Since it is December and I’m trying to catch up on card making to send out I came up with this:

I’m not sure if you can see it really well but I sponged sky blue and marigold behind the tree. On the ground, it’s a mix of brown, olive, and moss. I am still not very good at this sponging technique, I have a few dark/think blotches but after a few dabs I think I was feeling better about my sponging technique. I sponge all the time but rarely all over the whole card like this. Usually I’d just sponge the edges for an antique look. I am also not sure whether or not I cased this card or not. I came up with the layout/design myself but the reason how this card came about was because I saw a lot of ladies sponging their card for this particular stamp set and that inspired me to try sponging.

I do love this set. It’s been in the SU catalog for a very long time and I’ve always used this particular stamp for one holiday card at least. Usually though I’d have a dark background and emboss it silver. Pretty