It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, no? Actually it started to look like the holidays were upon us before Halloween! I swear they start earlier and earlier each year. And each year I feel less and less prepared. Is anyone else with me? I'm just trying to take one holiday at a time. I am happy to report I am ready for Thanksgiving next week. I'm really looking forward to just spending time with the family and enjoying some much needed down time, which will include stamping. I may even be so bold to clean my stamp desk! Gasp! You know how it is. You clean it off and just as quick as a blink you end up with a 3x3 working space. LOL!
So what do you think about this fabby new sketch from Karen? I'll admit I was a little intimidated by this one. Then I took a deep breath and tried to think outside my comfort zone. As you can see I took a little liberty by adding my own vertical panel strip of red card stock after running it through my Cuttlebug with my snowflake embossing folder.
I was scratching my head thinking how am I going to use this sketch with a stamped image? Then it hit me. Use dies! MFT By the Letters to the rescue. After cutting out some small squares with my classic rectangle nestabilities, I pulled out some glittered card stock I've had in my stash and cut out the letters to spell out NOEL. It looked a bit naked so I added one of my special snowflakes to the center.
Here's a close up of my letters and snowflake:
I can't wait to see what the other gals did with it. Won't you join me in checking them out? You won't want to miss playing with us!
- Dana White
- Dawn Easton
- Jackie Pedro (taking the week off)
- Karen Giron
- Karen Motz
- Lori Tecler
- Lynn Put
- Melissa Hubert
- Sarah-Jane Kalé
- Vicki Burdick
- and our fabulous Guest Stamper Carole Burrage!!
Recipe:
Paper: PTI, Copic X-Press It, glitter card stock & patterned paper from Making Memories
Ink: Colorbox Chalk in warm red
Accessories: Classis rectangle nestabilities, by the letters dienamics, fishtail STAX dienamics, snowflake embellies from stash, rhinestones from Zva, Cuttlebug embossing folder & dimensionals
You totally nailed it! Love the idea of NOEL in the boxes!!! Brilliant!!! Enjoy Thanksgiving this week!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | November 18, 2012 at 04:30 AM
Super cute, and clever-clever! Love this, Tracy!
Posted by: Carole Burrage | November 18, 2012 at 06:34 AM
Excellent take on the sketch! Lovely, festive card!
Posted by: Shea Marshall | November 18, 2012 at 07:31 AM
Gorgeous with the red letters and the white snowflake in the middle! It's SO festive!
Posted by: Karen Motz | November 18, 2012 at 07:41 AM
Love your take on the sketch, Tracy! I love kraft and red together -- I just forget to use them until I see someone else doing it. :-D Thanks for the reminder and inspiration.
Posted by: NanaConnie | November 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM
So cute, love the Noel!!!
Posted by: Vicki Burdick | November 18, 2012 at 07:54 PM
LOVE the sparkly letters - so pretty!!
Deanne :)
Posted by: Deanne @ Three Trees | November 19, 2012 at 04:53 AM
Fabulous Tracy! I LOVE this.. it would work with LOVE too! Thanks for the great idea!
Posted by: Pam Sparks | November 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I love how you made the sketch your own, even though I scared you a bit, haha! LOVE this! Brilliant thinking with the letters for noel and I adore the snowflake!
Posted by: Karen Giron | November 19, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Just perfect! Love how you used a letter on each of the squares.
Posted by: Lori | November 19, 2012 at 07:06 PM
Brilliant!!!
Posted by: Dana White | November 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM
This is wonderful! Love the glittery red Noel with snowflake and your red embossed strip really makes the squares pop...so pretty!
Posted by: Lynn Put | November 21, 2012 at 07:11 AM
Super cute..love your color palette and that pretty snowflake!
Posted by: LeAnne | November 27, 2012 at 04:29 AM
Creidim sa "teoiric 50-faoin gcéad". Tá leath de na rudaí am níos fearr ná mar is gnách, an leath eile, tá siad níos measa. Creidim go bhfuil an saol swing luascadán.
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