Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #21

Good Sunday morning to you all!  We have an "Anything Goes" challenge for you this week at Christmas Card Challenges.  It's one of my favorites but it is also one that sometimes has me puzzling about what to do.  It's easy when someone else tells you what to do but another thing when you have to figure it out all by yourself.  This one is a very simple one and uses one of my favorite retired stamp sets called Bells & Boughs.  Soon to be retired is the Boho Blossom Punch so I thought it would make for some pretty Christmas flowers.

Stamp Set:  Bells & Boughs (retired); Inks:  Always Artichoke, Tuxedo Black Memento; Card Stock:  Naturals White; Accessories & Tools:  Boho Blossom Punch, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 3/8" Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, 1/8" Silver Mini Brads, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer

Come join us and share what you create.  We'd love to see you at Christmas Card Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #19

This week's Christmas Card Challenge is all about travel.  Whether you go by boat, car, train, plane or sleigh to reach your Christmas destination, it's sure to be a fun trip.  The Traveler stamp set from Stampin' Up!® has one of my favorite train stamps.  I love to travel by train but it has been a long time since I've had the opportunity to do so.  It's a very simple design but I really like the way it turned out even with my little halo.  Yes, I know, but this is the only piece of this patterned paper I had, so I went with it.  Consider it the flag leaving flutters in the air!  :-)

Stamp Sets:  Joyous Celebrations (sentiment), Traveler; Inks:  Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz); Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Vintage Christmas (My Mind's Eye); Accessories & Tools:  Postage Stamp Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Blending Tool, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer

For all the challenge details, visit Christmas Card Challenges.  We'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #17

As I think I've mentioned before, I love our "Anything Goes" challenges.  Well, I like them all but I love being able to just look at what I have and get busy making a card.  This one again has the Twelve Days of Christmas patterned paper from Graphic 45.  I didn't do any stamping on this one.  Sometimes you just don't need it.  I will add a Christmas greeting to the inside when I'm going through and getting cards ready to send.  I sometimes a certain sentiment especially for the person who will receive the card.

Card Stock:  Mossy Meadow, The Twelve Days of Christmas (Graphic 45); Accessories & Tools:  Mossy Meadow 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive

Come join us for this week's "Anything Goes" Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #16

It has been quite some time since I did any coloring on one of my cards and it has been a while since I used one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets from Flourishes.  It's sad that they are no longer in business.  They had some beautiful images for coloring.

For this card I used some of my hoarded Twelve Days of Christmas patterned paper from Graphic 45.  I'm getting so much of it stacked up that I now have to start using it in my projects.  There just isn't room to keep everything I have on the shelves.  Well, I should admit that it's not all on shelves.  I do have too much so it has spilled over onto the floor!  :-)  I also didn't add a sentiment to the front.  I didn't want to detract anything from the image.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Candles (Flourishes); Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento; Copic Markers:  YG11,YG13, YG17, R22, R24, R27, Y17, Y19, B00; Card Stock:  Always Artichoke, The Twelve Days of Christmas Patterned Paper (Graphic 45), Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Styled Labels Die (Tim Holtz), 1/4" Red Satin Ribbon, Jute Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot-Die Cutting Machine

Join us for this week's "Anything Goes" Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #15

Hello!  It's time for another Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.  It took me forever to get a card made for this one.  I'm not sure what it was that I was wanting to do but it just didn't seem to want to materialize for me.  I do love these colors, though.

So, join us this week and show us what you can do with the challenge.  I always enjoy seeing all of your great projects.  I've been inspired by many of you.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Bliss; Inks:  Pacific Point, Smoky Slate; Card Stock:  Pacific Point, Whisper White, Silver Glitzy Glitter Paper (DCWV); Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

For more inspiration and to join us for this week's challenge, visit Sunday Christmas Card Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #14

It's Sunday morning and that means it's time for a new Christmas Card Challenge.  This week we are challenging you to make a card using only sentiments.  That's right, no images, only sentiments.  It's up to you how many you use.

I don't know about you, but I found it rather difficult not to use some kind of stamped image.  :-)  I think that's because I am so used to having some kind of image on my cards.  I finally decided to add a couple of die cut layers and added the sentiment from the Beauty of the Season Stamp Set.

Stamp Set:  Beauty of the Season - sentiment (retired); Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento; Card Stock:  All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits Dies, 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon (retired), Pearl Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

You can find more details for the Sunday Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #13

Well, it's Sunday again and time for another Christmas Card Challenge.  This week we have Winter Hues.  These are some of my favorite Christmas colors when I'm not sticking strictly to traditional.  The text on the bottom banner was a happy accident.  I was going to use the other side, which is a solid tan color, but discovered the text so incorporated it instead.  

Stamp Set:  Christmas Lodge (retired); Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar; Card Stock:  Santa's List Designer Pad (Teresa Collins), Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Paper-Piercing Tool, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

I do hope you can join us for this week's Christmas Card Challenges #13.  We'd love to see what you create using this lovely color scheme.

The sketch I used is from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #6

Hello and welcome to this week's Sunday Christmas Card Challenge.  It's all about CASEing a card from one of our Design Team.  But, remember, the only "real" challenge is to create a holiday or Christmas card.  I really enjoyed going back through and looking at all the great cards from our past challenges.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Lodge (sentiment); Ink:  VersaMark; Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Gold Foil Sheets, Very Vanilla, Silver & Gold Collection (Bo Bunny); Accessories & Tools:  Gold Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

Here is the card I CASEd from Alanna.  I, too, love this patterned paper from Bo Bunny.  I changed mine up just a bit as I didn't have all of the same products she used on her card.  I really like the way both of them look.

For all the details, check out Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Christmas Card Challenges #5

It's the first Christmas Card Challenge of the new year and it what better way than to start it off with a color challenge.  Of course, that is optional.  All you really need to do is make a holiday or Christmas card.

Stamp Sets:  Bells & Boughs (retired), Christmas Lodge (retired); Inks:  Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso; Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso, Santa's List (Teresa Collins), Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits Dies, 2013-2015 In Color Sequins, Pearl Basic Jewels, 2-Way Glue Pen, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

To join the challenge, you can find all the details, HERE, over at Christmas Card Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #4

With Christmas behind us, I know I've taken a big sigh of relief.  I love this time of year but I am always happy to see it wind down and the excitement of a new year build.  This week's Christmas Card Challenge is an Anything Goes, one of my favorites.

For today's card I've combined the colors from Colour Me...! Card Challenge #51 and the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #167.

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink: Real Red; Card Stock:  Always Artichoke, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red, Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack (retired), Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Christmas Bauble Die (Marianne Design), Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

For all the details of the Christmas Card Challenge, click HERE or on the image below.

The details for the Colour Me...! Card Challenge can be found HERE.

Details for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #3

It's Sunday again and time for another Christmas Card Challenge.  This week it's an inspiration challenge with a charming little penguin as the focal point.  Be sure to share your holiday or Christmas cards with us as we love to see all the beautiful projects you create.  Here is the card inspired by that cute little penguin in our inspiration photo.

Stamp Set:  Pennant Parade (retired); Ink:  Cherry Cobbler; Card Stock:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White; Other:  Top Note Bigz Die, Curly Label Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Punch (retired), Large Oval Punch, Little Labels Punch Pack, 1" Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon, White Gel Pen

You can fin all the Christmas Card Challenges details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #2

Hello and Happy Sunday, everyone!  Our challenge for this week is to make a card that is Clean And Simple (CAS).  Of course, the only real challenge is that your card be a holiday or Christmas one. Now how easy is that!  Hmmm?  I think I got a little "tilted" when I put this one together.  You know, that might be a good reason to not create in the middle of the night.  :-) 

Stamp Set:  God's Blessing (retired); Ink:  Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  3/8" Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

We'd love to have you join us for this week's CAS Design Challenge.  You could be a winner.  You can find all the details HERE.  Be sure to check out the other members of our Design Team.  You can find their links in the side bar on the right.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenge #1

Can you believe it's time for a new year of Christmas card making here at Sunday Christmas Card Challenges?  Today marks the first challenge of that new year and it's a color challenge.  I decided to stay pretty true to the color choices but it just had to have a little glitz to it and that is were that Silver Ribbon and Brushed Silver card stock come in.  It doesn't show up well in the photo but the card does have a  pretty shimmer to it. 

Stamp Set:  Beauty of the Season, Christmas Lodge (retired); Inks:  Basic Gray, Garden Green; Card Stock:  Basic Black, Brushed Silver, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  1/8" Silver Ribbon, Dimensionals

Join us HERE for the Sunday Christmas Card Challenges color challenge.  We would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #53

It's Anything Goes week at Sunday Christmas Card Challenges.  I decided to finally use some of my hoarded Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas patterned paper.  I've had it for a while and not used it.  I love the vintage look of their paper.  Can you believe there is no stamping done here?  The only ink used was the marker to color the pearls and to color the edges of the layers.  A little punching, a little fussy cutting, a little sponging and voila! a beautiful vintage Christmas card.  I love vintage!

Ink:  Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz); Card Stock:  Real Red, Twelve Days of Christmas (Graphic 45); Copic Marker:  R27; Accessories & Tools:  Eyelet Border Punch (retired), Distress Tool, Dimensionals, Pearl Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Silver Gelly Roll Pen, Stampin' Trimmer

 For all the challenge details, visit Sunday Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #52

It's Sunday and that means a new Christmas Card Challenge.  This week's optional challenge is a Christmas tree inspired by the inspiration photo.  I saw this tree made from hearts quite some time ago and have always wanted to give it a try.  I don't remember the original designer's name, but I do thank her for her inspiration.  It's one of the cards we made in my last Christmas card class.  Clean, simple and just plain cute.

Stamp Sets:  Heard from the Heart (retired), Pennant Parade (retired); Inks:  Old Olive, Real Red; Card Stock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red; Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Owl Builder Punch, Linen Thread, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

You can find all the Christmas Card Challenges details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #51

Welcome to Christmas Card Challenges!  This week's challenge is all about color.  Now you can opt to use the colors found in the inspiration photo or you can simply make a holiday or Christmas card, which is really the only rule to our challenges. 

Stamp Set:  White Christmas; Inks:  Real Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky; Card Stock:  Real Red, Trim The Tree, Bermuda Bay, Naturals White; Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer

You can find all the details of the Christmas Card Challenges Color Challenge and link up your beautiful card HERE.

The sketch I used is one from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #50

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Today's Christmas Card Challenges optional challenge is to create a faith-based Christmas card. One of my new favorite (yes, I do have a lot of those!) stamp sets is called Gentle Peace.  Don't you just love that stained glass image? 

Stamp Set:  Gentle Peace; Inks:  StazOn, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Softy Sky, Tuxedo Black Memento; Stampin' Write Markers:  So Saffron, Marina Mist, Crushed Curry, Pool party, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Blush Blossom (retired); Card Stock:  Real Red, Naturals White, Vellum; Accessories & Tools:  Iridescent Ice Stampin' Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Snips, SNAIL Adhesive, VersaMark, Dimensionals

Here is a close up of the image and you can see the sparkle from the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  It really looks so much better in person but at least you get the idea.  Oh, and just a note of caution for you...never, ever leave a brand new container of Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder on your table with the lid unscrewed.  It makes for an awful mess when you knock it onto the floor!  I'm still sparkly from that little fiasco. 

Don't forget that tomorrow is the last day to link up your blog to be considered for our Christmas Card Challenges Design Team.  You can find all the details HERE.

And, for more inspiration, stop by Christmas Card Challenges to see what the other Design Team members have created.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #49

Hi everyone!  This week's Christmas Card Challenges optional challenge is to use no embellishments.  No embellishments is not easy for me considering I love sparkly.  So, I used my favorite Lovely As a Tree Stamp Set and kept it to a single layer.  Nothing to it!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As a Tree, Christmas Bliss, White Christmas, For All Things; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Always Artichoke, Mossy Meadow, Soft Sky; Card Stock:  Whisper White

And that is all there is to that.  A single layer card and no embellishments.  I look forward to seeing all the great projects from you all.  And, don't forget we have a Design Team Call open until November 10th.  You can find all the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #48

It's the last Sunday of the month and time for an Anything Goes challenge from Christmas Card Challenges.  This week my card is more whimsical since it is one I'll be sending to one of my younger grandchildren.  I was watching a PBS special about penguins the other day and it made me think of this stamp and die set I had gotten when I still worked at Archiver's.  It made for a great kid's card.

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Bliss, Penguins (Hampton Art); Inks:  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, So Saffron; Chard Stock:  Whisper White, Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack, Champagne Glimmer Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Penguins Die (Sizzix), Gelly Roll Pen, Decorative Label Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

We'd love to have you join us for this week's challenge.  You can find all the Christmas Card Challenges details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunday Christmas Card Challenges #47

Snow globes have long been favorites of mine and this week's Christmas Card Challenges has a wonderful inspiration photo for you.  So, I made a snow globe but without the shake it up and watch the snow fall. 

Stamp Set:  Holiday Home; Inks:  Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz; Card Stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Whisper White, All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, VersaMark, Frosted Sequins, SNAIL Adhesive, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Heat Tool, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

For all the challenge details, visit Christmas Card Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha