Merry Little Christmas

 

Happy, Happy Christmas and New Year,

Here is my card for the December 2024 Card Chain Challenge. The winter scene has traveled to Arlene in California. 

From the Tic Tac Toe challenge below, I chose the top left diagonal that asks for Saphire, Sock, Stars, Sparkle and Silver. IMHO the snowy and starry sky background in this DSP is pale saphine. Okay?

The dsp is retired SU called Feels Like Frost. I only have a bit left after covering almost all of an A2 size top folding white card base with it. 

 A new stamp and die set from Colorado Craft Co. is my focal point. I think the mouse giving stockings (socks) to his friend the bird is so fun. Isn't he cute? I should have colored the bird sitting on the branch a darker color cuz he doesn't show well despite the yellow beak.  Oops. The sentiment is from the same stamp and die set.

To complete the requirement to use silver, I die cut a star from white glitter paper and covered it with silver Encore ink. It sparkles too! The star is by Memory Box circa 2014.

The mouse, bird and socks were colored with various SU markers. I cut them twice for some dimension. Inside I wrote a friendly note. 

Well, cold temps and winter winds have come to MN lately and snow is coming HERE. I don't mind, and it is pretty. I prefer it to hot summers. What do you prefer?

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will come by again. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my readers.