Candy Cane Ornament

 Hello!  I was playing Tic-Tac-Toe at The House That Stamps Built and created this Christmas Card using Repeat Impressions stamps from the Snow Globe Series.  I used the diagonal row of Sponging, Texture, and Twine-- I sponged the white card base with DOI Fired Brick before attaching a mat of red CS and the ornament,  but it almost looks like a solid cardstock  in the photo.  The texture is from the heat embossed sentiment, the heat embossed candy canes,  and the metallic gold die cut circle.  I was attempting to create an ornament with the Candy Cane edged in gold,  but it almost looks like one of those ornaments made with a Mason Jar lid.  Finished with a Red Metallic Twine and Bow to hang the ornament.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge:Week #494 CAS Christmas
The Paper Players: PP 419 CAS Sweet Treats
The House That Stamps Built: Challenge Tic-Tac-Toe N1418

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Christmas Gift

Hello!  Christmas is almost here.  Taking time out to make a card for the Mix It Up Monday challenge at Stamp TV.  Cat asked us to be inspired by a box of candy (shown below) to make a project.   I decided to make a box for my card using DCWV red foil card stock.  I stamped the box lid from GKD Beyond Baskets 2 with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP.  This was tricky since the foil tends to curl up with the heat, just be careful. I fussy cut the lid adding a box.  I then heat embossed gold snowflakes on the box and added die cut white snowflakes taking my cue from the inspiration photo.  Snowflake stamps and dies were from GKD Merry & Bright kit.  I stamped the tag and sentiment using more stamps from Beyond Baskets 2 and attached it with narrow red satin ribbon to the gift.  Used a layer of GKD Metallic Gold CS that was embossed with Darice Snowflake EF for the background.  Used White Glossy CS as the base to keep all layers shiny.

I must say I was quite pleased with the way this card turned out.  

Other Challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge 348 Holiday
Tuesday Morning Sketches:  #424 Anything Goes...no sketch this week ....just do anything.
Addicted To Stamps Challenge: #159 Season Greetings
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge:  #270 Tic Tac Toe -used row 1 - Stamping, Die Cut, Red

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa