JOY!



It's Friday!
 I think everybody loves Fridays..I know I sure do.... the kick off to the weekend. And this weekend I get to do more stamping with friends. I can't wait!

I made this card for a couple of challenges. 





Also:



CAS colours and sketches


Once again, I used all dies on the front of my card, and stamped the sentiment on the inside. I can't seem to get over my fascination with dies! I think I need to challenge myself to make a card WITHOUT a die. Oh well, I sure have fun with dies, and that's all that counts anyway, isn't it?

 I used SU's" Joy"... from the Wonderful Wreath bundle as the focus of the card. I just love foil paper, and gold is so pretty with this die. The star is also SU, and cut out in red glitter paper. I punched out a Martha snowflake, and then backed it all on a pierced banner die from My Favorite Things.The Holly leaves are from Sizzix. I embossed a panel in crumb cake for the background. One more Christmas card ready to add to the growing stack!

Have a happy day everybody!



13 comments:

stampwithsandy said...

Laurie I LOVE all your fabulous creations with dies! You are quite the enabler, too! Because of you I am racking up quite a collection! This is absolutley gorgeous. Love the gold sentiment and beautiful star.

sandie said...

If you love dies the why not use them! This is all about fun, right!! And this combo is a stunner, great colours and texture. Thanks for joiningus at ATSM

Bonnie said...

I love all the die cuts and how you've arranged them and still it's a CAS card! Can't wait to see what you stamp with your friends!

Anonymous said...

Simple and sweet, Beautifully done, Have a great weekend, Thanks so much for stopping by
Hugs Julie P

Greta said...

Oh wow--LOVE this card, Laurie! I wouldn't stop using dies if I was you--you make such fabulous cards!

Rahmat said...

This is absolutely beautiful! So many elements and still a CAS beauty! Love it. Thanks for joining us at ATSM.

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! Love it! Hazel xx

Penny Hanuszak said...

Such a great card Laurie. I really like the combination of elements. The red glimmer star is great on it's own, but teamed up with the beautiful "Joy" die cut it simply looks stunning. Thanks for sharing.

Marika said...

Wow! This is beautiful!

Jane said...

Love the proportions and styling of this card - perfect!

Patricia Hays said...

You did a fabulous job balancing the different textures and colors while still keeping this a clean and simple styled card! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at CAS - Colours & Sketches.

Deborah Frings said...

I really like the layout of your card. Love textured background, the sparkly star and the gorgeous die cut sentiment. Thanks so much for playing along with ASM this week!

Chrissie said...

Just love this heap of elements... that random look is so difficult to achieve successfully, but you nailed it!
Love this card!
Chrissie