Christmas Season for PP564

Happy Sunday, friends!

Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! 

This week, the always lovely LeAnne is hosting our Sketch Challenge.

Sketch Challenges are always my favorite! I love looking at the layout and then thinking about what stamp sets I want to use to create my card. Right before I sat down to create my card for this challenge, UPS dropped off an order from Stampin’ Up! Perfect timing, right? New stamping goodies are always wonderful for creative inspiration. As soon as I saw the Christmas Season stamp set and coordinating Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper in my box, the idea for my card was born!  

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

Color Combo: 

Soft Suede

Soft Sea Foam

Soft Succulent

Crumb Cake

I really like the three panels on the front of the card and thought they would be great to showcase some of the beautiful Painted Christmas DSP. For whatever reason, the pinecone pattern really stuck out to me. The earthy color combo is so perfect for a holiday card with a rustic feel to it. I also added a little sparkle to the card with a small circle of Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum behind the pinecone and also accented the darker ink on the pinecone with Wink of Stella. The Shimmer Vellum is absolutely beautiful in-person, I’ve been using it a lot lately. 

Here’s a funny story. I was so excited that the layout would fit the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from my new Christmas to Remember stamp set perfectly. I wasn’t paying attention to the ink pads in front of me and stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink instead of Soft Suede, which was my intention. I didn’t even realize it until I went to photograph my card and thought “That sentiment looks a lot darker than the pinecone”. I think it still works because there is some Early Espresso in the DSP. It’s not that bad…I mean, I could have stamped it in orange. Now THAT would have really stuck out! Haha! 

Card Measurements & Details: 

• Soft Suede Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4"
• Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4” 
• Soft Succulent Cardstock: 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”, emboss using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, sponge some Crumb cake ink around the edges
• Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper: 1-1/2” x 3-1/4”, 3 pieces
• Soft Suede Cardstock: scrap to die cut a 2” scalloped circle from the Layering Circles Dies
• Soft Succulent Shimmer Vellum: scrap to die cut a 1-7/8” circle from the Layering Circles Dies
• Crumb Cake Cardstock: 4” x 1/2”, stamp sentiment in Early Espresso (or Soft Suede ink) and banner punch the left side using the Tailored Tag Punch
• Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp the pinecone images using Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks, die cut using the Seasonal Labels Dies and accent with Wink of Stella
• Linen Thread and Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Basic White Cardstock (inside card): 5-1/4” x 4", stamp sentiment in Soft Suede ink
• Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper (inside card): 5-1/4” x 3/4”   

Finally, a peek inside the card! I simply added a strip of DSP and a coordinating sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set. There you have it, another Christmas card all ready to mail out!  

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project this awesome Sketch Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday October 29th, 2021. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

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Also, If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 

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Thanks so much for stopping by. 
Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Christmas Season Bundle (English) [156801]	Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set [156293]	Seasonal Labels Dies [156299]	Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]
Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505]	Tailored Tag Punch [145667]	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292]	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Linen Thread [104199]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]