SOFTPENCIL TUESDAY - MERRY CHRISTMAS

It's Tuesday, which means time for my SOFTPENCIL PROJECT this week!!  A few announcements before I get to my project this week.  You'll want to pop on over to the SOFTPENCIL BLOG to check out everything that is going on this week.   SOFTPENCIL is sponsoring the challenge at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS and the CI DT have made some FABULOUS projects using SOFTPENCIL images, so you'll want to see those!   Plus, Elizabeth has shared some SUPER EXCITING news about the new SOFTPENCIL STUDIOS coming in 2011!!  You can also see all the work from the other SOFTPENCIL DT members, which is AMAZING.  If you have a chance, please stop by the other DT members blogs (links in my sidebar) as their work is so inspiring!!

As of now, the SOFTPENCIL SHOP is closed for maintenance, so the only place you can get the current SOFTPENCIL PRODUCTS is at SOFTPENCIL'S ETSY SHOP.  All current products will be available ONLY until Jan. 2.  Elizabeth is re-designing all her characters, so get your current SOFTPENCIL products while you still can.  For NOVEMBER, everything in the SOFTPENCIL ETSY SHOP is 20% off!!  Also,

Sale is going on, so you definitely want to get yourself over there to take advantage of all these GREAT SALES!!

One last thing before I get to my card.  Hope you will pop on over to SOFTPENCIL GROUP ON PCP for fun, chatting and getting to know the DT and other lovers of SOFTPENCIL!!

This week, we are working with the image "MERRY CHRISTMAS."  I LOVE this image because it reminds me of the joy and simplicity that I like to take in at Christmas time.

Craft Your Passion (link below) has a technique challenge this week for a diamond fold, which I had actually never seen before and thought it was SUPER COOL, so I followed the tutorial linked to the Craft Your Passion Challenge blog.  I chose DP from Basic Grey and base is SU textured more mustard.  SOFTPENCIL Image is colored with Copics, Atyou Spicas, Sakura glaze pen (white) and Stickles.  Image cut by hand.  Sentiment is Amuse clear stamps, stamped with SU cherry cobbler, cut with Nesties and distressed with SU old olive.  Gold trim is from Pink Paislee.  I do not remember who makes sparkly red flowers/flourishes.  I hope you like it, I'm pretty psyched how it turned out:)

I have also entered this card for the following challenges:
CRAFT YOUR PASSION - diamond fold (instructions for this fold provided on the blog)
LEXI'S CREATIONS - traditional Christmas colors
POLLYCRAFT - glittery Christmas
CRAFTY PAD - Christmas sparkle

CUPCAKE INSPIRATIONS - Inspiration Photo                                                       

CHRISTMAS CARD CHALLENGES - nontraditional shaped Christmas card

2 SISTERS - Christmas

BEE-CRAFTY - Digi and Christmas

CRAFT YOUR DAYS AWAY - Christmas tree