Fa la la la la..........

Yep, this week's High Hopes challenge is Christmas in July!!! I've been seeing this challenge a lot lately, & although it's the middle of summer & I so dread the busy holiday season which seems to come so quickly, I have been enjoying looking at everyone's fun Christmas creations!!!




I used one of the new release stamps for my card.....Santa in Chimney....isn't he the cutest?? I colored him with my Prismas & gamsol.....used a bit of Twinkling H2O's here & there....added Liquid Applique to the furry part of his suit...& Stickles to the snow. The sentiment is from SU's Riveting.....I don't use many SU stamps but this set sees a lot of ink! Love those circle sentiments (now if I could just win that darn adorable circle set from Aud, lol). The papers are SU's Riding Hood Red (another favorite) & Basic Grey Wassail (ditto). This is also one of my favorite layouts.....it was a sketch from SCS?? Friday Sketchers?? I can't remember, but I use it a lot, lol!! I added a few poinsettias & leaves.....& the charm is from Ebay.





Here's a close up of the fat guy himself....I apologize for the poor pictures....I just can't seem to ever take a good picture of anything red!! Good thing you all know what these papers look like in person!!





Same layout for the inside....can't have anything NOT match now, can we??

Please check out the High Hopes blog when you get a chance....check out the other Divas' creations...& play along if you can!! You'll be one card closer to completing those holiday greetings!!