Smells like Christmas.....

Hello everyone: Participating in Christmas challenges gives me a great head start on my Holiday cards, by the time it's time to send them out, I'm way ahead of the game.  Here is a card I made for that purpose and I will link it up to a few challenges at the end of this post.

This image is from a Power Poppy set called Spice it Up, I can almost smell the aroma of the clove studded oranges on this gorgeous Holiday arrangement.

I stamped the image onto a die cut panel of Strathmore multi media paper with Stazon black ink and colored it with SU markers and an aqua painter. Added a bit of bling with a few Rhine Stones and a golden bow. The pattern paper is from Lili of the Valley, (discontinued).

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Here is a picture of the finished inside of my card.

The sentiment is from the same set and the little mug of hot cocoa is from another Power Poppy set called Merry Littles, it has lots of endearing little images and great sentiments, this is my "go to" set for finishing the inside of my Holiday cards.

I would like to enter this card onto the following challenges.

Merry Monday "NOEL"

The Paper Shelter Challenge #276 "Add Ribbon/Lace"

Sweet Stampin' Christmas "Anything Goes"

Thank you for stopping by, I always read all the comments you so kindly leave on my posts, I want you to know I appreciate this more than words can express.

Until next time, happy stamping.

Hugs from Maria.