SIP Challenge #202 - We're back with a Designer's Choice!

Happy Tuesday!  I'm sooo excited that Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge is BACK!  Our Challenges will now run for 2 weeks and will be up every other Tuesday!  We're starting off right with a Designer's Choice!  That's another big Yay!

I have to tell you that I'll probably be wearing you out with Christmas Cards, especially on Designer's Choice Challenges.  I absolutely LOVE the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  There are sooo many awesome sets and bundles to choose from.  Today's card was a mix of the Beautiful Boughs Dies and the Tidings All Around Stamp Set.  I also used some of the Wrapped in Plaid 6x6" DSP.  

For the greenery, I did a light wash of Shaded Spruce and Call Me Clover onto Watercolor Paper but used the white of the Paper as well in the die cuts to mimic snow tipped branches.  My thick Whisper White Cardstock has a 5 1/2" x 4" layer of Wraped in Plaid DSP.  I ran a piece of the Cherry Cobbler and White twine (retired) across the top and tied it in a bow on the left side.I adhered the greenery and the pine cones with liquid adhesive directly onto the front panel.  I used a scrap of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock to cut my label and heat embossed the sentiment in White.  To finish it off I added three spraking jewels.  I love how this one turned out and hope that you do too!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you are interested in the Stampin' Up! Supplies that I used, the list of products is at the end of this post.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

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Christmas Card Fever ... On a Roll

Happy Monday!  I was on a roll with Christmas Cards this weekend!  I am determined to not get to the first of December without my cards done this year.  I have to tell you that I am absolutely in love with New Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog that goes live on September 4th!  I feel so blessed to be a demostrator and be able to preorder some of these and start playing around with them early.  I know I should be working on Halloween and Fall cards but I am so much more of a Christmas kinda gal!  The last couple of cards I made were with Toile Christmas bundle so I decided to let the gorgeous dies from the Beautiful Boughs Dies be the showcase on this card.

I used the colors from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP.. Night of Navy, Shadded Spruce and Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment is from the Tidings All Around Stamp Set and was embossed in Gold to showcase the gold stripe in the plaid DSP.  I used some scraps of Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip Cardstock for the pine cones.  I used a LOT of cardstock on this one.. I just couldn't seem to be done with my matts and layers this time. lol  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

My First Christmas Card of 2019 - Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalog Preorder!

Hello and Happy Hump Day!  I received my Stampin' Up! Preorder for 2019 Holiday Catalog yesterday and I could not wait to create!  This catalog is sooo awesome!  I seriously want pretty much every single thing in it!  I was able to keep my order down to just three bundles, 2 DSP packs and 2 ribbon spools.  Believe me, it was NOT easy!   For my first Christmas Card of the year I used the Toile Christmas bundle, Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper and the Beautiful Boughs Dies from the Peaceful Boughs Bundle!  What do you think??

I  used my Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut a layer of the Toile Tidings DSP and layered onto an  A2 card base of Garden Green Cardstock.   I added a smaller Stitched Rectangle Layer of Vellum in the center of the Toile to soften it.  I stamped the Cardinal and branch with berries onto Whisper White Cardstock with Early Espresso Ink.  I used Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Basic Black Stampin' Blends to color in the Cardinal and the branch.  The coordinating dies were used to cut out both the Cardinal and the branch.   I used some scraps of Garden Green Cardstock to cut some greenery using the Beautiful Boughs Dies.  The branch and greenery with adhered with Multipurpose Adhesive and Dimensionals were used to pop up the Cardinal.  I stamped the Christmas Wishes sentiment in Versamark Ink onto Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.  I used the coordinating die to cut it out and popped it up on the lower left side to finish it off.  I absolutely love Cardinals and thought this turned out super pretty!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina