Hi there and a happy Saturday to you! I’m up and out early today, off to Manhattan! I have an appointment at the Apple Store on West 14th for my iPhone and it’s horrible battery and then I’ll be at The Ink Pad with Anna and Barbara. Tonight we are all going to dinner for a sort of Holiday party! So much fun! Yesterday I crafted and watched Daniel again for a bit. Around 5:00 I headed over to Brian & Kim’s to get them and the girls and take them to the airport for their little Disney weekend! The traffic was horrendous but that’s NY! When I got home I had some dinner and then Heather stopped by for a bit. Her grandfather is in the hospital and is 93! He’ll be out and back to his old self in no time but I’m sending him well wishes to him anyway. What are you all up to this weekend?
I stopped at Michaels the other day with Sandy after dinner and found this Hero Arts Set that I have wanted for a while and that’s what I used to make my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge…
Before I get to my card for this week’s challenge I wanted to thank Linda for making me her Perfect Prince for last week’s challenge! You can see the winner’s post HERE and my original post HERE!
Today, the card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. That awesome holographic paper is from a 6×6 Pad from Craft Smith that I also picked up from Michaels a while ago and creates my background layer. On top of that is a piece of Vellum that I used the Simon Says Stamp Notebook Edges Dies on the left side of. The ornaments, string and greeting are all from the Hero Arts Christmas Crystals Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped the crystals in Versa-Mark and heat embossed them with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder on Tim Holtz Watercolor Card Stock. They are colored with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and water. I used my Paper Snips to cut them out and then heat embossed the strings in Ranger Liquid Platinum and the greeting in Hero Arts White Embossing Powder before adhered the ornaments to the Vellum with Foam Tape. Some more Foam Tape hidden behind the ornaments adheres the Vellum to the card. I love those crystals watercolored and that holographic paper is just the coolest! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge! Thank you, as always, for spending some time with me today! Have a spectacular Saturday! 🙂
Products used:
Stamp Set: Christmas Crystals Photopolymer (Hero Arts)
Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark
Embossing Powder: White (Hero Arts) and Platinum (Ranger)
Markers: Clean Color Real Brush Pens (Zig)
Card Stock: Solar White 110lb (Neenah)
Specialty: Watercolor Card (Tim Holtz) and Metallic 6×6 Pad (Craft Smith)
Dies: Notebook Edges (Simon Says Stamp)
Adhesives: SNAIL and 3M Foam Tape
Tools: Big Shot and Heat Tool
Good Morning Justin!
That stamp set is fabulous. I love the shapes of the “crystals” and can think of a gazillion ways to use them. I swear, you find the best dang stamp sets on earth and I’m so happy that you share them with us. The metallic paper is super gorgeous and makes a fabulous backdrop for the “crystals”. Just beautiful.
I hope you guys have a great little party tonight. Sometimes people don’t realize how much work goes into owning a store, especially one with limited space. I have got to get you to take some photos of the window displays you do for Anna. I think that may be something you need to consider doing as your next occupation. That way you would be doing something you are fantastic at and having fun doing it and getting paid for it.
Have yourself a Super Saturday! Love and Hugs, XO 🙂
Hi Grace!
I agree with you! I wanted the set last year because you can use it for so much more than just Christmas! I need to see if I can get more of that holographic paper!
Dinner was fantastic! Seth Apter joined us, he’s really nice! I would love to decorate store windows!! That’s actually a fantastic idea!! They did the window at the store and it’s not my fave! Shh… don’t tell anyone! LOL!
I had an awesome Saturday and hope that you did too! Love ya! XOXO 🙂
This is beautiful, Justin! That holographic paper in the background is perfect for this card, and the crystals are beautifully colored. This is a mini little work of art. Always fun to see your cards in the gallery at FMS!
Thank you so much Amy! Love that Paper and the stamp set is great for so much! Hope you are having a great weekend! 🙂
Those crystals are so different and beautiful! I can imagine them stamped on the holographic paper too and then cut out and shiny background like gold or silver foil paper behind them. Ooh, the creativity you arouse! Yes, photos of your window displays are requested. Good idea…
I thought yesterday was Saturday, so I gained a day instead of the other way around! Happy Weekend to all!! Hugs, Nancy B
Thank you Nancy! Yes, they would look amazing on the paper! I’ll have to see about the window!
Yay!! Don’t you love when that happens!! LOL! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! Hugs to you! XO 🙂
What a great card, Justine! Love those crystals and your coloring. Glad to see you this week at FMS!
Thanks so much Jen! Hope you are having a great weekend! 🙂
Great card Justine! Love the colors you chose. It’s always nice to see the projects you enter in for the challenges. I still envy your dedication to entering them. LOL – one day i will join you, one day. Just not today!!!
On a side note – I have changed emails to get rid of some of the spam. Unsubscribed from the old and re-subscribed from the new.
Have a stampin’ day – Stamp, Creat & Play … Everyday! Nola
Thank you Nola!! I do love to create and the challenges give you a great starting point! I look forward to seeing you in the galleries with me!
It’s necessary to change emails to weed out all of the junk! Glad that I wasn’t one of them! LOL!
You have a fantastic day too! 🙂
Wow, this is beautiful. I love your background DP, pefect for this card. That stamp set is gorgeous, I have not seen it before.
Just came back home, CHristmas shopping done! Now to wrap and decorate. Amazing, always the rush and stress yet it always gets done
Thanks so much Linda! I LOVE that paper and the stamp set is so versatile!!
WOW! Look at you all finished with shopping! It will all get finished and then you can relax and create! 🙂