This card was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday sketch (#214) and an old sheet of patterned paper I decided I wanted to use. The cups and marshmallow pattern is the front and the blue with snowflakes is the back of the same sheet. I looked at my stamps to decide which image I could pair with it and landed on the Tiny Teacup stamp I received during SAB and had unfortunately not inked up until today. (I know - yikes!)
The pattern on the paper also includes candy canes, so I used the Stocking Accents die to die-cut a candy cane out of the gorgeous sparkly striped paper from the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP pack. Then, I layered two bows made out of the Vanilla velvet and the Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbons that I held in place with a wasabi button from the Holly Berry Bouquet pack and a piece of Early Espresso baker's twine, complete with a cute mini jingle bell, of course!
The banner at right was cut out of the wasabi polka dot paper from the Just Eat Cake DSP pack and embossed with the Snow Burst embossing folder. (Notice how I used the debossed side of the folder for a different look?) I'll draw your attention to the mini button brads I added at the top of the banner. Those are found in the Trinkets pack and they are awfully cute! I know a lot of people have not noticed them in the catalogue, but they are worth a second look (find them on page 197 of the catalogue). They come with safety pins as well, which are great to pin in ribbon bows or to hold a little tag in place on a button. But I disgress...
I stamped the cup image three times in different ink colors, handcut them and stacked them up. The background circle was die-cut out of patterned paper, covered with Versamark and then I pourred Iridescent Ice powder over it and heat-embossed to give the paper a sparkly finish. A couple of snowflakes and sentiment rub-ons from the Old St. Nick rub-ons pack (which is available in Stampin' Up!'s Clearance Rack)
Supplies
Stamps: Tiny Teacup
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Imaginisce, Just Eat cake (SU!), Holly Berry Bouquet (SU!)
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Oval and Circle dies, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Vanilla velvet ribbon,
Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, Stocking Accents die, Holly Berry Bouquet buttons,
Old St. Nick rub-ons, rhinestone, Snow Burst embossing folder, Trinkets,
Early Espresso baker's twine, Stampin' Dimensionals
This is such a cute card. I love the teacups. I was on the fence about the die with the candy cane, but I think I have to have it now. I also love the way you debossed the image with the embossing folder. I love all the new techniques I learn from your blog.
Posted by: Theresa Minchew | November 13, 2011 at 15:14
This may be one of my most favorite Cindy creations ever. Love it!
Posted by: Maggie Patterson | November 22, 2011 at 20:25