Speedy Fox & Friends - Recycled Christmas Card

I am so happy to be joining the Speedy Fox & Friends team for Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company.  This will be my first card for the team.  The challenge was to recycle part of a received Christmas card.    Here is my "new" card -- a Christmas thank-you card.

I used one of my favorite techniques on this card -- reverse masking. Another technique used on this card is embossing resist.   I stamped the snowflakes with Versamark and embossed them with detail white embossing powder.  Then I stuck down two pieces of Eclipse tape on my card, leaving an opening of about two inches.  Using a sponge applicator I sponged two shades of blue in the opening and then wiped it with a paper towel to remove any ink that might have stuck to the snowflakes.  After removing the Eclipse tape, I glued down the two blue ornaments that I had cut from my received Christmas card and drew the lines using a silver marker.  Then I stamped the sentiment.  You can't really see it, but there is glitter in the patterns of the ornaments.   I have already mailed this card to my sister, who made this beautiful quilt for me.  She chose the colors to match my living room so that I can snuggle up in it while I'm watching TV.

I hope you can play along with us over on the Mark's Finest Papers blog.  Link up your card at the bottom of the post for a chance to win a free stamp set.  If you use an MFPaHC set on your card, you get two chances to win!

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Winter Scenes (snowflakes), Dogwood Blossoms (sentiment)
Paper:  MFP Fresh Cream
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire; Versamark
Accessories:  Christmas card, Detail White embossing powder, Silver pen, Sponge applicators, Eclipse tape