I know, Christmas isn't supposed to be patriotic, but maybe I've mentioned how challenges work together for me? First, Jingle Belles asked for stars and/or stripes, then Retro Rubber gave us some red, white, and blue inspiration, and today (US Independence Day) Little Red Wagon prompted us for Christmas in July. All I needed was a sketch, and for the fifth week of the month, Sketch Saturday gives us our choice; 276 was perfect!
stamp set - Star Santa (retired); ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Night of Navy; Stampin' Blends - Cherry Cobbler dark, Night of Navy light and dark, Smokey Slate light and dark; Wink of Stella - gold (retired), clear; card stock - Whisper White, Real Red; Big Shot with Stars framelits (retired), Scalloped Oval Frame Bigz die (retired) and Stripes embossing folder (retired)
I can't tell whether the embossed stripes are visible in the photo, but they look great in person. :) I have no idea how old the stamp set is, because it was retired when I bought it in 2009 or 2010. I saw a card done with it shortly after I became a demonstrator, and I wanted it so much I went looking for it on Etsy. I still love it!
7 comments:
What a perfect image ... love all of those wonderful stars ... thanks for joining us as we celebrate stars and/or stripes at Jingle Belles.
What a perfect combination of challenges. I'll admit that Christmas wasn't the first thing that came to my mind from the inspiration photo but those colours work a treat with your Santa. Thank you for joining in with us at Retro Rubber Challenges.
How very clever - combining all the challenges to create this perfect Christmas card. I love the stars above your fun Santa. Thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT
Great card! Neat image too. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.
ohhhhhhhh i love EVERYTHING about this: the stars, the stripes, the patriotic colors and especially the way you combined a bunch of challenges fair & square and it all added up to one AWESOME card! thanks for rockin' the xmassy stars and/or stripes with us at JINGLE BELLES! ♥
Great way to use our colors for a Christmas card! It's never too early to get started on those holiday cards, right? Great card!! Thank you for playing with us at Retro Rubber and hope you will join us again soon.
Great combination of all the challenges! Love the take on our color theme, thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber!
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