Greetings one and all and welcome to week number 28 for Midnight Madness. It's been a busy week here at the Hurlock household. I took down my Fall/Halloween decorations and put them away. You won't believe how much stuff I have...enough to fill 4 rooms and an entry way, lights....tree....the whole nine yards. Today the Christmas decorations are coming out. It will take me a week to get it all up....5 trees, garland, blinking lights...you name it. It will be a winter wonderland. I need to charge admission to come see it. LOL I might put a couple pictures up here to give you a peek....I promise not to charge you to look. LOL
Today my card is a digi image from
Fred She Said. This is
Winter Emma and the Chickadee and she comes in 5 color versions. She is just the sweetest thing and don't you just love her boots!!! I can't wait to do the blue version and you will probably see that Fred She Said digi here next. I am a big fan of Tracey's digi's and encourage you to stop by her store and see her wonderful designs. They make up a card so beautifully!
Here you can see the layers I did with the digi and all the embellishments close up. I stitched the card, used the Fancy Tag Spellbinders Die Cut for the sentiment, and tied a ribbon. The green glitter piece is a spellbinders borderability that I cut from a cereal box and glittered up.
The same goes for the swirls you see here. Cut them from an cereal box and glittered too! The Snowflakes are from K & Company that I happened to pick up on sale at JoAnn's early in September. I don't even see them anymore. They are gorgeous.
Here is the inside of my card with the matching border punch, stitching and snowflakes. I hope that you have been inspired to create your own Christmas Card and here is why!!!!
And now for the
BIG NEWS. From this week's sketch challenge, each of the Design Team members will be choosing a card from this week's entries to be featured on their blog during the Blog Hop.
So along with doing the regular sketch challenge, we are asking you to make a "CHRISTMAS CARD" this week. One of our lovely Design Team members will be contacting you after the close of the challenge to let you know that your card has been chosen to be featured on their blog for our Christmas Blog Hop. You will need to participate in the Blog Hop to have your name put in a drawing for a special prize at the end of the Hop. Please let your Design Team Hostess know that you will be able to attend the Blog Hop to be eligible to win the prize. Please link up your cards in Mr. Link over at the
Midnight Madness Blog at Priscillastyles.
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Carolyn's Challenge blog Candy this month
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Here is MMSC 28
***Don't forget we want to see those Christmas Cards***
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have found some inspiration to make your Christmas Card.
Oooo, isn't this one yummy??? I love these colors and they were dictated to me by the background color behind this Santa. I couldn't resist more Snowflakes.....I love these Snowflakes. I promise I have made some from my other Spellbinders die...but these are still my favorite.
This dp is from the Holiday K & Company Stack. I love each and every piece of paper and that stack too! Such pretty paper this year don't you thingk? Lots of stitching on this and I justed the Lattice Borderablities from Spellbinders too!
I used Rangers Brick Red to distress ink around the edges on this. I told you i was getting into the inking didn't I!!! LOL 
Here is the inside of my card. I silver embossed this time. The trim around the red ribbon I used for the bow was the inspiration for that! I make this pocket to hold my tags.
Here is a look at the back of my tag....notice my $1 stamp again. I think you will be seeing more of it....I love it.
I had to tie some bows on these to make them frilly.....these are also glittered even if you can't see them too well in the picture.
This envelope was made to match the card. I even stickled the snowflakes on the envelope. Did I ever tell you I don't think there is a day I don't have glitter on me. I love glitter and find it everywhere. I don't think I am alone in this obsession as there used to stamping store down in St Marys I frequented that the owner purposely had glittered on the floor. I love it!!!
I hope you have enjoyed visiting today. You know, I am really getting into "Vintage"....I think Priscilla over at Priscillastyles has rubbed off on me. I admired vintage for a long time before I tried it.....an now I think I am addicted. I plan on doing more. Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think, I sure would appreciate it.
