Merry Christmas with Christmas Silhouettes

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great month so far! We are preparing for Thanksgiving this week and I am still working on creating my Christmas cards (I am so far behind this year :-)). 

  

I decided to create a card with a bit of a non-traditional color scheme and used several sets from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Christmas Silhouettes, Home for the Holidays and Texture Tiles 1.

I incorporated the Splitcoaststampers SC708 Sketch Challenge into the design and will also be participating with the International Art & Soul #46“Wild Animals” Challenge along with The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #41 “Anything Goes”.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

Also, don’t forget- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is continuing celebrating their 11th birthday this month with different sales each week!   There is a sitewide sale of 25% off minimum orders of $25 for the 11th Birthday/Black Friday sale (good thru 11/26) plus you get to choose your November Stamp of the Month from one of our top 4 stamp sets (for any net US order of $60)- good through November 30^th!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the reindeer image from Christmas Silhouettes with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the image has cooled, fussy-cut the image (I used my Brother Scan ‘n Cut machine with a .04 border).

2). De-static another piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Home for the Holidays with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the image has cooled, die cut with a stitched circle die and mount onto a piece of black cardstock. Add a bit of splatter with the distress oxide inks noted in the step below.

3). For the background panel- on a silicone mat, tap a bit of twisted citron distress oxide ink onto the mat, lightly spritz with water and press the white cardstock into the ink.  Repeat the process with a bit of peeled paint distress oxide ink and when you are satisfied with the background, heat with a heat tool to dry.

4).  Die cut a stitched square die from the center of the panel on a diagonal and set aside.  On the main background panel, add a bit of splatter using the splatter image from Texture Tiles 1 using black soot distress ink.

5). On the die cut square, stamp the script image from Texture Tiles 1 with black soot distress ink (with the square on a diagonal).  Mount onto a piece of black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

6). Mount the background panel onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge  and mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

7). Add a layer sentiment circle directly to the card front.

8). Mount the diagonal layered/stamped square onto the card front with dimensional foam (this should cover the opening that was originally cut with the square die and no one will ever know).  Add the looped silver cord before mounting the fussy-cut reindeer image with dimensional foam.

9). Finish off the card with a few rhinestones near the sentiment.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Silhouettes, Texture Tiles I, Home for the Holidays (Sweet ‘nSassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide- Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron; Tim Holtz® Black Soot Distress

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangle STAX, Stitched Square STAX, Stitched Circle STAX;  Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Metallic Cord, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by. I hope all of you have a very blessed week and Happy Thanksgiving!

Christmas Silhouettes plus a Birthday Celebration!

Hi Friends!

Woohoo!  Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is celebrating their 11th birthday this month! 

We are so excited and will be having sales, giveaways as well as live videos to celebrate all month!

The November release consists of two new 11^th Birthday Throwback sets- Cocoa’s Cups  and Crazy About Snowmen and through November 7^th, you can receive 11% off the new release with code: HAPPY11NEW

Plus, you get to choose your November Stamp of the Month from one of our top four stamp sets (for a $60 net order US $$)- good through November 30^th!

And, don't forget- free shipping and handling on all net $75 orders in the US!

We are also celebrating by highlighting previous stamp sets and I will be sharing a card designed with three previously released sets: Christmas Silhouettes, Texture Tiles I,  and Texture Tiles 4.

I was inspired by the Just Us Girls #464 Inspiration Challenge (love the white with the red) and will also be linking this card to the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the reindeer image from Christmas Silhouettes with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the image has cooled, fussy-cut the image (I used my Brother Scan ‘n Cut machine with a .04 border).

2). Create the plaid banner by lining up and stamping the buffalo plaid image (Texture Tiles 4) with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink onto cherry cardstock. Die cut the panel with a stitched banner die (FYI- I split the banner in half to create a longer length).

3). Repeatedly stamp the snowflake image from Christmas Silhouettes onto a piece of white cardstock with Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. Trim the panel for the background and watercolor a bit of diluted hickory smoke distress ink over the snowflakes before mounting onto a piece of black cardstock.

4). Die cut a piece of black cardstock with a horizontal stitched strip die, split the die in the center (to spread to the width of the card- this will be covered up by the main focal image), adhere to the card front with the stamped buffalo plaid banner.  Adhere a strip of 1 ¼” Cherry Grosgrain Ribbon (in the center of the horizontal strip die) before mounting the entire panel onto a white card base.

5). Die cut a circle of white cardstock with a stitched circle die, stamp the music image from Texture Tiles I with hickory smoke distress ink and mount onto a black cardstock circle.

6). Stamp the sentiments from Christmas Silhouettes using Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. Once the embossing has cooled, trim the panels and create the banner points with a punch (or by hand), mount each onto black cardstock and create matching banner points.

7). Mount the “Merry Christmas” sentiment directly onto the card front at the top, adhere the stamped musical die cut circle in the center with dimensional foam and mount the “and Happy New Year” sentiment with dimensional foam at the bottom of the circle.

8). Add the fussy cut reindeer with dimensional foam to the card front.

9). Adhere a large 1 ¼” Cherry Grosgrain bow (I used hot glue) along with a white cardstock snowflake for the center and a large rhinestone.  Adhere a metal snowflake charm below the lower sentiment and add a few Nuvo™ Grey Mist crystal drops to the snowflakes in the background as well as the musical area to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Silhouettes, Texture Tiles I, Texture Tiles 4 (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Tim Holtz® Hickory Smoke Distress Ink, Nuvo™ Grey Mist Jewel Drops

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched Horizontal Strip, Stitched Circles, Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner; Circle Dies (retired SU!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Martha Stewart™ Snowflake Punch, Large Rhinestone, 1 ¼” Cherry Grosgrain Ribbon (from my stash), Snowflake Charm (retired SU!), Hexagon Punch (for banner points)

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and I hope you have a wonderful week!