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Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Beauty

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Happy Saturday!  This week’s blog hop theme is “Christmas Beauty”!  You know, one of those over-the-top, make-only-one, type of cards!  I find shaker cards to be very fussy to make…but I wanted to try one with the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and So Many Snowflakes dies!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Just Jade cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White was embossed wit the Winter Snow Embossing Folder, then cut with the label from So Many Snowflakes Dies in the center.
  • A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Window Sheet was adhered to the back of the Whisper White.
  • Foam Adhesive Strips were arranged around the opening on the back, then filled with the Snowflake Sequins (and a little bit of White Chunky Glitter that I had).
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Snowflake Splendor Designer Paper was placed over the back to trap in the sequins.
  • The three sizes of snowflakes were cut from Whisper White and Just Jade, adhered together with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, then placed on the front with more Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The Blue Gilded Gems were added to the centers.
  • Snowflake wishes greeting was stamped with Just Jade Ink on a 3/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White, the end cut at an angle, then tucked under the snowflake and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Yep…this is the ONLY one of these that I’ll be making this year!  lol!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Brenda Nelson’s fabulous card and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

     

 

 

 

 

Enjoy using the festive shapes in Stampin' Up!'s HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE to create our fun, baking-theme cards and favors in this Collection!  The oven mitt, rolling pin, candy canes, cookie dough and cutouts create some extra special touches on your projects just for the Christmas holidays!  We've combined the HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE with the holiday inspired CHRISTMAS TAGS & MORE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO special-fold cards, and TWO small favor ideas to hold a special treat for friends and neighbors!  See more details HERE!

Embrace the earthy beauty of nature with Stampin' Up!'s BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE.  The life-like pine branches, berries, and pinecones images will bring a little of the outside to your indoors!  Plus, the nested frames in the BRANCHING OUT DIES have accents of stitched trim to make them even more special.  Add one of the special everyday greetings to finish off your special card or project.  We've combined the BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE with the elegant hand-painted backgrounds in the SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with beautiful foil touches in neutral and Christmas colors.  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO small gift/decor ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season.  See more details HERE!

Be a little bold this Christmas stamping and accessorizing with the contemporary designs in the MODERN CHRISTMAS SUITE of products!  You are sure to be on trend with the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE and the classic trees, stars and ornament images!    We've combined the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE with the gold foil accents in the MODERN CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for eye-catching designs!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO gift card holder ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season.  See more details HERE!

 

Scentsational Seasons for FMS!

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Wow!  It has been ONE YEAR since Freshly Made Sketches began!  I love their clean and crisp sketch challenges!  For their One Year Anniversary, they opened up the archive sketches and we could pick any one to play along with.  I'm getting in right under the deadline!  I tried to get this done this weekend, then ended up buying a new computer.  I love the new computer…hate the learning curve and getting everything transferred over!!!

 

I chose Sketch #2 to follow:

 

And here is my card featuring Scentsational Seasons and one of the envelopes from Season of Sweets Designer Kit!  I had several left over from a project I did for Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition, so thought I'd use one!  I turned it into a shaker card!  Isn't that fun?  Wouldn't the recipient have fun shaking it and seeing the "snow" move around.  It is actually the retired beads Stampin' Up! used to sell!

 

 

Here's how I made it:

  • The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Cardstock.  I layered on the house print from Snow Festival Designer Paper.
  • I cut a 3×3 square from another Snow Festival DSP pattern with the house on it, layered that on Cherry Cobbler and then a 4×4 square of Gumball Green to fit inside the Season of Sweets envelope.  I adhered it to the inside back so it stayed in place.
  • I added the Neutral Beads to the envelope, then sealed the flap on the back very well so those beads don't escape!
  • I attached it to the front of the base card.
  • I stamped the gingerbread boy from Scentsational Seasons with Early Espresso on Whisper White, then cut with the Holiday Collection framelits.  He is popped up on the front of the envelope with Stampin' Dimensionals. 
  • I stamped the greeting from Sweet Essentials on Whisper White with Early Espresso ink and cut the flag end on it.
  • I added some rhinestones to the buttons on the gingerbread for a little bling!

 

Super cute, I think!!!  I was happy it came out like I pictured it in my head!  Thanks Freshly Made Sketches for a FUN year…happy anniversary!!!  I look forward to playing along a lot more during your second year!

 

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