Saturday, December 8, 2012

Merry Christmas - 2 challenges

Hey, happy weekend.  It's been such a busy weekend so far, that I haven't had a chance to relax yet.  Hopefully, after I've finished this post I'll settle into my recliner for the rest of the evening...and do NOTHING.

So, when I finished addressing Christmas cards today, I realized that I needed 2 more.  So this little number is one of the cards that (I hope) finishes my stack of cards that will go off the the post office on Monday.

I'm playing along in 2 challenges.

CASology week #22 - Sparkle (oh yes, I love sparkle)  This challenge blog is new to me, and I'm really excited to play along.  You should take a look at the inspiration provided by the design team!
Just Us Girls #166 - Technique Challenge {embossing}  I enjoy both heat embossing and dry embossing, so it didn't take me long to decide to play along with the girls this week.

I combined these 2 challenges into this Christmas card.


Guess what?  This card came together so quickly, that I wondered if something was wrong. Ha!  Really, though, I'm so pleased with how it turned out.  It was easy AND fun.
I used a set of star dies from WPlus9 for the focal panel, then I adhered a piece of champagne glimmer paper - very glittery - behind the panel.  The sentiment is heat embossed with champagne embossing powder.  After that I just popped up this panel with foam tape onto the card base and I was done.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by.  I hope you'll leave a comment; I love hearing from my visitors!


Supplies:
Card stock: basic black, champagne glimmer (SU)
Ink: versamark
Stamps: Christmas blessings (PTI)
Other: clear cut stacker dies - stars (WPlus9), champagne embossing powder (Recollections), foam tape, scor-tape, anti-static bag



8 comments:

  1. Susie I love your glitter stars. Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at CASology!

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  2. Totally glam Susie! LOVE those gold sparkly hearts, they really do pop on the black!

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  3. Gorgeous sparkle on the black background! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CASology this week!

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  4. Love the movement of the stars across the panel and the sparkle is perfect! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  5. Wow! Super sparkly fun...LOVE IT!!!

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  6. That shimmery paper is gorgeous and I love how you used the negative cuts for the stars. Sentiment pops wonderfully with it being embossed too! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!

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  7. love the champagne glitter paper against the black... fab card for the challenge! thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  8. Beautiful...love the CAS yet bold design! Thanks so much for playing with us at Just Us Girls!

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