Merry Mondays - Comfort and Joy

Merry Christmas!  I know what month it really is, but I've been in a holiday mood while crafting my cards as Featured Designer for the Merry Monday challenges in May.   

This is the final May sketch, and I can't wait to show you what I made!

I admit that, at first, I had trouble with this sketch.  I made two other cards, using patterned paper scraps, and my critic 13 YO told me "No way."  I guess she was right, because after looking at them, they just didn't seem 'blogworthy'.  Then this winter white confection happened out of nowhere.

I already had a glittered snowflake and a glittered cereal box-chipboard star on hand, so putting this centerpiece together was fast and easy.  The doily die cut is from Martha Stewart.  The cream snowflake patterned paper behind it is part of a Hallmark Christmas card that I snuck into my crafting drawers, knowing it would find a good home someday.  And the lace is from, of all places, Walmart.  Yup.

Have I enticed you to play with us?  I hope so!  Check out what the other Merry Makers have cooked up for you, too:

Lesley Croghan

LeAnne Pugliese

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst
Narelle Farrugia
Bonnie Klass

A big thanks to Lesley Croghan for asking me to be the May Guest Designer at the Merry Monday Challenge!  I had so much fun creating Christmas cards for your challenge, and you are a complete pleasure to work with.  :-)  You're the best, Lesley!

Thanks for coming by.  Have a wonderful day!



Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
Stamps: Bright Spirits - Verve
Paper: white - PTI; Very Vanilla, white stripe - SU; piece of a Hallmark card (snowflake pattern)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Walnut Stain Distress - Ranger
Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions; lace - Walmart
Other: cereal box chipboard; clear glitter, silver tinsel glitter, doily die cut, Himalayan snowflake punch - Martha Stewart; pearls - Queen & Co.; Dotted Scallop punch - EK Success
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