Saturday Sketch Challenge 148 ~ My First Christmas Card of the Year

On a personal note: I'm sure to a few of the 411 operators, today feels a little like Christmas Eve. Three of our fabulous 8 team members have earned the Stampin' Up! incentive trip to the Caribbean! Kerin, Robin and Tiffany ~ I wish you "God's Speed" getting to the ship on time, and Safe Travels! Earning the incentive trip is a HUGE accomplishment and I wish you all an AMAZING week of being pampered!

On to the sketch! It's very unusal for me to create a sketch based on a card, but this week, that's what I did. At the end of last month's team meeting at my home, one of the girls on my team asked me about my "brad bow" which I've been DYING to bring to everyone on a video tutorial, I just need to become "up" on the technology first! :)

I created this quick and beautiful card and thought after, how unusual it is for me to put a focal point off to the side like this.. It almost makes the card "difficult" but in it's simplicity, and not over thinking.. I think it really works!

I didn't tie that bow, I actually made a faux bow, by looping the bow over itself and pushing onto the brad. I used a pair of snips and the matte pack to make a horizontal hole through my ribbon and layers 2 and 3 of card stock and put the brad, with the ribbon sitting on it through the hole. I hope to have a video on this... cause it's much easier to see it. I actually have customers and friends saying they'll never tie another bow! (thanks ladies for building me up like that).

Base: Whisper white 11 x 4 1/4", scored and folded in half at 5 1/2"
2nd Layer: Real red, 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
3rd Layer: Whisper white 5 1/4" x 4" (with the big shot polka dot embossing folder)
4th Layer: Real red, 2 3/8" x 2 5/8" (1/8" larger than layer 4)
5th Layer: Whisper White2 1/4" x 2 1/2"

TGIF~ Have a great weekend!

Selene Kempton