What a fun time I had designing this card! Minimal layers and three neutral inks make this card a snap to create! Just select the appropriate sentiment, and you will have a card for any occasion. And speaking of fun, are you ready for a little fun on this day after Christmas? Let’s test your knowledge of Stampin‘ Up! stamp sets? Name the five sets that were used to make this card. Come on…you can do it! The answers will be revealed during my tips!

The Stampin‘ Schach Tips:

• Get noticed with neutrals! Pull out the Basic Black, Basic Gray and Sahara Sand inks. Whisper White and Basic Black card stock form the over-sized (5″ wide x 7″ long) card base of this simple and classy card!
• Ink the Medallion stamp with Sahara Sand, and position the image in the lower right hand corner. Ink the center of the stamp again with Basic Black and stamp onto Whisper White. Punch out with the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch and pop it onto the original with a Stampin‘ Dimensional.
• Flourishes, flourishes, flourishes! Ink the “Floral Flourish” image from the Wedding Sweet set with Basic Gray and stamp into the upper left hand corner. Ink the “Brocade Flourish” from Friends 24 -7 with Basic Gray and stamp in the lower left hand corner and upper right side. Ink the “Flourish” from Wings of Friendship with Sahara Sand and randomly stamp. Make certain to stamp a few off the edges of the paper!
• Sneak a peek! The “Large Flower” from Vintage Vogue was inked and stamped onto Whisper White twice, once with Sahara Sand and a second time with Basic Black. They were then snipped out using Paper Snips and adhered onto the card base. For contrast, the Sahara Sand image was adhered first, and the Basic Black was popped up with a Stampin‘ Dimensional. Likewise, the sentiment is also from Vintage Vogue.

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Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue (W 117690; C 118598—Occasions Mini), Wings of Friendship (114308—Hostess Level 2), Wedding Sweet (115466), Friends 24-7 (113218), Medallion (115223); Inks: Sahara Sand (105208), Basic Black (101179), Basic Gray (109120); Paper: Basic Black (102851), Whisper White (100730); Tools: Paper Snips (103579), 1-3/4″ Circle Punch (112004), Stampin‘ Dimensionals (104430)

On this snowy eve of Christmas, I could not help but share one more holiday card. It was created for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge, a sketch designed by our own Margaret Moody. The “Dove” image is from the Gifts of Christmas set, while the sentiment, “Peace on Earth”, is from Four the Holidays. I created this card especially for you, my readers, and for my fellow Pals Design Team members, past and present. It is not a card that can be created in a matter of minutes, but it is a card that was created from my heart. May each and every one of you have a blessed holiday, filled with joy and happiness!

The Stampin‘ Schach Tips:

• “Dynamic Duo”! Bravo Burgundy and Brushed Gold card stock provide the foundation for this card, while Bridesmaid Designer Series Paper form the panels. Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to selecting your designer papers!
• “Love the Dove”! The Dove image was inked with VersaMark and stamped onto White Vellum. It was then heat embossed using Gold Stampin‘ Emboss Powder. The image was inked a second time with VersaMark and stamped onto Brushed Gold card stock. It was also heat embossed with Gold Stampin‘ Emboss Powder. Using Paper Snips, I carefully trimmed around the image embossed on the vellum. Next, I snipped out the Brushed Gold Dove, and popped it onto its vellum counterpart using Stampin‘ Dimensionals.
• “Mat Magic”! To create the rectangular mat, Whisper White card stock was passed through the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty Stampin‘ Up! Textured Impressions Folder. To enhance the flowers, Gold Encore was applied using a Brayer. After rounding the corners, the edges were distressed with a Sponge Dauber and Bravo Burgundy ink.
• “Oval Ovations”! The Very Vanilla and Brushed Gold ovals were cut in a snap by zipping the Ovals Originals Die through the Big Shot.
• “Bring the Bling“! Because I try to use Stampin‘ Up! products exclusively in my designs, I had to make my own gold pearls that adorn the Peace on Earth banner. I simply coated three Half-Pearls from the Pretties Kit with VersaMark ink, dipped them into Gold Stampin‘ Emboss Powder and heated with the Heat Tool! Mini-Glue Dots are the perfect adhesive for attaching my new “Gold Pearls”. A few snippets of Bravo Burgundy 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon and a Brushed Gold Jumbo Snowflake complete the look.

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