Happy, Jolly, Merry, Bright

 First, I am wishing you a Very Merry Christmas!

Today I am posting my card for the The Encore Challenge!  This is a monthly challenge to be posted on the 25th with a group of friends from my April Retreat.  Some may post on their blog and I will note those with blogs at the end of this post.  And, some might post on other social media. Darlene came up with this challenge and these are her words:  Go and grab a stamp set, stencil or dies--your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet...whatever lights up your creative juices! So--Encore Challenge! 

My plan is to pick a different company each month to highlight and maybe even a different product than the month before.  For December,  I picked a stamp set from Impression Obsession that does not have a name, but I am calling it Happy, Jolly, Merry Bright. 

I recently made 2 cards for our Double Duty Challenge that used an older Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper pack called Festive Farmhouse.  That pack was still sitting next to my craft table, so I decided to pick it again. The stamp is a large rubber stamp and it does take a bit to get good coverage, even with a Misti.  I just realized that the B is not very dark, but oh well....................  I used my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 dies for the patterned paper layer and backer along with the stamped layer and backer.  Both of the top layers have stitching around the edges.  I added some Mossy Meadow Candy Dots to the top as they also were still out from another set of cards.  I tied a bow at the bottom with Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim. 

I am not sure who will post each month on their blog, but this is a list of the other ladies who do have blogs.  Jeanette, Terry, Darlene.  Be sure to come back on January 25th to see another fun card for The Encore Challenge in 2026!


Image/Sentiment:  Impression Obsession Happy, Jolly Stamp

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Thread, Candy Dots; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2