Triple Challenge

Thanksgiving was a whirlwind but I snuck in one card!  And with this card, I'm playing with 3 different challenges ~ Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #74, CAS-ual Fridays CFC #29, and Moxie Fab's Championing Award Medallions Challenge! 

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of the rosette.  Even after the trend is old and dead, I'll still be making rosettes.  The rosette on this card was handmade using a strip stamped with a small stamp from WMS's Dainty Doilies 2 set.  The curves of the stamp created a beautiful flower petal effect in the rosette (love it!).   

I did something a little different with my rosette by embedding the large rhinestone brad inside the rosette.  This makes for a rosette that's more open allowing the pattern to be seen better.  I stamped a large doily as a background to the rosette and added more tiny gems around the edge.  

It's a little hard to see, but the black panel is over a sparkly white cardstock base. The sentiment is from WMS's A Christmas Cottage set but I have to admit I snipped off the "you".  The sentiment is embossed in white as well and I highlighted it with a strip of small clear gems.  So pretty!

I used a tons of gems on this one, but I hope the simple color scheme keeps it clean.  Another Christmas card to add to my stack!  Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

{Aloha, jj}

Stamps: Dainty Doilies 2, A Christmas Cottage (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: Versamark, Fresh Snow (PTI)
Paper: Sparkle White (Marks Finest Papers), True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Embellishments: Snow fine embossing powder (Ranger), Gems

Tools: Scoreboard (Martha Stewart)