Bright and Shiny--FTL218 and CQC165

Here's a fun little holiday card I made while crafting with my friend Jen a couple of nights ago.  Jen is super-duper crafty, check out her blog Midnight Martha .  This girl can do it all--cooking, all kinds of crafts, makeup, hair--you name it!  She's so talented, not to mention hilarious and all around awesome!  I was having difficulty getting the "cord" to look right and she just swooped in and free-handed it.  Now, I definitely can't take credit for the idea of making a string of lights, I've seen them all over blog-land.  I used the layout from Clean & Simple FTL218 and the color combo from ColourQ #165.    The "lights" are cut using the Holiday Ornament Framelits, then I just used a black marker and a white gel pen to turn them into lights!  Quick and easy!

Quick and easy Joy

One of the things I love about Stampin' Up is how simple it is to make a fabulous card quickly!  For me, this is one example of that!  Shimmery white cardstock, one punch of glimmer paper and a small snippet of ribbon and tada!  The Holiday Frame embossing folder gives subtle elegance and you could use any stamp in the Joyous Celebrations stamp set to coordinate perfectly inside the oval! And who doesn't love Midnight Muse?  So rich and bold!  This would be an easy card to make in bulk for your holiday cards and it really wouldn't take long at all!