Xmas All Year - Cozy Quilt

I just saw the post for the new Curtain Call Inpiration Challenge and was totally inspired by the quilt theme.  The challenge is open until Feb. 25th.  Please click on the link here for details.

When I scrap, I like to have a candle going in my room and, as my last candle was all gone, I went to get a new one and found a cute jelly Xmas candle (pictured below).  That is entirely how I came up with the idea to do a Christmas card!!  It's so fun to make holiday cards any time of the year (except last minute).

I cut 5/8'' strips of paper from the Authentique 6x6 Wonder Collection and weaved them alternating patterns.  I don't think I've done this since grade school, so it was a lot of fun!  It probably would be a lot easier with wider strips, but I like the intricacy of the narrower ones.  If you were really keen, you could stitch it on your sewing machine too.  I used a scrap piece of paper cut down to 5x5 as a base for the quilt.  Afterwards, I mounted on red cardstock and pasted it to a green 5 1/2'' square card (I thought a square card would be more quilty!)  I love MFT's cardstock (I used Red Hot and Gumdrop Green).

My label frame comes from PaperTrey Ink - Simply Jane die collection.  The sentiment can be found on My Favorite Things - Clearly Sentimental about Christmas stamp set.  I added the Vintage Flourish die, which is also from MFT.  A few pearls and rhinestones (Hero Arts Pearls & Gems - Mixed Earth Accents) and a sparkly cardinal (Recollections) and I called it complete.

Thanks for the chance to win and a good excuse to make a Christmas card!


Sherri