Many thanks

Happy Wednesday!  Time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a wonderful inspiration photo for you:

Remember that you can use either the photo or the color combo or both as your inspiration.  This past weekend my husband and I sang in a Christmas concert.  We've been practicing for a month and a half twice a week and there was a woman there who ran the sound system for every practice and the concerts.  Not the easiest thing to do, so I wanted to give her a special little thank you and card.  I had an idea in my mind what I wanted to do for the card, and when I saw this inspiration photo I didn't think it was going to work with what I had in mind.  But, I had to go with it and this is what I came up with:

 Part what I had in mind, part inspiration photo and ALL really fun!  If I do say so myself.  I used a puffy snow pen on the lamp and greenery and it adds some really great texture to the image.  I watched a video by Kathy Racoosin on making a plaid background and decided to give it a try.  I added some fun glittery stripes with a glitter gel pen.  You can see the sparkle in the photo below:

I hope you will play along with us this week (remember that you have all month to play along with our weekly challenges).  Oh, I almost forgot!!  The white die cut circle was in my bits and pieces stash; I wish it felt like I was making a dent in it, but not yet.  Maybe soon . . .

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Thanks Cling Set", "Large Pine Tree" and "Holiday Lamp Post"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; Simon Says Stamp thanks die

Challenges:
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #72--anything goes
Cardz TV #26--anything goes
CAS(E) This #251--sketch

Sweet Stampers #13--anything goes
Addicted To CAS #126--sparkle
Alphabet Challenge--T is for Trees (in my background)
Sugar Pea Designs #38--anything goes
Crop Stop #35--anything goes
Divas The Cut--wintertime
Through The Purple Haze #140--anything goes