Here is my first actual Christmas card of the season.  Lots of other Christmas stuff but no cards until  now.  I love the rich, wine-red of this paper and the addition of other blue and green tones.

I really should have taken a couple more photos to show the dimensional aspect of this card.  It has two raised layers but they are difficult to see in this photo.  I am so used to stopping the second I get a good shot and forgetting that, with my new light box all set up, I don’t have to worry about the sun going behind a cloud and leaving me without the photos I need.  What a thrill!

As this is not for any challenges this week, I can confine my list ingredients to the one sheet of Christmas ornament paper and the one sheet of beige that I got on sale at one of the five stores I have in my area for paper crafting supplies.  I am so blessed!!  Besides the ribbon and cord for the bow (most likely from Hobby Lobby) and the three gold dots (I know these came from Joann’s $1 bin; I buy a card of them every time I’m in the store so I have tons at this point), there isn’t much to tell.  Oh, the red paper that has the cutouts at the bottom (behind the middle element) was a scrap from another project.  One never knows when inspiration will strike while sifting through that box of scraps!

Let me hear from you!  I appreciate your kind words and encouragement.