It’s Merry Monday… my crafty friends! This week Kelly has challenged us to create a Christmas card by adding an ornament. I went a little more traditional.

For my card I die cut a piece of Black Licorice cardstock with the MFT  Die-namics Rectangle Stax  set 1 dies and used the border as a frame. I then cut a 4×5.25 piece of plaid pattern paper from the Paper Studio 12 Days of Christmas 8×8 paper pad that I picked up from Hobby Lobby yesterday. I also die cut a piece of X-Press It Blending Card with the SSS Stitched Rectangle die. I stamped the ornament image form the Penny Black Most Wonderful stamp set onto the Xpress- It paper and Copic colored with various copic markers.

To finish my card I adhered the frame and plaid patterned paper onto an A2 size Neenah card base. A few Nuvo Crystal drops in Gloss Berry Red were added randomly onto the art panel.

Crafty Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White (80lb), X-Press It Blending Card, the Paper Studio (8×8) paper, MFT Black Licorice
Stamp: Penny Black Most Wonderful
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Various Copics (R24,27,29 – YG93,95,97 – Y35,38 – C0,C3, 0)
Accessories: Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Berry Red, MFT Die-namics Rectangle Stax Die set 1, SSS Stitched Rectangle Die

Hope you like my take on the photo inspiration. You should head on over to the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge and check out the amazing designs by the rest of the Design
Team. While your over there you should join in the fun as well.