Happy Chinese New Year! Sweet Stamps Monthly Challenge- Folds

 We are making cards with Fun Folds for the Monthly Challenge at Sweet Stamps, 
so I took out a Technique Junkies CD called 3D Fun Folds and found this fun Tee Pee card.

 For the Chinese New Year, it is the Year of the horse.  I used Medieval Metals to emboss the horse image, then stippled on color. I added gold stickers to the edges of the cardstock and added a banner with the year.

 Side two has Cherry Blossoms colored in Copics- I used the Tea Rose set plus (Did you know Sweet Stamps is now selling single Copic markers ? )  single markers used- E35, G24 and Y15. I added a touch of Stickles for some shimmer. The big gorgeous fan is from a local Stamp Store.

 I added some color to the bamboo image with a Tank spot- first direct to paper, then I used a waterbrush to spread out the color.  I die cut three of the smaller scalloped circles and sponged the edges, then used them for my Waterlilly pads......  The Water Lillies are colored with Tea Rose Copics set Plus Y15 and then Creative Inspirations Fairy Dust paint was applied.

 This card has a spot of Velco for the closure, and lays flat for mailing. 

 The 15th is the last day of the Chinese New Year Celebration. Here is a link about the Chinese New Year that my daughter sent to me. Really- and here are lots of interesting facts about the celebration. Did you learn anything new??? I know I did!

 Here are the Sweet Stamps items I used on my card:

2 Horse Silhouette	Medieval Metals	Distress Ink Pad CLEAR EMBOSSING	Embossing Pal Anti-Static Pouch	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Apple Blossom Branch 1019H
Waterlily 1013B	COPIC Sketch Blending Set TEA ROSE	Core'dinations Classy Reds	Copic Sketch Markers	Valentine Ink Spot	Tank Ink Spot
Latte Ink Spot	Tidal Wave Ink Spot	CIP Fairy Dust	Little Stackers SCALLOP CIRCLE Dies	Mini Flower SweetCuts Die	Bamboo Orientals Die 0230
Labels & Tags Dies 0028	OVAL CHAIN BORDER Gold Outline Stickers	1/4" Scor-Tape

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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! The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

  There are weekly challenges as well- come join us!!!   Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenges

 Challenges:
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar- Use a die cut or a punch
Emerald Fairies- Let's see a Banner

***Sweet Stamps also has a PINTREST page- HERE ***

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly