It's time for the September Keeping Christmas blog hop! Kelly Lunceford started this many months ago and eventually the former team of "The Challenge" designers came to be a part of it. We share holiday cards and projects with you on the 25th of each month to show you different ideas, techniques or projects to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards and tags for the coming year. All of the designers have projects to share with you today. You'll find a list of the participating designers at the bottom of my post so you can stop by and admire their creativity while collecting some ideas for your holiday card creating.
Here's my creation for this month's hop. The layout was inspired by the current sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. I found some pretty patterned paper with large scale snowflakes in my scrap pile and thought it would make a pretty background for a large sentiment panel. My sentiment is from Avery Elle's Sending Peace stamp set. I stamped the text in silver ink on a red cardstock panel before heat embossing it in silver for an extra pop. The panel was matted on black cardstock before I adhered it to the patterned paper panel over narrow strips of black and silver cardstock. I used foam tape for dimension and so I could tuck the ends of the clear crystal flourishes I used as accents underneath the raised panel. The finished panel was adhered to a red card base matching the sentiment panel.
Don't miss what the rest of our team has created to inspire you to
get a head start on your holiday card making! There is a lot of
inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Here's where to find the team members:
Materials Used:
Sending Peace stamp set (Avery Elle); Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink ( Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Real Red and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Silver cardstock, clear crystal flourishes (Recollections); Ornaments-Season's Greetings designer paper (Echo Park); silver embossing powder (Hero Arts); Pierced Rectangle STAX dies (My Favorite Things); foam tape
Beautiful card Lori! I have to remind myself to use silver more often and your card is a wonderful example of how gorgeous red and silver is! Thank you for sharing your inspiration! 😊🎄
ReplyDeleteSO pretty, Lori - love your paper choices here, and those swirling gems! Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!
ReplyDeleteLove this, Lori! I always love red and black for Christmas!😍
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Lori! I love the bling flourish and it really sets the sentiment off! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat an elegant holiday card you made with our Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch, Lori!!! It's absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your card and your creative talents with us at TSOT!!! -Donna
ReplyDeleteGreat sketch interpretation, Lori! Your holiday card is lovely and elegant. Thank you for joining us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday Challenge #475.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful with all the elegant bling! Love all the red for Christmas!
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