Merry Monday Year in Review

Back by popular demand, the Year in Review at Merry Monday!  The Year in Review Challenge will run for two weeks to allow you plenty of time to get your card completed!  You get to choose any past sketch for your card design!

I went back to Challenge #28!

I did some random stamping with my new favorite snowflake stamp from the December Stamp of the Month, Year Round Cheer.  This card came together quickly and it very easily mass produced.  My featured card is completed with Itty Bitty Sparkles.  I also created the same card with Silver Glitz.

If you are trying to complete your long list of Christmas cards without breaking the bank, you might want to look into Silver Glitz for making your own bling.  I can make about 7 cards of this style with a 100 pack of Bitty Sparkles, cost $2.95.  You could make 100’s if not 1000’s of cards with one bottle of Silver Glitz, cost $2.75  Here is a close up of the details-

 Bitty Sparkles 

Silver Glitz Gel

As long as you use a light coating of Silver Glitz, your drying time is minimal.  I add a bit of bling to all of the snowflakes with the silver glitz gel vs just the large snowflakes with the Bitty Sparkles.  I kept the inside the same on both cards.

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

S1212 Year Round Cheer

D1520 Ornamental Cheer 

D1384 Snow Flurries-Retired

1385White Daisy Cardstock

X5761 Sky Cardstock

Z2194Sky Ink

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z1763 Boutique Assortment

Z1482 Silver Glitz Gel 

Fishtail Dies by MFT 

I have entered my card in the following challenges:

2 Sisters-Christmas Sparkle

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards-CAS

Hiding in My CraftRoom-Blue & White

Penny Black & More-It’s Your Choice 

Pile It On-Embellishments

Sentimental Sundays-Non -Traditional Christmas Colors

Stamping Shack-Sparkle & Shine

 Be sure and check out the creations by the other Design Team members, they are sure to be amazing!

Lesley Croghan

LeAnne Pugliese

Bonnie Klass

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Narelle Farrugia
Sue Joyce

Sherry Eckblad

You have until Sunday, December 16th at Noon (PDT) to link up your card at Merry Monday.

19 thoughts on “Merry Monday Year in Review”

  1. Two beautifully elegant looking Christmas cards Allison.

    Thank you so much sharing your lovely work with us at Penny Black and More challenge this month.

    B x

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  4. Beautiful card. Perfect for this weeks challenge at Sentimental Sundays. Good luck and please join us again soon!

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  7. I agree with LeAnne, I wondered if this was a background stamp since the snowflakes are all so perfectly place! Beautiful sparkle either way and that button is gorgeous!

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  12. Fabulous card,
    Awesome layout too.
    We're so glad you share with us at Pile it On.
    Good luck this week, hope to see you next week also : )
    Lorianna DT

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  14. two lovely and festive holiday cards! i also thought the background looked like a stamp. thanks so much for playing along with us at penny black and more december challenge.
    linda

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  15. I love the cool blue color on thess cards. The snowflakes is a darling. So glad you played along with us The Stamping Shack Challenge.

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  17. Simply elegant, great colours and layout, loving the bit of sparkle.

    Thanks for joining in with us over at The Stamping Shack, I hope you will join us for our next challenge! x

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  18. Such a pretty Clean and Simple Card. Love all the snowflakes with the Silver Sparkles. What a great product. Thanks for the tip and I hope to see you again in the new year at {ile It On

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  19. Such elegant cards and quick makes too when time is precious as it is at the moment.
    Thank you for joining in the It's your Choice challenge over at Penny Black and More @ Allorts and good luck x Susan x

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