Holidays – Page 29

October 19, 2013January 6, 2016

Just Add Ink 187

Yesterday was a very long day indeed! I did end up working all day and most of it was spent running around so I was quite tired when I got home last night, I definitely needed the extra sleep. I turned out to be a nice day and the event went well. It was held at the Carlyle on the Green at the Bethpage State Park golf course. You may remember that it was the home of the 2002 and 2009 US Open. The event space there is nice and large and has a lovely view of the golf course. I’m very happy that it’s over and that I’m nice and rested so I can enjoy my weekend. I’ll be off to Manhattan tomorrow morning for a bit but I do intend to spend a good part of the weekend crafting. How will you be spending your weekend?

My post for today is for the ladies over at Just Add Ink. A big thank you to them for choosing my card as an honorable mention for last week’s inspiration challenge. You can see my original post here, and the post for the winners here. This week we have a sketch challenge…

I was a little perplexed as to what I should do with it at first but once you start, sometimes it just takes on a life of it’s own. My card base is Smoky Slate Card Stock and for the background I used a piece of Very Vanilla stamped with the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Soft Sky and Smoky Slate. Before I adhered the background to the card base, I heat embossed the “Christmas” from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set in Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. For the two panels I used some Silver Foil Sheet and embossed it with the Pretty Print Textured Embossing Folder and backed them with a piece of Soft Sky. Another piece of Silver Foil Sheet is cut out with the Expressions Thinlits Dies and adhered to the card with 2-Way Glue. To finish off the card, I threaded a piece of Silver 1/8″ Ribbon through a Subtles Designer Button and adhered it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. I love the color combination and it’s frosty feel! And who doesn’t love those Thinlits? I appreciate you taking some time to stop by and see my Just Add Ink card for this week’s sketch challenge. I hope you all have a fun Saturday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla and Soft Sky

Specialty Paper: Silver Foil Sheet

Ink: Smoky Slate and Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stampin’ Emboss Powder: Silver

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Soiree and A Banner Christmas Clear Mount

Thinlits: Expressions

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print

Embellishments: Silver 1/8″ Ribbon and Subtles Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots, 2-Way Glue and SNAIL

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October 18, 2013January 6, 2016

Fab Friday 29

Today is going to be the longest day of the year! I think I mentioned that I’m working from 8:00am until 1:00am tomorrow right?! Yesterday was another beautiful day, warm and sunny and then it rained briefly last night. Today we are supposed to get back to the fall feel temperature wise. I need to do some organization over the weekend. There is way too much stuff all over the place. What good things are you guys up to over the weekend?

Every other Friday means it’s time for the Fab Friday challenge. This time, we have a fun sketch for you…

Do you see the chevrons? I loves me some chevrons! LOL! My card base is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. The main panel is a piece of paper from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack backed by a piece of Island Indigo. Some Cherry Cobbler punched out with the Chevron Border Punch is adhered across the panel. The greeting and stamped chevrons across the bottom are from the A Banner Christmas Stamp Set. The ornament is from the Best of Christmas Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the Christmas Ornament Punch. And there you have it, a nice simple card for a nice simple sketch. I appreciate you stopping by to see my Fab Friday card! Please head on over to the blog to see what my other talented teammates have come up with, and enter your card in our gallery so you can become a Fab Fave! Have a fabulous Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Island Indigo and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Winter Frost Stack

Ink: Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: A Banner Christmas and Best of Christmas Clear Mount

Punches: Christmas Ornament and Chevron Border

Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 17, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 108

Last night I went to Chili’s for dinner with my friend Danielle and then we went to see my friend Andrew perform with his A Cappella group at the Long Island Children’s Museum. They opened for another group called Cluster. Both of them were amazing! It really is incredible what they do, they make it sound like there are instruments involved and there aren’t any. You can check out cluster on iTunes and you can see my friend Andrew and his group perform by clicking here.

Stampin’ Up! has a new one day only special every Thursday. They call them Thank you Thursday’s and this week it’s all about Punches! You can get 25% off the following five punches today only:

That’s a very nice deal! All of the punches have at least one coordinating stamp set and what could be easier that punching out your stamped image?! Remember this deal is only good for today!

Now for today’s post which is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week’s sketch is provided by Narelle…

Pretty neat layout huh?! The base of my card is Old Olive Card Stock. I used a small piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack for the background. The strip of Cherry Cobbler that goes across the middle is embossed with the Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. My panel in the middle starts off with a piece of Old Olive and adhered to to of that is a piece of Gold Foil Sheet. The flags are more Gold Foil Sheet that I cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. For the greeting I stamped the got mistletoe from the Very Merry Tags Stamp Set in Old Olive and used the Extra Large Oval Punch to punch it out. Some Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details fills in the berries and the lips are from the Best of Love Stamp Set and are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and adhered with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Sometimes you just need a traditional holiday card and the Gold Foil Sheet pairs really nicely with the Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler. Thanks for taking a little time to stop by and see my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Narelle. Enjoy your Thursday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheet

Ink: Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Very Merry Tags Wood Mount and Best of Love Clear Mount

Framelits: Bitty Banners

Embossing Folder: Delicate Designs

Punch: Extra Large Oval

Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 16, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew 63

Hello peeps! Yesterday was nice and warm again here on Long Island. It was sunny and not very windy. Today is supposed to be overcast so I soaked up as much sun as I could yesterday. I went to the gym again last night and I’m enjoying it, so far so good. I go with my friend Andrew and he actually made a card when we got back! You can see it at the end of the post. I will also be going with my friend Danielle to see his A Cappella group perform tonight. 🙂

Some Stampin’ Up! news for you today, they released another Photopolymer Stamp Set called Endless Wishes. It has a lot of Holiday greetings that you can use alone or combine together. There are also some nice hand drawn snowflakes too! You can see the flyer below or click here for a PDF.

Without further ado on to the post! Today I have my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch. This week we have a nice, simple sketch for you…

When I first saw the sketch I thought postage stamps, because of the squares, but then I thought no, let’s mix it up a little. The base of my card is Basic Black Card Stock and the background is a piece of Smoky Slate embossed with the “Vintage” Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Before I adhered the background to the card, I used a piece of “Vintage” Pumpkin Pie 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon and adhered it around the back. The image on the middle square is from the Halloween Hello Stamp Set and is stamped in Jet Black Staz-On Ink. All of the squares are backed with a piece of Pumpkin Pie and are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I found the sequins in Target, and you all know about my little obsession with sequins lately, they are adhered with Multi-Purpose Glue. The greeting is from the same set and is punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and backed with a piece of Basic Black punched out with 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. I really like the Smoky Slate with the Pumpkin Pie, it makes for a nice change to the regular Halloween colors and we all know how I feel about the sequins! Thanks very much for stopping by to see my Design Team card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch! Don’t forget to stop by the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with and enter one of your cards in the gallery. Have a great Wednesday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla

Ink: Jet Black Staz-On

Stamp Set: Halloween Hello Clear Mount

Embossing Folder: “Vintage” Cloudy Day

Punches: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and 1 3/8″ Circle Punch

Embellishments: “Vintage” Pumpkin Pie 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Multi-Purpose Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Non SU!: Sequins

And here is my friend Andrew’s birthday card that he made. Pretty good for a first card don’t you think?!?!

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October 15, 2013January 6, 2016

Mojo 315

Monday’s, why must you be so naughty?! We have our annual gala at work on Friday and things have kicked into high gear. It’s funny how almost everything happens the last week. Nothing like a little planning! LOL! It’s feeling a little more fall like here with the temperature not getting much above 60 today. Still comfortable so no complaints from me yet. Just wait if we get snow, I’ll be complaining then! 🙂

Before I get to today’s post I wanted to tell you about some weekly specials that Stampin’ Up! has. Every Tuesday they offer some products at a 25% discount. This week they have the following creative assistants on sale:

Pretty cool deal huh? They are available while supplies last!

Now on to the post which is for this week’s Mojo Monday sketch that is conjured up by the talented Julee Tilman…

There are some fun flags on this one! The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock and the background is a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack. My base panel in the middle is Pistachio Pudding that I embossed with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The flags are Gold Foil Sheet and are cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies. I also used some Gold Foil Sheet for the strip across the middle. The greeting is from the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Calypso Coral. I eliminated the word “and” and replaced it with the ampersand from the Hello, Lovely Stamp Set along with two arrows, both stamped in Pistachio Pudding. A piece of Calypso Coral backs the greeting and a Subtle Designer Button with a circle of Gold Foil Sheet punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack completes my card. I really like the unusual mix of colors and the gold gives it a little sparkle. Thanks you for stopping by to see my Mojo Monday Sketch challenge card, I love having you visit and hope that you have a good day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding and Calypso Coral

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheets

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style Stack

Ink: Calypso Coral and Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Christmas Messages and Hello, Lovely Clear Mount

Framelits: Bitty Banners

Embossing Folder: Pretty Print

Punch: Itty Bitty Shapes

Embellishments: Subtles Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin; Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 13, 2013January 6, 2016

Just Add Ink 186

Yesterday turned out to be a nice day. It was sunny and warm with a little wind last night. I went to my friend Christina’s son’s first birthday party yesterday. I am sad to say that I ate my weight in candy! There was so much there! I did find a new favorite, red gummy bears coated in milk chocolate! DELICIOUS!! I’m going to have go into Manhattan later on to drop off and order for a friend and I think I should walk! LOL! I also slept in a little this morning, you’re allowed to do that on Sundays right?!

Today I have my card for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge. Thanks to the crew over there for choosing my card for honorable mention for last week’s challenge. You can see my original post here and the Just Add Ink post here. This week they have give us this photo for inspiration…

A very pretty wreath indeed! I was going to reach for my Wonderful Wreath Stamp and then I thought I should mix it up a bit! The base of my card is Bermuda Bay that I trimmed to 3 3/4″ x 11″ and folded. I used the Deco Labels Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Gumball Green, I wanted it to hang off the sides hence the reason I cut my card stock thinner. The Whisper White is the Decorative Label Punch cut in half and adhered to the Deco Label. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut out a piece of Crumb Cake to serve as a base for my “wreath”. All of the presents are from the Wishing You Stamp Set and are stamped in Bermuda Bay, Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler. My trusty Paper Snips cut them apart and I adhere the first layer to the circle with SNAIL and the used some Stampin’ Dimensionals for the second layer. A few sequins give them a little sparkle. The greeting is from the Tags 4 You Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Label Bracket Punch. Another strip of presents goes across the bottom to help balance the card. I really like the colors together and the gift wreath is pretty neat! Thanks so much for dropping by today to see my card for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge. I hope that you all enjoy your Sunday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up ! products used:

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Gumball Green and Cherry Cobble Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Wishing You and Tags 4 You Clear Mount

Framelits: Circle Collection and Deco Labels

Punch: Label Bracket and Decorative Label

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

Non-SU!: Sequins

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October 11, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 107

So I did my little commute into the city yesterday, and just like I suspected, I was reminded why I don’t do it every day anymore. I did get lucky in the respect that it didn’t rain, I had a very nice lunch with my friend Kim and I got all the work accomplished that I was supposed to; all in all it was a good day. And bonus, today’s Friday and we all know that Friday is my favorite day of the week! Not sure what’s up for the weekend yet, but I think I’ll be trekking into Manhattan at some point. Anything exciting going on with you?

Freshly Made Sketches is my card for today’s post. This week’s sketch is by Jennifer T…

This week’s sketch is definitely very clean. I was going to go with the obvious, a flower or a snowflake, but I decided to try something different. I used Whisper White Card Stock for the base of my card. The background consists of a piece of Brights Stack Designer Series Paper backed with a piece of Early Espresso. I used one of the tags from the Pretty Presents Designer Tags, stamped the greeting from Merry Little Christmas in Early Espresso, and again in Real Red to trim out the word “little” and pop it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. I trimmed off some of the bottom of the tag and then used the Tasteful Trim Bigs XL Die and a piece of Early Espresso Card Stock rick-rack across the bottom. To finish off the tag, I tied a piece of Early Espresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. Some more Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. I really like the Tasteful Trim Big XL Die, I don’t know why it took me so long to get it. And I think it’s kind of neat the way the red polka dots fit right inside the rick-rack. Thank you very much for dropping by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge from Jen T. Here’s to Friday, hope it’s a great one!

Stampin’ Up products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White and Early Espresso

Designer Series Paper: Brights Collection Stack

Ink: Early Espresso and Real Red

Stamp Set: Merry Little Christmas Clear Mount

Accessories: Pretty Presents Designer Tags

Bigs Die: Tasteful Trim XL

Embellishments: Early Espresso 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals, and SNAIL

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October 7, 2013January 6, 2016

Paper Players 166

And there goes another weekend, so fast! I had a great weekend and hope you did too. Yesterday it was gloomy so I crafted in the morning and then went with a friend of mine to see the Rise of the Jack-O-Lanterns at Westbury Gardens. I have to say that it was pretty neat! It starts at 7:00pm, with groups going through every 15 minutes and you can take your time and linger. It’s also pretty cool because at the end there is a walk through a completely overgrown path and then a nice walk along the pond. I took a bunch of pictures and I have a few to share with you. A nice bonus was that I got to see my Sandy who was there with some of her family!

The first one is the really neat sign that they have at the entrance.

The next one is a really cool Edward Scissorhands made from a bunch of pumpkins.

Up next is a really cool city scene complete with a set of subway cars.

This last one I just thought was so cool, it is a very realistic wave.

Now those were some pretty awesome pumpkins! I wish I would have brought a camera so I could have zoomed in to get a little closer but I’m so use to taking pictures with my iPhone I never think about a camera!

It’s Monday which means it’s time for this week’s Paper Players challenge. This week we have a fun Halloween theme challenge from the lovely Nance…

I was going to do the treat holder but then I was possessed by the need to make a Halloween card with Gumball Green! The base of the card is Basic Black Card Stock and the background is a piece of Gumball Green. For the top and bottom of the card I cut out some Silver Glimmer Paper and Pumpkin Pie with the Large Scallop Edgelit Die and layered them. My fun little skulls are from the Halloween Hello Stamp Set and are stamped in Jet Black Staz-On and cut out with my Paper Snips. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals hold them securely to the Glimmer Paper. The greeting is from the Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set (which is a carry-over from last year’s Holiday Catalog) and is markered in Gumball Green and Pumpkin Pie. I used the Chalk Talk Framelits Dies to cut it out and another piece of Silver Glimmer Paper. Under that is a piece of Basic Black that I cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and embossed it using the “Vintage” Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I love Gumball Green for a Halloween card and the Glimmer Paper and the skulls are just fun! Thank you very much for stopping by to see my Paper Players card for this weeks Halloween theme challenge from Nance. Have a bearable Monday peeps! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Specialty Ink: Jet Black Staz-On

Markers: Gumball Green and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write

Stamp Sets: Seasonal Sayings and Halloween Hello Clear Mount

Framelits: Chalk Talk and Labels Collection

Edgelits: Large Scallop

Embossing Folder: Spider Web (Vintage)

Tools: Big Shot, Multi-Purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 5, 2013January 6, 2016

Pals Paper Arts 174

I’m off to Manhattan for a bit today but I will be doing some serious crafting later. Nothing out of the ordinary but today is a special day because it’s World Card Making Day! Will you be making some cards today? If you do then you need to participate because Stampin’ Up! has a special contest to help celebrate. Here are all of the details:

There are two ways to enter:

E-mail a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day to [email protected].
Post a photo of a card, or of you making a card, made with Stampin’ Up! product on World Cardmaking Day on Instagram. Mention us by typing @stampinup and use the hashtag #wcmd2013 in the description.

This contest is open to everyone-demonstrators, customers, friends, spouses, children . . . you get the idea. However, there are a few conditions:

You must be over the age of 18 to win a prize.
You can enter as many times as you wish, but each entry must feature a different card.
Contest will last all day on October 5, from 12:01 AM to 12:00 PM.
We will randomly select 100 winners from our North American markets to receive a Paper Pumpkin Kit (valued at $19.95 US/ $20.95 CA)*, and we will select 50 winners from our South Pacific and European markets to receive the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp and Season of Style Designer Washi Tape.

A selection of pictures will be posted to Stampin’ Up!’s World Cardmaking Day Pinterest Board and the winners announced in a later current update.

That’s pretty neat huh?! I’ll also post my mum’s Birthday card tomorrow for you to see and some other cards for you in addition to my regular post! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! released a new product yesterday called Pop & Place Gift Tags & Stamps. It’s a kit that comes with over 70 pre-cut tags and a Photopolymer Stamp Set. The best part is that the tags match a lot of our punches and dies. You can get just the tags, just the stamps, both the tags and the stamps or you can get a starter kit with the stamps, tags, a Soft Suede Stampin’ Spot and a Clear Block C. You can see all of the pricing on the flyer below and if you would like a PDF you can click here to get one. I think it’s a really neat idea and would also make a great gift for someone!

I love the stamps! Shocker! LOL! Now for today’s post I have my Pals Paper Arts card for this week’s color challenge…

Remember when I said that yesterday it was very unusual for me to use a color challenge for the obvious card? Well, I went in the complete opposite direction today! The base of today’s card is Baked Brown Sugar that I cut out with my Circle Card Thinlits Die. I left the right side over the top to make the extended piece, I like to do that because it gives you a little more space to write. The middle of the front circle is a piece of Pumpkin Pie that I cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits, I also used them to cut out the ring around the circle. Some Pear Pizzaz cut out with the Little Leaves Sizzlit Die goes on top of the circle and also on either side at the bottom. One of the stamps from the Christmas Collectibles Stamp Set is stamped in Pumpkin Pie and punched out with the Christmas Ornament Punch. In the middle is one of the In Color Boutique Details in Baked Brown Sugar. On the inside of the circle is a piece of Pear Pizzaz punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and the greeting is from the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and is cut out with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies. My favorite part of the card is the way that the ring circles the outside and then the inside. Also, when I think of Christmas I don’t necessarily think of red and green, decorations are all kinds of colors. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge. Thank you for stopping by to see my card and my little tangent above! I wish you the best Saturday ever!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Baked Brown Sugar, Pear Pizzaz, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White

Ink: Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Christmas Collectibles and Christmas Messages Clear Mount

Thinlit: Circle Card

Framelits: Circles Collection and Deco Labels Collection

Sizzlit: Little Leaves

Embellishment: In Color Boutique Details

Punch: 2 1/2″ Circle and Christmas Ornament

Tools: Big Shot, Multi-purpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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October 3, 2013January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches 106

Yesterday was just like summer here! It got up to 84 degrees and was sunny with a slight breeze. We have been so lucky to have this weather and I’m enjoying every minute of it. It’s going to be a little cooler but more humid today and should stay that way through the weekend. Wahoo! (Paper Pumpkin pun intended!) I wanted to take a minute and thank Brian for his wonderful post yesterday and to thank all of you for your kind comments. I really am very happy that he and I have become such good friends, I couldn’t ask for a better one. I did see all of the comments on some kind of tutorial and if I have some time this weekend I will put together something. I couldn’t show how to do the whole card, that would be a mini-series! LOL! I’m really happy that you all enjoyed the card!

Today I have my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches but first I want to thank Linda C. for choosing me as her Perfect Prince for last week’s sketch! You can see the original post here and the Freshly Made Sketches post here. This week we have a sketch from the sweet Amy…

A very clean sketch indeed! I went with a really rich holiday card, I’m loving the gold, it’s everywhere at the moment! The base of my card is a piece of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. For the background I used a piece of paper from the Season of Style Designer Series paper Pack and backed it with a piece of Brushed Gold Card Stock. Yup, there’s that wreath again! LOL! I heat embossed the Wonderful Wreath Stamp in Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder and used my Circles Collection Framelits to cut it out. The greeting is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set (which is a carry over from last year’s Holiday Catalog) and that is heat embossed in Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Emboss Powder on Brushed Gold and backed with a piece of Cherry Cobbler. Two thin strips of Cherry Cobbler are adhered across the top and bottom and some Stampin’ Dimensionals adhere it to the card. I love the simple elegance and richness of the Cherry Cobbler and the Brushed Gold. A very regal Holiday card indeed! Thank you so much for stopping by to see my Freshly Made Sketches card for this week’s challenge from Amy and thank you again for all of your wonderful comments! Have a great Thursday and I’ll see you back here for tomorrow for my Design Team card for Fab Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Season of Style

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Gold

Specialty Ink: Versa-Mark

Stamp Sets: Greetings of the Season Clear Mount and Wonderful Wreath Wood Mount

Framelits: Circles Collection

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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