Warmth & Wonder Archives - Inkspired Treasures

First things first…one of the newest photos of my grandson, Carter! Grandpa and he were playing. Grandpa would lift him up in the air and bring him down quickly…Carter has the cutest belly laugh!

Today, I played along with TWO of my favorite challenges…The Paper Players and Freshly Made Sketches! Athough I have the best intentions of playing along each week, I get distracted and realize the challenge has past before I can get my card made! I'm sure none of you are that way, are you? lol!

And here is my card…wish you could see how sparkly and reflective it really is in person. I combined the Silver Glimmer Paper along with the metallic stripe print in Winter Frost!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 panel of Midnight Muse cardstock.
On top of that is a 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 piece of the metallic stripe in Winter Frost DSP…so pretty and reflective!
I stamped the deer (reindeer?) from Warmth & Wonder with Midnight Muse on Whisper White, then embossed it with the Oval Frame Embosslit.
I layered it on Silver Glimmer Paper and used a 1 x 4 1/4 strip of Pool Party to go between the layers and across the card.
I added a couple Candy Dots (had to use Night of Navy), but they go well with it.
Finally, I stamped the Holly Jolly greeting from A Banner Christmas with Pool Party ink on Whisper White, cut it out and placed on the front.
Oh, I folded a little piece of Silver 1/8 Ribbon and used it for my flags at the bottom according to the sketch!

What do you think? I love it!

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We've been dog sitting the past couple days. She's a beautiful Golden Retriever and so sweet. She follows us around everywhere! I think she is happy to have our undivided attention…no Carter around to steal the attention from her! lol!

Have you noticed the small paper packs in the Holiday Mini? This one is Winter Frost (also comes in Season of Style). You get 48 sheets (24 double sided designs) in a 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 size. I grabbed one of the patterns and cut it down for a layer on this card. How simple! You also can't appreciate the Silver Metallic Foil Sheet going across the center…it is cardstock weight so it doesn't crinkle or bend easily…and gives off a nice reflective surface. The poinsettia I had sitting on my desk from another project, so thought I'd use it as the focal image. The embossed White looks so pretty against the cardstock vellum! And, of course, that Silver 1/8 Ribbon is WONDERFUL! I hope they add Silver and Gold to the regular line…love it!

OK…here are the details!

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White, folded in half.
I cut the Winter Frost Designer Paper to 4 x 5 1/4. I added the Silver Foil Sheet cut 2 x 4 across the front, then added the 1/8 Silver Ribbon at the top and bottom to hide the seams.
I stamped the Poinsettia twice with Versamark on Vellum Cardstock and embossed with Whisper White Embossing Powder. I cut out the entire flower once and just the center portion on the second one. I added Pearls to the center and added to the front of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
My greeting is a strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, stamped with the Christmas Greetings from Warmth & Wonder Hostess set in Island Indigo Ink, cut with a flag end, and tucked under one of the petals of the Poinsettia.

Very, very simple…cutting the Poinsettia took the longest. But I love the non-traditional look of the White Poinsettia against the blues and silvers. Pretty!

Did you see? We are starting the Early Bird signups for our Winter Collection on Create with Connie and Mary. It's all about Christmas and Winter projects! It's not too early to start planning those gifts and decorating and we have lots of GREAT ideas to help you! See more information over on Create with Connie and Mary!