Essence of Christmas

Hi, All. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I have to post and run but I wanted to share a quick card I made for the December Crafty Secrets Linky Party.  Can you believe December is already upon us? 

I wanted to stray from the traditional reds and greens for Christmas.  Not that I don't love those colors but I was in the mood for something a little different.

I used the CS Creating with Vintage Christmas Download to print the Santa image before inking with distress ink.  After cutting out, I adhered it to gold card stock cut from Spellbinders' Lacey Oval die.  Next, I applied 'pearls' with my Viva Pearl Pen.  I can't believe I went so long without one of these...much less time consuming than using faux pearls.

I cut the flowers from Spellbinders' poinsettia die and inked them with a little vintage photo.  The corners were punched with a Fiskars punch.  

That's all for now. I hope you enjoy!

Supplies:
CS Vintage Christmas Download
Gold Card Stock
Viva Pearl Pen
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Spellbinders Poinsettia Die
Spellbinders Lacey Oval Die
Lace Ribbon
Adhesive
Fiskars Romantique Corner Punch