Jingle Belles Inspired

This week we're still making cards inspired by Lauren's gorgeous blog header at Jingle Belles.  

For this card I wanted to capture the beautiful white-on-kraft portion of the design, so I stamped Hero Arts Holly Flourish with Gina K's White Pigment ink on a scrap of krafty designer paper.  

I tried heat setting the ink, but wasn't patient enough for it try dry, so I kept getting white ink all over my hands as I was working to assemble my design.  I finally took a cloth and just rubbed across the few places of the stamped ink that were still damp, and I love the soft muted effect.

I used a layout from Wanna Sketch? and added purple cardstock banners.  I used two different sentiments from Crafter's Companion Mistletoe Kisses.  I finished with larger silver pearls and tiny bits of clear bling scattered across the design.

I'm also joining Christmas in July at The Corrosive Challenge Blog.