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Whoa Nellie – It's only October and you're already getting a Christmas card from the McClains? Well, you know, Christmas cards are too much fun to just make in December.
This card may look familiar – it's my twist on a card on the cover of the Stampin' Up! holiday mini catalog. I thought it would be fun to turn the ornament into a photo card and to hang the ornament from tree branches. I used one of the pictures from our glorious trip to the Grand Tetons last August. Splitcoast Stampers is one of my favorite hangouts for all things related to stamping, especially today and yesterday where all kinds of craziness is going on for World Card Making Day.
I whipped this together today for two challenges, WCMD09E and WCMD09F. For the Verve Stamps Challenge, WCMD09E, we had to choose a flag from all the world's nations and make a card using the colors of that flag. I chose Azerbaijan's colors of red, soft blue and green. Those colors worked well with our picture, and I also learned a little about the country of Azerbaijan. The Magnolia-licious challenge, WCMD09F asked us to include a Christmas ornament in our card. Snap – no problem!
All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified:
- Stamp Sets: Sweet Centers, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Peaceful Wishes (retired)
- Cardstock: Real Red Textured, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White
- Ink: Real Red Classic Ink, Encore Silver, VersaMark
- Fibers: Jersey Ribbon Originals, Silver Cord
- Miscellaneous: On Board Originals, Martha White Snow Glitter, Button Latte Designer Buttons, Sweet Treat Cups, clear embossing powder
- Tools: EK Success Edger Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch
Tip: Stamp your ornament top first, then punch out the circle and attach the Sweet Treat cups. You'll be able to line everything up better that way.
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I know, it’s been ridiculously long since I posted. Ever heard the expression, publish or perish? Oh dear, I must be on my 9th life. But, oh, I’m having fun. Check this out . . . someone had a birthday. Me!
And, you know what that means. My twin had a birthday, too. Okay, we actually had our birthday a couple of weeks ago. But, you know, I believe in milking it as long as possible. Thanks everyone who sent me such sweet messages.
I actually have been doing a little bit of stamping. I love Halloween!
I’d love to take credit for these darling M&M lollipops, but, afraid I’m not the genius behind the delicious idea. Honestly, I’m not sure who first came up with the idea of matching the new Stampin’ Up! sweet cups with Wilton lollipop sticks. I think I read somewhere that it was demonstrated at the last Stampin’ Up! convention. But, no worries, I found a great tutorial for making them over at Teresa Payne-Neal’s blog, here.
- Stamps: Sweet Centers
- Paper: Pale Plum and Certainly Celery card stock
- Ink: Pale Plum and Old Olive Classic Ink
- Accesories: Sweet Treat Cups (very cool), dimensionals, Wilton lollipop sticks, ribbon scraps,
- Tools: 1-3/4 inch circle punch
