FS284 & SSIC148 ~ Christmas Snow ~

This week I have been in a Christmas mood. And even though the halls aren't decked and the tinsel isn't strung, I've belted out a few Christmas songs! Is that crazy??? It seems like July 4th is my Christmas trigger. Immediately, I start to plot and plan what my cards will look like that year. And fortunately, this year I have already put some of those ideas into motion!

I created today's card for a couple of challenges.  The first to honor this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast, Cynthia Olheiser. If you haven't had a chance to admire her work check out her SC gallery. I added some bling (in this case Stickles) to my card to enter the Stampin' Sisters in Christ weekly challenge. This week the challenge is to create something with sparkle.

So here's my creation...

The top layer is embossed with Cuttlebug's Distressed Snow folder. My snowflake is a die cut heavily coated with Stickles. Every snowflake needs a little flourish and this one by Recollections does the trick. The sentiment (Our Daily Bread Designs' retired Peace & Joy set) is set off with Memento's Danube Blue ink. A nice breath of cool air... Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Peace & Joy
Paper - Bazzill, Colorbok
Ink - Memento - Danube Blue
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Distressed Snow
Dies - Spellbinders - Create A Flake One
Misc. - Flourish - Recollections; Stickles - Diamond

Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers - Featured Stamper - FS284
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - SSIC148 - Sparkle

TLS384 ~ Let a Little Snow Shine In

I know!  How could I possibly be talking about snow?  But with temps in the triple digits here in Kentucky I can honestly say a little snow would be nice!  So with that in mind, I took a sun burst challenge at Splitcoast and turned it into a snow burst one...  The challenge was to create a project with rays.  Here's my interpretation...

Stay cool and thanks so much for stopping in! In a few minutes (8AM EST) Our Daily Bread Designs will post the Shining the Light Challenge! Don't forget to stop back by. Blessings...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Peace and Joy
Paper - Bazzill; Prima North Country
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cut - Provocraft Cricut - Winter Woodland (snowflake cut at 4.75 inches)
Misc. - Spray Adhesive; Martha Stewart Coarse Crystal Glitter