Believe

I believe!  I believe in the true meaning of Christmas.....the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  On a lighter note, I also believe in having FUN at Christmas time.  At our house, we have always done a version of "Santa Claus", leaving out cookies and filling our stockings (even though the kids knew it was always Mom and Dad), I believe in the "magic" of snowmen, and all the fun make-believe things that make Christmas exciting to celebrate.  We can honor God while still having fun celebrating the things we believe in and that help us make Christmas a really special time for everyone.  The card I'm sharing today celebrates the "magic" of a Winter Snow Globe; and Really Reasonable Ribbon helped me bring it to life.

I used basic black cardstock on my base that I layered with a Lawn Fawn Perfect Plaid patterned paper and then a layer of white cardstock.  I used the cute Snow Globe Tag Dies from Trinity Stamps to create everything in the snow globe.  I tied a length of Solid Cream Baker's Twine to the top of the (tag) snow globe.  Yes, I do LOVE Baker's Twine because it's such a fabulous trim, it comes in oodles of colors of both solids and stripes, and it costs just TEN CENTS PER YARD ($0.10).  Yes, please!

Towards the bottom of my card, I added a length of White Crochet Lace, 1/4" Red Satin Ribbon, and a festive Reindeer on Emerald Green Grosgrain Ribbon.  I also added a tied bow again using the 1/4" Red Satin Ribbon.  Each piece of trim is held securely in place using a fabulous Adhesive called Scor-Tape.  I love using Scor-Tape because it, too, comes in various widths and holds things in place to stand the test of time.

Because the snow globe is an actual tag, I made an extra one that I tied with a length of Solid Red Baker's Twine.  This tag can be used on a gift, or as a bookmark...whatever the recipient chooses.  Just a quick change in the color of the Baker's Twine, and you're all set.

What are you creating this month?  I'm sure you can find many wonderful products at Really Reasonable Ribbon to help you make beautiful cards and projects.  Not only do they carry every ribbon and trim you can imagine, but they carry SO much more.  We hope you'll stop by the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog for some inspiration and by RRR for some FUN Christmas shopping.  Thanks so much for visiting today.

God bless you,

Karen