C24C - Merry Christmas ...

.... Good morning!!! It's Monday 1 June and time for our new challenge at Christmas 24 Challenge. For the next couple of weeks we want your Christmas cards to feature the colours BLUE and GOLD. I've made a clean and elegant card:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Contempo Christmas
Inks: Versamark; Gina K - Jet Black Amalgam; Memento - Danube Blue
Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Night of Navy; SU Punch - Christmas Ornament; Gold Embossing Powder; Gold Satin Mirri Card; Sakura Stardust Pens

I'm submitting this card to Love to Craft Challenge Blog - LTCCB#47 where, as usual, the theme is Anything Goes.

I have to admit that the inspiration for this card came directly from our challenge graphic. I think the little coloured ornaments are so sweet. I stamped the image in Versamark ink, heat embossed with gold powder and cut out the ornament with the matching punch. I've had these SU stamps and punch for a long time and I still love them - simple and elegant! I added some colour to the ornament by filling in the gaps with blue stardust pens - they shimmer so much! I cut a square of gold satin card and navy for the mat layers and on the white square I stamped a Christmas greeting. I finished the front by using dimensional pads to adhere the ornament. On the inside, I cut a mat layer of navy card, and on the white panel stamped a greeting and another bauble, this time in blue!

I took a close-up photo of the ornament to show the sparkle of the blue ink, not sure it works, but it is very pretty in real-life!

Please don't forget to visit our blog to see more inspiration cards from the rest of the design team. Have fun! That's all from me today.

52CCT - Stash challenge ...

.....  Good morning!!  For our last challenge in February at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown, Jacqueline has come up with a stash challenge - we must use metallic papers on our card.  Here's my take:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Delightful Decorations, Contempo Christmas, Christmas Messages
Inks: Versamark; Real Red
Accessories: SU Card - Basic Black; White Lustre Card; Red Metallic Card; Red Satin Card; SU Punch - Christmas Ornament; Lakeland Christmas Banner; Clear Embossing Powder

I've used a number of challenges to make this card.  The layout is based on this week's CAS(E) this Sketch - CTS#65, the theme of bauble is from the inspiration photo at Festive Friday - FFC#25 and the colour is from Jingle Belles - JB:14:04 where the ladies want us to feature RED.  I made the card base from black card, cut a mat panel in bright red mirri card and a white panel.  I used red satin card for two ornaments; I stamped them both with Versamark, heat embossed with clear powder and then punched them out.  One of the baubles is a little distressed, which I rather like as you can still see the satin finish.  I stamped the centre ornament on white card.  I attached string to the back and adhered them with dimensional tape.  I ran the black strings over the white card, taped them in place and then used dimensional tape to attach the white panel.  So this card has some depth!!  I finished the front with a simple banner sentiment on red mirri card.  On the inside I cut a white panel, added a couple of ornaments and a simple verse.

For more inspiration with metallic papers, check out the cards from the rest of the Design Team.  I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make.  Last week's Christmas Landscape challenge was fab - so many lovely cards!  See you soon!