Hello! Happy Monday my crafty friends…This morning I have a new challenge for you Merry Monday Challenge and this week our hostess is Marcia and the challenge is to Create a Christmas card with the word “JOY” on it. I’ll be guest designing for Merry Monday Challenge for the next 4 months. I’m super excited to be joining a team of some amazing designers. 
For my card this week I couldn’t wait to ink up the Avery Elle Caroling Critters. I think it goes well with this weeks challenge ” create a card with “Joy” can’t you envision those critters standing on the street corner singing Joy to the World. 
I inked up several images from the stamp set with a Copic friendly ink Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the images with various Copic Markers. The images were cut with my Brother Scan N Cut. I used one of the dies from the Avery Elle Custom Panels Elle-ments set to cut out a snow bank. On the background I used Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch to create a snowy night. I used the Avery Elle Falling Snow Elle-ments die to add the snow. To finish my card I adhered the background to an A2 Top Fold Neenah Card base. I added Nuvo Glitter to the die cut snow banks to make it look like fallen snow on the ground and adhered them to the background. 
I added some detail to the images with a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, glossy accents was added to the lamp post. The sentiment and musical notes were stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. Hope you like my take on this weeks challenge. Come play along with us for the Merry Monday challenge, the design team has some beautiful inspiration on the challenge blog as well.
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What a sweet scene with the lamp and carolers, Lisa! Just love all the colors and details – congrats on the Guest Designer slot at Merry Monday!!
Linda,
Thank you so much! I love this stamp set and I’m super excited about the Guest Designer slot at Merry Monday.
First of all welcome, as one of our GD. Your card is super cute. Love your carolers singing Joy to the World. Have a great week.
Linda,
Thank you so happy to be GD with such an amazing team. You as well have a great week.
So cute Lisa! I love those little carolers, you coloured them beautifully.
Charlotte,
Thank you for the comment love. I’m so happy to be GD with you over at Merry Monday.
This is so cute…love your sweet singing critters!
Kim,
Thank you so much for he comment love.
Love those cute carolers in that neat scene you created.
Congrats on being a GD with Merry Monday.
JoAnn,
Thank you so much for your kind words and very happy to be a part of the MM team for the next few months. I do hope your safe and out of harms way.
Such a fun card, I love the little scene you have created. Glad to have you as a Guest Designer for MM.
Nina,
Thank you so much for the comment love and truly honored to be GD with such talented ladies as yourself.
First off, welcome, welcome as GD with us this Fall…we are SO happy to have you join us!! Secondly, your card is FABULOUS!! I absolutely adore those JOYful critters caroling and they are colored just beautifully!! I hope you are having a wonderful week Lisa and can’t wait to see what you come up with for next week! :0)
Marcia,
Thank you for such a warm welcome and it’s an honor to be GD with such talented ladies such as yourself. Yes my week has been great it’s almost Friday… Yeah! I really do appreciate all of your kind words.
I am a HUGE Avery Elle FAN (fanatic!!) I go to every Heather Campbell class I can!! So I adore this scene and LOVE the background snowy die..LOVE LOVE LOVE. So happy to join you and the rest of the Merry Makers as a Guest DT thru December!! -Kimberly
Kimberly,
Yes! I love Avery Elle as well. Your so lucky to live in Washington State I love Impress its a crafters dream. Thank you for your kind words such an honor to be guesting with you over at Merry Monday.
Love your sweet images Lisa, perfect for the Joy challenge. Welcome to the Merry Monday design team, lovely to have you working with us for a while.
Sue,
Thank you so much this has been one crazy week. So excited to be part of t he team for the next few months.
Such a pretty little snow scene.
I love all the gloss and glitter.
And you’ve just reminded me that I have that snow die somewhere.
xxx
Caroline,
Thank you so much. It’s amazing how we have so many crafty items that we forget. So happy to be part of the MM team for the next few months.
Oh Lisa, this is just soooo cute!! You never cease to amaze me with your talent! COngrats on being guest designer! You are one busy crafting lady!
Jeanie,
Thank you so much, Yes I’m one busy crafty lady. I appreciate you visiting my blog and leaving me some comment love.
This is beautiful Lisa! That added sparkle is gorgeous!!!!!! Welcome to the MM team!