Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge

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Featured Designer Marisa Ritzen

Welcome to the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge! It is a brand new month and that means we are welcoming a new Featured Designer to the team for the "Merry" month of May! Welcome to Marisa Ritzen!! Marisa lives "across the pond" from me and I was so happy when she agreed to join us this month. I asked her to share a bit about herself.

Hi, my name is Marisa Ritzen and I was thrilled when Lesley invited me to be this month's Featured Designer!  I live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada  -- the same province as Lesley!  Hopefully, we will be able to meet face to face one day!  Until then, I look forward to working alongside this wonderful design team for the month of May as well as getting some Christmas cards done early. 

I am a SAHM who runs a before and after school daycare in my home, and I also work for my husband's company.  I have two amazing children: a 12 year old son and a 14 year old daughter, as well as a husband who appreciates my need to have "me time".  

I was first introduced to stamping ten years ago through a Stampin' Up demonstrator whose daughter was at the same preschool class as my daughter. Three years later, I discovered Splitcoast Stampers and my stamping hobby/addiction took off with a vengeance.  Nothing gives me more joy that being able to create a hand-made card for a friend as well as being able to meet so many wonderful stampers around the world. Stampers are amazing and caring people!

Thank you Marisa! I can't wait to see what you share this month! Here is our sketch for the next week!!

For my card, I went with a clean and simple approach. My poinsettia was created using a retired SU! punch, I love that punch! I decided to use some light blue textured cardstock for my card, and I liked how the stamped sentiment looks on the texture! I have to tell you, I was not sure how it would stamp but I was pleasantly surprised!! I love taking risks!! 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3C - Always Anything Goes 

Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - (May) Celebrations (ends 31st May) 

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: My Favorite Things

Inks: Island Indigo

Papers: White (Flourishes), Artichoke & Red (SU!), Blue (Bazzill)

Extras: Baker's Twine, 5 Petal Punch (SU!), Gemstones (CTMH), Spellbinders, Big Shot

Welcome to our Guest Designer this week Benzi!! She won our challenge a couple of weeks ago! Would you like to be a Guest Designer? Be sure to play along, as our weekly winner is our next Guest Designer!

LeAnne Pugliese	Bonnie Klass	Nina Forsyth
Wendy Aungst	Vicki Burdick	Sue Joyce
Sherry Eckblad	Marisa Ritzen (Featured Designer)	Narelle Farrugia
Brenda/Benzi (Guest Designer)	Margaret Moody	Allisa Chilton