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Christmas Card Challenges #8: Anything Goes

25 Jan

This is my first of two posts today…if you’re looking for my post for A Blog Named Hero, please click here!

Challenge+8This week the Christmas Card Challenge is Anything Goes!  My card was created with the intent of also sharing it on the most recent Curtain Call challenge.  I loved the color palette inspiration they provided and thought of a fun way to incorporate both challenges!

soft scarfHere’s my card!

Definitely a little non-traditional as far as holiday colors go but I love the pop of hot pink!  I cut the snowflakes from the WPlus9 Snowflake Trio and the Simon Says Stamp Funky Snowflake dies in Simon Says Stamp cardstock in Doll Pink and Surf Blue and Neenah Desert Storm cardstock.  The card base is Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy cardstock with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink blended onto the edges.

I die-cut the tag from the Mama Elephant Tags A Lot die set in Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy cardstock.  I cut apart the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Winter Blooms set so that I could stamp the words on top of each other rather than side by side and then heat-embossed the sentiment with Hero Arts white embossing powder.  Finally I attached the snowflakes using Ranger multi-medium matte and foam mounting tape to give it different dimension.  The tag is adhered with foam mounting tape and is embellished with a small bow tied from several strands of bright white thread.  It’s a year away but I already know EXACTLY who will receive this card! 😉

Make sure you visit the rest of the design team…they’ve done an amazing job!

  • Carol
  • Donna
  • Gail
  • Heather
  • JoAnn
  • Lisa
  • Margo
  • Marsha
  • Monica
  • Shirley Anne
  • Tenia

I hope you’ll play along this week!  Oh, and don’t forget to check out our Facebook page…maybe you’ll see your card there this week!

Supplies:

Clearly Besotted Winter Blooms
Mama Elephant Tags-A-Lot
*Simon Says Stamp FUNKY SNOWFLAKE Craft DIE 111315
WPlus9 Snowflake Trio Die
Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy 100# Cardstock
*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SURF BLUE SB21
*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL PINK DP17
*Neenah Environment ***100 LB*** SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Coats & Clark All Purpose Thread 400 Yards White (ONE spool of yarn)
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD CHIPPED SAPPHIRE Blue Ranger
Embossing Powder – White
*Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD
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  1. Mary Muller says

    January 25, 2015 at 8:26 am

    I love everything about this card!!

    Reply
    • jessicafrost says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks Mary!

      Reply
  2. Michelle Bala says

    January 25, 2015 at 8:30 am

    Hands down WINNER!!!! Love it!

    Reply
    • jessicafrost says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      Ha ha, thanks Michelle! *fingers crossed* 😉

      Reply
  3. Carol S says

    January 25, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Such a beautiful, striking card Jess. Love it!
    Hugs
    Carol x

    Reply
    • jessicafrost says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks Carol!

      Reply
  4. Donna Bowman says

    January 25, 2015 at 10:29 am

    Love the colors of the snowflakes on the dark background. Awesome card!

    Reply
    • jessicafrost says

      January 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks Donna!

      Reply
  5. Tenia Nelson says

    January 25, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    LOVE!!!!

    Reply
  6. ~amy~ says

    January 26, 2015 at 7:01 am

    I love it…big fan of non-traditional!
    Thanks for playing with us at Curtain Call!

    Reply
  7. Shirley-Anne says

    January 26, 2015 at 8:07 am

    Stunning use of die cuts and colour for this beautiful card .
    hugs Shirley-Anne DT

    Reply
  8. Gail Townsend says

    January 26, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    stunning!! love the colours and layout. Gail xx

    Reply
  9. Heather G says

    January 27, 2015 at 11:11 am

    This is such a great idea. I have lots of snowflake dies and punches. Love the colors and the layout.

    Reply
  10. Amy Sheffer says

    January 27, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    This is fabulous!

    Reply
  11. Mandy LaCroix says

    January 31, 2015 at 11:30 am

    this is stunning!!! Congrats on your win!!!!

    Reply

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