SPARKLE OF THE SEASON CHRISTMAS CARD!

 Hi, Friends,

I hope you had a “Merry and Bright” Christmas!  Brian and Lia came over to help us celebrate, so we had a good time.  We had our Christmas meal on Christmas Eve:  a Butternut Squash Galette, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Grape Salad, Rolls, and Strawberry Cake for dessert.  I didn’t take any pictures of the food, but it was good.

I still have a couple of projects to share with you, so will get on with it!

This card was inspired by one designed and made by Anne Marie Hile, stampinanne.com, post dated November 14, 2021.

MY RECIPE:

     STAMPS:  Sparkle of the Season

     CARDSTOCK:  

          Smoky Slate:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

          Basic Black:   4 x 5-1/4

          Basic White:  3-7/8 x 3-7/8

          Basic Black:  3-1/8 x 3-1/8

          Smoky Slate:  3 x 3

          Pattern Party DSP:  2-7/8 x 2-7/8

          Pattern Party DSP:  1-1/8 x 3-7/8

               SCRAPS:  Smoky Slate

               INSIDE:  

                    Basic Black:  3-3/4 x 5

                    Basic White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

          INK:  Memento Black

          ACCESSORIES:  Harvest Dies, SU Die Cut Machine, Matte Black Dots, White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Wonderfom Snowflakes, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Timeworn Type Embossing Folder

The Pattern Place DSP is a hostess item in the Annual Catalog.  It has a lot of pretty colored patterned papers on one side and lots of black and white colored prints on the other side.  The inside looks like this:

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.

2.  Stamp sentiment using Memento Black ink on upper left corner of inside Cardstock.  

3.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp snowflakes on lower left corner of inside Cardstock.

4.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of Cardstock.

5.  Add rhinestones to snowflakes.

6.  Emboss Basic White Cardstock using Timeworn Type Embossing Folder and SU Die Cut Machine.

7.  Adhere Embossed Basic White Cardstock to right side of Basic Black Cardstock.

8.  Adhere strip of Pattern Party DSP to left side of Basic Black Cardstock.  Tie White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the strip of Pattern Party DSP.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

9.  Adhere Pattern Party DSP to Smoky Slate Cardstock; adhere panel to Basic Black Cardstock.  Adhere panel to center of Embossed Basic White Cardstock on the right side of the front of the card base.

10.  Use glue dots to adhere Wonderful Snowflake to center of Pattern Party DSP.

11.  Stamp sentiment using Memento Black ink on a scrap of Smoky Slate Cardstock.  Cut out using long die from Harvest Dies.  Cut off ends of die cut to make straight ends.  

12.  Attach sentiment to front of card base using dimensionals.

13.  Add Matte Black Dots (see sample for placement).

Thanks so much for stopping by today; I still have a couple of Christmas projects to share.  I got distracted by cooking and other things and missed posting for a few days.  

Happy stamping,

Linda

PRETTY PUMPKINS GRATEFUL HEART!

 Hi, Friends,

Happy Friday!  Today I am sharing a second project we made at Play Day last week.  It uses the stamp set Pretty Pumpkins, and features a piece of the beautiful Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper!

This fall card can be used for many occasions, not just a Thanksgiving card.  One of the products used on this card is the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, which can be found in the July-January 2021 catalog.  It has become one of my favorite embossing folders!

This is the inside of my card:

RECIPE:

     STAMPS:  Pretty Pumpkins, Banner Year

     CARDSTOCK:

          Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

          Mossy Meadow:  4 x 5-1/4

          Misty Moonlight:  3-7/8 x 3-7/8

          Beauty of the Earth DSP:  1-1/2 x 3-7/8

               SCRAPS:  Basic White, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow

          INSIDE:

               Pumpkin Pie:  3-3/4 x 5

               Basic White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

     INK:  Early Espresso

     BLENDS:  Daffodil Delight (D), Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow (L), Soft Suede (L)

     ACCESSORIES:  Ornate Layers Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Detailed Pumpkin Dies, Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, SU Die Cut Machine, Linen Thread, Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials Embellishments, Dimensionals

HOW I MADE IT:

1.  Use Early Espresso ink to stamp signature stamp on back of card base.

2.  Stamp leaf/flower image on lower right corner of inside panel using Early Espresso ink.  Color image using markers.

3.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

4.  Adhere embossed panel and patterned paper to Mossy Meadow cardstock.  Adhere Mossy Meadow die cut at seam of embossed paper and patterned paper.

5.  Tie linen thread around Mossy Meadow die cut.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

6.  Use Early Espresso ink to stamp sentiment at bottom of Crumb Cake die cut.  Attach sentiment panel to card front using dimensionals.

7.  Stamp pumpkins on scrap of Basic White cardstock using Early Espresso ink.  Color using markers.  Cut out image using die and SU Die Cut Machine.

8.  Use Early Espresso ink to stamp leaf and flower on scrap of Basic White cardstock.  Color using markers.  Cut out using die and SU Die Cut machine.

9.  Adhere leaf/flower die cut to bottom of pumpkin die cut.  Attach to front of card base on sentiment panel using dimensionals.

10.  Add Silver & Clear Epoxy Essential embellishments to front of card.  (See sample for placement).

This was one of my favorite projects from August Play Day.  Hope you enjoyed it, too!

Happy stamping,

Linda