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Noel Snowflake

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I guess we can all move straight into Christmas mode now, right? I loved this sketch at Our Creative Corner - and it reminded me that I have wanted to make a snowflake card using coarse glitter. I punched out the snowflake image, ran it through my larger Xyron machine and then coated it with the glitter. The coarse glitter really reflects the light. Here's how it turned out:

Supplies  Stamps: 2008 Holiday Tag Collection (PaperTrey Ink), Ink: Versamark, Paper:  Soft Sky (SU!), Stamper's Select White (PaperTrey Ink), Icy Blue Mistletoe (Little Yellow Bicycle), Other:  Giga Snowflake Punch (Marvy), Whisper White Taffeta ribbon (SU!), Sterling Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Crystal Coarse Glitter (Martha Stewart)

Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!

There is no other...

Time for another Embellish Challenge. This time it's all about primary colors and brads. As I needed a birthday card for my brother, this seemed like a great time to use this bright color scheme - a nod back to our fun childhood together.

You still have time to play. Check it out here.

Supplies Stamps:  Supah Star (Cornish Heritage Farms Kim Hughes Collection), Ink:  Real Red (SU! Craft), Paper:  Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart & Stamper's Select White (Paper Trey Ink), Other:  Brads (Making Memories), New Leaf Twill ribbon (Paper Trey Ink), Clear embossing powder (Hampton Art Stamps)

I created the text on my computer. Thanks for stopping by!

Be Good or Be Stylish...

Here's a fun birthday card for my best stampin' friend, Gretchen. We often find ourselves buying the same products and seem to share the same style. As Oscar Wilde said, "In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing." 

The girl was created from Fashion by Inkadinkado - a clear stamp set with a variety of heads, arms, legs, shoes, tops, skirts, dresses, and accessories. I've had this set for awhile now, but this is the first time I got to play with it. What great fun creating this not so good, but stylish girl. I paper-pieced the shirt and skirt, colored in the hair, skin and glass with Prisma colored pencils and added a touch of Ranger glossy accents to the glass to give it a shine.

Supplies Stamps:  Fashion and "Be Good" (Inkadinkado), Ink: Van Dyke Brown (Nick Bantok), Scarlet Jewel (PaperTrey Ink), Paper: Whisper White (SU!), Scarlet Jewel & Summer Sunrise (PaperTrey Ink), Indian Summer (Basic Grey), Other: Colored Pencils (Prisma), Glossy Accents (Ranger), Embroidery floss (DMC)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a good one.

Plum Thanks

I just received these lush black velvet flower brads from my dear friend, Gretchen - and I wanted to make her a thank you card. With the current Moxie Fab World Plum Crazy challenge and the Mojo Monday 111 sketch, I was doubly inspired:

Supplies  Stamps: Organic Fabric Flourish (Inkadinkado) & Handwritten Sentiments (Hero Arts), Ink: Plum Pudding (PaperTrey Ink), Basic Black (SU! Craft), Cardstock:  Black (Bazzill), Whisper White (SU!), Patterned Paper: Making Memories & 7 Gypsies, Other:  Square Nestabilities, Gem Pen Findings (Making Memories), Black Velvet Floral brad (Creative Imaginations), silver pearls (Michael's), clear embossing powder

For a little extra bit of shine, I added the crystal headed pin and embossed the sentiment. Thanks so much for stopping by!