Stampendous December 2011 Challenge

Hello crafty people. Since it’s the first Saturday of a new month, it’s time for a new Stampendous Monthly Challenge.  For the month of December we have a color challenge for you – Use at least three of these colors - pink, cream, gold, and/or brown on a card or project. The colors can be by way of papers, coloring implements, inks, and/or any of the fabulous Stampendous Essentials. If you've been stuck in a traditional holiday color mode, this is your opportunity to think outside the Christmas crayon box! Please join us in our challenge this month, and link your creation(s) to the InLinkz located on the Stampendous Impressions' blog.

You don't have to use Stampendous images and/or products on your designs…but we sure love it when you do! You have until January 3, 2012, 11:59 PM EST to enter your creation, for the opportunity to be the one lucky random winner to receive this fabulous Stampendous prize, Amore Frames Perfectly Clear set:

Since I still have a shortfall of Christmas cards (still can’t believe I don’t have enough of them since I’ve been making them all year) I decided to make a non-traditionally colored card and this month’s Stampendous challenge fit the bill.

I started with an ivory card base and stamped my snowflakes using the Snowflake Symphony set using cream colored chalk ink.  Upon that I cut a strip of pink.

My main sentiment was stamped onto a scalloped circle punched piece of cardstock with Spun Sugar Distress Ink sponged around the edges.

I did something that would make some crafters freak out, but I wanted strips of wording to border the top and bottom of the pink panel.  I took a sentiment (see below) and I cut the phrase apart from the rest of the image.  This is the great thing about clear stamps…they are easily snipped so that you can use them just as you like and will easily fit back into line if you do want to use the entire image again as a whole.

I then stamped the clipped sentiment onto ivory cardstock and trimmed them down to small strips which I layered to the punched Embossed Snowflake border punched sections.

For my embellishment, I punched a snowflake, applied a thin layer of glue and sprinkled on the Fine Crystal Snow Glitter and then topped it with a button threaded with baker’s twine.

I hope that you will stop by these other Stampendous players to see what wonderful inspiration they have for you.

Stampendous Impressions

Taylor Usry

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Jo

Wendy Price 

Jenn Dove

Melinda Gleissner

Suzanne Czosek

Krissy Fossmeyer

Stephanie Lee

Janelle Stollfus

Cyndi Bundy

Jennifer Ingle

Jennie Lin Black

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will play along…you could score a free Stampendous set. 

Until next time, be well and be happy.

Martha Stewart Scandinavian Snowflake Punch	Divine Twine Baker's Twine	Ranger Spun Sugar Distress Ink	Stampendous Snowflake Symphony
Stampendous Christmas Wishes	Crystal Snow Ultra Fine Glitter

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