Christmas Stocking Card

Hi everyone,

 

Well it is our second challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas.  If you haven’t had a look yet, come over and meeting everyone and join in the fun!!!

 

This week’s challenge is by Judy and the theme is Christmas Stockings.

 

I do not have any Christmas stocking images and I could have loaned a set from someone but I had been surfing on the internet, I know bad mistake.  When I do this I find so much inspiration and bookmark so many pages to come back too and time just flies by.

 

Anyway I found a video on U-Tube which created a Christmas Stocking with DSP and I booked marked it for this challenge.

 

The DSP for my stocking is from the Letters to Santa pack and the base of the stocking is in Old Olive cardstock.

 

I also found the Faux Patina technique on Splitcoaststampers which intrigued me. This technique uses an embossing folder and ink. I thought I could use it on my stocking so I have given this ago also.

 

The colours that I used to create my Faux Patina look were Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Early Espresso.  I did not have gold embossing folder so I went through my stash and found silver instead.  This is such a quick and different look and I think I will try it again with some different colours.

 

The Faux Patina was added to the top, corner and toe of my stocking with some of the Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

 

The image Joy at Christmas image from the Perfect Punches stamp set was stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Riding Hood Red and added it to the front of the card with Dimensionals.

 

Here is my card…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Punches

Card: Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories:  5/8” (1.6 cm) Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Letters to Santa DSP, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see a little of the colour under the silver embossing powder but next time I would try less embossing power and see how that turns out.

 

For now I happy with my little Christmas Stocking card.

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts Monthly Challenge - #24 Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - #19 Try Something New

Phindy's Place Challenge - #105 Christmas in May

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge – # 89 Sentiment Only

Crimbo Crackers Challenge - #15 Sentiment as Focal Point (Christmas Challenge)

 

 

Have a wonderful week and I hope to see you back soon…. Meg

 

Who inspires you?

Hi everyone,

 

I have created a card and the sentiment is “You Inspire Me”.  What powerful words!

So who inspires you?  I think I am inspired by many people as I believe that you can be inspired in so many ways.

 

I will leave you with that thought and share with you my card I made.

 

The layout was inspired (there is that word again) by the sketch layout at Create with Connie and Mary and colour choice was found at Paper Pal Arts.

 

I have used Chocolate Chip for the base of my cards and I have made great use of the Big Shot.

 

I am in a butterfly mood once more and used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and Beautiful Butterflies Die.  The background of the Certainly Celery card stock  and on the large butterfly was created using the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder.

 

The sketch contained a curvy line so that is why my little butterflies are sort of in a curly line and some of the retired Very Vanilla Velvet Designer Ribbon has been attached to the main butterfly.

 

Here’s my card:

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Words (Hostess)

Card: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla 
Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Very Vanilla Velvet Designer Ribbon (Retired), Beautiful Butterflies Die, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Modern Label Punch, Corner Punch, Pearls, Dimensionals,  SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

Now did you notice no ‘bling’, I have gone for pearls instead :)

 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Create with Connie & Mary – # 196 Sketch

Allsorts Challenge – #149 Bingo (used Green, Ribbon, Pink)

Delicious Doodle Challenge – #16 Texture

Stamps Fun = Creativity Challenge – # 94 Butterflies

Pals Paper Arts Challenge - #132 Colour Challenge

 

Hope that you week has been good, thanks for stopping bye come back soon…. Meg