Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The Sounding Joy

I'm posting a little later than usual today because we've been busy with a run to the doctor's office. That's right, I'm home with a sick kiddo again. This time, it's strep, so here's hoping no one else in the house comes down with it! Until then, here's a lovely Christmas card for your viewing pleasure.

This is such a gorgeous set! This is the kind of set that you see it, and it makes you think that maybe, just maybe, you should make all of your Christmas cards this year. Or is that just me? Anyway, that's what I thought when I saw it in the Holiday Mini! This card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #5, as you can see. Are you starting to think about Christmas? It's hard to get into the holiday card-making mood with our little warm up here, but it's always nice to get started early, mostly because your kids might get sick again, which will leave you with even less time than you anticipated!

Stamps: The Sounding Joy
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Big Shot, Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, 3 1/2" Circle die, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

16 comments:

Tawnya Bonnell said...

Gorgeous! Definitely a WOW card. So many beautiful touches without being "futzy". TFS!!

Cindy Hall said...

Yes, definitely a WOW! card. I love all of the details, especially the colors, border trim and ribbon/bow. Thanks for joining Freshly Made Sketches this week, and I hope you family gets/stays healthy!

Allison said...

SO beautiful! Love the colours and now I need to get my hands on that stamp set!

Linda Callahan said...

This card IS lovely for sure! Beautifully done - and I love the extra sparkle!

Gail S. said...

Beautiful!! Love the colors and the Bling!

Sue said...

Beautiful card!

Maureen Merritt said...

Wow, this is stunning & classic!!!

My Creative Side said...

This is beautiful! I love the sentiment and how soft the colors are! Very elegant.

Jen Mitchell said...

Jen, this is gorgeous! The glimmer paper is wonderful. And the sentiment is perfect. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Tui Nathan said...

Wow ... this is a real beauty ... love the colour combination and the sparkle of the glitter paper ...
Thank you for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Rita W said...

Another gorgeous card, Jen! Elegant with a bit of sparkle; I love it. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches. :)

Jen Timko said...

This is stunning! I love every detail from the colors to the sparkle to the ribbon. Gorgeous. So glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Lesley said...

This is absolutely beautiful Jen! Now I want that scallop border die even more! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

JBassem said...

Beautiful, vintage, simple, yet pretty and very elegant! Well done!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Jen! WOW, this is a stand-out in evey way! Crisp, clean and elegant. Just gorgeous! Hope everyone gets to feeling better in your house really soon. Awesome job with the sketch! :)

Julie Marshall said...

Gorgeous card! I love how you've used the glimmer paper. So pretty.