Hello everyone! Happy New Year! Were any of you brave enough to make resolutions this year? I made one for 2011 and I'm happy to report that I stuck to it! I resolved to help others more, get more involved with my church. And to that end, I volunteered weekly in our Food Pantry. I was even made Team Leader! :) Anyway, this year, I resolve to be nicer to Barbara; improving myself, body, mind and spirit. Hold me to it, and let's see if I can stick to it and have a happy report for 2013.
Today, I am sharing the very simple card I created for the Christmas Card Challenge with Sparkle and her Elves. The challenge was to create a Christmas Thank You card. Very fitting, I thought, since I have so many to thank for blessing my family and me over the Christmas holidays. I decided to go ultra simple and make use of my scraps.
I embossed a scrap of patterned paper with my snowflakes embossing folder. I sanded it down a bit to let some of the white core peek thru. I took another scrap, the 'ornament' pp, and used my scallop border punch on it. I adhered the pieces together and put them onto the Kraft base. I stamped my greeting, tied on a bit of ribbon, gave everything a spritz of shimmer spray-so sad the camera doesn't show it-and called it done. I did decorate the inside, by adding ivory card stock and another strip of the 'ornament' patterned paper.
Things are settling down here. The girls won't be back to school for a bit yet, but they're gearing up for it, so I've got some sneak away time and I can play in my studio. When they are home, with no projects or assignments, I like to spend as much time with them as I can. Next week, SweetP and I will begin making Valentine's Day cards. We've been baking and cooking together over the Christmas break and I just LOVE that! Okay...enough gabbing!
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend!
Blessings~
Today, I am sharing the very simple card I created for the Christmas Card Challenge with Sparkle and her Elves. The challenge was to create a Christmas Thank You card. Very fitting, I thought, since I have so many to thank for blessing my family and me over the Christmas holidays. I decided to go ultra simple and make use of my scraps.
supplies~ stamp set: Signature Christmas (PTI)
patterned paper: Jovial Collection (BasicGrey)
card stock: Kraft (PTI) Ivory Layering Weight (GinaK Designs)
other: Snowflakes embossing folder (Provo Craft) Chocolate ribbon (CTMH) Chocolate Ink (CTMH) Scallop border punch (SU!)
I embossed a scrap of patterned paper with my snowflakes embossing folder. I sanded it down a bit to let some of the white core peek thru. I took another scrap, the 'ornament' pp, and used my scallop border punch on it. I adhered the pieces together and put them onto the Kraft base. I stamped my greeting, tied on a bit of ribbon, gave everything a spritz of shimmer spray-so sad the camera doesn't show it-and called it done. I did decorate the inside, by adding ivory card stock and another strip of the 'ornament' patterned paper.
Things are settling down here. The girls won't be back to school for a bit yet, but they're gearing up for it, so I've got some sneak away time and I can play in my studio. When they are home, with no projects or assignments, I like to spend as much time with them as I can. Next week, SweetP and I will begin making Valentine's Day cards. We've been baking and cooking together over the Christmas break and I just LOVE that! Okay...enough gabbing!
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend!
Blessings~
3 comments:
Congratulations on following through on your resolutions! Your card is so nice; I love the embossing and sanding.
This is absolutely gorgeous Barb. Thanks for joining us this week at Christmas Card Challenges.
Oh, this is so pretty, Barb! I love crumb cake paper. Awesome!
Love your New Year's Resolution!
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