Three Clovers Designs: Christmas Blog Yummies!!

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Three Clovers Designs: Christmas Blog Yummies!!

Utah Diva's Sketch Challenge

Morning friends! Once again I haven't stamped or posted like I've wanted to I have a bit of a stomach problem that is acting up again. It makes me want to not do anything and lots of times I give into it instead of working through...anyway, sorry about that!

Today is the Utah Divas Sketch Challenge Day. Today's sketch has a fun bonus challenge to it, too. The bonus challenge is to use window sheets. Now, I could have used one of the wonderful printed window sheets that SU! has (see examples of one set HERE and HERE) but I went with a plain window sheet and crafted a card from there.

I used the stamp set called Holy Triptych. When I don't know what something means I like to look it up and I honestly did not know what Triptych meant so...a triptych is a hinged, three-leaved tablet, written on, in ancient times, with a stylus. Huh...that makes me want to use this set in a completely different way and I will be just as soon as I can. In the meantime this card is very simple as I wanted to highlight the 3 wise men. Knowing that wise men would have probably have been men of means I used colors that they might have worn...purple, blue, and yellow.

I colored the images with my blender pen and the above mentioned stamp pads with the ink on the lid. I decided to add some gold glitter to the containers and crown and then used brushed gold and elegant eggplant cardstock to finish this card off. I do want you to know that when laying flat this card is actually all straight. To put the cards layers on I worked from the bottom up so the bottom brushed gold layer is attached to the outside bottom layer of the window sheet with the elegant eggplant on the inside then the next layer of brushed gold cardstock is attached to the back of the top layer of the window sheet with the image/elegant eggplant layers on the very top. Make sense?

I hope that you'll go and check out today's sketch...it is a very versatile one! Have a wonderful rest of your weekend everyone!

Three Clovers Designs Challenge

Morning all! I'm excited because today is Three Clovers Designs Challenge day! This weeks challenge was to make a Christmas card without traditional red and green and I think I did it!

First, you need to check out Kerry's Challenge HERE. Then you need to play along. While I'd love to tell you what products I've used for this card I can't. The majority of them are not Stampin' Up! and therefore due to the new IDA I cannot link you to them or tell you where I've gotten them. There is a hint in the color though if you are really interested in knowing.

While I know you can't really see it there is a ton of sparkle on this card. Everything below the black line has Dazzling Diamonds glitter on it and the owls eye lashes and detailing has glitter as well.

This is definitely another of the Three Clovers Designs Challenges that I love! Thanks for letting me be a part of your fun ride Kerry!

I hope your week is going well and I'll see you back here tomorrow for the week's Blogger's Challenge!

Bermuda Joy

Happy Monday! Did you have a wonderful weekend? I did! I feel like I got a lot accomplished...both in stamping and in my personal life so...yay!

A quick card for ya today with a confession. This card is completely CASE'd. I loved it so much that I wanted my stamp club to make it and I also think I'll be making some for my personal Christmas cards. This card is made with the ornaments from Delightful Decorations, the snowflake stamp from the Level 2 Hostess set called Christmas Punch, and the Winter White embossed sentiment is from Many Merry Messages. The colors are Chocolate Chip and Bermuda Bay which lends it a very fun almost retro type of look. I used Whisper White cardstock on this card but my stamp club used Shimmery White and it is beautiful! Oh, and the ornament 'hooks' are just part of a paper clip. My wonderful husband clipped them off for us...What a guy, huh?

So, today is Kyler's school conference. I'm looking forward to it as I see this as a a way to help him grow into a confident young man...he however, is not looking forward to it but I remember feeling that way as a kiddo too.

I hope that you will all make this Monday a most wonderful day and I'll see ya soon!