Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Vintage Christmas Lodge

Now that Thanksgiving is almost here and I have all my cards done, it's time to get my focus back creating those cards I still need for Christmas.  This week's challenge at The Paper Players was perfect.  I pulled one of my favorite retired stamp sets off the shelf to use, Christmas Lodge.  It's been a while since I've used it but I still love that lodge image.  I also used Baked Brown Sugar, one of my favorite ink colors from days gone by.  What doesn't show up in the photo is the Clear Wink of Stella sparkly snow on the rooftop of the lodge.  I love the stuff but it just doesn't photograph well for me.


Stamp Set:  Christmas Lodge (retired); Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar (retired); Cardstock:  Baked Brown Sugar (retired), Very Vanilla; Other:  Stitched Oval Stacklets Dies (Taylored Expressions, Clear Wink of Stella Brush

The "Clean-and-Simple Christmas" theme I used is from The Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2016/11/pp322-clean-and-simple-challenge-from.html

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

8 comments:

  1. This is still such a lovely image and evokes wonderful thoughts of the holidays--snug and cozy! Beautifully vintage in shades of brown too...thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!

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    1. Thanks, Nance! Loved the chance to do a clean and simple Christmas card.

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  2. So beautiful! Love the vintage warm feeling!
    Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

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    1. Thanks, Hannelie! I'm finding a new appreciation for vintage and plan to do more of it in the future.

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  3. Really gorgeous and elegant!

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  4. Marsha, I love the vintage feeling of your card. I would like to spend a few days in that lodge reading and resting! Love the brown tones! SO happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX

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    1. Thanks, Claire! You know, that's the same thought every time I see that lodge. Rest, reading, relaxing! Oh, yeah!

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