christmas in july

hey everyone mo manning is still holding their new design team challenge this weeks theme is : in the dog house.  which means it need to have a dog or it needs to have something to do with being in trouble lol.  cute :)  this is what i came up with for this challenge....

he's such a cute little puppy! :)  im going to give this card to my parents, they had a little black lab just like this one.  green and red are my favorite christmas colors, and i love the vintage feel of this card.  i collect 1950's vintage stationary and i wanted this to seem like one of them :)

i got these cute chipboard elements from glitter dust studios off of etsy and i painted them white and dunked them into some glittering snow effects crystals that i got from hobby lobby.

i got this big giant metal flower at a flea market.  it was broken,  but it came with more metal flowers, in a big sack for a dollar lol.

here's the top swirl, there's more metal flowers, glass busttons, and a stick pin.

and here's a close up of that cute puppy!  i embossed his background with and embossing folder called candy cane, added some vintage trims behind him, and used puffy foams to mount him.

i hope you enjoy this card and that it puts you in the Christmas spirit! :)

i'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
it's all about the vintage challenge blog spot - theme is vintage anything goes

shelly's images- theme christmas in july
christmas challenges- sketch challenge which i rotated upside down
creative bellie blog- theme is christmas and using forgotten elements
stamp-n-doodle - theme christmas in july 
clear it out challenge- theme red and green christmas
flourishes stamps timeless tuesday- theme christmas
ladybug crafts - theme christmas
party time tuesday- theme christmas
tuesday alchemy- theme vintage
lexi's creations- theme christmas
lollipop crafts - theme christmas in july
crafty spot by kimberly- theme christmas in july
the cutie pie challenge blog- theme christmas in july
whoopsi daisy challenge blog- theme christmas in july
addicted to stamps challenge blog- theme christmas in july
crafter's companion monthly challenge- theme ho ho ho it's christmas