WMS Christmas Card Challenge for January - The Night Time Sky

I know - we have barely put away the Christmas decorations and here I am with a Christmas card!  Well - I'm starting my cards for 2012 already so I'll be all done by the time December rolls around -  sound like a good idea?    Then how about joining along?!!

On the 10th of each month, Lynn posts a new challenge for us in the Waltzingmouse Forum. You can check out all the deets here.

So, for January the challenge is to look skyward - to the day or night time sky.  I chose the night time sky and here's the card I created:

I stamped Santa and his sleigh on a white panel, masked a circle and sponged the panel using 3 shades of blue starting with the lightest, ending with the darkest. I removed the mask - and voila! - a beautiful white moon in the night time sky - silhouetting Santa and his reindeer as they fly by!

I die cut the Country Landscape and cut it to fit the bottom of the panel.  I stamped the sentiment on the card and then embossed it with my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I made 7 of these cards - a great start to my stash of cards for Christmas 2012!

So - are you ready to start your cards??  Come join us in the WMS Forum!!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Twas the Night Before Christmas

Paper: white, true black - PTI

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - Weathered Wood, Summer Sky, Chipped Sapphire.

Accessories:  Eclipse tape, 1 1/4" circle punch - SU, Country Landscape Die - Memory Box, Swiss Dots Embossing folder - Provo Craft.