Good morning!
Friday at last! And so time for a new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.
This week, Svenja is challenging us to be inspired by the colours of candy corn or German peppermint fondant.
Well that was a sign for me, as I was planning on doing a candy cane themed card at some point.
Paper: Pebbles – Cozy & Bright – ‘Tis the Season (r)
Stamps: Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas, The Stamp Market – No Peeking, The Stamp Market – So Mini Hellos
Dies: The Stamp Market – No Peeking, The Stamp Market – So Mini Hellos, Pinkfresh Studio – Artistic Bows, PTI – Tag Sale #10
Other: Puff paint
I started out by stamping 15 candy canes in three shades of pink using the No Peeking set from The Stamp Market.
Once I had all my candy canes stamped, I arranged them over a panel of Rocky Candy cardshoppe (it’s a great charcoal/dark grey shade) and used press n seal to keep them in place, so I could add strips of cardstock to pop them up and affix them to the grey background.
I then added Stickles between the colourful stripes and left them the card to dry for a few days before I was able to come back and finish it.
That meant there was definitely no Stickles-related accident on this project. 😉
To add a sentiment and coordinating festive scene (sadly no gingerbread houses here, which was my original plan) I used the So Mini Hello stamps and dies that contrast nicely against the kraft tag.
The sentiment is from my trusty Typed Christmas set by Hello Bluebird. I use their typed sentiments so much on Christmas projects.
And finally, the ultimate festive touch came in the form of my rediscovered Jones Tones 3D puff paint, which has a matt finish and is great against that kraft. I shall definitely be using it again on festive cards. Can’t believe the bottle is almost 20 years old and still working well. 😀
Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the design team here, and play along if you can!
Happy crafting!
 Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas stamps Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – No Peeking stamps Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – So Mini Hellos stamps Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – No Peeking dies Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – So Mini Hellos dies Shop at: MISC |
 Pinkfresh Studio – Artistic Bows dies Shop at: EH | MISC | SBC |
 PTI – Tag Sale #10 dies Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Cotton Candy ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Peony ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market – Raspberry ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe – Rock Candy Shop at: AZ | EH |
 Neenah 80 lb smooth Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS |
 Pebbles – Cozy & Bright – ‘Tis the Season paper (r) Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 Tombow – Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
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