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'tis the Season 61

Mona Pendleton | Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 8:23 AM | PTI , Sizzix

Hi there! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Day celebration! It's been way too long since I've had the opportunity to play along with the PTI Blog Hop. Since I had the day off from work and I'm not a Black Friday shopper, I joined in the fun!

This month, Nichole is challenging all to refer to the gorgeous photo shown below for inspiration:

I pulled out Vintage Ornaments and made this card:

I stamped the beautiful ornament using red ink first followed with the pretty decorative trim using VersaMark, embossed with fine white embossing powder then finished it off with a coat of glitter. The coordinating dies are on my wish list so not having them, I hand cut the ornament then layered on top of a doily from the Doily Details Collection:

For sketch inspiration, I played along with the current Card Patterns Sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting today! Off to hop along for some Holiday inspiration! Be Sweet!

61 Sweet Comments So Far:

~amy~ said...: absolutely wonderful Mona...hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Marge said...: Fabulous Christmas card, Mona!!! I still have those dies on my Wish List too! I LOVE you tiny tag and both those sets & dies are high on my PTI Wish List, which never ends -- LOL!!!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Lee said...: Kraft, red and white...yum! Beautiful card.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Kay D said...: So great! I love the stitching the textures, and that fabulous glittered ornament!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 9:35 AM
Meredith MacRitchie said...: LOvely, Mona!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Cathy Weber said...: I love the way you made those panels for the sketch challenge. What a good idea and your sparkly ornament is gorgeous. That stitching is absolutely perfect, wish I could sew so straight! Great take on the inspirational photo Mona.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM
jen shears said...: I love this! Such a great take on the inspiration & that ornament on the doily is a really fun detail!!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...: A very cute and festive card Mona!! The ornament is so pretty :-); Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Deb Hickman said...: Beautiful card, love the embossed background. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Have a good weekend.xxx; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Luanne said...: I love how you framed your ribbon with the zig-zag stitching, what a nice touch! The ornament is beautiful too. :-); Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Julie said...: Great card! I Love the sparkle and the soft colours!
Great website as well!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Theresa said...: Beautiful!! Love the layout...; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Sue Lelli said...: LOVE that ornament Mona! Looks so pretty all embossed and glittered! LOVE the embossed background and of course the tiny tag and doily! FAB card! FAB bow!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Lisa Elton said...: Hi Mona; hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! This is beautiful! Love your embossed panels tied up with that yummy bow! And the ornament...so pretty~love the shape of it!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Tammy said...: I love all of the details on this card. That impressed background is gorgeous and I love the tiny tag with the safety pin and pearl accent. Lovely!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Karen H. said...: This is beautiful! I love the white embossed background. Aww, the tag is on with a safety pin - that is so adorable (I must remember that for future use)!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Anonymous said...: wow! wow! wow!!!! very nice!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Kara said...: beautiful!! love the glitter!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Isabel Jett said...: Beautiful card!!!! Love the pretty bow and the glittered ornament! TFS!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Terri said...: Very nice, Love the embossed pieces and the ornament is great too!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Dawnll said...: So pretty and love the added glitter; Reply November 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Leigh Penner said...: Oh, this is gorgeous! I love the design and the white and kraft together-- fabulous!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Karin Åkesdotter said...: What a WONDERFUL card! Love your glittery ornament - so BEAUTIFUL!!!!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Monia - Monika Jakubowska said...: So beautiful card! I love the glittered ornament, it`s gorgeous :); Reply November 25, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Cammie said...: Mona, this is so pretty and fresh! I love the embossed panels and the stitchting bordering the ribbon--all perfect complements to the sparkly ornament!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Carole Beath said...: Wow, this ornament is beautiful, love that lovely embossing and as always ribbon perfect. Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. .. Hugs
Carole; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Mandy Gwelton said...: Love your card Mona!!! That embossed bg is gorgeous! Sweet stamps too!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Kelly said...: Lovely, Mona! Really beautiful mix of textures and colors! TFS!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Jeanne J. said...: Mona, This is gorgeous! Love the stiching and that silver touch from the safety pin.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Jan Hirsch said...: Beautiful design, Mona! I really love your background! Such beautiful embossing and I love the stitching too! That ornament stamp is awesome with the glitter too!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Mirna said...: Mona, great job with this challenge! I love the colors; that red ribbon and bow are perfect! Also, your embossed background adds such beautiful depth to your design! Magnificent as usual! TFS!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Kim O'Connell said...: Beautiful as always, Mona! So many details to appreciate on this card!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Ashley said...: So awesome, Mona! That bg is amazing!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Martha said...: This is simply beautiful, Mona! Love it!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Joyce said...: This is so beautiful and festive. I love that ornament.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Tracey McNeely said...: Lovely card Mona, the embossing is beautiful.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Suzanne Russell said...: Great combination of sketch and inspiration photo. I am always drawn to glittery ornaments! :-); Reply November 25, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Steph Lee (Arty Carty) said...: OOO Mona!! the embossing is just divine!! love the diecuts too!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Ally said...: Beautiful!! Love the pops of red and the gorgeous embossing on the white sections. That ribbon is so, so pretty, and I love the ornament over that doily details die cut. Gorgeous card! ;-); Reply November 25, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Kelly S. said...: So pretty, Mona! This sparkle is fantabulous! Love the snowy embossed background and that sentiment on the Tiny Tag!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 8:12 PM
papertrails leaver said...: Mona love this! It's beautiful with the embossed panels! Plus you add the sparkle factor so immediately drew me! :-) Amy; Reply November 25, 2011 at 8:21 PM
NanceB said...: So beautiful, Mona! I love that glitter!!! Also, the embossed bg paper is so elegant! Great job! Have a fun weekend!; Reply November 25, 2011 at 9:01 PM
Kim Heggins said...: Great card and love the embossed background. Just beautiful.; Reply November 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM
Heather Rogers said...: Very pretty. I love the different embossed panels and pretty glittered ornament. :)
Hugs~; Reply November 25, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Crystal said...: Incredibly beautiful card, Mona! Love that background!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 2:00 AM
Karen C. said...: The embossed background is beautiful and I love the way you cut the pieces and then reassembled them Very cool design. The glittery ornament really says "Happy Holidays" in a very sparkly way!!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 7:39 AM
GabrielleH said...: Lovely card, Mona! Love the embossed background panels and the way you pieced them together! Also, your stitching is gorgeous along with the beautiful red ribbon! So stunning!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 7:45 AM
AimeeOh said...: Beautiful and elegant!!! Love the glittered ornament and sweet sentiment!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Audrey Tokach said...: What a great card! I love how you used the safety pin to attatch the tiny tag. Such a great touch.; Reply November 26, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Pammy said...: Beautiful, Mona!!! Great take on the inspiration photo!!! Love those textured panels and your gorgeous ornament!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Sue Hester said...: Incredible little card,Mona! Love that gorgeous ornament and the sentiment!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Laural said...: Beautiful design, Mona!!! I really love how you did those pretty panels and the lovely glittered ornament!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Cyndie said...: Oh, just lovely! Fantastic combination of that sketch and the challenge colors, and I love the combination of kraft with the textured white, and red ribbon!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 3:27 PM
farmhouse-story said...: love the embossing and glitter on this pretty card, mona!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Kristii said...: Oh my goodness!!!! What an absolutely beautiful card!!!! I love the embossing and the glitter is the perfect touch!! Thanks for joining in the fun at Card Patterns this week!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Angie Hewitt said...: So beautiful! Love that embossing and the gorgeous stamps! Very true to the inspiration photo too!!!; Reply November 26, 2011 at 8:05 PM
Unknown said...: Wonderful! Love your take on the inspiration photo! The embossing is beautiful and so is the sugary ornament!; Reply November 27, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Shirley said...: How pretty and elegant at the same time! Love the way you used the glitter and the doily behind it is perfect too! So is your embossed BG!; Reply November 27, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Pauline said...: Beautiful Christmas card, that sparkly bauble is fabulous!; Reply November 28, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Davi said...: Love this fun card with all the bright white and red! Certainly Christmasy ;); Reply November 28, 2011 at 8:17 AM