Help us celebrate! Hand Stamped Sentiments has reached a milestone. This is the 500th challenge. WOW!! This round, we have a sketch.
My design choices were influenced by Facebook’s SU! Colour (#2610), a true set of holiday tones, #JingleBelles (#2622) with an Animal theme, and sharing with the Creative Crafters (#105) Anything Goes.
Here is the result:
Steps:
- Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Cherry Cobbler cardstock.
- Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Garden Green Gingham patterned piece of paper from the retired Christmas Tags & More Mix & Match Specialty Designers Series Paper pack. Opted for a full-size background versus the (3” x 5”) suggested size piece.
- Side Strip: (1¼” x 4¾”) Cherry Cobbler cardstock dry-embossed with the Paradise Garden 3D Embossing Folder, still available but now on the Last Chance List.
- Scalloped Panel: (2½” x 3¾”) Garden Green cardstock die-cut with the Scallop Rectangle die from the recently retired Lovely Arrangement Dies set.
- Scallop Layer: (1⅝” x 2¾”) Trimmed Poinsettia Tag, also from the Christmas Tags paper pack.
- Shape – Circle: Wreath Ephemera (2”), again from the Christmas Tags paper pack.
- Decoration – Pup: Basic White cardstock scrap.
- The Little Pup image, from the Cutest Crew stamp set, an On-Line Exclusive Product, was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
- Using the Journaling Pen, I added a little Santa Hat.
- The Pup & Hat were colored with Stampin’ Blends Markers. Colors chosen: Pup – Light and Dark Crumb Cake and Hat – Light Cherry Cobbler.
- The Pup was then fussy-cut with Detail Scissors.
- Sentiment Banner: Basic White cardstock scrap.
- The word, Noel, from the October 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kit – Noel Greetings was stamped with Garden Green ink and then die-cut with the (2⅛” x ⅞”) Stitched Banner die from the Stylish Shapes Dies set, also an On-Line Exclusive Product.
All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The Pup was popped up with Dimensionals.
A very cute Christmas card.
I look forward to seeing what you will create with the Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch this round.
Thanks for spending some of your time with me today. Cheers, Jolanda!
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