All Decorated for Christmas

Hi everyone.  Today I have a special Christmas card that I made to honor Susie from Splitcoaststampers.  Susie (Australia) was the Queen for the Day (QFTD186) a few weeks ago.  I've been so busy, that I am just now able to make a card in her honor.  Susie leaves the most wonderful comments and I appreciate her support.  I hadn't seen any of her cards until recently and was just blown away by she artistic talent.  Each of her cards tells a story ... they are truly amazing and here's a link to her gallery so you can take a look.

I didn't CASE a particular card from Susie's gallery, instead I was inspired by many of her cards.  Congrats Susie ... I hope you enjoyed your special week.  Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful and creative cards!

Here's a close-up of the window:

I used the colors from the SCS Color Challenge from last week (CC449 - cherry cobbler, old olive, sahara sand).  I thought they would work perfect for a Christmas card.  This was a challenging card for me as I tend to mostly make CAS cards, so it was a little difficult to keep adding details.  But in the end, I'm happy with how it turned out.

As luck would have it, today the November Christmas Challenge for the Fan Club was announced and this card works perfectly.

Very little stamping on this card (just the Christmas tree) ... the rest are die-cuts.

Stamps:  Pine Tree (Stampscapes)
Paper:  White, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive (SU!); dark green
Ink:  Sahara Sand, Old Olive (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Small Madison Window, shutters and flower box dies (Poppy Stamps); picket fence die (Poppy Stamps), Wreath strip die (Cherry Lynn), Holly Vine die (Memory Box), brick embossing folder (Tim Holtz), white gel pen, sponge, mini rhinestones in red, green and blue.

Edited to add:  I'm entering this into Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for November - anything goes.