Krafty Chicks Challenge #811: CHRISTMAS

 Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

Time for another great challenge from the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog. Welcome to week 2 of our challenges and that's to use a CHRISTMAS or any holiday/winter theme on your project. I chose to put the spotlight on Christmas this week!

 #811 CHRISTMAS

Today's card is following another great layout from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. This layout also gets you using your scraps, I had enough smaller pieces to trim to size that I didn't have to cut into a sheet.

I already had the deer die cut ready to use, so this card came together quickly... after I figured out the DSP measurements. Here's a close up:
 

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Dashing Deer
• Card Stock: Real Red, Early Espresso, Basic White
• DSP: Retired from my stash, I don't recall the name
• Ink Pads: VersaMark
• Accessories: Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Detailed Deer thinlits, Tasteful Labels Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals
   

To keep the inside of the card and the envelope clean and simple, I  added a deer die cut and a little more DSP. Quick and easy and done.

 

Head on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog for more details about the challenge and for more inspiration for CHRISTMAS week from the Design Team. There's even a place to upload your project at the end. I hope you play along with us and show us what's happening in your craft space.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog

Krafty Chicks Challenge # 736: Stamps

Happy Krafty Chicks Thursday to you!

It's the first week of a brand new month, which means it's our STAMP week challenge. As long as something is stamped on your project, (rubber, polymer or digi) (sentiment or image), it qualifies for the challenge. 

 

For our stamp challenge this week, I created a fall-ish card. Hard to say the theme as the sentiment can mean so many things like Thank You, I Love You, or I'm Happy. Then I noticed that the only thing I stamped was the sentiment. It counts though! 

I'm also playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I just changed the orientation to fit my images.

Here's a close up:

 Did you think think the sunflowers were stamped?? Nope, that's a stencil (or in Stampin' Up! world: a decorative mask). I then traced around the edges with a Micron pen as my Stampin' Up! black marker is dried up. I love the effect of the doodle outline.

Products used:

• Stamp Set: Cheerful Daisies (1612390)
  
• Card Stock: Thick Basic White (159229), Early Espresso (119686), Cinnamon Cider (retired)
• DSP: Flowers For Every Season (retired)
  
• Ink Pads: Crushed Curry (147087), Early Espresso (147114), Pecan Pie (161665), Granny Apple Green (147095), VersaMark (102283)
  
• Accessories: Abundant Beauty Decorative Mask (retired), Stitcjed Rectangle die (retired), Spotlight On Nature die (163580),Fern 3D Embossing Folder (158804), Heat Tool (129053), White Embossing Powder (165679),Gilded Gems (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
  

I feel no card is complete without finishing the inside with a coordinating product, so a little DSP is added. Same goes for the envelope. Keep it simple.

Here's a direct link to our wonderful Design Team's personal blogs:

Leanne's Blog

Denise's Blog

Lori's Blog