Believe ~ PP221 & JAI240

This card is for The Paper Players Challenge #221, a color challenge consisting of Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, and Mossy Meadow.  Also, Just Add Ink #240 calls for adding texture. 

My colors are fudged a slight bit.  I had this Snowflake Thinlits card already cut in Old Olive.....another one of those situations where something is laying on the desk just waiting to be used.  I saw that the santa and sleigh stamp from Holiday Home fit nicely within the snowflake, so that's the direction I went.  I decided I wanted to create a nice little snowy scene.

I used patterned paper from the Trim the Tree paper stack and a DSP pack from a couple seasons ago called Season Of Style.  They both had a white background, so instead of Very Vanilla, I've got Whisper White. 

I added sparkle (because frankly what is a holiday card without some sparkle, right?) in the form of Dazzling Diamonds and Silver glimmer paper.  I punched some stars with the new Confetti Stars punch out of Silver glimmer and glued them onto the sky.  For the snow, I cut an extra snowflake out of the Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and trimmed it up to look like snowbanks. 

This is where the texture comes in for the Just Add Ink challenge.  

For the back of the snowflake, I added a couple of circles and stamped "Believe" from Good Greeting, and the little tree from Holiday Home, then added another punched star.  

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Holiday Home, Good Greetings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Paper: Old Olive, Season of Style & Trim the Tree DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Silver & Dazzling Diamonds glimmer, White

Accessories: Snowflake Thinlits card die, Star Confetti punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Rustic Holiday Home ~ MMC133, The Challenge 18, FMS161

I'm combining three challenges with today's card.  They are:

Merry Monday 133, The Challenge #18, and Freshly Made Sketches 161. 

I actually forgot that The Challenge comes with a built in sketch and I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  Merry Monday's challenge was to make a rustic card using browns and creams.  I threw a little red in there for good measure and that incorporated The Challenge #18!  

For this card, I actually embossed the little snowflakes that go with White Christmas, but you can't see them in the photograph.  I used to have the perfect light in my kitchen for taking pictures of my card, but we are remodeling and my light went away.  I'm trying to experiment with different lights in different spaces.  Nothing is working as good as my old one, which I'm bummed about.  I will figure something out eventually, I guess!

I also used my Signo gel pen to add some snow to the trees and house.  I love this cute little scene!  Holiday Home and White Christmas compliment each other nicely and are fun to use together.  

The little snowflake in the corner is a Momenta cut & emboss die that is from Hobby Lobby.

Here's a list of supplies I used.....

Stamps: White Christmas, Holiday Home, Hardwood

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight & Crumb Cake Blendabilities.

Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Real Red

Accessories: Homemade Holiday Framelits, Woven satin ribbon, naturals buttons, gel pen, linen thread, dimensionals, Momenta cut & emboss die.

Jan Tink Step Card Case ~ Holiday Home

This wonderful little gem is a CASE of Jan Tink's amazing card.

I've never made a step card, nor was I ever very interested until I saw hers.  The Holiday Home set was simply made to do one of these cards....especially because it has all the coordinating dies! :)  It was one of the sets that I just had to have the moment I laid eyes on it!

I've always been a fan of pink and blue together for Christmas, and thought that this might look kinda cute in a more Victorian type of theme, so I chose to work with softer colors.  Jan's card is bright and cheerful and has a lot of  razz-a-ma-tazz.  Make sure you check her's out!  Also, although the card looks complicated, it came together super fast.  Fussy cutting the trees probably took the most time.

If you haven't ever tried a step card, here's a link to a great step-by-step tutorial.  It's way easier to put together than it looks.  I had such fun making this card and thanks to Jan for the inspiration!

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Holiday Home

Paper: Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, White, All Is Calm DSP

Ink: White Craft, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding

Accessories: Homemade Holiday Framelits, Blushing Bride cotton ribbon, 1/4" circle punch, 1/8" circle punch.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny