Branching Out

Time for a new challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge and time to add another Christmas card to my stash.

This one was a lot of work - I lost count of how many branches (Tim Holtz Winter Foliage) I cut in the end!  But I was quite happy how it turned out.  I added little glass beads in random spots to represent ornaments in the tree and added a shooting star (Love2Craft Sky Elements).  I had a snippet of this blue holographic paper on my desk from the peacock I made last week.  In keeping with this serene scene, I stamped this "Peace" sentiment (Uniko Simply Said Blocks Christmas) in Deep Lagoon Versafine (the stamp is a reverse stamp) on white and coated it with glossy accents to keep up with the shine from the glass ornaments and the holographic paper.  The background embossing folder is from Craft Sensations.  

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

The 12 Months of Christmas Challenge #103 - Playing with optional twist of Stars (well Star anyway);

Pixies' Snippets Challenge #460 - I used several snippets of white for the branches and a small snippet of the holographic for the shooting star;

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #51 - Anything Christmas Goes;

Peace on Earth Challenge #45 - Anything Christmas Goes;

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired!  Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated!  And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!

Kate