Holiday Home for CCMC331

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a wonderful day with your friends and family!

I have a card to share with you today for the Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  Here's a look at this week's sketch.

I love the simplicity of this sketch!  I wanted to do something a little unexpected, so I flipped the sketch upside down and used the tall house from Holiday Home for my banners.

Is this too fun or what!!!  I pondered different designer papers and just didn't get a good feel from them.  So, I looked through my stamps and came across the tall house in Holiday Home that mimicked the banner and knew that was my card!

All three houses were heat embossed in white on different colors of cardstock.  I went with Basic Gray, Smokey Slate and Soft Sky.  All three colors look beautiful against the Lost Lagoon card base that was embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder.

Below the houses is a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (LOVE IT!) and a small bow from 1/8" Silver Ribbon.

I absolutely LOVE the clean and crisp look of this card.  It's simple yet beautiful.  I hope it inspires you to take a little time to stamp and join the challenge with us!  You can find all the details and more wonderful samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Happy Thanksgiving and happy stamping!

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Holiday Home for CCMC331

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a wonderful day with your friends and family!

I have a card to share with you today for the Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  Here's a look at this week's sketch.

I love the simplicity of this sketch!  I wanted to do something a little unexpected, so I flipped the sketch upside down and used the tall house from Holiday Home for my banners.

Is this too fun or what!!!  I pondered different designer papers and just didn't get a good feel from them.  So, I looked through my stamps and came across the tall house in Holiday Home that mimicked the banner and knew that was my card!

All three houses were heat embossed in white on different colors of cardstock.  I went with Basic Gray, Smokey Slate and Soft Sky.  All three colors look beautiful against the Lost Lagoon card base that was embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder.

Below the houses is a piece of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (LOVE IT!) and a small bow from 1/8" Silver Ribbon.

I absolutely LOVE the clean and crisp look of this card.  It's simple yet beautiful.  I hope it inspires you to take a little time to stamp and join the challenge with us!  You can find all the details and more wonderful samples from the Design Team at Create with Connie and Mary.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Happy Thanksgiving and happy stamping!

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Ornamental Pine for TSSC342

Welcome back for another card!  I have a really cool one to share for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  First, let's look at the wonderful sketch Mary Jo has for us.

When I first looked at the sketch, I thought the circle looked a bit like a porthole. That got me thinking about a window to see inside the card.  So, I pulled out Ornamental Pine and came up with this card.

The window turned out just as I planned with the pine branch showing through.

The card started with a Garden Green base that I cut a circle out of with the Circle Framelits.

Next, a piece of window sheet and a Chocolate Chip frame cut from the Circle Framelits were added.  Trim the Tree Designer Paper and the sentiment went on below the window.  A pine cone along the side of the window finished off the front .

The inside was quick to put together.  The pine branch was stamped in the center to show through the window.  I inked up the stamp with Garden Green then used a baby wipe to clean off the branch so I could color it with a Chocolate Chip marker.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment below the branch so it would be seen only when the card was opened.

I really love how this card turned out, it's nice when your vision comes to life just as you planned! Now it's up to you!  I hope you are feeling inspired to make a card and join us.  Just go to Technostamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

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Ornamental Pine for TSSC342

Welcome back for another card!  I have a really cool one to share for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  First, let's look at the wonderful sketch Mary Jo has for us.

When I first looked at the sketch, I thought the circle looked a bit like a porthole. That got me thinking about a window to see inside the card.  So, I pulled out Ornamental Pine and came up with this card.

The window turned out just as I planned with the pine branch showing through.

The card started with a Garden Green base that I cut a circle out of with the Circle Framelits.

Next, a piece of window sheet and a Chocolate Chip frame cut from the Circle Framelits were added.  Trim the Tree Designer Paper and the sentiment went on below the window.  A pine cone along the side of the window finished off the front .

The inside was quick to put together.  The pine branch was stamped in the center to show through the window.  I inked up the stamp with Garden Green then used a baby wipe to clean off the branch so I could color it with a Chocolate Chip marker.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment below the branch so it would be seen only when the card was opened.

I really love how this card turned out, it's nice when your vision comes to life just as you planned! Now it's up to you!  I hope you are feeling inspired to make a card and join us.  Just go to Technostamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

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Festival of Trees for CCC23

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I had a busy one, but I still have two cards to share with you today.  The first card is for the sketch challenge from the Creative Challenge Club.

I kept true to the sketch and did a square card using the scallop square from the Square Framelits Collection.

Isn't this a beautiful frosty card!  Pool Party is simply perfect for wintertime.

The card base is embossed with the On Point embossing folder for a little texture.  A layer of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper adds a bit of sparkle along with a silver foil tree.

I also added a little texture to the tree with the Northern Flurry embossing folder.  The silver foil looks simply amazing with the snowflake embossed on it!

A little bit of All is Calm Designer Paper is underneath the simple sentiment from Good Greetings.

Final touch and splash of color is a sweet little red cardinal just above the sentiment.

I really love how pretty this card is with Pool Party, glimmer and a little touch of red.  I hope you liked it as well and are feeling inspired to stamp!  Just go to the Creative Challenge Club for all the details and more great samples from the Design Team.

Patty Bennett:  http://www.pattystamps.typepad.com
Wendy Cranford:  http://www.luvinstampin.com
Katina Martinez:  http://lovinglifeslittleblessings.com
Jason Loucks:  http://studioonyx.net
Cindee Wilkinson:  http://www.justspongeit.com
Stacy Williams:  http://www.stampnshare.com

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Festival of Trees for CCC23

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I had a busy one, but I still have two cards to share with you today.  The first card is for the sketch challenge from the Creative Challenge Club.

I kept true to the sketch and did a square card using the scallop square from the Square Framelits Collection.

Isn't this a beautiful frosty card!  Pool Party is simply perfect for wintertime.

The card base is embossed with the On Point embossing folder for a little texture.  A layer of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper adds a bit of sparkle along with a silver foil tree.

I also added a little texture to the tree with the Northern Flurry embossing folder.  The silver foil looks simply amazing with the snowflake embossed on it!

A little bit of All is Calm Designer Paper is underneath the simple sentiment from Good Greetings.

Final touch and splash of color is a sweet little red cardinal just above the sentiment.

I really love how pretty this card is with Pool Party, glimmer and a little touch of red.  I hope you liked it as well and are feeling inspired to stamp!  Just go to the Creative Challenge Club for all the details and more great samples from the Design Team.

Patty Bennett:  http://www.pattystamps.typepad.com
Wendy Cranford:  http://www.luvinstampin.com
Katina Martinez:  http://lovinglifeslittleblessings.com
Jason Loucks:  http://studioonyx.net
Cindee Wilkinson:  http://www.justspongeit.com
Stacy Williams:  http://www.stampnshare.com

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Eat, Drink and Give Thanks!

Thursday is here so I have a card to share for this week's sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.

These colors are just perfect for Thanksgiving and fall.  I just got Holiday Invitation and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

It's been forever since I've made a card with the Scallop Tag Topper closure and I knew this set would work perfectly with this style.

Blackberry Bliss is such a rich, deep color so I used it for the card base.  I punched the scallop edges and scored the card to give me a good size front panel to stamp on.  A layer of Hello Honey went on the panel first, then a layer of Whisper White.

The sentiment went on the paper first in Blackberry Bliss.  "Give Thanks" got stamped one word at a time to stack them.  Having this set in photopolymer makes both inking and stamping them individually a breeze!  Once the sentiment was in place, I stamped and die cut two pumpkins from Fall Fest and placed them in the center....perfect fit!

With style of card, the inside needs to be embellished since part of it shows.  So, leaves were stamped in two corners with Hello Honey and  Tangelo Twist.  The sentiment went off center so it's completely covered by the front panel.  I initially tried using the other October Paper Pumpkin sentiment, but it was too large and it looked funny with part of it showing on the right side of the card.

The last little detail was a bit of twine from the Under the Tree Tag a Bag Kit ( LOVE this kit...so handy!) to tie the scallop closures together.

I am really pleased with how well this card turned out with these bold fall colors together.  Now, it's your turn!! I hope you will join me and make a card to share with us.  Just go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Stamping!

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Eat, Drink and Give Thanks!

Thursday is here so I have a card to share for this week's sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.

These colors are just perfect for Thanksgiving and fall.  I just got Holiday Invitation and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

It's been forever since I've made a card with the Scallop Tag Topper closure and I knew this set would work perfectly with this style.

Blackberry Bliss is such a rich, deep color so I used it for the card base.  I punched the scallop edges and scored the card to give me a good size front panel to stamp on.  A layer of Hello Honey went on the panel first, then a layer of Whisper White.

The sentiment went on the paper first in Blackberry Bliss.  "Give Thanks" got stamped one word at a time to stack them.  Having this set in photopolymer makes both inking and stamping them individually a breeze!  Once the sentiment was in place, I stamped and die cut two pumpkins from Fall Fest and placed them in the center....perfect fit!

With style of card, the inside needs to be embellished since part of it shows.  So, leaves were stamped in two corners with Hello Honey and  Tangelo Twist.  The sentiment went off center so it's completely covered by the front panel.  I initially tried using the other October Paper Pumpkin sentiment, but it was too large and it looked funny with part of it showing on the right side of the card.

The last little detail was a bit of twine from the Under the Tree Tag a Bag Kit ( LOVE this kit...so handy!) to tie the scallop closures together.

I am really pleased with how well this card turned out with these bold fall colors together.  Now, it's your turn!! I hope you will join me and make a card to share with us.  Just go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Stamping!

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