Happy Thursday....for us country folk here, that means it's the beginning of the weekend! I love my weekends with my little one...jammie time, play time, go to the mountains and cut some wood time, movie and popcorn time....you know...all that good stuff.
I've found that I love working with this color combination lately...Vintage Cream, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, and either a splash of Scarlet Jewel or Pure Poppy. This card was created for Darkroom Door to take part in a fun announcement made on the blog today. It uses the Yuletide Vol 2 stamp set along with the new Dots Background set and the Yuletide Vol 1 Wordstrip.
I have a lengthy post for you tonight and want to start with another giveaway for you! I was recently asked to be a part of the Darkroom Door Creative Team. I have loved Rachel Greig's stamps from the moment I set eyes on them and am so excited to be joining her and the other amazing artists on the team. Rachel announced her first Creative Team today and in celebration has allowed each of us to give away some of her stamps on our blogs. I will be giving away the new Dots Background set along with the new Roses Photo Stamp...so beautiful. 
All you have to do is leave me a comment here on my blog and Rachel will select a winner Sunday sometime....she's in Australia, so keep that in mind.
Be sure to visit the other artist's blog as they are each giving away different sets as well.
Godelieve Tijskens
Michelle Loffler (to be in Michelle's draw, leave a comment in the thread here)
Sarah Schwerin
Jill Geraghty-Groves
Now...onto my favorite color scheme...and I might add, a decorative Christmas theme that I am very fond of...that of woodland Christmas. 
This card uses Papertrey Ink's new Background Basics: Diamonds stamp set along with Holiday Tree, and Holiday Button Bits. I used Kraft and Vintage Cream cardstock, Ripe Avocado, Fresh Snow, and Pure Poppy ink, and Ripe Avocado Topnotch Twill and a Pure Poppy Vintage button.
Now, as promised, a bit of a tutorial on my holiday door cards. 
First you'll need Papertrey Ink's new Home Made stamp set for the doors.
Step 1: Stamp doors onto cardstock and cut out.
Step 2: Create card base and adhere stamped door to front and a strip of coordinating paper down left side. Clip pine sprigs into pieces small enough to frame door. Arrange in an arch for a garland and adhere. I use hot glue for almost everything, but Beacon's Fabri Tac works great as well.
Step 3: Embellish garland with gems or adhesive pearls and tie a small bow from twine and adhere at the top center of garland.
Step 4: Finish card by stamping a sentiment below door and adding a small flourish just above the door. Apply Silver Stickles to doorknobs.
To recreate the wreath, follow these steps:
Step 1: Clip pine sprigs into small pieces and glue in a circle...a messy one at that with pieces jutting out from the wreath. Adhere to door and continue to glue if needed.
Step 2: I wanted to add a flocked look to this wreath so I lightly coated it with Ivory Flower Soft....I LOVE this genius stuff...you can purchase it HERE at Emma's Paperie in oodles of colors. To coat the wreath I used Flower Soft adhesive...I think any adhesive would do...and lightly sprinkled on the flower soft. Instant snow.
Step 3: Embellish with gems or adhesive pearls. Tie a bow from twine and adhere at the top. Stamp your sentiment and embellish the doorknobs with glitter.
That's it...these are so simple and fun.
Just look for Christmas sprigs in the floral section of your craft store that have a fun pine sprig added to them. I purchased mine with berries and poinsettias and then just clipped out the pine sprigs from the other. Teters is the brand I purchased. Hope that helps a bit.
Off to cook some grub.
Night.
Melis
