HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

I've been pretty much MIA for the past couple of weeks. It's been crazy busy, with the ending of summer and the beginning of the school year. My husband teaches at a local private college prep high school - he's going into his 40th year at the school and he'll be retiring at the end of this school year, in June 2026. It feels like this summer has been socially busier than in the past and we've also been working in the garden and preparing for retirement. I'm hoping things will return to some sort of normalcy after this long holiday weekend. It was great to take my coffee into the craft room/office and actually work on a fun challenge. 

I'm slipping in to the end of the August Peace on Earth Challenge #94. Each of the quadrants of the ladies' inspiration board features Christmas sheet music and that caught my eye.

I remembered that I had this old PTI "Songbirds" stamp and die set that I haven't used for quite some time, and that seemed appropriate as I play with a new-to-me Tim Holtz die set (#666715 "Vault Festive Wreath"). I wanted this card to have an old-fashioned and textural look to it and used some pieces of kraft wood-textured card stock for the background and wreath base. Rather that use bright green foliage, I opted for some green stripe printed stock. The candles and banner are die cut from heavy ivory watercolor paper scraps. 

Here's the great inspiration board:

Peace On Earth Christmas : Peace on Earth Challenge #94