CAS Christmas Snowflake

Hello Friends!

I hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend! I had a chance to create a few projects this weekend and this card was designed from scraps using the FreshlyMade Sketches FMS215 Sketch along with the CAS-ual Fridays CFC146 “Snowflake”Challenge and the Simon Wednesday “Let It Snow” Challenge.

 Again, if you have not already visited the above sites, I hope you will take a moment to do so- tremendous inspiration from all!

This is a very simple card to create using dies, a bit of Silver Cord and Rhinestones.

I already had the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner die cuts in my scraps since I usually cut out banners and other shapes from the background layered panels.

The snowflakes were die cut from Silver Foil and I did dry emboss the Whisper White Banner using the Big Shot™ with the Memory Box (MB) Lindeman Snowflake Die (it is difficult to see this in the photo since the dry embossing is behind the silver snowflake die cut).

The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of Smoky Slate so again, a quick, easy card for Christmas!

Stamp Sets:  More Merry Messages (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Silver Foil

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner STAX Dies, MB Lindeman Snowflake Die, Silver Cord, Rhinestones, Frosted Finishes Embellishment

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a fabulous week, my friends!

TCC45- Christmas Blessings

Hi Friends!!

It is time for The Card Concept #45 "Let It Snow" Inspiration Challenge- I love this color combination for Christmas and I chose to use the colors as well as the snowflakes for my Mixed Media card design.

I am also going to link this card to the Fusion “Blue Christmas” Challenge and the Paper Players PP273 “Tic-Tac-Toe” Challenge (snowflake, blue, ribbon).

Just a reminder that the Card Concept is a bi-weekly challenge that has an inspiration photo along with a number of design styles that you can choose from to create your card- Clean and Simple, Clean and Graphic, Clean and Layered, Shabby Chic, Freestyle Collage, Classy and Elegant and Mixed Media.   

I hope you can find some time to gather your supplies together and come join in on the fun- this will be our last challenge before Christmas :-)

To create this card:

Using a foam brush, apply Gesso® to a piece of designer paper (this is a great way to use up the patterns that you are not fond of) and once dry, apply a combination of Ranger® Tim Holtz® Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain along with Faber-Castell® Gelatos® (not sure of the color- I think it is Blueberry).

This process is a bit difficult to describe and basically you keep building up the background color until you are pleased with the results.

Use the large splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with White Craft Ink to add a bit of splatter to the background (difficult to see in the photo).

Once the color had dried, de-static with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the retired Festive Flurry snowflake image using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Close up of the easel closed :-)

When the embossing has cooled, ink the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) Winter Blessings stamp using Night of Navy Classic Ink and stamp over the snowflake and background.

Trim the panel and hand cut the V-shape per the sketch.

Mount the lower panel onto a card front using Night of Navy cardstock.

Mount the upper panel onto a piece of Night of Navy cardstock (trimming to a “V”), add the ½ White Tea Lace Paper Doily behind the upper panel along with the 3/8” Denim Ribbon and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Ink the sentiment from the retired Stampin’ Up! More Merry Messages using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Create the easel card from Extra Thick Whisper White cardstock (I used the Splitcoaststampers Tutorial here), stamp the sentiment from the retired Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) His Gift stamp set using Night of Navy Classic Ink , add the strip of Night of Navy cardstock with dimensional foam (cut the strip with the My Favorite Things (MFT) Horizontal Stitched Strip Die, edge with the MFT Die-namics Faux Crochet Die from Whisper White cardstock along with the 3/8” Denim Ribbon and stamp snowflakes from the Winter Blessings set (SNSS)  with White Craft Ink).

Adhere the card front to the easel and finish off the card with the retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment and Rhinestones.

Stamp Sets:  Festive Flurry, More Merry Messages (retired Stampin’ Up!); Gorgeous Grunge (Stampin’ Up- current), Winter Blessings (current SNSS), His Gift (retired ODBD)

Ink: Versamark™, White Craft;  Ranger® Tim Holtz® Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain along with Faber-Castell® Gelatos® (Blueberry),

Paper: Extra Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy; retired DSP (cannot see this since covered with Gesso®).

Accessories: Gesso®, Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Horizontal Strip Dies, MFT Die-namics Faux Crochet Die, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Winter White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 3/8” Denim Ribbon, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Rhinestones

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week and come play along with us at The CardConcept!

Christmas Blessings- Faux Metal Reindeer

Hi Friends!

I decided to create a card for this week’s Merry Monday #180 Reindeer Challenge along with the Global Design Project #GDI011 Christmas Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers’ WT546 Make It Metal Challenge (my reindeer image is a Gelli Arts® Faux Metal Print).

The main reindeer image is from a portion of a Gelli Arts® print that I had created a while back and had filed away for a later day (i.e. in my “stash”) and I when I saw the Merry Monday “Reindeer” theme, I knew I had to pull this one out and use it for my card.

I sure hope you have a chance to visit the above challenge sites and check out their galleries- fabulous inspiration from all!

As I have mentioned in previous posts re: Gelli Arts® Printing- I have not ventured into the video making aspect of stamping yet but videos describing the basics for monoprinting.

I currently own the 6” square Gelli Arts® Printing Plate and have used it primarily with embossing folders for the printing and texture.  Below are the basic steps I take to create this type of background print.

Using a brayer, roll Gold and Silver paint onto the Gelli® Arts Printing Plate (GA plate) and spread to cover the plate.

Lay a piece of watercolor paper or cardstock onto the plate and lift off, lay another piece onto the plate for the ghost print.

Add a few drops of colored acrylic paint (I used a dark blue and mauve), spread with the brayer and then lay a previously embossed piece of cardstock (embossed with the Deer Run Anna Griffin® Cuttlebug™ Embossing Folder) onto the GA plate, left up (this will remove some of the paint for the print design), lay down one of your prints created in the first steps above, press into the paint and lift up, lay another print, press and lift again.

FYI- I am using very old Folk Art Deco® Acrylic Paints that I have had for years, so they are thin and dry quickly.

You can repeat the steps to build up more layers but I have found that one or two layers give me enough depth for this type of background.

Once the panel is dry, you should be able to see the outline in the paint of the embossing folder that was used as a stencil, line up the Gelli Arts® printed paper back into the actual embossing folder and re-emboss with the Big Shot™.

Add Encore!™ Silver Metallic Ink over the raised embossed areas and set with the Heat Tool.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Stitched Square STAX die to cut out the image, mount onto retired Cranberry Crisp cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Cut a piece of Brushed Silver cardstock with the MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner Die, add the Silver Cord trim and mount onto a piece of Cranberry Crisp cardstock.

Trim the Cranberry Crisp cardstock panel and mount onto the Brushed Silver card base.

De-static the panel with the Embossing Buddy®, stamp the sentiment using Versamark™ ink, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Add the Reindeer panel using dimensional foam along with a Silver Cord bow to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  More Merry Messages (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink: Versamark™, Encore!™ Silver; Various Acrylic Paints- Gold, Silver, Dark Blue, Mauve (Folk Art Deco®)

Paper: Watercolor, retired Cranberry Crisp, Brushed Silver

Accessories: Big Shot™, Cuttlebug™ Anna Griffin® Deer Run Embossing Folder,  Gelli Arts® Printing Plate, Brayer, Silver Cord Trim, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thank again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a fantastic week!

Merry Christmas- Gold and White

Hi Stampers!

I apologize for my delay in posting the additional pages for the Bible Memory Verse Album- this week has just gotten completely away from me­ :-)    I will be posting the remaining pages over the next few days- promise!

In the meantime, I have been organizing (or trying to) my craft storage area and decided to create a few cards using some retired stamp sets that were begging for some  “love”  :-)   

This Clean and Simple (CAS) card was created using the FMS153 Freshly Made Sketches Challenge along with the Fab Friday 50 Challenge to use Gold and White (plus it is another one of my CCC14 Splitcoaststampers Christmas Card Challenge designs ) :-) .   

I decided to heat emboss the images and used a really old embossing pad (before SU! carried Versamark™ ) and I think that it is a bit dry – see what happens when you organize- you find all sorts of things you forgot you had :-)  

 

Again, if you have not had a chance to check out both sites yet, I would encourage you to do so- great job by all!!

To create this card:

Using the Embossing Buddy®, de-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamp the tree image as well as the sentiment using Versamark™ ink.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.     

Trim a panel of Brushed Gold cardstock and mount onto a Whisper White card base.

Fussy-cut around the tree image and mount onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Trim the sentiment panel and adhere to a Brushed Gold cardstock layer.  Add the 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon double bow and mount onto the card front.

Add a few Pearls to finish off the card- quick, clean and simple!!

Stamp Sets: Snow Swirled, More Merry Messages (both retired)

Ink: Versamark™ or other clear pigment ink

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Brushed Gold

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool,  Pearls, 5/8” Gold Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by!  I will be posting a few more cards in addition to the rest of the Bible Verse Memory Album shortly- hope you have a chance to visit again soon!

Christmas Blessings- Stamp Etching along with a Sketch and Color Challenge :-)

Hi Stampers!

Here is second card that I created for the CC493 Splitcoaststampers' Color Challenge-Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive with the dessert option of “something recycled”- I decided to skip dessert on this card :-)

This is my last week as a Guest Designer for the Splitcoaststampers’ Color Challenge so I hope you will find the time to join in on the fun!  I have had a wonderful time with the ladies on the team and am so honored that they asked me to join them for August :-)

This card incorporates the FMS150 Sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and is also one of my August designs for the Splitcoaststampers’ Christmas Card CCC14 Challenge (this challenge is for your own commitment to stamp Christmas cards all year- I am a bit behind but am catching up- Christmas will be here before you know it)....

 To create this Clean and Simple (CAS) card:

Stamp the Christmas Bauble image using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla  cardstock and color the images using Stampin’ Write markers- Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon and Old Olive.

Add the lines in the Lost Lagoon area of the ornament and the leaves using a 1.0 Sakura Pigma Micron™ Pen (this is the “stamp etching” technique highlighted at Splitcoaststampers- see tutorial here).  My etching is a bit more line to line and I did it very quickly (sorry for the woobly lines) but I still think this qualifies :-)

Use a Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker to add a few shadows and carefully cut out the image.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Delicate Designs (snowflake border) Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.  Stamp the sentiment above the embossing using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and trim the panel.

Add the retired Gold Twine to the top of the ornament and mount the ornament to the embossed panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the panel to the Very Vanilla card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere a few Pearls to the center of the ornament to finish off the card.

Quick, easy and not too many layers- just the way I like it for Christmas cards :-)

Stamp Sets: Christmas Bauble, More Merry Messages

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, Stampin’ Write markers- Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive, Sahara Sand;  1.0 Sakura Pigma Micron™ pen

Paper: Very Vanilla

Accessories: Big Shot™, Delicate Designs Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, retired Gold Twine, Pearls

Oops!!  After creating the card and preparing to link up the challenge sites, I noticed that the FMS site closed at midnight PDT Monday (thought it was on Tuesday at noon- duh!! ) so I could not link to that challenge- good thing, since I noticed that I had one image on the card (versus two per the FMS150 sketch)...still wanted to give them credit for the sketch inspiration :-)

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a terrific Tuesday!!

Another Christmas In July- A Non-Traditional Color Combo :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I am still working on trying to master the Clean and Simple style (as most of you know this is a style that is very difficult for me- I always want to distress or sponge something- lol!! :-) 

I thought the CAS Colours and Sketches #83 Challenge would be perfect for a different color combo for Christmas and this is one of my designs for the SplitcoaststampersCCC14 Christmas Card Challenge.    

I hope you will have time to check out the both challenge sites for so much inspiration!!

I decided to incorporate My Digital Studio (MDS) with traditional card making techniques and our new Stampin’ Blendabilities™ for this CAS card- I love how the Stampin’ Blendabilities™ work so well with printed MDS images :-)

To create this card:

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS), position the skate image from Winter Memories and the sentiment from More Merry Messages and print out onto Whisper White cardstock.  

Color the skate image using the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Light Marker (for the blades, heel and laces) and Stampin’ Write markers- Mossy Meadow for the holly, Perfect Plum for the berries and Elegant Eggplant for the ribbon.  Add a few highlights to the berries using the Chalk Marker.

Carefully cut out the image and attach using Stampin’  Dimensionals® to a Whisper White cardstock circle punched using the 2 ½” Circle (layered onto another split 2 ½” Circle from Elegant Eggplant cardstock split to reveal a small border).   

 **** Shhh- here is my secret!  Ideally you could just punch out the image and layer but I accidentally went outside of the lines on the blade image when I was coloring with the Smoky Slate Blendabilities™ marker, so to salvage the image, I decided to fussy-cut.... I would recommend staying within the lines- duh!!  :-) *****

Layer a strip of Elegant Eggplant to the edge of a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, adhere a piece of Perfect Plum Designer Series Paper with a scrap strip of Elegant Eggplant onto the Mossy Meadow layer and add the Whisper White piece onto the top. 

Trim the layered panel to 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock and adhere to the Whisper White card base.

Add the skate image circle to the card front along with the sentiment layer (banner points were created using the Hexagon Punch and layer onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant, also punching points using the Hexagon Punch).

Adhere the Perfect Plum button with Natural Linen Thread to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Winter Memories, More Merry Messages  (MDS versions)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black, Blendabilities™- Smoky Slate Collection (Light marker), Stampin’ Write Markers- Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Chalk Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Mossy Meadow, Perfect Plum DSP (retired Hostess Level I pack)

Accessories: Punches- 2 ½” Circle, Hexagon, Natural Linen Thread, retired Subtles button

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!!

SUO86 Last Minute Gold Snowflake Card with Gift Tag :-)

Hi Stampers! 

It’s time for the new SUO86 SU-Only Challenge and the theme for this challenge is “Last Minute Cards and Gifts”. 

I decided to create a quick, clean and simple (CAS) card along with a matching tag using some of the new Gold Foil Paper and Heat Embossing.

Again, I hope you will find some time during this busy holiday season to check out the SU-Only Challenge site and the rest of the Design Team’s creations- they have great ideas for the last minute card or gift! 

To create this card and matching gift tag:

De-static three pieces of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy® and using Versamark™ ink.  Stamp the snowflake image from Best of Snow twice (leaving room for the die cut) onto one of the pieces, the sentiment from Greetings of the Season  onto the other near the bottom right and the sentiment from More Merry Messages onto the third piece. .

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder to all of the images and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once cooled, use the Big Shot™ with the Festive Flurry Framelits™ to cut out the snowflake images (I was thrilled to see that second to the smallest die would fit this snowflake) and use the second to the largest die to cut two additional snowflakes out of Gold Foil paper. 

Use the Simply Scored™ Scoring Tool to score the Gold Foil snowflakes and fold at the scores to create dimension.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Chalk Tag Framelit™ to cut a tag out of Whisper White cardstock.  Mount the tag onto a piece of Gold Foil Paper and trim the paper by hand to match the tag corners.

Adhere the embossed snowflake to the scored Gold Foil snowflake.  Mount the snowflake onto the tag using Stampin’ Dimensionals®  as well as the sentiment.  Add a Pearl to the snowflake and the retired Gold Cord to finish off the tag.

Trim a piece of Whisper White cardstock to frame the snowflake for the card, mount this onto a piece of Gold Foil Paper and add to the layer with the Peace on Earth embossed sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Mount this to another layer of Gold Foil paper and onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the snowflake to the center using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the Pearl to the center to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Best of Snow, Greetings of the Season, More Merry Messages

Ink: Versamark™

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Gold Foil

Accessories: Big Shot™, Chalk Talk and Festive Flurry Framelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, Simply Scored™ Scoring Tool, Pearls, retired Gold Cord

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you will find the time to visit us and enter your project into the SU-Only SUO86 “Last Minute Card and Gift” Challenge :-)

Have a fabulous week- Christmas is almost here!!

CAS Christmas Ornaments- A Bit of Gold for Christmas

Hi Again Stampers!!

I had so much fun in my craft room and created several cards- this one uses another new product that will be in the upcoming mini catalog and I also decided to create one more Christmas card.  

Since I used heat embossing, this one is the first of two that I created with The Friday Mashup! FM139 Challenge in mind- I will post the second card later tomorrow :-)  

 I hope you find the time to check out the Design Team cards and other entries- again, I love challenges since you can see all of the different interpretations of an inspiration, color or sketch!

To create this card:

Apply the new Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape (will be available in the new Occasions Mini catalog) to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the sentiment from More Merry Messages using Versamark™ ink, apply the Stampin’ Emboss Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.

De-static a piece of Vellum with the Embossing Buddy® and stamp the ornaments from Christmas Collectibles set using Versamark™ ink, apply the Stampin’ Emboss Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool.    Once cooled, punch out using the Christmas Ornament Punch and add the Gold Cord (retired) to the tops creating a loop for hanging.

Punch the leaves out from Gold Foil Paper (I used scraps) and adhere to the panel for “branches”.  Add the ornaments using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and loop the cords around the branches.

 

Add the entire panel to the Whisper White card base using Stampin’  Dimensionals® and add a Pearl to the center of the lower ornament to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Collectibles, More Merry Messages

Ink: Versamark™

Paper: Whisper White,  Gold Foil

Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape, Embossing Buddy®, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Emboss® Gold Embossing Powder, Pearls, non-SU! Branch Punch

Thanks again for stopping by- have a blessed Sunday!!

Black Tie Christmas- Card #2 :-)

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create one more card using last week’s DD79 Black Tie Challenge colors from the Dynamic Duos and decided to include the dessert option of Christmas again :-)

The winners have been posted for this challenge, and if you have not had a chance to visit yet, I hope you will check them out- wonderful examples of how two colors can be interpreted!!

 

Also, the new weekly DD80 “Triple Threat” Challenge will be starting at 12:00 noon EST today –looking forward to seeing you in the gallery :-)

To create this card:

In My Digital Studio (MDS), open a blank 8.5 x 11 custom page and insert the ornament image from Festive Flurries along with the sentiment from More Merry Messages onto Whisper White cardstock. 

*** Hint **** Whenever printing images in MDS for card making, fill up your page before printing with other images that you may use in the future.

Cut the ornament out with the 1 ¾” Circle Punch and mount onto another circle cut from Basic Black cardstock (cut the black circle in half vertically).  Create the top of the ornament using a scrap piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and mount a few scraps of Basic Black on the sides- adhere this behind the circle ornament.

Use the AquaPainter™ with Platinum Shimmer Paint to cover the top of the ornament and parts of the snowflake.  Add the Basic Black cardstock strip in the center and punch out a ½” Circle to put in the center.  Add the Frosted Finishes Embellisment to the center of the small circle using Mini Glue Dots and wrap the retired Silver Cord around the top of the ornament – place a Rhinestone in the center to hold the cord in place. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and Silver Foil Paper.  Add a few scraps of Basic Black cardstock to the back of the embossed Smoky Slate layer, adhere the Silver Foil strip in the middle and the Whisper White border (from the Big Shot™ and the Finishing Touches Edgelits™) at the bottom.   Mount onto the DSP panel, trim to size, adhere to a Whisper White cardstock layer and again onto a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock.

Add the ornament to the center of the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and adhere the tails of the Silver Cord behind the card front.  Mount the entire panel onto the Basic Black card base.

Trim the sentiment and add banner points using the 1” Square Punch. Mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and trim to match the banner.  Mount to the card front over the Silver Cord using Stampin’ Dimensionals™ to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Festive Flurry, More Merry Messages– both MDS

Ink: Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Silver Foil, retired Mocha Morning DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Finishing Touches Edgelits™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Punches- 1” Square, 1 ¾” Circle; Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Rhinestones, retired Silver Cord, Platinum Shimmer Paint

Thanks again for visiting!  I hope will have a chance to visit again and check out the new DD80Dynamic Duos Challenge!

DD79 Black Tie Christmas

Hi Stampers! 

This week’s Dynamic Duos DD79 Challenge is “Black Tie” week with the dessert option of Christmas.  

I decided to use My Digital Studio (MDS) to create the images and traditional card making techniques for a “hybrid” card   :-)

To create this card:

Using MDS, use the brush stamp set from Day of Gratitude and More Merry Messages- print out onto Whisper White cardstock.

Carefully cut out the Day of Gratitude image and color the center of the image with an AquaPainter™ and Platinum Shimmer Paint.

Use the Big Shot™ to cut out a 3 ½” Circle from a piece of Basic Black cardstock (I was able to use a scrap piece from a previous project that already had this opening cut out)- adhere this to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and again to a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock.   

Punch out a 2 ½” Circle from Smoky Slate and another one from Basic Black cardstock.  Cut the Basic Black circle in half and adhere behind the Smoky Slate circle (allowing a bit to show on the sides by spreading out the circle).  Mount this circle into the center of the 3 ½” Circle created in the above step.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black triple ribbon bow and add the Day of Gratitude using Stampin’ Dimensionals®. 

Use the Big Shot™ with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.   Adhere this to a piece of Basic Black cardstock, add the lace along with another strip of 5/8” Basic Black Satin ribbon and adhere the entire panel to the Whisper White card base.

Use the 1 3/8” Circle punch to curve the edges of the sentiment, mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and curve the edges on the Basic Black layer using the 1 3/8” Circle Punch, adhere to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Rhinestone to the center of the medallion and the Frosted Finishes embellishment to the center of the bow. 

Stamp Sets:  Day of Gratitude, More Merry Messages (both MDS)

Ink: Printer Ink- Black

Paper: Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Circles Collection Framelits™, Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Rhinestones, Punches- 2 ½” Circle, 1 3/8” Circle; 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon (retired), AquaPainter™, Platinum Shimmer Paint (retired), Lace (from my stash)

Thanks again for stopping by!  Again, I hope all of you will have a chance to visit us at The Dynamic Duos and play along this week!!  

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