Joyful Stars November Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars November Blog Hop. This hop features Current Close to my Heart Products by 11 fabulous and talented Consultants.

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I fell in love with this stamp set years ago. It's called Always Grateful. I saw a similar card in Card Maker magazine and new I had to use this set to do my own thing with it. 
The sentiment is from Best Christmas.
I haven't used anything other then clear EP for a long time. I found out why. This is a very touch technique with black cardstock. I won't mention how many I ruined before I got one right. I used Gold, Silver and White EP.

Now hop on over to Krista's Blog and see what fabulous goodies she has to share with you.

Merriest Christmas

I love using Blues for Christmas, so I was playing around today and came up with a card I really love. This just may have to be my Christmas Card this year. It is really much prettier in person. 

I used the pine tree from the CTMH  "Always Grateful" Stamp Set.  The Sentiment is from the Merriest Christmas Stamp Set. The only color I used was Pacifica paper and ink. 

I used a snowflake embossing folder for the background and Crystal Glitter on the trees for just a little sparkle. After all, what is Christmas with out sparkle and shine!!!

The inspiration for this card started with a sketch from Freshly Made.

Other Challenges for this card:
Stampavie - Monochrome
C.R.A.F.T. - Winter
Crafty Ribbon - Christmas with Ribbon
Moving Along With The Times - Sparkle and Shine
Crafting By Design - Anything
Inspiration Destination - Anything
Kraftin' Kimmie - Anything