Festive Flurry for Paper Players #175

Hello there! This week at the Paper Players, I am hosting with a fun color trio to take for a spin. When I originally planned these colors together, I knew I wanted to make a holiday card, but I think they can be used for so many different occasions. I hope you will join us and play along with the challenge this week.

I used the Festive Flurry stamp set once again. I think the reason I love this set so much is that it has matching die cuts for the images. It's super easy to add lots of extra dimension to a card. I also used some Silver Foil Paper to give a little pop. I don't know why I haven't used this paper sooner. It's so pretty! Of course, I had to finish the card off with some blingy accents, too. I added a little embossing behind the snowflakes using the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It's subtle but it adds a little extra interest behind the popped-up snowflakes. The sentiment is from the Occasional Quotes (ret.) stamp set. 

Here is a close up so you can see the Silver Foil Paper a little better. The card has a lot of sparkle and shine "in person".

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, December 12th, 2013 at Noon (PDT). Stop by and say hello to the rest of the Design Team to see what they are sharing this week. 

  

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 
Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Before I go, I wanted to share a quick photo of our little foster dog, Gidget. Her adoption in Colorado fell through (and she came down with a bad "cold") so she is still with us until her new home is found. As the weather turned colder down here in South Texas, her wardrobe has expanded to include a new winter jacket...in pink, of course. She's too cute! Have a great day!

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Festive Flurry for Dynamic Duos #77

Hello there and Happy Saturday to you! Time for a new color challenge over at Dynamic Duos! This past week has been bittersweet as we had to say farewell to our designers for the past 6 months...but also welcomed the new team. To our designers from the past 6 months, THANK YOU! Such an awesome group of gals who continue inspire with their creations. To the new team, WELCOME! Looking forward to the next 6 months with you! 

I just love these colors together, don't you? As soon as I saw them I knew I wanted to make a Christmas card. Out came the Festive Flurry stamp set and lots of polka dots and this is how it all came together. Of course, it needed some bling so I added some sparkles to finish it all off. 

Please stop by the blog and see what the team created this week. The challenge is open through Thursday November 7th at 12 noon (PDT). I'm sure the new designers would love it if you would stop by their blogs and say "hello". Have a great day! :) 

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

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In Celebration of Freshly Made Sketches 100th Challenge

Hi Everyone! After some BIG woes with Blogger, I hope that this post will finally stay put. (It disappeared 3 times! ACK!) I am super excited to share my card for the Freshly Made Sketches !00th Challenge Celebration! Every week, the team at FMS shares a fabulous layout for inspiration to get the creative juices working. I am proud to call many of the lovely ladies on the Design Team "friends", so I was over-the-moon when Jen asked me if I wanted to be a part of their celebration. They are featuring a few former Guest Designers for a Blog Hop with this week's challenge. The complete Blog Hop list is on the FMS page.  But the fun doesn't stop there. Do you like prizes? No celebration is complete without treats so check out the challenge to see what a few lucky people could win for playing along! 

I decided to use some all new stamping goodies for my card. I am a huge fan of non-traditional colors for holiday cards, so as soon as I saw the Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper, I knew I had to have it. There is something about that combo of Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana and Smokey Slate that I LOVE! Maybe it is the fact that it is still 100 degrees here in South Texas and the tropical names are perfect for Christmas cards in August. Haha! I went a little heavy on the bling, but that's really nothing new, is it? The new Frosted Finishes Embellishments are the perfect finishing touch and sooooo gorgeous. All of the supplies i used are listed at the end of the post. 

Finally, here is a quick shot of the inside of the card. I used the same snowflakes from the Festive Flurry set along with the sentiment from the Warmth and Wonder set, which is a hostess reward set from the SU Holiday catalog. 

I hope you will stop by Freshly Made Sketches and join in the fun this week. Their Design Team created some gorgeous projects, as always and you can get the complete list of everyone who created projects for the Blog Hop. Whoo hoo!

I also made another card with this same color combo, paper and stamp set for a SU Demo swap earlier this week. Coincidentally, I also used a former FMS sketch for the layout on that card, too. Check back soon for that. :)

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Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Festive Flurry, Teeny Tiny Wishes and Warmth and Wonder (Holiday Catalog Hostess set)

Paper: Winter Frost Specialty DSP, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White card stock 

Ink: Island Indigo and Coastal Cabana Classic Ink

Punches: Scallop Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch and 1" Circle Punch

Accessories: Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Festive Flurry Framelits, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones