Greetings of the Season- TSOT95 and PPA148

Hi there!  Tonight I'm posting the card I made using the sketch from  Try Stamping on Tuesday Challenge #95 and the color challenge from Pals Paper Arts .  For this card, I used the Lovely as a Tree stamp set and the stampin-off technique.  I've always loved the way that technique looked but never actually tried it.  This stamp set seems like it was meant for this technique.  After I stamped, I spritzed the trees with my shimmer paint/alcohol mix to make it shine!  I haven't yet figured out how to make the spritzer show up in pictures.   Seems like the chaos of the holidays is in full swing, so squeezing in time to stamp becomes less and less likely.  I feel like I'm missing something during the busy weekends....and realize that what I'm missing is my craft room!  Anyone else feel like that?

Traditional Touches--RetroSketch #35

Happy Friday everyone!!  Here's a quick card I was able to make while my boys were building a fort.  Amazing how a fitted sheet and some large cardboard blocks can keep them busy for so long!  It's so cute to listen to the conversations they have about how to build it!  They are best of friends!  For this card I used the sketch challenge from RetroSketches .  I used Raspberry Ripple ink and covered the whole top layer with glitter using Versamark and dazzling details!  I thought monochromatic would make it "Wow", but I think it could've used some color variety.  Oh well!  Next time!  Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Watercolor Winter

This might be my favorite card that I've made in a while.  And yet again, my photography isn't great.  You can't really tell in this picture but the black paper is heat embossed with clear embossing powder using the poinsettia stamp from the watercolor winter stamp set.  The brushed gold paper is dry embossed with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.  Cherry cobbler paper is cut with the apothecary accents framelits as well as the image and sentiment layer.  I think almost all of my Christmas creations will include some bit of the cherry cobbler seam binding!  I love it!  The Watercolor Winter stamp set was not one of my favorites when I saw it in the catalog, to be honest, but I got it because I thought it would force me to do something new.  I have to say, I'm pretty happy with it now!  The two step stampin' is sort of fun!