Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #44

It's an 'anything goes' challenge for us this week at Sunday Christmas Card Challenges.  You get to choose the design and the colors.  I chose a clean and simple (CAS) design for this one.  I also used one of my favorite techniques.  I attached my squares of paper, stamped the sentiment, then used an embossing folder to dot up the whole layer.  I used one of my favorite retired stamp sets for the sentiment.

Stamp Set:  Heard from the Heart (retired); Ink:  Cherry Cobbler; Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Trim the Tree; Accessories & Tools:  1" Square Punch, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

You can find the details for the Sunday Christmas Card Challenges HERE.  We do hope you will join in and share your projects with us.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenge #39

Presents?  Did someone mention presents?  Okay, so I love presents and I love the inspiration photo for this week's Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.  It's all about bright, cheerful presents!  I'm not fond of green but I do love the dark, rich greens such as the new Mossy Meadow.  Paired with the Pistachio Pudding Designer Series Paper from All Abloom and Gold Sequins, makes for a lovely Christmas present.

 

Stamp Set:  Christmas Bliss; Ink:  Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Mossy Meadow 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Gold Baker's Twine, Gold Sequin Trim, Mini Glue Dots, Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Button (from my button stash)

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

You can find all the details about Sunday Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenge #38

Dry embossing, wet embossing.  That's the optional challenge for this week's Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.  I opted to do both.  I embossed the Whisper White using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder.  For the image, I heat embossed the cardinal using Pewter Embossing Powder.  Wet embossing and heat embossing are different terms for the same technique.  The photo does not do this card justice!  The natural light did not show the card off to advantage.  I miss my light tent!  I keep forgetting to add the bulb to my shopping list. 

Stamp Set:  Beauty of the Season; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, VersaMark Watermark Pad, E39 Copic Sketch Marker; Card Stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Decorative Label Punch, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Pewter Embossing Powder, Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

Please visit Sunday Christmas Card Challenges HERE for details and to join us for this week's challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenge #37

Don't you just love poinsettias?  I know I do.  They are a bright spot every Christmas in my house.  This week's Sunday Christmas Card Challenge color challenge featured an inspiration photo of a poinsettia.  I had to get creative with some of my color choices but the flower, itself, uses the colors from the photo.  I used the Bird Builder Punch to make my poinsettia.  Then, stamped over the punched pieces using the tree from the retired Christmas Lodge stamp set, to give the flower a sort of vein look.  :-) 

Stamp Sets:  Beauty of the Season, Christmas Lodge (retired); Inks:  Mossy Meadow, Y17 Copic Sketch Marker; Card Stock:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Rose Red, Whisper White, Sahara Sand; Accessories & Tools:  Bird Builder Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Gold Pearl Mist (Creative Imaginations), Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

You can join us for this week's color challenge HERE.  We'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenge #36

What?  July?  Gone?  When?  Where?  How?  It sure went by fast, didn't it?  Talk has turned to the upcoming start of the Iowa State Fair and this weekend's tax exempt shopping to get needed school supplies.  I'm not going to the Fair this year nor do I have to shop for school supplies.  What I did need to do for the weekend was share the card I designed for our weekly Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.

The main challenge is to make a Christmas or holiday card.  The optional challenge this week is to use two different types of embellishments.  I chose to add some sparkle with Rhinestones and a bow made from Baker's Twine. 

Stamp Sets:  Beauty of the Season, Christmas Bliss; Inks:  Real Red, Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker; Card Stock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi;  Accessories & Tools:  Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Stars Decorative Mask, Blender Pen, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, White Baker's Twine, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

You have all week to join our challenge. so there's still plenty of time.  To visit the challenge, just click HERE.  There you'll find more inspiration and all the details for participating.  We'd love to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha