My Cards and Tags: Holly Jolly Christmas Cheer

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is Holiday Cards.  I'm still in denial about the fact that we're into December already, but I have embraced the Holiday-ness by making this festive card:

I started with this fabulous wood background paper from Webster's Pages' Hall Pass collection, then I made some circles with the Prima Honeycomb stencil and a Sharpie.  I smeared some Distress Ink around the circles for the background.  I added some dimensional dots, too, from Mama Elephant's Rounds and Rounds die set (buttons and sequins).  I outlined them with embroidery floss.

I love these holiday flashcards from Tim Holtz, which I layered on after inking around their edges.  I also utilized the fabulous Scribble Trees dies and stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and used the inside shapes from the Mama Elephant dies (stars) to top the trees.  I added on the Christmas sentiment from the Merry Christmas Simon Says Stamp die.

I finished off the card by adding, "And a Happy New Year, too!" with Tim Holtz's label letters stickers (they've become a favorite staple of mine).

Here's the full product list for this card, all of which are available at Simon Says Stamp:

Tim Holtz Holiday Flashcards	Webster′s Pages Hall Pass 12 x 12 Paper	Prima Honeycomb Stencil	Squeezed Lemonade - Distress Ink	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad	Festive Berries - Distress Ink
Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Mowed Lawn - Distress Ink	Colorbox Rain Forest Ink	Timber Brown StazOn	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Mama Elephant Round and Round die	Sizzix Big Shot Machine
Lifestyle Crafts Genius Ultimate Platform System	Simon Says Stamp Scribble Trees die and stamp set	Simon Says Stamp Merry Christmas die	Fiskars Acrylic Blocks	Mixed Media Sponges Bars	Label Letters - Idea-ology

 
I am truly excited to see the holiday cards you create!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to inspire and win a $50 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.