Cozy Christmas House!

Hello! Today is my last day of freedom… I have been off work for 20 days and tomorrow is when I have to go back. I have enjoyed my turn at domestic bliss, staying home, getting lots of things done, cooking, stamping and sleeping in. Now – back to reality and 5:00 in the morning wake ups! Argh. It's gonna be a tough transition. I must say that I do like my job very much. It's just that I hate morning! hahaha. I'll let you know how it goes. For today, I am enjoying some last few peaceful hours in the craft room and making cookies for the DH. Buddy is by my side. Life is good.

I bought a gorgeous Impression Obsession Christmas stamp a while ago and really love it. Actually, I love all of the images in their "house" series. I have three of them, including this one. You may recall this card I did a while back for my friend Jilli Bling, using one of the stamps. Here is my card for today…

That's a whole lotta markers for that one little house!!! This is my work space while coloring. I put my markers right in front of me so I can see all my choices. I wanted pops of red since it's for a Christmas card, and pretty shades of olive green… 

I added micro fine crystal glitter to the tops of all the windows, steps, and roof. you can barely see it in the pictures, but it just makes the card look a little softer…like fresh snow!

The glossy sticker with the sentiment and the holly were embellies in my Christmas stash. I added some gingham ribbon, because I wanted that vintage feel.

I got my Etsy store up and running on Saturday. So far, there are only four cards for sale on there…just testing the waters with that. Check it out! Click on the link in my left sidebar… I am very open to any tips or suggestions anyone has on this topic!