Stampin' Up! Tidings & Trimmings Christmas Card

Good Saturday morning, peeps. Well, I didn't use anything from Carol's stash. I used the new Tidings & Trimmings Bundle for my card today. 

I had a bunch of kits in my stash from another Christmas card last year so I turned it into something new and different. Here's what the old card looked like.

quite a difference, eh?

Unfortunately, my embossing buddy didn't do its job so there are lots of black specks on the card. I should have redone it but I didn't notice it until I photographed it. The lighting in my craft room is not the best! It is going to someone who will totally get the problem! So, now that that faux pas is out of the way, let me tell you more about my card.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler that I dry embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D EF. I adhered a black mat to it with liquid glue. I stamped Noel from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set in Versa Mark ink on a piece of Basis White, sprinkled it with black emboss powder and heat embossed it. 

On a scrap of Basic White, I stamped the three stockings and cut them out with the Christmas Trimmings Dies. Then I colored them with my Stampin' Blends and wrote the names in with my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. I adhered the center one with liquid glue and the other two with Stampin' Dimensionals. I affixed the black baker's twine bow with a glue dot, which the camera so obviously picked up! I'll fix that later. 

I wish there were some way to fix the black specks. If you know how, please let me in on your secret! I suppose I could flick black specks on it with my Stampin' Write Marker but I don't know if that's a good idea!

I stamped the inside with another sentiment from Tidings & Trimmings.

I'm playing with Thing 1 and Thing 3 at Double Trouble Challenge #87 (I am quite square!).

Thing 1:  Trouble Maker 

says, "Twisted Sister has often referred to me as being square and I tell her 'It's Hip to Be a Square'.  She tells me it's better to be a circle because it's cool and groovy.  We are asking you to use squares or circles or a combination of both and let us know whether you are square, groovy, or both.

Thing 3:  Twisted Sister 

says, "Trouble Maker, since you're the, ummm, Boss, you need to know I have been spinning in circles looking for an optional twist. Oh, wait, there it is! Ummm, Boss... Emboss! Let's include ummm-bossing on our project.  

It's hot and dry here in Arizona... So if you want to Beat the Heat use Dry Embossing; or if you want to Beat the Cold use Heat Embossing; or use both... it's your choice.  

I'm also entering my card at NBUS Challenge #27 as this is the first time I have used this stamp set and matching dies; Christmas Card Throwdown's June Technique Challenge 52CCT24-2 with their Tic Tac Toe challenge (I went down the right hand side)

 and last but not least, Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #548.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you will have a great weekend. 

Measurements:

Base - 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"

Basic Black Mat - 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"

Whisper White Art Panel - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Whisper White Inside Panel - 4" x 5 1/4"

Ribbon - 8"

Partial Product List

Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English)

[155716]

$40.50

Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder

[153576]

$10.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$11.00

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

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