Rejoice Christmas Wall Hanging

After much travel and home reworking (some minor remodeling), I was able to squeeze in one Christmas project. The movie premier was a big hit and our son has already started the next, with The Penmaker and I in tow to watch the shooting (in West Virginia). After Texas and Arkansas, we did some Civil War battlefield touring, did part of the Natchez Trace, and ended up in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, thankfully two weeks before the fire struck. We traveled through nine states this time, in celebration of the movie and our 50th wedding anniversary. All in all, a most wonderful time!

The base is Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Metallic gold paper cut to 5" x 9" and backed with an ivory wool fabric. The layers are Core'dinations Foundations cardstock in a dark blue, a gold glittered paper I picked up in Pigeon Forge, and Bo Bunny's Whiteout collection from last year. The flowers and berries are by Petaloo and my foliage was cut with Alterations Thinlits Holiday Greens. The frame was cut with Spellbinder's Oval Floral dies and the labels with Thinlits Labels. My sentiments were stamped using my old Jesus Is Born Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set, which is now discontinued (but they have some other great Christmas sets).

I still haven't gotten started with my cards, but hope to soon. Have you? I'm sure I'm the only one who hasn't.

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

J'adore Valentine Pocket Card & Movie Update

I'm still in high gear working on Valentine's Day cards. I love the feeling that comes with creating something to be given to a person you love.

The base paper for this card (MME Lost & Found Heirloom) was so pretty, I didn't want to cover too much of it up. I kept the layers at a minimum so the glittery J'adore could shine.

To enhance it, I heat embossed all my leaves and ferns with Ranger's Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (utee), which gave them a cool, wet look... very glossy. I applied it three times to build up the coat for optimum gloss.

I added some Idea-ology ephemera, hearts cut with Alterations Mini Hearts dies, half pearls, roses, lace, red heart trim, and copper metal accents.

I'm entering my card at these challenges:

Frilly and Funkie - Enjoy Your Embossing

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

For those interested, our son will begin filming his third documentary in April. If you would like to be a part of that, here is the link to the Kickstarter.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Linda