Did you ever think you would look forward to Mondays? Monday has become quite the creative day in my studio, and today it’s is on overdrive. I love entering cards on Monday in a few challenges – Mojo Monday and probably my new favorite Merry Monday – A Christmas Card Challenge.
If you’ve been following me over the past several years you know that my all time favorite type of card to make is yup…you guessed it – Christmas! So this challenge is perfect for me. It gets me in the Christmas mindset and I have a new idea each and every week! And if you just participate in this challenge each and every Monday, at the end of the year, you’ll have at the very least – 50 cards! Not bad. 
Each week the design team members pick a theme. This week, one of my online friends whose work I just love, Kristie Goulet, chose the theme White on White. I just LOVE this kind of a look, it’s classic and exquisite. If you’ve never tried one, definitely do so!
This card came to me rather quickly today, and I love the end result. I hope you do too! Here are the details:
Creative Tips –
- The ornaments in the background are ornaments embossed in Iridescent Ice. They make the perfect background.
- The top ornament is from the stamp set Ornament Keepsakes and was cut out originally with the matching framelits. I wanted a slimmer border, so I trimmed it down a bit. It’s embossed White on white for a little variance from the background.
- To give it a little more elegance, you can always add a little bling, here you see pearls.
- So that the background stands out a bit more, consider putting your greeting on a strip of vellum. Originally I had it as a band, but chose to cut a bit away to allow the ornaments to really shine through. Here you see regular vellum and not vellum cardstock which was a bit too thick.
- Watch this video to learn how to make the perfect banner for greetings and embellishments.
The elegance of the pearls, vellum and white on white are a winning combination. I hope you have fun making yours too!
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This is simply Gorgeous! Very elegant.
Thank you Marlene! 🙂
Absolutely beautiful. Congrats for winning.
Thanks so much June! 🙂
Stunning card – congrats on your win at MM!
Thanks Cornelia, I’m totally floored! I just loved YOUR card. 🙂
Ingrid, this card is gorgeous. Well deserved win at MM’s, too! Love this card! Congrats!
Thanks Sue! I loved that embossing powder mix you used – and that JOY stamp is TOO cool. Another for the list. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Beautiful card, Ingrid! Love the ornaments and vellum together! They make for a very eye catching card! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Wendy – I’m glad you loved the card. 🙂
This is brilliant, Ingrid! I’ll have to remember the technique for the background ornaments! And the vellum sentiment is perfect to add a bit more dimension! A gorgeous Christmas card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!
Thanks Bonnie – I love that challenge. Christmas is SO up my alley. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, I’m glad you loved the card. 🙂
Hi ingrid, this is such a gorgeous card! You have put so much work into this but the end result is stunning x
Thanks Karen! I’m glad you loved it. It looks even better IRL…the embossing doesn’t show up too well in the photos. 🙂
Beautiful and so elegant Ingrid, Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.
Thanks so much Nina! Had lots of fun as always – definitely planning on being a regular. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
This is gorgeous, so elegant! xx
Thanks Linda! 🙂
Lovely card. The ornamenets in the background are great.
Thanks Carol! I love them too – didn’t photograph too well, they look amazing in real life. 🙂
Truly a beautiful card! The vellum with white is a perfect combo! 🙂
I just love it too – looks much cooler in real life! 🙂
LOVE IT, it is never too early for Christmas cards!!!!!
I totally agree Susan! 🙂
This card is gorgeous! I’m certain that anyone who receives this card will not be able to discard it.
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Beautiful and striking! Love this!
Thanks so much Jennifer! 🙂
ACK! This white on white card is absolutely stunning, Ingrid! I LOVE it so much. Thank you for the shout out in your post and for playing along with my challenge this week at Merry Monday! Hugs!!!
Well, I have you to thank for inspiring me! I’m so thrilled you love it. I was in shock how quickly the idea came to my head and it was done so fast – and I just love the card myself…lol! I had to wait for the challenge to come up this morning – thought it was EST, not pacific – I was all ready to go…lol!