Welcome to a vintage Christmas. This stamp was originally designed based on actual ornaments from the early fifties . It lends itself quite rightly to some distressing and lots of shimmer.Choose a  red card 41/4x51/2  for your card base.Cut ecru coloured  card stock 4x5 .Stamp ornament image in centre..Branch is coloured with tombow markers.All ornaments are coloured with sakura gel pens.You can really see the metalic shine.Take a scrap piece of paper and tear a centre square out of it. Place this over the image.Use scattered straw(distress ink from Ranger Industries) to distress inside the area.Remove mask and distress frame around the outer edge.If you like the torn look tear the bottom off pulling towards you to get the most texture. Stamp Merry Christmas on a piece of green card stock with black(memories ink from Stewart Superior). Mount on front of card  with double sided foam. Inside your card stamp corners with corner holly stamp. Tear an ecru piece of card stock for your final stamping of "Never a Christmas morning.."Distress edges. Mail your card that has been completely stamped with Under Construction stamps.

Stick a Bow on it

Shimmer and sparkle is is the best part of this three dimensional card. Cut your card stock to measure 8x4 in a gold shimmer. Your next layer is 3 1/2 x 3 1/2.Use peel off border stickers to frame this.Stamp ball on 120lb smooth card stock suitable for promarkers. Choose matching green marker to colour in image. cut image very close to design.Attach to front of card. Stamp bow two times colour with same marker colour as you are going for a monochromatic colour scheme. Cut entire bow from one image. The second image cut only the top portion.Take marker and edge entire bow (both pieces) Add to card.Now that everything is attached use gold gel pen to highlight and add accents.With a quickie glue trace your gold and add a splash of glitter.Now you are ready to  send to your best friend.