Fusion Card Challenge - Seasons Greetings Stag

What a busy day!  I've got three posts for today - lots of new challenges beginning.  This one is for Fusion Card Challenge.  This one doesn't normally start on the 1st of the month.. it's every other Thursday, and the 1st just happens to be on Thursday this month! 

Here's the inspiration photo / sketch this time.  Remember it's Fusion so you can work with the inspiration photo OR the sketch.... if you're feeling clever you can fuse them together.   I usually love a sketch, but this time I was inspired by the photo.  I zoomed in on that Reindeer surrounded by candles, greenery and pine cones.

I started by cutting a frame and roughly drew the shape of it on a panel of white card stock.  Next I added very soft Tumbled Glass distress ink using a Clarity Stencil Brush so it peeks out from behind the frame.  

Next I added lots of foliage on the frame - these pretty flowers, pine and pine cones are from WPlus9's Merry & Bright.

Then I added this wonderful stag in aqua.  I'm still loving aqua and red side by side!

Of course we need to have a little gold for Christmas - so the inner frame is gold glitter paper, and I added some gold sequins for more shine! 

Now it's your turn! Need a little more inspiration? Check out more projects from our design team!

Becca Cruger

Betty J

Karren Johnson

Carol Mayne

Linda Callahan

Lyndal Higgins

Michelle Lupton

Michele Leone

Michelle Williams

To play along and get all the details visit Fusion Card Challenge!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"

Stamps | WPlus9 Merry & Bright

Dies | WPlus9  Merry & Bright, Stag Trio, Anastasia Tag Die

Sequins | Pretty Pink Posh Gold 4 mm

WPlus9 Anastasia Tag Die WPlus9 Stag Trio Die WPlus9 Merry & Bright Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Gold Sequins WPlus9 Merry & Bright Die TD Clarity Stencil Brushes (Set of 4) TD Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

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SSCB#62 Sparkle - Ornament Pops

It's time to flip over the calendar page to a new month.  I guess that let's you know I'm old school.   I still love my big planner and seeing my whole month's commitments written down all on one sheet so I can see everything at a glance.   The best part of starting out a new month is all the challenges that begin on the first.

Serendipity Stamps has a monthly challenge and offers up a nice prize - a $20 gift certificate for one lucky player.   The challenge this month is Sparkle!   That's easy enough right?  Some glitter, embossing powder, foil paper or maybe a handful of sequins should do the trick.

I had a vision in my head of ornaments hanging on a tree with gold beads of garland strung about.  I thought the strands I created covered up too much of the greenery so I scattered them about like twinkling lights.

These fancy ornaments from Serendipity Stamps "Ornament Pops" remind me of the ones from my childhood.  The ones imported from Poland that hung on our family tree. 

The greenery is from the "Ornament Pops Outline" stamp set.

Want to go shopping?

The 50% off Stamp of the Month for December is the Winter Doe!

Need a little more inspiration? Check out more projects from our design team....

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Carol Mayne

Vickie Zimmer

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

You can link up your designs here at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.  You have until December 29 to play along! 

 

Finished Size:  4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Serendipity Stamps Ornament Pops, Ornament Pops Outline, Tis The Season
Dies | MFT Blueprints 20
Sequins | Pretty Pink Posh Gold 4mm

Serendipity Stamps Ornament Pops Serendipity Stamps Ornament Pops Outline Serendipity Stamps Tis The Season Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Gold Sequins MFT Stamps Blueprints 20

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The 12 Kits of Occasions Happy Howlidays!

It's the last day of the month!  You know what that means right? It's time for The 12 Kits of Occasions! The 12 kits is a group of 12 friends who love to make cards and papercraft.  Every month we take turns putting together a kit for the rest of the group.  We all receive the same things in the kit, and on the last day of the month we all reveal what we made with the kit.  It's fun to see how our designs are similar or different!

Our hostess this month is Kim Heggins from Cupcakes Cards and Kim.   Kim is a total sweetheart...she loves to going to concerts with her daughter, baking cupcakes, and Mickey Mouse!   That alone should tell you what a big heart she has!  

Here's a peek at the beautiful kit she put together for us... stamped images from Avery Elle and Lawn Fawn.. and some gorgeous papers!   No trixies in this kit.. (these are things I might have left over that I couldn't figure out what to do with).  I only have a few sheets of paper left over this time!

Here's the cards I made.. I added only a few die cuts from Pretty Pink Posh!

The pretty tree die is from Poppystamps - its' called Grand Pine Tree.  

Want to see more?  You can jump to The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog and see a sample from each of the DT Members

Finished Size all project 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Avery Elle Oh What Fun (Santa), Dashing (car), Lawn Fawn Happy Howlidays
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Speech Bubbles, Stitched Borders 4, Stitched Duo 1, Stitched Duo 3, Stitched Borders One | Poppystamps Grand Pine Tree

Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Speech Bubbles Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 4 Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 1 Die Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 1 Dies Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 3 Poppystamps Grand Pine Tree

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