Sparkling Peace, Love, and Joy ~ HSS251

Hello stampers! Today's card is for the next Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #251.  It's a sketch challenge designed by yours truly!  I hope to see you play along with us!

I seem to be drawn to blues these days.  The majority of my cards the last few posts have had blue in them.  It hasn't been a conscious decision, but has just happened organically.  I think I'll put some effort for to not use blue in my next card! 

Anyway, for this card I started by stamping Dapper Denim snowflakes onto white cardstock.  Next, I layered a piece of striped vellum foil over the top.  For my main panel, I stamped the Joy & Love  and snowflake and stars from {Holly Jolly Greetings} in Dapper Denim. I added the Peace the silver glimmer Peace diecut after that.  For the snowflake, I sponged Dapper Denim ink onto one of the wooden snowflakes I had left over from last years holiday catalog. I also added the rhinestone snowflake embellishment which is from two holidays ago.  I'm happy to be using up some of my older supplies!

lastly I scattered some rhinestones around for extra bling!

The whole front panel is mounted on extra heavy weigh cardstock just because that snowflake embellishment carries so much weight.

Make sure you hop over the the HSS blog and check out my fellow designers projects.  They are awesome as usual!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!  

Jenny

Merry and Bright Red Bird Scene ~ HSS248, The Challenge #80

Hello everyone!  Happy Tuesday!  It's time again for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  We've got a bright and cheerful color combination for you this go around.  I also used the sketch from The Challenge #80 to complete my card.

I actually find these colors really nice for Christmas!  It's something a little bit different.  

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

Stamps: Happy Scenes, Holly Jolly Greetings

Ink: Black, Pool Party, Real Red, Bermuda Bay

Paper: Warmth and Cheer DSP, White, Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Pool Party

Accessories: Layering Circle Thinlits, Christmas Greeting thinlits, Cable Knit EF, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim

I hope you'll find time to join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  Our challenges always run for two weeks!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Goldie Deer Joy ~ CCMC423, Merry Monday #212

Happy Thursday stampers!  It's Create with Connie and Mary time again!  I've combined this week's sketch with the inspiration challenge at Merry Monday 212.

My version of the sketch is mirror flipped....but I'm not sure why.  Maybe it's because I prefer everything to flow from left to right???  Could be.  Anyway, I switched up the sketch just a tad bit!  

I've always been a fan of black, gold and white for Christmas, so I was all about the Merry Monday challenge.  I'm also a sucker for deer images, so this cute little reindeer fit the bill nicely.  I just think he is super cute!

I embossed the black strip with the Gently Falling EF and then lightly sponged some white ink over the top to make it look like snow.  

For the gold trees I stamped one of the tree images from {Foxy Friends} onto the backside of the gold foil paper and then fussy cut them out.  I added stars punched from Gold Glimmer paper with the confetti star punch.  

The whole thing is layered on a white Woodland embossed "forest".   

I hope you'll hop over the Create with Connie and Mary and play along with us....and make sure you take inspiration from my fellow designers!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Dapper Penguin ~ CCMC386

Hey my stamping friends!  Another Create with Connie and Mary color challenge is upon us!  The week we're using the elegant combination of black, white and gold. 

I went with this happy, dapper little penguin this week.  Isn't he cute and festive!  

First I used the penguin die cut to cut out the penguin shape from black glimmer paper.  Next I stamped the penguin image on this delicate gold "net" Winter Wonderland DSP.  I fussy cut the face and tummy part.  I also stamped the face one more time on gold foil paper, cut out the beak and paper pieced it on.

No dapper penguin would be complete without his top hat and bow tie!  I cut each of those from gold foil paper as well.....also the "jolly" sentiment.  

I cut the holly from gold glimmer paper using the Snow Friends framelits.  I added a few rhinestones and boy, doesn't that look awesome!  It was the perfect accessory to the black 1/4" ribbon hatband.  I also added a little rhinestone to the center of the bow tie bringing things all together.  

I put a bit of dazzling details along the edge of my snow panel to add just a bit more sparkle.  The black card base is stamped with the star and dot stamp from {Holly Jolly Greetings} in gold ink.  

The "have a" and "holiday" are also from {Holly Jolly Greetings}.

The whole penguin scene is perched upon two layered banners of Winter Wonderland DSP.

I hope you'll find time to play along with our awesome challenge this week!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Joyful and Funky ~ HHS225

Happy Tuesday stampers!  Hand Stamped Sentiments has a brand new sketch ready for you to play along with!  These challenges go for two weeks so you have plenty of time to play....even enter multiple times if you'd like!

My card started by using this funky, cute poinsettia that was laying on my desk, discarded from another project!  I love being able to use these kinds of items!  This made this card come together REALLY fast!  To make the flower I stamped the flower with black ink on Real Red cardstock.  Next, I stamped the inside of the flower in Versamark ink and embossed it with Melon Mambo EP.  I fussy cut the red flower out, stamped a second flower on Cucumber Crush and mounted the red/pink flower on top of the second, with only the leaves showing.  Didn't it turn out bold and beautiful!  

I also love combining these bright colors with black.  I think it makes such a nice contrast.  The silver sparkle circle is also a discard from another project!

I used Cucumber Crush lace ribbon and Strawberry Slush ruffle trim for the vertical element of the sketch. 

The greeting is from {Holly Jolly Greetings} and the die cut "joy" is from last years snowflake card die set.  

Make sure you hop over to HHS #225 and check out the other designers amazing samples of this fun sketch!

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

Stamps: Reason for the Season, Holly Jolly Greetings

Ink: black, Versamark, Cucumber Crush

Paper: Cucumber Crush, Real Red, Strawberry Slush, Winter Wonderland DSP, Silver glimmer, white

Accessories: Snowflake Card die, rhinestones, Cucumber Crush lace ribbon, Strawberry Slush trim