IB195 White Christmas & Tag You're It

We are back with a new challenge over @ Inspired By  card challenges

  

This week we are playing with Snowflakes, Candles, Trees, Christmas, Reindeer, Christmas signs, Pillows, String of Lights, and the Holidays.  It is time to make sure the Christmas/Holiday cards are ready to go, so we will be presenting Christmas photo challenges and for the additional challenge each week, we will be presenting a Holiday tag photo.  And as always, there is a sketch that you can use ANY way you like!  Need a Thanksgiving card, fall card, birthday card, thank you card....etc.?  We hope our sketch will inspire you and that you'll share with us!

Here is the photo for IB195 White Christmas

I have to admit, I couldn't wait to play with this photo because it allowed me room and inspiration to play with lots of retired stamp sets, and these are sets I truly love to create with but haven't for a LONG time.  I pulled out my Papertrey Ink In the Meadow, My Mind's Eye Mistletoe Magic stamp set,  October Afternoon Silent Nightand Papertrey Ink Button Boutique sets, I know retired and old but still absolute favorites of mine, that's why I still have them...smiling. 

Have A Very Merry Christmas card

I was inspired by: Christmas, the big sign (my sentiment), snowflakes, traditional Christmas color, and the shiplap.

The poinsettias on my tree are from My Mind's Eye Mistletoe Magic stamp set, another oldie but goodie.

And the adorable bell?  October Afternoon Silent Night stamp set.

After blending the ink onto the tree stamp, I paint splattered the snow onto the tree and adhered tinsel glitter to the poinsettias.

Shiplap was created using The Greetery Ship Lap Builder dies

For my second card (I still need so many cards, and am using the inspiration to create several) I chose to use the same big Christmas tree and sentiment, but this time I decided to play with the candy cane and present from October Afternoon Daily Flash Eggnog set

And this time, I chose to create in my other go-to Christmas Combo Blue and Red (I have three sons, and blue was always a favorite at Christmastime)

Have A Very Merry Christmas card--blue version

For this card, I was inspired by the potted blue Christmas tree next to the couch, the Christmas sign, the snowflakes, and the presents were inspired by the pillows on the couch.

I used Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Oxide to blend the background and stamp the sentiment and stars.  

The bling on the tree is Little Things from Lucy's Cards: Crystal Collection Love in a Mist, perfect little ornaments.

I wanted some large snowflakes this time, so I used Papertrey Ink's Damask Snowflake dies and then embossed them with a script folder.

My border frame die is from Pinkfresh Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangle dies

AND, it's getting close to Christmas so....I was inspired to create a tag for IB195C Tag You're It!

I decided on a shaker tag, because they are just so fun and look wonderful adorning packages, cups, and bags.

The ink-blended snowflakes are adhered inside the shaker and the white snowflake is adhered to the outside.

And don’t forget, there’s always the sketch

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