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Once in a while you find a stamp that can stand alone on a piece of paper and just be stunning. O Holy Night is a beautiful stamp set, with rich text art and all the right words to celebrate Christmas! I believe I have found a keeper!
Hand Stamped Sentiments is challenging us to use a warm color combo this week of Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, and Daffodil Delight. Looks rather autumny to me, but I've got to get Christmas cards rolling out of here, so I made it work.
I used Daffodil Delight to sponge the outside of the stamped layer, and I think it brightened it up nicely against the red.
Gotta love that double fork bow!
Be sure to set some time aside during this busy Christmas season to satisfy your creativity! Join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and play along!
STAMPS: o Holy Night
INK: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake for sponging
PAPER: In Color 13-15 stack, Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla
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Here's a set I have created for the latest event with Ustamp With Dawn & Friends - Heating Up the Holidays! This event uses EVERY ITEM in the Holiday Mini, can you believe it? 40 + tutorials, so no matter what you bought, there's a tutorial to spark your creativity.
This is a set of twelve tags and a cute pop out 3D box to send them in...
These were REALLY fun to make! And pretty easy, too. I'll give you a little hint...They're made combining two super cute sets from the Holiday Mini...the Stamp-A-Tag Kit, and the Season of Style Journaling Tag Pack. Here's a closer look at the tags.
Isn't it time to get started on your Christmas preparations? You'll be glad you did! Click below to check out my tutorial and 39 others for only $24.95...
I'm going to share another one of my favorites from this event...this one is created by Fran Sabad, and it's unexpected and WONDERFUL for Halloween lovers! Check it out...
Yes, I think I have to make this!
I'll be back to share my other project from Heating Up the Holidays 2013 in a day or two. Thanks for stopping by!
My day's birthday is this weekend, so I needed to make a nice, manly card for my poppa! He likes two things that many men like...cars and cigars. I've made him a lot of car cards (tongue twister) in the past (check out my other masculine cards here) , so I decided on the latter this time. Which worked out nicely to add a cigar gift card inside!
This card was so fun and easy to make! I watched a new video by Lisa Curcio on Stampin' Connection which teaches an inking technique using masking tape. You can view Lisa's video below.
Here's how it looked when creating the ink layers for the cigar. I used three browns for the cigar-Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, & Early Espresso. Then the metallic gold ink pad (ADD LINK) from the holiday mini for the band & the end of the cigar, as well as inking the striped embossing folder.
doesn't this technique work well to show the layers of the cigar?
I slid a scrap piece of paper in the punching portion (center) of the punch so my "cigar" would slide easily in thru the underside of the punch.
The cigar is 7/8" wide by 3-3/4" long, and I slipped one end into the 1" circle punch to neatly round off one end.
The letters are punched from Etcetera DSP with Bigz Alphabet Typeset and popped up, some single and others double. "Wish" is from the retired Word Play, layered with That's the Ticket and punched with Ticket Builder Punch.
The band is made using the same masking tape technique, with gold ink, and stamped randomly with "Happy Birthday" from Teeny Tiny Wishes.
Inside, with Label Love.
I'm playing along with SUO Challenges, which is doing birthday cards this week! Check them out for fabulous inspiration!
Have a blessed and creative day! ~ Erika
SUPPLY LIST:
STAMPS: That's the Ticket, Label Love, Word Play (retired)
INK: Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Night of Navy, Encore Gold Metallic Pad
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