Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Challenge #19

Yesterday was a sketch day from start to finish! This card was inspired by the current The Challenge sketch, #19.


Supplies: holly leaves from Making Memories; all other supplies from Simple Stories' DIY Christmas; embroidery floss, needle, and Tim Holtz design ruler

I played around with every.single.paper. in the package before deciding on the holly pattern. This is very layered, but still flat enough to mail (score), and I was excited to find those holly leaves - I thought I'd used them all last year, and when I went digging for an embellie there they were. You never know what you have until you clean your craft room!


xoxo,
Jessi

16 comments:

~amy~ said...

Perfect...layered and postal friendly?! AWESOME.

Dawn Frost said...

I LOVE cross stitching, fantastic card! Great papers and those leaves are perfect.

jimlynn said...

Another beauty! Love the cross stitching on this and that background paper you used. Great sketch!
Lynn

Becca Cruger said...

Sooo cute! I always like to see your sewing cards because they are always so perfectly stitched. I'm jealous!

Greta said...

Love the combination of papers & your "signature" stitching, Jessi! This is wonderful!

Lindsey said...

You went looking for an embellishment, and found something perfect for what you were making? Wow, what does that feel like? I love this elegant card!

lostinpaper said...

Loving that sweet delicate holly, worth the deliberation for sure!

Barbara Godden said...

Gorgeous card, love your take on the sketch.

Carol L said...

I love this layout and the pretty papers you chose! Awesome stitching too!

Dana said...

Oh so pretty!! I love the all the pattern papers and how you layered them! Plus the extra texture from the stitching is just perfect!!!

wienerhoneymooners said...

You have been so busy, I am popping over again!!!! YAY!! This is a wonderful use of the sketch and I love the holly BG, so teeny tiny sweet!!!!

Thanks for joining us at The Challenge!!!

Fabiola said...

oh mais c'est superbe Jessi, très élégant et vraiment chic, biz

Lesley said...

This is beautiful, my friend!

Veronica Z said...

What perfectly placed elements to create a beautiful card! I love it! Thank you for playing along with The Challenge!

Nance said...

Beautiful, Jessi! Love the fall colors for a Christmas card and great interpretation of the sketch, girl! Thanks for playing The Challenge! Come back! Hugs!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

Nicely layered! And without the bulk, you rock. Those holly leaves are great. Are they fabric? You know like the fall leaves you buy at the craft store on a garland?! Not really fabric but not really paper.... probably something incredibly synthetic.