Spirit of Love

Hi there! Today's card is for two challenges: Flourishes' Christmas Spirit Challenge #17 and the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #132. The Christmas Spirit Challenge is an inspiration challenge using this photo:

Isn't that a gorgeous scene! I love the deep reds and pure white combination, so I used it as my main inspiration for this card. I stamped the stocking image from Flourishes' Christmas Classics set because I felt like they would look perfect hanging from that fireplace mantle in the photo.  I used a Snow Marker for the first time on this card on the white "fur" of the red stocking. You can't see it in the photo, of course, but it's looks great peeking out between the holly leaves. 

Maria, over at Maria's Merry Makings made the prettiest flower for a baby card this week using this tutorial, and I tried my hand at it, too. It was so easy to make, and it's only about half an inch high.   

The two sentiments inside the card are both from the Christmas Classics set, and the swirl stamp is a Studio G stamp I picked up at Michael's in their dollar bin. I thought the "spirit of love" sentiment fit the inspiration photo scene perfectly.  

Thanks for visiting tonight. Hope you have a fabulous evening!

 

Stamps: Chirstmas Classics (Flourishes); Studio G
Paper: Susan Winget Glad Tidings (K&Co); Recollections
Ink: Copics, Memento; Colorbox, Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Craft Smart
Dies: Lacy Squares; Blossom Two, Labels One; Curved Rectangles (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Parisian Edger (EK Success); Dots, Circles & Stars Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Raffia (Michaels); Snow Marker (Marvy); Mulberry Paper Holly Leaves (Recollections); Corner Chomper; rhinestones; brad; Stickles; glitter (Martha Stewart); Perfect Pearls
Size: xA2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Deck the Halls

Hi friends! I've got another challenge card, of course, for three challenges this time. Two of the challenges are good for my Christmas card a week goal. The sketch was Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #23. The other two challenges are: Flourishes Christmas Spirit Challenge #16--song inspired; and TCP Tuesday #171, Christmas with photo inspiration.


For the Flourishes challenge, I used Deck the Halls as my inspiration song, and for the TCP challenge, concentrated on using traditional Christmas colors and focused on decorations and ornaments.

I turned the sketch sideways, and when I did it, I had a very logical reason for it, but now I can't think of what that might have been. It would have worked just as well as a tall card. The first paper I used is of pine branches and holly with red berries. Can you see the ornaments on the next designer paper? I didn't want to cover them up too much, so I used a lattice border punch rather than something solid under the ribbon. I colored the stamp with Copics and used a silver Sharpie opaque marker for the little snowflake ornament that sits on the bow. I used Glossy Accents on the ornaments, but I'm not sure you can tell in the photo. Even close up, it was hard to photograph. That might not be a bad thing. I had to re-apply the Glossy Accents three times on the green ornament because I kept brushing my hand against it. It might be a little bit smushed. 8~D The sentiment was printed on the computer then cut out with a Spellbinders die.

You can see the pine and holly paper better on the inside of the card. It's really pretty paper. It deserves a card all by itself. For this sentiment, after I stamped "Seasons Greetings," it looked kind of bare, so I searched around and found the sparkle stamp in Flourishes' Make a Wish set. I love it when a stamp company includes little accent stamps in their sets. They are so versatile.

Okay, my card is made and photographed, my post is written, and I've cleaned up. I know I must have forgotten something because it's not dark outside yet. Normally, after doing all that, it would be after midnight. I'm sure it will come to me as soon as I hit "publish." ;)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening! 

 

Stamps: Holiday Greetings, Christmas Classics, Make a Wish (Flourishes)
Paper: Glad Tidings (K&Co); Gingerbread Fun Mini Pack (Designs by Krista); Recollections
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Stampabilities; Memento; Opaque paint marker (Sharpie); Copic markers
Dies: Blossom, Floral Doily Motifs, Std Circles Lg, Lacy Squares (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Lattice Chain Large Edger (EK Success); Seam Binding dyed with re-inker (Hug Snug); rhinestones; Perfect Pearls (misted with water); Glossy Accents
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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