Monday, July 9, 2012

Sweet Stamps- Vintage Christmas



  This week at the Sweet Stamps Challenge we are making Vintage Christmas Cards.


 This card was so hard to photograph!  I colored the Poinsettias/leaves with Spica Glitter pens- Oh how glimmery- love the Spica pens!!!
 I used Smoosh on the candle- still shimmery, but a different texture. I have to show you HOW I MASKED the outer white rim of the image.....
Stamp the image on a post-it and cut out the inside where I want to add distress ink:

 
Add on the distress ink. My SCS Stamp Addicts Blogging group (waving) has a Masking challenge for the month- how fun is that! I used Technique Junkies  Sanded Coordinations and Curled corners for this card.

Here are the Sweet Stamps products I used on my card:
Image- Poinsettia Candles HERE
Spica Glitter Pens: Melon, Olive, Red, Lipstick, Lemon and Peach HERE
Smoosh Moonlight HERE 
Ranger Distress Ink- Antique Linen and clear embossing Ink HERE
Ranger Queens Gold Embossing Powder HERE
Bo Bunny Father Christmas 6x6 HERE
Coordinations cardstock- Beach (Sandy Tans) and Scarlet (classy Reds) HERE
Damask Embossing folder  HERE
Ribbon Border die #103 by Marianne Designs HERE
Lace corner Deco Corner die by Cheery Lynn Designs HERE

I hope you will join in the challenge!  Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at  Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! Please note- there is a limit of 10 challenges for each entry.The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

 Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenge or click on the links below.

Sweet Stamps Design Team:
*   Bonnie Dawn B  *  Dawn L  *
Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *
                                     *  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema Calypso"                                            
                                          Shelly  (you are here)  Tamara  *




Challenges:
Charisma Cards- sketch
2 Sisters challenge- Christmas in July
So Artful- All that Glitters-
Card Making Mama's- Use Rubber! 
DRS designs- Christmas in July
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge- Gold or Silver
CRAZY Challenge- Christmas in July
Make it Monday- Anything Goes
Pink Elephant- Christmas in July

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

50 comments:

Dawnll said...

This is such a beautiful design!

Noopur said...

They are simply beautiful...loved it

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Penny said...

Shelly, this is a beautiful card! Love the masking technique you used for the candles. The papers, distressing, die cuts, stitching all blend together wonderfully! Great job! :^)
Hugs,
Penny

kiwimeskreations said...

Lovely card Shelly - love the wee rolled corner and the colours you have used.
Masking is fun, I am learning, and the more I do it the more I enjoy it!!
Blessings
Maxine

Shirley-Anne said...

Fabulous Christmas card .Love the layers and the beautiful image .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday .

jonim52 said...

Gorgeous card, love the candles.

Anne Temple said...

This is stunning and I bet it's even prettier in person. Love the rolled corner with the die tucked underneath. Lots of great details on here.

Anonymous said...

Hi
There is a wonderful warmth radiating from this special card.
Wishes
Lynne

Bon Bob’s Delights said...

Beautiful card!! I love the candles Sweet Stamps has and you did a fabulous job!! Lots of masking!

Niki said...

Lovely, very elegant

Jingle said...

This is SO pretty!!!

Mrs A. said...

Stunning effect with the masking technique. just mpopped over from MIM to say hello. Hugs Mrs A #24

Cat's sCrap said...

Beautiful card. Everything in simplicity. Bravo !

Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week.

Hugs from France.
Catherine.

shulsart said...

Lovely card, Shelly. Good luck and thanks for joining in on the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog.

Meihsia Liu said...

Hi, Shelly, this is such a gorgeous vintage creation! Love it.... :)

Debi said...

Shelly, this is so pretty and sparkly, what a lovely christmas card :-) Debi x

2amscrapper said...

Wonderful challenge card, Shelly!

jimlynn said...

Sensational!!!! A gorgeous card for the holidays and I love everything about it! So pretty, Shelly.
Lynn

Gram's Treasures said...

Very pretty....and a great take on our sketch! Thanks for joining us this week at Charisma. Good Luck!
Joyce xx

MiamiKel said...

Oh that turned out great!! I thought it would be a fun technique to do, now I just have to get it done, lol! Lovely holiday card, Shelly!

Renee said...

This looks very vintage and very pretty! Great job on the challenge!

Margaret said...

Fabulous card. Great job with the masking and I love the sparkley flowers!

Donna said...

Stunning card, Shelly! Love that vintage look!

Juliet A said...

Oh! I thought it was the wisped frames tech - didn't realize it was the shape of the stamp! looks very nice!

Mynn xx said...

This is soooo pretty! LOVE the amazing masking, fabulous card! :)

Sandy Fredrick said...

Gorgeous card, I love the stitching and the corners you added. The coloring on the Poinsettia Candle is awesome. Love the distressed look you gave that one layer and the rolled back corner.

Darlene said...

GREAT job on your vintage Christmas card Shelly! And what a fabulous masking idea ... looks awesome! Well done!
HUGS from OHIO

ahlers5 said...

Very lovely card. Thanks so much for joining us at 2 Sisters this week.

Sharon said...

Gorgeous Shelly - I love Vintage Style Xmas cards!

LaVerne said...

WOW! I love everything about it.

Unknown said...

Love the way you designed this card!!!! Beautiful coloring !!!! I love it!!!!

peggy gatto said...

Really very lovely!

mylittlecardstudio.blogspot.com said...

Beautiful. I love the candle and the distressing. Thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week. Good luck. Hugs, Jill x

Shelia said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the shimmer on this beauty!! Thanks for playing along in the DRS Designs' challenge this week. And congratulations on winning!!

Lorraine said...

So beautiful, Shelly! I love the flowers/leaves framing the image, the gold and all the shimmer!

DollySelvam said...

hi...!!! Saw your link in MIM . what a vibrating creativity...love it:)

xxxtglxxx said...

Gorgeous traditional feel to your christmas card, its lovely! :)

Thanks so much for joining us at Cheery Lynn Designs this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx

mandy said...

Such an elegant card Hun just lovely

Thanks for joining us at 2Sisters Challenge

Hugs Mandy DT xx

Krisha said...

Just an awsome card! thanks for the short tutorial, that was great!

trisha too said...

So pretty--and very vintage!!

:)

Terry said...

Love this Christmas in July WOA! Beautiful and the shimmer is so elegant! I love Spica pens as well! Enjoy the weekend!

Jodi said...

Very pretty!!! Thank you for joining in the fun at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Julia said...

Absolutely in love with your project! Thanks for sharing!
I saw this on Make it Monday!
These are my entries: #77, #163, #183, and #258 and would love it if you could visit.
Hugs,
Julia

Sandi McLean said...

Beautiful card Shelley! Love all the detail and steps that you showed. Hugs,

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Your card is gorgeous... the distressing adds so much and all the details. WOW!!!

Unknown said...

What an elegant and lovely card. Thanks so much for joining us at the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge and best of luck!
Hugs,
Gini

Ellen said...

Lovely card! Thanks for joining us at The Crazy Challenge.

groetjes, Ellen

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com said...

Fabulous card! Thanks so much for joining in on the Cheery Lynn Design Challenge! A truly gorgeous card indeed!

Lionelsa said...

Very pritty Christmas card. Love all details.
Thanks for joining us at The Crazy Challenge!

Electra said...

This is a really beautiful card-and you photographed it very well! Thanks for being Soartful with us this week!