Stencil (Tim Holtz), Falling Snow Stencil (Simon Says Stamp), Holiday Frames (Simon Says Stamp), Die-namics Centerpieces Framed Lovebirds (My Favorite Things), Nuvo Glimmer Paste (Tonic Studio - Moonstone), Foam Tape (3M)