Watercooler Challenges #13

It's time for a new challenge here at Watercooler Challenges.  With Christmas just over a month away, our challenge this week is to create something with a Christmas theme.  I totally love the new Gentle Peace photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up!®  This time I stamped the image onto Very Vanilla using Elegant Eggplant ink.  I love how it pops against the Elegant Eggplant card, the Gold Foil and the Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon.

It wasn't until I had it all done that I realized I had used a retired embossing folder.  My suggestion would be to use the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder found on page 227 of the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  I substituted it in the list of products found below.  Looks like I need to put that on my next order so I have it on hand.  :-)

Stamp Set:  Gentle Peace; Ink:  Elegant Eggplant; Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Gold Foil Sheets, Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired), Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer

The design is a CASE (Case And Share Everything)from Monica Weaver.  I don't use metal sheets but the Gold Foil sure makes for a pretty layer on the Elegant Eggplant.

So, now it's your turn to show us what you are creating for Christmas.  Just link up your project to the Watercooler Challenges blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Silver and Gold Gentle Peace

The challenge over at The Paper Players is to use silver or gold on your project.  Since I couldn't make up my mind, I used both.  I embossed the image onto a Gold Foil sheet, using Silver Stampin' Embossing Powder.  The dotted paper is from the All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper.  So far, I've not added sentiments but I'm thinking I'll use the ones from the Gentle Peace stamp set and stamp them in Mossy Meadow.

Stamp Set:  Gentle Peace; Ink:  VersaMark; Card Stock:  Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Gold Foil Sheets, All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Silver Stampin' Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer

The details for The Paper Players Clean-And-Simple Challenge can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Gentle Peace

It's the newest photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up!® and I love it!  My order came today and it was like Christmas in my house although that's how I always feel when I get my orders.  Gentle Peace is a wonderful image of Mary, Joseph and Jesus, just the kind of image I love for Christmas.  It's a reminder of why we celebrate the season.

The image was stamped on Vellum using VersaMark, then embossed with Silver Stampin' Up!® Embossing Powder.  I turned it over and colored the star and the baby Jesus with Stampin' Write Markers.  After it was colored, I adhered it to a pieced of Sahara Sand card stock and popped it up with dimensionals onto the Marina Mist card stock that I'd embossed with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.

Stamp Set:  Gentle Peace; Ink:  Soft Suede; Stampin' Write Markers:  Crushed Curry, Marine Mist, Blush Blossom (retired); Card Stock:  Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, Vellum; Accessories & Tools:  Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Silver Stampin' Embossing Powder, SNAIL Adhesive, Transparent Adhesive (Glue Dots), Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha