Christmas Card Challenge: Day Eighteen

Martin Stone has come up with a fun sketch challenge for Day Eighteen. I was kind of stumped for a minute, but then I saw that the gorgeous Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper would work perfectly for the sketch! I'm really pleased with how this card turned out--sometimes I need the pressure of a deadline to create a great card. It makes me rely on my instinct and doesn't allow me to over-think the process.

I started with a 4" by 5-1/4" piece of the Boughs of Holly DSP and adhered it to a 4-1/8" by 5-3/8" Evening Evergreen Card Stock mat. (PROTIP: I cut a large square out of the center of this with one of the Stylish Shapes Dies for later use.) I wrapped my very last bit of Gold & Vanilla Satin-Edge Ribbon around this assembly before adhering it to a Cherry Cobbler Card Stock card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I adhered the square of Evening Evergreen to the center of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. On top of that I also used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere a Basic White Card Stock label cut with one of the Seasonal Labels Dies and stamped in Evening Evergreen with a "Framed & Festive" sentiment.

Next, I used my Paper Snips to fussy cut a couple of poinsettias from the Boughs of Holly DSP. I adhered these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals, slipping them under the label. I finished the card by adding two red Festive Pearls.

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Product List

Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set (English) [160888] $23.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $8.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $9.25	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $9.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $12.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	Seasonal Labels Dies [156299] $38.00
Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon [159555] $8.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00

Christmas Card Challenge: Day Seventeen

Whew! I haven't worked this hard on my blog in ages! There was a time when I'd create and post a card a day, but those days are long gone. Well, that is until Martin Stone decided to do a 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge and I decided to accept the challenge. So far, I've done all the challenges--except one--this month. I'm really going to try to keep up with the challenges for the rest of the month. Wish me luck!

Today's challenge is a color combination: Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, and Night of Navy. These colors feel masculine to me so I created a card with a masculine feel.

I used the Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder to emboss a 4" by 5-1/4" Crumb Cake Card Stock panel. I adhered this to a Crumb Cake Card Stock card base using Stampin' Dimensionals. Then I found a scrap of Night of Navy Card Stock in my scrap box and cut it to 2-5/8" by 4-1/4". I embossed this with the Whimsical Woodland Folder and adhered it directly to the card front. I found a bit of Balmy Blue Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper which I cut to 1-1/2" by 4-3/4". I wrapped some linen thread around this DSP and then adhered it to the card front.

Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Framed & Festive stamp in Night of Navy Ink onto Basic White Card Stock and cut it out with one of the Framed Florets Dies. I adhered this directly to the card front, as well.

To finish the card I added three Rustic Metal Adhesive-Backed Dots. I had a fun time diving into my scrap box to find bits and bobs to use on this card--it's for this very reason I keep a scrap box!

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Product List

Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set (English) [160888] $23.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $8.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $9.25	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $9.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Fitting Florets 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161814] $12.00	Framed Florets Dies [160623] $37.00	Whimsical Woodland 3 D Embossing Folder [159831] $10.00
Rustic Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [159082] $8.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25