Country Stars

Here is a pretty non-traditional Christmas card and I felt like it ended up having a bit of country feel to it, especially with the colors.

 

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  The card base is white cardstock.  The brown mat is 5 1/4"x4" and the white mat is 5"x3 3/4."  The hanging stars were cut with my Silhouette.  I adhered them to the white mat and trimmed off the tops of the "string" once I had them in place.  The scalloped scallop border is from Elegant Edges.  I cut it longer than the white mat and trimmed it after I got it centered.  The white layer was put through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

 

The sentiment is from my stash.  I stamped it in jumbo java ink by Tsukineko.  I colored in the little stars with a dark yellow marker to match the yellow cardstock I used.  I matted the sentiment twice, once on yellow and once on brown cardstocks.  The mats are 1/8" larger than the previous layer and I trimmed the white cardstock to fit the sentiment.

 

 

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown: brown, yellow, white
• Christmas Card Challenges: scallops
• 365 Cards: "Day 35" - use a popular pattern any way you wish (polka dots embossed on my border)