Merry Christmas!

Isn't it a little scary to think that Christmas is only 19 weeks away? Funny how you think there is so much time and then there is none, so I am getting a little ahead of the game! 

The focal image "Holly and the Ivy" from Artistic Outpost was stamped in Black Archival and then watercolored using markers from Stampin Up. I touched her hair trim with clear glitter pen and left some white edges to give a photo appearance and then added the photo corners. 

All the papers layers are from Our Daily Bread Designs "Christmas Paper 2013" collection and each layer was shaded in Brushed Corduroy. The Merry Christmas is a older Sizzix die and I cute the Ivy from one of Tim's Dies and inked over that in Shabby Shutters and shaded. 

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today and as a reminder the "Show Us Your AO Art" for August is so wanting to see you lovely works of art using of course, those AO fabulous stamps.

Holly and the Ivy

Hope you all are doing well and enjoying the last week in February. I am always quite amazed how quickly time goes by, but really fast in a short month!

Today I am sharing this lovely Holly and the Ivy card at Artistic Outpost. If you would like to read about all the details, please click right here! This is still a little time left to join in the monthly "Show Us Your AO Art" challenge for a chance to win!!

Sorry I have been MIA, but we actually took a mini vacation and went to see my Holly over Valentine's Day and her birthday a few days later. It was so nice to get away.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a lovely weekend!