Time Out #301 - Favorite Holiday

Your favorite holiday is the theme for this challenge at Time Out and that leaves it open to a wide variety of choices.  

I love all holidays but decided to go with Christmas and a family tradition.

Stockings were always a big part of our Christmas morning, when I was a kid and when I had kids.  They'd be filled with fruit, candy, nuts and little gift items that would fit . . or not. 😁  Mine is filled more for decoration than gift giving.  The dies are from SB's Stocking Full of Joy, cut in patterned paper from Honey Bee and scraps of cardstock.  The background folder is Holiday Greenery from SSS. 

While I had all the dies out, I made a second card. 

This one has the gingerbread man instead of a gnome and the background is SSS Hand-lettered Holiday clear heat embossed for a tone on tone look.  

Angie Blom Digital Designs is the sponsor for this challenge and the winner will get a $20 store credit. 

The Design Team and our guest Stef Perry have some wonderful holiday cards to inspire you.  What's your favorite holiday?  Tell us by making a card for the challenge.  We'd love to see you in our gallery.

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AAA Cards #130

I bought the little stocking stamps and dies from Altenew a while back and thought they'd be perfect for the AAA Cards challenge to use three of something.

The fireplace is gray cardstock embossed with a brick folder after cutting the MFT dome. 

I'm finally getting back into the swing of all things cardmaking after all the holiday busyness.  All my Design Team cards are scheduled and I even had time to make a couple for challenges like this one.  I have another one ready and an idea for yet another so the inspiration is flowing and I'm getting excited to see what the New Year brings.

Merry Monday #236

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.  That's what I used as the sentiment on my card for Merry Monday.

The fireplace was made with a MFT stencil, Hickory Smoke DI and a Clarity brush.  I also used my Distress Ink marker sprayer that I keep forgetting about.  The stockings are a PS die.

I cleaned up my work desk so I could work on a quilt.  It should be sewn together by tomorrow so I can get back to card making.  I have some new goodies I'm dying to use.

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