Mary thanks for the color combo this week. I've had all of the stamps since 1997 and finally inked them. I've had this card in mind for 20 years and while doing this card I think I figured out what I like about stamping ... as a child I loved playing with paper dolls. I remember the paper dolls having a stand to hold them up. So I made a little five fold pop up but used it as a pop out. Mr. and Mrs. Clause fold into the card for mailing but fold out for dimension on the card. I believe that Mr. & Mrs. Claus would have the nativity scene in their home, so I tucked the little nativity scene ornament under the Merry Christmas cross stitch frame. Remember Jesus is the reason for the season. I just love the way it turned out.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
Tonda
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2017 GMT Views: 1975
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Sat, Jul 22, 2017 @ 4:04 PM
This is just fantastic, Tonda. I love how this turned out too. You have to keep this to use yearly as a holiday decoration. All the meaningful details look great. Faved.
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Sat, Jul 22, 2017 @ 5:49 PM
So many great details in here! Thanks for putting this together now - I wasn't a stamper in 97! How cool that they fold into the card for mailing and I love that the sentiment fits in the scene like part of the decor. Great job!