Snow Swirled--CCMC179 and Saturday Sketch Challenge 233

I had a few extra minutes to stamp yesterday and decided to use the Create With Mary and Connie and Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge as inspiration.  I'm so glad these ladies do these challenges because they are such an inspiration to me particularly when life is really busy, and I don't have much time to get the cr

eative juices going.  This non-traditional color scheme for a Christmas card turned out nicely, and I liked the simplicity of the design.

Enjoy!

Stamp Set:  Snow Swirled

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Lucky Lemonade, Basic Grey

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Scallop punch, 1 3/8" punch, white embossing powder, Rhinestone jewels

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Snow Swirled Stamping 411 SSC228

It's been a busy fall at school so although I have been stamping like crazy to get ready for craft shows, I haven't had much time to post on my blog.  So, with a few extra minutes in my day, I decided to show you what I have been up to.  I'll start with a card I did for a trade ealier this week using the inspiration from Stamping 411 and then move on to the craft show pictures.

 

Stamp Set: Snow Swirled

Cards Stock:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue DSP

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  White embossing powder, scallop oval punch, Basic Rhinestones, white organza ribbon, snowburst embossing folder

Now, on to some posts from a craft show a fellow demonstrator and I did last weekend.  We got lots ideas from around the web, so if you see one of you great ideas, let me say thank you in advance.  Most of our stuff was a hit with the shoppers!

Aviary--Stamping 411 Sketch

I love this set but don't use it often enough so I pulled it out to create a card for the Stamping 411 Sketch this week and used the stripe paper from the Just Add Cake DSP.  Enjoy the rest of the week.

Stamp Sets:  Avairy, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  Marina Mist, Delightful Daffodil, Wild Wisabi, Poppy Parade, Just Add Cake DSP

Stamp Pads:  Poppy Parada, Marina Mist

Other:  2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, white gel pen, Stripes embossing folder, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffet ribbon

Day of Gratitude

 

I hope your week is starting out well.  I decided to take on two challenges at once in this card--the Create With Connie and Mary Color Challenge 167 and a new one I found last week called Stampin Queen's Sketch Challenge  I pulled out the Day of Gratitude stamp set as we had a little frost the other night so some of the leaves are beginning to turn already and Cajun Craze and Old Olive worked nicely into this card along with the neutral Basic Grey. 

Stamp Set:  Day of Gratitude
Card Stock:  Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Whisper White

Markers:  Cajun Craze and Old Olive

Other:  White grossgrain, antique brad, perfect polka dot embossing folder

Gently Falling--Stamping 411

We're having our first fall day in Minnesota so I thought it would be fitting to use Gently Falling for my submission to the Stamping 411 challenge this week.  I love this color combination--Pool Party, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip and More Mustard.  This is the first time I purchased the Stampin' Up! fabric, and I am loving the way it looks.  It can be used like ribbon but doesn't have the bulkiness that sometimes occurs with ribbon and costs extra postage to mail.  The Petitie Pairs is a new set for me, and I am really enjoying it's flexibility.  Enjoy!

Stamp Sets:  Gently Falling, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  More Mustard, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP

Stamp Pads:  Pool Party, Chocolate Chip

Other:  Small Oval Punch (retired), Large Oval Punch, Extra-Large, Oval Punch, Hemp Twine, Spice Cake Designer Fabric

Delicate Doilies and Petite Pairs--CCMC166

I continue to grab the Delicate Doilies stamp set on a regular basis.  I just love the many different looks you can achieve with it.  This card was submitted for the Create With Connie and Mary Challenge 166 and uses Soft Suede, Marina Mist, and Blushing Bride.  The polka dot ribbon was an accident about a year ago.  I left my black stamp pad open and apparently had a piece of melon mambo polka dot ribbon stretched across it.  It absorbed all that black ink and presented itself as soft suede!

Stamp Sets:  Delicate Doilies, Petite Pairs

Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Beau Chateau DSP

Stamp Pads:  Soft Suede

Other:  Marina Mist and Blusing Bride markers, Antique Brads, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, sponge, dimensionals, ribbon