2012-2013 IB&C – Page 18

December 6, 2012January 6, 2016

Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Bog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to this month’s Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop. Most likely you have arrived here from Terry Blais’ Blog, didn’t she have some great projects?! This is my first time out with these talented ladies and I hope that you enjoy my projects. This month we have a holiday theme and I have a card and a 3D project for you today.

First up is the card that I CASE’d it from Stampin’ Success. The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock. I stamped the greeting from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set in Early Espresso. The border that is stamped across the bottom in Crumb Cake is from the Make a Mitten Stamp Set. All of the paper is from the Festival of Prints Designer Series paper Stack, cut into strips and some ends are flagged. The mittens are punched out from Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler with the Mitten Builder Punch. The reindeer are from the Make a Mitten Set and are stamped in Early Espresso. I really like the simplicity of the card and it’s a great way to use some of your scraps of DSP.

Next up we have the 3D project. I was in one of the local craft stores and I saw this small printer’s tray. I thought it would be great to fill with some Stampin’ Up! goodies to make a little Christmas display. All of the interior of the tray is lined with Crumb Cake Card Stock that I embossed with the Chevron Textured impressions Embossing Folder. They are adhered to the inside with Sticky Strip. The gingerbread men and the mug are from the Scentsational Season Stamp Set and are stamped in Soft Suede and Island Indigo. I cut them out with the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies and adhered them with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. In the other side we have a piece of Island Indigo that I punched the edge with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. A piece of Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon is adhered around the back with Sticky Strip. I punched a piece of Soft Suede with the 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch and embossed it with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A set of mittens in Island Indigo and Raspberry Ripple are punched out with the Mitten Builder Punch and the reindeer is from the Make a Mitten Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. They are all adhered together and the the tray with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is form the More Merry Messages and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple on Very Vanilla and the corners rounded with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. I backed it with a piece of Raspberry Ripple and adhered it with some more Stmapin’ Dimensionals. I love this and will definitely make some more to give as gifts. How cute would this be hanging up for the holidays?!

I hope that you enjoyed my projects and the rest on the hop. Click on the graphic below to visit the talented Heidi Boos over at Stuck on Stampin’ who is the next stop on the hop:

Thank you to the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad for inviting me to join them this month and thank you to all of you for visiting! I hope you have found some inspiration and that you have a wonderful day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple, Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo and Early Espresso

Stamp Sets: Make a Mitten, Scentsational Season and More Merry Messages Clear Mount

Embellishments: Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Mitten Builder Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

December 5, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge 19

Yeah! It’s Wednesday and that means we are halfway to the weekend! How are you all doing so far? I’m doing ok, I’ll be better of course later because my pre-order from the new Spring Catalog will be in my hands! I can’t wait to play! I’ll have some sneak peeks for you and I’m looking forward to sharing them with you in the coming weeks.

Today’s post is for my Design Team card for the Paper Craft Crew. This week we have a sketch and/or color challenge. I opted to do the sketch part…

I have been a little obsessed of late with the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die. I love it made to look like a manila envelope. The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. The top half of the background is a piece of paper from the Comfort Café Designer Series Paper. The bottom is created with a piece of Pool Party that I cut with the Large Scallop Edgelits Die and then embossed with the Delicate Details Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of “Vintage” Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon conceals the seam. I used the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die to cut out a piece of Very Vanilla and adhered the one side and the flap to make the tiny manila envelope. The image stamped on it is from the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set and is inked in Pool Party. I stamped the butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set in Pool Part on Pool Party and punched it out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch. A thin piece of Sticky Strip holds it to the envelope and some Basic Jewels Pearls make the body. The greeting is from the Made for You Stamp Set and is stamped in Pool Party. The final touch is a piece of Pool Party that I flagged and adhered in the upper left of the envelope. I love the fact that you can fit a gift card inside the envelope as you can see in the second picture. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch card. Thank you for visiting with me today and I hope you have a very nice Wednesday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Pool Party

Designer Series Paper: Comfort Café

Ink: Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Papillon Potpourri, Made for You and Flowering Flourishes Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Delicate Details Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelit Die, Scallop Envelope Bigz Die, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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December 4, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 270

Hello peeps! How are we all doing today? I’m pretty good, just beginning to muddle through the week. I have some fun news to share with you today. Have you seen the gorgeous ornament on the front of the Holiday Catalog… of course you have! Well, I love it but it takes more than a few runs through the Big Shot to make the pieces to put it together. So here is the fun news part. Someone that is very intelligent at the Stampin’ Up! home office has decided to sell the ornament as a kit! That’s right! You can purchase the kit with enough supplies to make 10, yes 10 of those beautiful ornaments! Here are the specifics:

Create 10 heirloom ornaments–or stunning tags to attach to a special gift.

The Ornamental Elegance Kit (132832) is $14.95 and includes:

Die-Cut Cardstock Elements
Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2″ Scalloped Tulle Ribbon
Natural Linen Thread
Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons
Large Pearl Basic Jewels

Now that is a great idea! Click here to go and order one or a few and get them in plenty of time to make for the holidays!

Told you that was some fun news! Now for today’s post which is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week have a nice simple sketch from Carole Burrage…

I was thinking of replacing the hearts with some ornaments but I decided to keep them. The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock and to that I have added a piece from the Festival of Prints Designer Paper Stack. I used the Large Scallop Edgelit to cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler and adhered a piece of Crumb Cake to it. Some Lucky Limeade 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon is adhered around the back with Sticky Strip across the piece of Cherry Cobbler. The greeting is form the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Versa-Mark and heat embossed with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to pierce the edges and adhered it to a piece of Lucky Limeade before adhering it to the card. The two larger hearts are stamped in Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler with stamps from the Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set. I used the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies to cut them out. The smaller heart image is from the Love & Laughter Stamp Set and is stamped in Crumb Cake and punched out with the Small Heart Punch. They are all adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the hearts on the Christmas card a lot more than I thought I would and I’m a big fan of the DSP. I hope that you liked my card for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. Thank for coming and taking a look and I hope that you have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Lucky Limeade

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Joyous Celebrations, More Merry Messages and Love & Laughter Clear Mount

Embellishments: Lucky Limeade 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits, Small Heart Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Large Scallop Edgelit Die, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 3, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players #124

Ahh… Monday… back again I see! I think I say it every Monday but the weekend goes way too fast! I did have a good weekend and I hope that you did too. I had a nice day yesterday with lots of crafting, always my favorite way to spend a Sunday.

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. This week the talented Ann has a snowmen challenge for us…

I was going to use either Snow Much Fun or Warmest Winter Wishes but as I was perusing my stamps I was happy to discover that I had purchased (and totally forgot about) Stylin’ Snowfolk. I love snowmen and at one time I had a Christmas tree full of them. My card starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the greeting from the Curly Cute Stamp Set in Raspberry Ripple along the bottom of the card base. The images are all from the Stylin’ Snowfolk Stamp Set. The body of the snowman is stamped in Basic Gray. I stamped his hat and bow-tie in Basic Black. The bird is markered in Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit and Raspberry Ripple. I stamped the tree in Lucky Limeade and all of those elements are cut out with my Paper Snips. The snowflakes are stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch, I added some Basic Jewels Rhinestones for a little sparkle. The Labels Collection Framelits Dies are used to cut out a piece of Whisper White and a piece of Island Indigo. Before I adhered all of the elements to the white label I stamped his arms in Soft Suede. The Island Indigo label is pierced around the edge with the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. A piece of Silver Glimmer paper is partially cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits and adhered to the bottom of the white label. I really like my little snowman and hope that you enjoy him too. Thank you for coming by to see my Paper Players Challenge card for this week. I hope you have a very nice day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Island Indigo

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Stylin’ Snowfolk and Curly Cute Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 2, 2012January 6, 2016

Cherry Crumb Chevron Tree

Good morning! How is your weekend going so far? Mine seems to by moving along at light speed like it usually does. On a very happy note I did place my Spring Catalog pre-order this morning so I will have some neat sneak peeks to share with you in the coming weeks. Can you believe that the Spring Catalog is almost here?! This year has really gone fast for me, how about you guys?

For today’s post I have a card for you that I made the day after Thanksgiving, or Chevron Friday as I refer to it! The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock. I stamped some snowflakes from the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Early Espresso randomly on the base. The chevrons are created with a piece from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack and the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper. I alternated them on either side and a thin piece of Early Espresso is adhered along the middle. I cut out a piece of Cherry Cobbler with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit and adhered that on the left. The greeting is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso and I flagged the one end. It’s adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the abstract tree look and I love the colors together. I hope that you are inspired by today’s card to make some unusual holiday cards of you own. Thank you for checking in with me and I hope that you have a nice Sunday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack and First Edition Specialty

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Soiree and Greetings of the Season Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

December 1, 2012January 6, 2016

Happy Birthday Kim!

It’s Saturday and I survived my lengthy day at work yesterday/this morning! I’m so tired but off to Manhattan for the day. I can do it……………. oh, sorry… nodded off there for a second! LOL! Today’s post is for my wonderful, amazing, awesome friend Kim Doi. She is a great person and I consider myself very lucky to count her amongst my friends. She had seen a card that I made a while ago and said that she liked it so I filed away in my little brain and made a similar one for her. The base of the card is Basic Gray Card Stock. I used basic Gray for the 3D window frame too. Before adhering the 3D part to the base I punched out some Daffodil Delight with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and adhered it down the left and right edges of the card. The 3D frame is adhered to the card base with Sticky Strip. On the inside the frame the background is a piece of World Spectacular Designer Series Paper. All of the stamped images are from the You’re Amazing Stamp Set. The elephant is stamped in Basic Gray and his hat in Raspberry Ripple. Both are cut out with Paper Snips and the hat and the elephant are adhered to each other and the DSP with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The two winner tickets are stamped in Raspberry Ripple and punched out with the Ticket Builder Duo Punch. A piece of Island Indigo Bakers Twine is strung across the top and the small tickets, stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the Ticket Builder Duo Punch, are adhered with Multipurpose Glue. The greeting is stamped in Island Indigo and the corners are punched with the 1/2″ Circle Punch for the ticket effect. I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool to punch around the edge before adhering it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I hope that you like the card as much as Kim did. Thank you for coming by to see me today, I appreciate it. Have a great Saturday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla and Daffodil Delight

Designer Series Paper: World Spectacular

Ink: Basic Gray, Raspberry Ripple and Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: You’re Amazing Clear Mount

Embellishments: Island Indigo Bakers Twine

Tools: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

November 30, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 63

Hello! Usually I’m super happy about it being Friday but today I have to work from 8:30am until 11:30pm. Not my favorite Friday on record for sure! I will be a happy camper when this day is done, and a tired one probably! What do you all have going on for the weekend? I’m going to Manhattan tomorrow to see my friend Kim. It was her birthday yesterday! Happy Birthday Kim… my present to you… your favorite early Saturday morning wake up! LOL!

Now on to the task at hand. My post today is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week Rita has provided us with this simple sketch…

My card starts off with a base of Lucky Limeade Card Stock. The background uses a piece of paper from the Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper Pack. I adhered two pieces of Primrose Petals that I flagged the ends on to the background. A piece of Early Espresso cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit Die is adhered on top of that. The stamped image is from the Ornament Keepsakes Stamp Set and is stamped in Primrose Petals and cut out with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies. I stamped the greeting from the Mixed Medley Host(ess) Stamp Set in Versa-Mark and heat embossed it with Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder. It’s punched out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and both the ornament and the greeting are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I think Candlelight Christmas is definitely my favorite DSP in recent memory, I’m going to miss it when the Holiday Catalog ends at the beginning of January. I hope that you enjoyed my Freshly Made Sketches card this week. Thank you for coming to see it and and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso, Primrose Petals and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Candlelight Christmas Specialty

Ink: Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stamp Sets: Keepsake Ornaments and Mixed Medley (Host(ess)) Clear Mount

Embossing Powder: Early Espresso

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies, Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

November 29, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 228

A good Thursday Morning to you all! If it ‘s Thursday it’s Create with Connie and Mary day! This week is my last week as a Guest Designer on the blog. I want to thank all of the talented people over there. It was truly an honor to be a part of your fabulous team for two months. I hope that they will have me back again in the future! Now for today’s post, this week we have a color challenge…

What a fun color combination it is, and some Silver Glimmer Paper to boot! I have been wanting to use one of my new Single Stamps and I thought that this would be perfect for it. The base of my card is Wisteria Wonder and I used the Distressed Dots Background Stamp inked in Wisteria Wonder for the background. I stamped the image from the Happy New Year Single Stamp in Wisteria Wonder and Baja Breeze on Whisper White. The Wisteria Wonder one is cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. I cut off the top and bottom and adhered it to a piece of Baja Breeze that I stamped with the Confetti Stamp Set in Baja Breeze and cut it out with the same Framelit. The ballon and the champagne bottle that are stamped in Baja Breeze are cut out and adhered to the Wisteria Wonder image with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The panels are also adhered to the card with them. Some Silver Glimmer Paper punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and the star from the Merry Minis Punch Set are also adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the top half of card. I like the popped up pieces on the main image and the stamp fits perfectly inside the Window Frame. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge. Thank you for coming to see me today. I hope that you have a pleasant day!

Stampin’ Up products used:

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Wisteria Wonder and Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happy New Year Single Stamp, Confetti Clear Mount and Distressed Dots Wood Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

November 28, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch 18

Good morning! Well, this week is moving along rapidly. I can’t believe it’s Wednesday already. It will be Christmas before you know it. Time to finish up those cards and get started on making some gifts! I have a question for you, what do you prefer: a store bought gift, a gift card or a handmade gift? Please leave me a comment to let me know!

My post today is for the Paper Craft Crew. This week we have a sketch…

A fun paneled sketch! My card starts off with a base of Crumb Cake Card Stock. The background uses a piece from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. The Cherry Cobbler piece to the left is stamped with the Timber Stampin’ Around Wheel in Cherry Cobbler. I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla with the “Vintage” Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to go to the side of that. The stamped image is from the “Vintage” Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set. The snowman is stamped in Basic Black Ink and then colored in with Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler and Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Markers. I punched him out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and backed him with a piece of Crumb Cake that I cut out with the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzilit. Both pieces are adhered together with SNAIL and then adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Merry Christmas is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and the one end is flagged. A flower form the Boho Blossoms Punch in Cherry Cobbler backs a Natural Designer Button with some Linen Thread tied in a bow. That is adhered with a Mini Glue Dot to the left of the flagged greeting. I really like the Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set, the images are perfect for some older looking Christmas Cards. I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge. Thanks for checking in and don’t forget to leave a comment on your favorite gift! Have a productively amazing day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Ink: Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler and Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Sets: Jolly Old St. Nick (Vintage) Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount and Timber Stampin’ Around Wheel

Embellishments: Naturals Designer Buttons and Linen Thread

Tools: Big Shot, Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Vintage), Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

More specials! The Online Extravaganza is going on now! Save up to 50% off select tools, embellishments and Stamp Sets now through November 28th! Click on one of the Catalog images to right to go to my online store and place your order.

November 27, 2012January 6, 2016

Mojo 269

Good morning! What’s up in your neck of the woods today? It’s supposed to rain/snow here. FUN! I went to my Stamp-A-Stack last night and got some much needed Holiday cards made. I feel much better now. I still have some more to go but 16 is better thank none!

Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. This week we have an interesting sketch from Julee Tilman…

I decided to use some Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper that I got from the clearance rack recently. It coordinates with the Merry & Type Stamp Set that is in the current annual catalog. The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. I used a piece of Old Olive for the background. Across the bottom is a piece of Early Espresso that I embossed with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The top half and the two pieces on top of that are the Letters to Santa DSP. A small piece of Cherry Cobbler creates the flagged piece. The image is from the Merry & Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I punched it out with the Postage Stamp Punch and backed it with a piece of Old Olive that I punched out with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch. The greeting is from the Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set and is stamped in Old Olive and punched out with the Small Oval Punch. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Who doesn’t like a little clearance rack purchase, especially when it coordinates with something that’s still current?! I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card. Thank you for stopping by to visit today, I appreciate it. Have a fantastic day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Letters to Santa (Clearance Rack)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Merry & Type and Joyous Celebrations Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Small Oval Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)