Color Me Christmas

I've been on a tag-making kick today. I've created a lot of pretty ones to give, but didn't have anything cute for the kids yet, so I decided to put this cute little stamp set to good use. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Basic Gray

Stamp Sets ~ A Banner Christmas, Color Me Christmas

Embellishments ~ Cherry Cobbler chevron ribbon

I created this cute little tag with a couple of challenges in mind. The layout came from one of my favorite blogs, Retro Sketches. It is for challenge #93. The color combo came from The Paper Players for challenge #175. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar

Ink ~ Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, Black Stazon

Stamp Sets ~ Label Love, Color Me Christmas, A Banner Christmas, Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge

Embellishments ~ Pink Pirouette Chevron ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

The JOY of Christmas

I was really in the Christmas mood this morning. Snow is on the ground. The sun is shining. It's beyond FRIGID outside so the best thing to do was stamp! Of course I should have been doing housework but it will still be there later.

I decided to play with the December Color Challenge from Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration's blog (which I am now a design team member!). I think these colors created a FABULOUS scheme for this card. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple

Ink ~ Pistachio Pudding, Raspberry Ripple, Smoky Slate

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Beautifully Baroque, Santa's List, A Banner Christmas

Embellishments ~ 1/8" mini brads, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Frosted Finishes, white cotton twine

Monthly Card Swap {March} Challenge

I just joined a monthly card swap. It was put together by one of my besties. She's a fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. We'll see what I can come up with. I'm going to try to stick to my vintage style. It may be difficult with the color combination. Here is this month's challenge:

Theme "Friendship"

Sketch Template:

Color Combination:

Here is what I came up with. I hope you like it. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked the colors together. I would have never picked them to go together, but they did go well! I wanted to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope, but didn't have enough time to pull it off. Maybe next time I'll get my act together. Ha!