Merry Monday #38

Time for a new sketch at Merry Monday.  It is almost scarey how fast Christmas is approaching.  If you have yet to start your Christmas cards...your time is running out!  My card is created with Smokey Plum, which is a shade of purple.  My camera skills are lacking in taking the photo though!  I am sure to you my card looks like I have used one color for my ink, another for my paper and another for my ribbon.  In person, they are the same shade!  I always craft at night...so natural light photo attempts!  Here is the original sketch:

The stamps are from the October Stamp of the Month, Very Merry Christmas.  I inked my ornament with Smokey Plum pigment ink and clear embossed.  I then swiped Pearl paint into the un-embossed area to add some shimmer.  You will have to take my word for it...I don't see any shimmer in the photo either!  At least my bling still blings!

I finished out the inside as well.  The pattern paper is from the Moonlight paper pack.  While the paper pack is more so for Halloween, I thought the purple colors worked well for a Christmas card. 

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

Z1790 Cricut Artiste Cartridge
S1210 Very Merry Christmas
D1520 Ornamental Cheer
X7161B Moonlight Paper Pack
X5929 Whisper Cardstock
Z2502 Enchantment Pigment Inks
Z821 Clear Embossing Powder
Z1360 Rhinestone Brads
Z1752 Clear Sparkles
Retired Organdy Ribbon
Dots Embossing Folder-Provocraft

I have entered my card in the following challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge-Up to You
Catered Crop-Circles
Christmas Card Challenges-Bows
Emergency Crafters-Recipe (Gems, Ribbon, Die-cut)
Paper Crafting Journey-Add Some Bling
Pile It On-Holidays
Totally Papercrafts-Christmas

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

You have until Monday at Noon (PDT) to link up your card at Merry Monday!