Merry Monday Ornaments

It's a Merry Monday day and this week it was my turn to choose the challenge.

I chose..... 

I had this ornament stamp in my NBUS stash and welcomed the opportunity to use it.

The ornaments were simply stamped in Encore Gold and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  All that remained was matting it with some of that gorgeous metallic paper (still available), a little dry embossing and some colored rhinestones.

I wish the photo showed the bright colors of the rhinestones, but I couldn't seem to capture them correctly.  The big one is bright red, not orange. LOL, don't you hate it when red turns orange?

I did it again on watercolor paper and decorated with gold beads and organdy ribbon.

Rudolph Days is on the 25th of each month.  This year, Sarn has challenged us to make 2 Christmas cards for each challenge.  Both need to be on the same post.

52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is asking for DOUBLE EMBOSSING.  I have both heat and dry embossing on the first card although not on the same image.  I'm not sure if this is correct, but I'm going to enter there and see.

Christmas Card Challenge #9 is ANYTHING GOES.  So I'll hop over there.

We had so many beautiful cards entered in the gallery at Merry Monday last week.  Lots of people are getting started on that Christmas card stash.  It's never too early to start!

I hope you'll put an ornament or ornaments on a Christmas card and come join us.  You may end up being our next Guest Designer!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hanging Christmas Ornaments (Hero Arts), Many Merry Messages 

Ink:  Encore Gold

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Watercolor (?)

Other:  Gold Embossing Powder, Square Lattice EF, Colored Rhinestones, Gold Beads, Organdy Ribbon (JoAnn)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted