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Monday, July 21, 2014

Christmas Challenge in July





Today's Funny



"In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat." 
                                                              ------Warren Eckstein 




Hello, Friends.....

I'm here with a quick post for the MFP Sketch with a Twist Challenge with a Christmas theme twist.  Have you noticed that I'm always the last one to get my card in for these challenges????  Well, it's not that I procrastinate...it's that I am chasing Little Peach around and don't have much time to make cards.  At night after she's in bed is usually when I try to get my things out to play.  Well......note to self:  don't use glitter glue and hope to make a "quick" card!  Ha.  Takes time to dry.....duh!  But I love glitter glue on my Christmas cards, so what's a grandma to do????  :) 

Here's the sketch: 



So here's the card I made.  It was fun getting out my Christmas things and playing with some of the terrific products I had won that I didn't get a chance to use before last Christmas.  The darling mittens are from the SSS Big Holiday Wishes set that was in the December 2013 Card Kit I won.  (THANKS, SSS!!!)  

The little Merry Christmas stamp was in a Serendipity grab bag I chose as part of a prize .  (THANKS, Serendipity!!!)  By the way, these grab bags are an amazing deal....10 adorable cling foam-mounted stamps for a buck!!  Great add-on when you are ordering other terrific products from them!!!

You can see the silver glitter glue I used around the three DCWV patterned paper vertical panels.  Again, don't use this stuff when you are in a hurry!  Ha.  For the white panels, I inked around the edges and heat-embossed in silver.  Love this look!!!  The image and sentiment were stamped and heat-embossed in red.  The green metallic twine was a thrift store find.....40 cents for a generous skein!  :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!  Love it when you visit and leave a comment.  Also, love all my followers!!!  Thanks so much for your support!!!

<3
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenge:
1. MFP Speedy TV Sketch with a Twist # 107 - Christmas/Holiday
 
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6 comments:

  1. Vickie YJuly 21, 2014 at 4:45 PM

    Wow! Beautiful, glittery card! Love the way you outlined the panel strips with the glitter glue! Thank you for playing along with us at MFP Sketch With a Twist Challenge.

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    1. JanisJuly 22, 2014 at 4:17 PM

      Vickie,
      Thank you for your sweet comment. I really love glitter glue for Christmas cards. I know maybe it is not refined enough for some people, but my inner kindergartener has a lot of fun with it! lol.....

      <3
      Janis

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  2. Irish CherokeeJuly 21, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    Finally, I get to see some of your work and thank you for joining as a follower. Really great Christmas card. Very nice blog Janis. I am now following you as well.

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    1. JanisJuly 22, 2014 at 4:20 PM

      Welcome, Irish Cherokee! Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment....and becoming a follower!!! Watch for my next post (not the second Christmas in July one....that was really an edited to add, but I needed a separate url for the challenge!) where I will have a ginormous new-follower smile for you!

      <3
      Janis

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  3. Stampsnob.July 23, 2014 at 6:25 AM

    So much detail Beautiful....Lis

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    1. JanisJuly 25, 2014 at 1:39 PM

      Thank you, Lis!! I hope there are more Christmas challenges on MFP in the near future. This was a lot of fun!!!!

      <3
      Janis

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<3
Janis