It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.   This week it is a color challenge.  

What a fun and bright color combination.  When I first saw the challenge colors I had to stop and think about how I could use it for a Christmas card and then it hit me!  

• Azure Afternoon CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".
• Lemon Lime Twist CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Azure Afternoon CS ornaments stamped using the Hang An Ornament stamp set in Azure Afternoon ink.
• Lemon Lime Twist CS ornament stamped using the Hand An Ornament stamp set in Lemon Lime Twist ink.
• Ornaments die cut using the Hang An Ornament dies.
• Sentiments from the Hang An Ornament set and the Sophisticated Sled set inked with Versamark and White Embossing Powder and heat embossed.
• Gray Granite ornament toppers and hooks die cut using the Hang An Ornament dies.
• Branch (sneak peek from the upcoming January-April 2025 Mini Catalog) from the Delightful Wishes dies in Gray Granite CS.

• Lemon Lime Twist CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Basic White CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".
• Sentiment from the Sophisticated Sled set (Online Exclusive) inked in Gray Granite ink.
• Holly and berries die cut using the Hang An Ornament dies.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created for this challenge!

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

I thought this sketch would be the perfect time to use the Yuletide Village stamp set.

• Misty Moonlight CS card base 4-1/4" x 11"
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Another design from the Iconic Celebrations DSP 2-1/4" x  4-1/8"
• Basic White CS cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
• House and tree from the Yuletide Village stamp set inked in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
• Images colored using Misty Moonlight, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, & Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends.
• Sentiment from the Peaceful Season set inked with Versamark and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.
• Mossy Meadow banner cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
• Earth Tones Shimmer Gems in the upper right hand corner and on the banner.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4" 
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4"
• Sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set inked in Misty Moonlight ink.

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created with this fun sketch.

Welcome to the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! deomnstrators who gather together on the 14th of the month for this blog hop.  This month our theme is Gratitude.   This is a perfect  theme for the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving.

• Pecan Pie CS card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".
• Pretty Peacock CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Very Vanilla CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed using the Birch Wood Embossing folder.
• Leaves cut using the Autumn Leaves dies in Pecan Pie CS, Pretty Peacock CS, and Oxidized Copper paper.
• Sentiment from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink on a Very Vanilla CS label cut with the Autumn Leaves dies.
• Tinsel Gems Four-Pack embellishment on the label.

• Pretty Peacock CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Very Vanilla CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Oxidized Copper strip 3/5" x 3-7/8"
• Leaves cut using the Autumn Leaves dies in Pretty Peacock CS and Oxidized Copper.

Thank you for stopping by!  Now it is time to check out all the rest of the stops on the blog hop.

It is Thursday which means it is time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week we have a color challenge.  I thought this was a tough one-Wild Wheat, Copper Clay and Early Espresso.

This combination uses 2 of the 2023-25 In Colors; Wild Wheat and Copper Clay.   I don't use these colors as much as I should so this was a good challenge for me.

• Early Espresso CS card base- 4-1/4" x 11".
• Copper Clay CS layer-4" x 5-1/4".
• Early Espresso CS layer 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder.
• Copper Clay CS layer 3" x 3".
• Very Vanilla CS cut using the Stylish Shapes dies.
• Sunflowers from the Cutest Cows stamp set inked in Early Espresso ink.
• Sunflowers colored using Wild Wheat and Copper Clay Stampin' Blends.
• Grass image from the Cutest Cows set inked in Wild Wheat ink.
• Wild Wheat ink blended using Blending Brushes.
• Sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set inked in Early Espresso ink.
• Cow inked in Early Espresso in Very Vanilla CS and colored using Copper Clay Stampin' Blends
• Cow punched out using the Cutest Cows Builder Punch.
• Cow attached using Stampin' Dimensionals.
• Attach 3 Earth Tones Shimmer Gems.

• Very Vanilla CS layer 4" x 5-1/4"
• Sunflowers inked in Early Espresso and colored using Wild Wheat & Copper Clay Stampin' Blends.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created for this color challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and remember the Seasonal Sale is available until November 15th.  Time to stock up and save on cardstock, ink, Stampin' Blends!

Welcome to the Inspire Create Share blog hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who gather together for this  monthly blog hop.  This month the theme is Christmas is Coming!  Enjoy the hop and all the inspiration.

• Basic White Thick CS card base 4-1/4" x 11".
• Basic White CS 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" stamp the sentiment  from the One of a Kind bundle in Balmy Blue ink.
• Embosss the Basic White CS with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Cut the embossed Basic White piece 3/4" x  5-1/4" and 2-1/2" x 5-1/4".
• Brushed Silver Foil (part of the Brushed Silver & Gold Foil pack) 1-1/2" x 5-1/4".
• Adhere the foil to the card base so it fills the gap between the 2 pieces of Basic White CS.
• Adhere the Basic White pieces with Stampin' Dimensionals to the card base.
• Die cut 3 Basic White snowflakes using the One Of A Kind dies.
• Stamp the large snowflake using Balmy Blue ink on Balmy Blue CS die cut using the One Of A Kind dies.
• Adhere the snowflakes to the silver foil strip.
• Attach an Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems to the center of each snowflake.

• Balmy Blue CS 1" x 4-1/4" embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Brushed Silver Foil cut using the One of A Kind Snowflake die.
• Sentiment and snowflakes stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

Thank you for stopping by.  Now it is time to see what the rest of the stampers created!

Remember the Seasonal Sale started on November 13 and will end on November 15th.

It is Thursday and time for a new Create with Stamping Friends Challenge.  This week it is a sketch challenge.

Here's what I made using this sketch.

• Misty Moonlight CS card base 4-1/4" x 11".
• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Iconic Celebrations DSP (Online Exclusive) 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
• Iconoc Celebrations panel 2" x 4-1/2".
• Basic White CS 2-1/4" x  3-3/8".
• Msity Moonlight CS 2-1/8" x 3-1/4" embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder.
• Silver & White Sheer ribbon tied in a bow.
• Basic White CS Stylish Shapes die circle.
• Silver tree (Brushed Silver & Gold Foil) cut using the Decorative Trees dies.
• Basic White CS snowflake tree overlay cut using the Decorative Trees dies.
• Basic White CS label cut using the Peaceful Season dies.
• Sentiment inked in Misty Moonlight ink from the Peacesful Season bundle.
• Tree and label embellished with the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.

• Basic White CS layer 4" x 5-1/4".
• Iconic Celebrations DSP strip 3/4" x 4".
• Sentiment from the Decorative Trees set inked in Misty Moonlight ink.

Thank you for stopping by.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Stamping Friends design team created with this sketch.