Greetings! Today’s card was inspired by this awesome inspiration board over on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog:
The challenge is winter and I’m a bit low on snowflake and snowman stamps (I live in Southern California) so I decided to use Christmas as my winter theme.
I pulled out my Rustic Wreath stamp set again and used it this time without the die. I also pulled out my one petal stamp from the stamp set Pretty Petals by Clearly Besotted Stamps…it is SO useful! I inked the wreath base up in Sahara Sand ink and the petals in River Rock (retired) and Soft Sky. I am so very pleased with how it turned out!
I used a small piece of wood themed pattern paper to incorporate that element from the inspiration photos. Also, a bit of twine reinforces that rustic vibe. I actually took two different twines and wrapped them together, just for added rustic-ness (is that even a word?).
It’s all layered on some blue aged pattern paper (more of the rustic element) and then popped up off the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love Stampin’ Dimensionals!
And though you can’t see it, I’ve decorated the whole wreath with Wink of Stella for a beautiful sparkle!
And while I was at it, I decorated the inside as well:
Only two more sleeps until the big day! I’ve got just a few more days to ink up all of my pretty Christmas stamps before it’s time to put them away so guess what I have in store for you tomorrow! lol
Thanks so much for stopping by, your support means so very much to me!
Wishing you joy and blessings!
Products Used:
Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey
Pattern Paper: Cozy by Authentique
Ink: Sahara Sand, River Rock (retired), Soft Sky and Baked Brown Sugar by Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Rustic Wreath by Papertrey Ink, Wondrous Wreath by Stampin’ Up!
Dies: None
Embellishments: Wink of Stella
Other: Envelope by Stampin’ Up!
Love the soft muted colors! Thank you so much for playing along with us in the Winter Inspiration Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog this week 🙂