Belle Ornament

Hey crafty friends! I missed a few CAS Christmas challenges this year but I got back on track (barely) in July. Thought I'd work on my August one right away - Decorations - yay, right up my alley!

Supplies: Paper - Ms Sparkle A2 card; Neenah white;

Paper Studio colored and glitter cardstock

Dies - Birch Press Design Ornament Basics &

Belle Ornament Layer Set

Stamps - Hero Arts Holiday Ornaments Stamp & Cut (retired)

Other - Park Lane gem stickers; May Arts ribbon

Birch Press Designs was our awesome July sponsor for Die Cut Divas & I loaded up on supplies, including two ornament sets. I went a different direction with my DCD inspiration cards and thought I'd finally give some love to my new ornament dies. I was a bit surprised, given other Birch Press layered sets I've seen, that the ovals around the outside match up on every layer. Just the oval at the bottom has the "eye". This is a good thing - sometimes the "eyes" get a bit much for me. I cut my base layer from white and then the Belle layers from scraps of red, green, and yellow. The topper was cut from gold glitter paper and I used gems for the hanger. I stamped my sentiment right down to the base layer, saving the labels that cut with every ornament layer. The extra labels will be great for other projects or more ornaments if I decide to layer them in. 

I'm adding this to the current NBUS challenge too since this is the first card I've made with my new ornament sets. Thanks everyone for the fun challenges - don't know how motivated I'd be without them!!

Thanks for visiting!!