Merry Monday #25 - Christmas with Scenic Season

A new challenge over at Always Playing with Paper with Merry Monday. Today will be short and sweet since I've been struggling with this computer and having issues with my photos and the dealine is just around the corner.

If you would like to get started on your Christmas cards early, this site would be the one. Click here to go directly to the challenge.

 Here is mine:

Finally got my chance to try a topper card and great for Christmas. The DSP, this one called: Frostwood Lodge (now retired) along with the set: Scenic Season. Finally, got my chance to use my ribbon, 3/8' Quilted Satin Ribbon.

For the background, I used my chalks, perfect for adding softness and color. Believe it or not, this is one of the few cards I didn't use Stampin Dimensionals. Early Espresso and Old Olive cardstock along with a Basic Pearl were my main supplies for this. Hope you Enjoy!!

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PPA123 - Puttin' on the Ritz - Delightful Decorations with Frostwood Lodge

Another weekly challenge at the Pals Paper Arts website. This week's challenge is Putting on the Ritz and a chance to win some blog candy. Whether you choose to add a little or add a lot, show us the sparkle, shine, or decoration that makes your project just a little bit fancier.  The design team has created some beautiful cards to get you started.

It's easy to join the fun by clicking here to go directly to the challenge and link up your card. Here is mine below....

Love this set, Delightful Decorations, so to dress it up, I first embossed the little flower images onto the crumb cake cardstock with white embossing powder and heat set it.  But before that, I scored the cardstock into 1" squares for a decorative look.

Than I proceeded to stamp one of the ornaments in 3 different colors, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, and Pretty in Pink. Than decided to add a little glimmer onto the ornaments by using the Northern Frost Decorative Strip and the silver glimmer paper. Added pearls in the form of a string on each ornament and in addition added some glue on top of the string to add some dazzling diamond glitter to add more sparkle to the card. 

Here is a close up of one of the snowflakes from the Northen Frost Decorative Strip that was added to 2 of the ornaments. Added some waxy flax for the little bows on each ornament.

To create the middle ornament, I cut out 6 ornaments with the matching punch, scored each one in the middle and glued them together. Love how it pops out to you. The sentiment comes from the stamp set:Cotempo Christmas in Soft Suede ink. I did use stampin dimensionals under the Marina Mist ornament along with the Pretty in Pink ornament.

Hope you enjoy!!

Delightful Decorations 117635 - W

Contempo Christmas Stamp Set (118734 W, 120594 C)

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PPA122 - Celebrity Color Challenge - A Dahlia Flower with Frostwood Lodge

This week the Pals Paper Arts is having a color challenge, PPA122 along with celebrity guest, Angela McKay, who is the guest artist of the week. The design team also has come up with some great looking cards to get everyone started on this color challenge of Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, and Very Vanilla. To join, you can click here and go directly to the challenge. 

Here is mine

I will say that this was quite the challenge for me since I don't normally work with this color combination alot, but the DSP, Frostwood Lodge from the Holiday Mini Catalog came in very handy for this week's challenge to get me started.

I started this card with the embossing folder, Framed Tulips and than used Always Artichoke ink and the brayer to add the color to it which shows off the impression more, which is pictured above.

Next, I cut another piece of Very Vanilla (4 3/8" x 3 1/8") and ran it through the embossing folder called Stripes and placed in the middle of the frame. Hopefully you can see the impression on this close up picture.

Next, I added DSP Frostwood Lodge (4 3/8" x 1 1/8") along with cutting 2 strips of Cherry Cobbler cut with the scallop trim border punch for the middle before working on the Dahlia flower in the middle.

For the Dahlia flower, I used the 1 1/4" circle punch and cut out 8 circles and started to fold each one up before putting them together. Than used the Boho Blossom punch for the center along with a basic pearl. Added stampin dimensionals to the bottom of the flower before putting on top of the card. Below is the finished look. Hope you Enjoy!!

Complete List of Supplies:

• Inks - Always Artichoke (105219)
• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
• DSP - Frostwood Lodge (124002) 
• Other- Stampin Dimensionals (104430),  Basic Pearls ( 119247), Framed Tulip Folder (121809), Stripes Folder (123128)
• Punches - 1 1/4" Circle Punch (119861), Boho Blossom (119858), Scallop Trip Border (118402)
  

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