Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #18 Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday! You made it through Monday which is always half the battle!! All is well in Tucker household other than me fighting some sort of cold. I thought it was allergies but it has gone to my chest. Kids get to go to the Pumpkin Patch with school today! So we will have 3 pumpkins to torment when they get home! 

I really love the sketch that Justin came up with for us this week! I mean I really could have done anything with this sketch! So I chose to get a little festive! I hope you enjoy!

This lovely card started with a base of Crumb Cake Card stock. I used the Circle Framelits to die cut the circle with my Big Shot out of the Soft Sky Card Stock. I the used a piece of Very Vanilla and stamped the pine tree from the Lovely As A Tree set 3 times in various heights. I then adhered the Soft Sky over the Very Vanilla. I used the Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake Card stock to create the banner at the bottom on the circle. The Banner Triple Punch was the perfect item to finish off the ends. I then took the "Snow" sentiment from the Sparkly Seasons bundle and cut it out of Champagne Glimmer paper and adhered it using 2 way glue pen. The Banner was attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. I think that the Snowflake Elements are just AMAZING!! To adhere these to the card I used the new Fine Tip Glue Pen.What's a card without some ribbon or twine?! I made a fab little bow on the top right using our Linen Thread! POW!!! Done! 

Thank You so much for stopping in! Have a great day!

Stamp Ink Paper 16 Cardmakers Choice Christmas Style

Hey there and welcome to another week of Stamp, Ink, Paper! It is been an eventful week in The Tucker house! One child with a sprained foot, while on my way home from doctor my foot turned into lead! Speeding ticket for this girl... First moving Violation in 17 years!! Cop said I was the first person he has seen pull over before he even got completely turned around and his lights on... Oh Well what was I suppose to do? The youngest has an ear infection!!! BLAH!

New week new attitude LOL! Right!? Well we have one of our favorite challenges for you this week!

No Rules! Make a card using your favorite stamp set, ink colors and paper! I took the opportunity to use something from Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog that I hadn't yet used!

So this card started to come together in a really weird way... No rules right!? I had purchased the tag on the left a while ago... They happen to be sitting on my work space when I went to my craft room this morning. After some creative collaboration with Tina Riddle on the phone I knew that I wanted to use Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White. Not only did I know what my colors were going to be, I knew that I wanted it to be a Christmas card. I hadn't used my Peaceful Pines bundle yet. Today was my window of opportunity! The bundle is amazing with 3 different tree sizes and thinlits to "Decorate" the trees! I stamped the Big Red Tree using the bundle. When I took out my big shot and the dies to go with stamp set I knew I needed to another tree as well so I cut the black tree and used the a die to make the little holes in it so that the gold glimmer paper shines through. I also used the gold glimmer paper for the star at the top of the red tree. The bow on the tag was made using our ever so cute Bow Builder Punch with our glimmer paper with a big pearl on top. The "Merry Christmas" sentiment is from our Petite Pairs set. I simply stamped this in Real Red and then used the Bitty Banner framelits to cut out!

I know not your "normal" Andrea card... I really love the way it turned out!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

ICS Blog Hop Introducing the Holiday Catalog

Happy Wednesday Evening!! I am hopping tonight with some of my favorite Stampin' Up! Friends and we are going to Inspire, Create, and Share from the NEW Holiday Catalog!! Have you had a chance to look at it?? If not, you are sure missing out!!! Did you not just love Megan's creations? 

I couldn't wait to use my Sparkly Seasons Bundle.... I'll give you the details!

This card started with a standard A2 Base in Old Olive CS. Next was a quick layer of Cherry Cobbler CS. I then used the polka dot pattern DSP from the Merry Moments DSP pack. This paper is also available in a stack in the new Holiday Catalog.  I stamped the snow man using our new Basic Black Archival ink and used Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers to color him. I then used the "Snow" stamp with Smoky Slate ink so you could visualize the snow. Now in the Sparkly seasons bundle you are going to find a circle framelit. This is the die I used to cut out the snowman circle.  I embellished the snow falling and the hill with some dazzling details for some sparkle! Then I layered this on to an Old Olive CS circle using our Circle Framelits. I had some Glimmer Paper scraps and made a quick little boarder using the Red and Dazzling Diamonds to do this. I also used the Red Glimmer paper for the sentiment "Snow" on the top left which is also from the Sparkly Seasons bundle.  I really thought I was done, but felt like it needed a little bit more. The wooden snowflakes were just the ticket...

I really hope you love my creation! I can't wait for you to see what Nichole has next!! Have a great evening!

Nichole Smith