PPA Color Challenge - Trio of Tags

Hello Blog Friends! This week's Pals Paper Arts color challenge can really play along with Christmas. I needed tags this week, so here is how I used Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake.

Merry Minis images decorate this tag in all three of my colors. This tag has one Basic Rhinestone. For threading the twine, I punched a Crumb Cake Label from Labels Punch Pack punches.

The second tag is stamped and pierced the same, but I added a little MORE bling to the second "ornament" hanger.

The last tag is totally blinged out with a row of rhinestones across the bottom. The sentiment "Merry Christmas" is from the (retired) stamp set Christmas Greetings. It is one of my "go-to" stamp sets that I will probably always have. I love the style of writing in this sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed my challenge items and that you are inspired to make and submit your own! You can use any products you like! Please leave your comments below, I love to read them!

Tag Supplies:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Stamps: Merry Minis, Christmas Greetings

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake

Extras: Little Labels Punch Pack, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones, Paper Piercer and Matt Pack

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Also, you can look like you planned ahead big time by using the Trimmings & Tags Bundle or the Petite Treats Bundle available now through January 2nd. Details here.

Ornament Trio

Simple. I love simple! I "stacked" the greeting from Christmas Greetings and used a Stampin' Write Marker to ink it up so it would fit better with this layout. I like the mostly untraditional colors of the ornaments. They make a dramatic showing on a background of Basic Black. They are easily punched out with the Ornament Punch.

Enjoy your Sunday and thanks for looking. I read all of your comments, so please let me know how you like my card.

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamps: Tags til Christmas, Christmas Greetings

Ink: Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist

Punches: Ornament punch, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Merry, Mary!

I love this card! It's so... "Merry!" Well, one reason is Mary Fish, my upline! She had a tutorial she calls One Minute to Wow and you can see her tutorial and card HERE. I used her technique, but made a different card. Below is my photo tutorial.

1. Use a background or large "busy" stamp. I used the Hydrangea from Because I Care (hostess level 1). Ink it up with VersaMark.

2. Emboss with gold ink.

3. Using my 3/4", 1/2" and the circle punch from Itty Bitty Shapes punch set...

4. Cut out as many circles as you can. I used the extras on other projects. See what you can create! You can use the circles as flowers. You can matte them for a more dramatic effect.

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive

Designer Series Paper: Nite Owl from Holiday Mini Catalog

Stamps: Because I Care, Christmas Greetings (sentiment), Tree Trimmings (ornament hangers)

Ink: Gold, Real Red

Punches: 3/4", 1/2", Itty Bitty Shapes

Extras: Old Olive 5/8" satin ribbon, Mini Glue Dots

I hope you enjoyed looking at my creation. Please remember to place your orders for Stampin' Up! using my Website.

Clean and Simple

This week's Splitcoast Clean and Simple Challenge was certainly simple--white and one other color.  I already had these Patterned Pines stamped on Whisper White, so I added matching star toppers, an embossed matte and a few swirls and the sentiment.  Easy! Quick! Elegant, I think. What do you think? Please leave your comments before you leave, I love to read them all.

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White

Stamps: Patterned Pines (11655 Hostess Level 1 Holiday Mini), Christmas Greetings (115448)

Extras: Petals-a-Plenty Folder (116824 Holiday Mini)

All products Stampin' Up!

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Pals Paper Arts Christmas Cheer

This week's challenge is just to make a "Christmas Cheer" project. AND--There's BLOG CANDY! Yippee! Please join us at Pals Paper Arts and submit your Christmas Cheer project for a chance to win. Use Mr. Linky and input a DIRECT LINK to your project to play along and be eligible for the blog candy and the chance to be a Pals Paper Artist Pick of the week.

1. I began with textured Melon Mambo card stock
   
2. I ran a piece of Whisper White through my Big Shot with the dotted swiss Texturz Plate
   
3. Used my Eyelet punch, to decorate the bottom edge of the Whisper White
4. Stamped the Delightful Decorations ornament in Rich Razzleberry onto Whisper White
5. Used Ornament punch to punch out the ornament, then tied it with silver cording
6. Used the Sizzlits Merry Details die and attached the little birdie in Whisper White
7. Added a little detail to the birdie's tail with my Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Marker
8. Popped the ornament up on Stampin' Dimensionals
9. Tied a bow in dotted grossgrain Rich Razzleberry ribbon around the top of the card
10. Stamped the sentiment from Christmas Greetings in Rich Razzleberry

Simple! Quick! Easy! and Cheery!

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Thanks for looking, and please leave a comment for me!

Pink Mojo

Dear blog friends: The mom of one of the design team members from our Pals Paper Arts is battling breast cancer at this time. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we have decided to dedicate our challenge this week to the cause. We are giving away a wonderful PINK package of Blog Candy. Please check our blog on Thursday morning for details. All you need to do to be entered to win the blog candy is to create your PINK project or card and upload it using Mr. Linky (You must wait to upload your Pink Project until Thursday's Post to qualify for the prize package!) You will not be disappointed at our prize package! I am going to be in the *pink* all week, as well, so join me every day to see what I have created with all of the brave women in mind who are battling this disease.

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Textured Pink Passion, Whisper White, Pretty In Pink

Stamps: Patterned Pines, Christmas Greetings, Wonderful Words

Ink: Pixie Pink

Extras: Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, 1-1/2" Circle Punch

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