Blue Christmas

While I never liked the song, I love blue and silver for the holidays.  Try Stampin' On Tuesday has a sketch challenge this week:

Here is my version:

The patterned paper is a beautiful silver and blue that matches the metallic base.  The nativity is die cut with the same metallic paper, and layered on glitter paper. 

Bright Shiny Objects

The House of Cards challenge:

These colors scream elegant Christmas!

I cut this quilt square die with shiny silver, shiny gold, matte silver, and gold flocked pearl papers.  YUM!!  The sentiment is heat embossed in fine gold powder.  This die is kind of like potato chips, can't eat just one, can't cut just one.  I made 8 more of these in various colors...  I think I have a problem!!!

Bokeh Effect with Opposite Colors

I was lucky enough to take a class at Simply Said Rubber Stamps in Cincinnati a few weeks ago, and I now understand Bokeh.  And I actually used what I learned to make a card!!!

Tim Holtz Distress inks, 40+ year old sequins (seriously!!), ProvoCraft die cut sentiment.  I LOVE this card, favorite colors, sequins, what's not to like?!?  I am sharing this with House of Cards - Bokeh Effects Challenge and Less is More Opposite Colors (purple and teal, opposites on the color wheel) .  Stop by Words 2 Scrap By for our May challenge - Say Cheese! 

OWH Mid Week Throw Down - Christmas in July

This week's challenge is to make a Christmas card.  OWH must ship all cards overseas by October 31, so we need to start early!

I made this Santa jacket card from an OWH tutorial found HERE.

I made an file to cut the buckle out of gold foil paper.  You can download it HERE.  The red is completely flocked, the brass brads from the office supply store, Recollections kraft and textured black papers, iridescent white from Coredinations, Cuttlebug swirl embossing, scalloped die from Above Rubies Studio, grosgrain ribbon for the belt. 

OWH Mid Week Throw Down - Things with Wings

Operation Write Home's Mid Week Throw Down challenge is create a card including Things with Wings. 

Here is my offering:

Cheery Lynn butterfly die,  Fiskars clear stamp and swirl texture plate, India Brights Papers, Recollections kraft paper base (lined of course!), gold leafing pen on the body and tentacles, scrap trim. 

I had a major score at JoAnn's today.  I have been drooling over some 5x7 paper pads of handmade papers from India.  They feel like fabric, and have beautiful foiled patterns in unique colors.  Problem?  The papers are not 5x7, more like 3 3/4 x 5, not very card friendly.  But they were tough to pass up at 70% off, and minus my 15% teacher discount!!!  For $2.55, I can make them work.  I bought 2 different pads.  Yep, I need more paper like a hole in the head...