Joy to the World

Today is my last post for the year for the Lollipop Ladies!  I can't believe how fast time has flown by and now it is almost Christmas!!  Right now the Lollipop Ladies are running two challenges and you have until the end of December to play in one or both (as many times as you want).  The inspiration picture for the second challenge is:

with the additional challenge of ribbon.

Here is my project:

 There was so much inspiration in the photo it was hard to know where to start!  I loved the colors: red, white and green, but not a traditional green--a nice soft pale green.  So, I started there, I also have a Christmas tree and stars and the word "Joy".  And as one of my teammates pointed out earlier this week, there are lots of layers in the photo.  So I also added lots of layers to my card.

 For a little fun twist, it is a gatefold card with the entire front panel being the left hand "gate".  And as you can see, I finished off the inside with a matching star and the remainder of the sentiment from the front.

Hop on over to the Lollipop Ladies' Blog to get all the details and then come on and play along.  We'd love to see how you interpret this challenge.

Challenges:

Viva La Verve December week 1--sketch

The Squirrel and the Fox--summer or winter (I went with winter)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra--anything Christmas goes

V's Sweet Ideas #18--Holiday theme

One Crazy Stamper--winter/holiday

Raisin Boat #17--Christmas

Cards Galore--Christmas

Word Art Wednesday #110--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

The Stamping Chef--anything goes

Crafting Musketeers #8--layer it up

Delightful Challenges--You're a gem

C.R.A.F.T. #236--Christmas

DRS Designs #99--glitter it up (I glittered the green star)

Art Impressions #124--Merry and Bright

My Heart Pieces--sparkle

Sister Act Card Challenge #36--anything goes

Crafty Catz #210--use at least 2 dies

Pattie's Creations #81--Christmas card

Verve's December Diva Dare--playing favorites (used my favorite die from Verve AND based this card off of my favorite card I made this year using Verve stamps/dies: see the card below)

{Pin}spirational Challenges #87--inspiration photo (I was inspired by the word ribbon and all the ribbon on the spools and that bright green ribbon right on the top that really grabs your eye!)

Our Daily Bread Designs #182--alternate fold or 3D item (I used a gate fold)

Tuesday Throwdown #176--What Christmas means to you (while I love everything about Christmas: the tree, the decorations, the presents . . . the most important thing is exactly what my sentiment on the inside says "the Lord has come".  Jesus came, that's why we celebrate Christmas and without that, there wouldn't be any reason to celebrate.)

Supplies:

Stamps: Verve "Star of Wonder"

Dies: Sizzix star die; Verve "Classy Label" die--love the shape on this one

Papers: DCWV Christmas