Naughty or Nice??

The Paper Players is having a unique challenge this week; it's a recipe!  Let's get cooking, using 3 different patterned papers, 2 ribbons, at least one punch and some glitter.  Card Patterns had a wonderful sketch I though would go well with this challenge, so I combined the two to come up with this card.

I wanted to start a card and just keep adding elements and things until I had a "WOW" card.  I really like the way this turned out!  I started with cutting out a Santa Image from the Letters To Santa Designer Series Paper. Then I decided to cut out the Naughty Or Nice image and the ornaments, both also from the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper.  I added Early Espresso Satin Ribbon behind the ornaments to help them stand out from the Old Olive Designer Series Paper.

 

To have a really stand-out bow, I took Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper and cut 1/4" X 4"  and 1/4" X 3" strips to have a mini-gift bow.  Here's a link for a Tutorial on paper bows: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dsp_bow/.

The upper "scallop border" was done by punching 3/4" circles out of Letters To Santa Designer Series Paper then layering 1" circles in Early Espresso cardstock behind.

When I went to add the whole image to the card front, I thought it needed a little something.  So I inked up the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder with Cherry Cobbler ink then ran it through the Big Shot. 

One fun thing...Absolutely NO stamps were used on this card!  That doesn't happen often for me!

Check out the other projects for this challenge at:

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/  and  http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/!

It was fun to have 2 posts in one day today:)!

~Krystal

Santa Christmas Card: 

Cherry Cobbler & Early Espresso Cardstock, Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler Ink, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Silver Brad, Early Espresso Bakers Twine, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Scallop Ribbon, Dazzling Details Glitter

Paper Christmas Wreath

This is a project I am working on for an upcoming class.  In November I am going to offer a wreath and the Stampin' UP Simply Scored Scoring Tool as a "bundle".  The Paper Players have a Christmas Challenge to use Red and Green.  So I combined my class idea with the classic colors of Red and Green to come up with this project!

 I used Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper as well as Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke Cardstock to make the "lollies".  I really like the way my first wreath turned out:).

 I used the Tags Til Christmas stamp set as well as the Ornament Punch to add some interest to the wreath.  I then used Crystal Effects to give the ornaments shine.

 

Using Bells and Boughs and Petite Pairs, I added this embellishment.  It is colored with markers, sponged with Cherry Cobbler Ink, and has Crystal Effects and Dazzling Details Glitter.

 

Unfortunately I don't have much access to cardboard, so I went to the craft store and bought a metal wreath to use as the base.  It had interconnected circles so I just cut them apart and Voila, I have 4 different size paper wreath bases. I used mostly a hot glue gun for adhesive as it dries so quickly.

While I had everything out, I made a second wreath using most of the same tools.  I did use the Big Shot and Northern Frost Decorative Strip on this second wreath and a lot of Vanilla Smooch Spritz on the snowflakes.

Happy Stampin!

~Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! products were used.

Red & Green Wreath

Stamps: Bells & Boughs, Petite Pairs

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Cardstock: Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla

Punches: 2  3/8" Scallop Circle, 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Ornament Punch

Tools: Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Hot Glue Gun

Misc: 1 1/4" Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Antique Brads, Metallic Brads, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details Stampin' UP! Glitter