Hello Fellow Stampers ~
It's been a little while again; sigh! Time flies by me faster than I can hold onto. We have actually been very busy here behind the scenes, even if you don't see it here on the blog. Our Coffee & a Card virtual class series ends tonight with the All About Autumn suite of products. The next session starts on November 1st, and we're going to be playing with the Winter Meadow suite of products. All the information on that and all the other classes (In Person) that have been planned now can be seen HERE. Sign up!! We'd love to have you!!
Product Shares have also been getting put together and sent out. Our Backorder situation has been pretty ugly this cycle, and we're still fighting to get some items in. We'll get there; but let's hope Stampin' Up! starts getting this inventory thing worked out!! LOL
I skipped the "Not In the Blog Hop" post last week, even though the Pals were focused on my favorite color - Purple!! I've been mulling over products, colors, designs, papers, . . . you name it!! Sometimes it's difficult to get the mojo moving, but I finally designed a card this week that I've been wanting to do for awhile, and I hope you will like it! Sometimes it is good to be reminded of the wonderful products we have in our Annual Catalog, as they can easily be forgotten while we're playing with all things new.
Three little kittens they lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear
Our mittens we have lost.
What! lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Remember that adorable children's rhyme from when we were little? This kept rolling through my head in the past week as I contemplated the design of this card. Why not 3 mis-matched mittens with their match having gone "missing" I thought!! LOL And so here we are . . .
This fun Christmas card is done in non-traditional colors of Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, and Tahitian Tide on Very Vanilla cardstock (base and background panel). I like the bright colors, and doing something a little less traditional for a Christmas card -- and still bring the green and red through the Sweet Sorbet and Parakeet Party.
The Very Vanilla background was embossed with the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder; I thought it looked like a cable knit sweater. I love the textured backdrop for the mittens. The I wrapped the first two layers with a piece of Lemon Lime Twist 1/8" ribbon.
Each mitten has been stamped, cut and popped with dimensionals. If you were lucky enough to snag this set while it still had its matching dies last year, it's and easy peasy die cut. But even if you don't have the dies, these mittens are beyond easy to fussy cut.
In the spirit of the missing mitten, each mitten has it's "ribbon", one end tucked underneath the attach mitten, and the other end loose wondering where the missing mitten is . . .
Each mitten has a matching In Color Pearl in its center and surrounding it. And a little Wink of Stella surely helps any mitten sparkle!! 😉😉
The "Sending Warmth Your Way" sentiment was snagged from the Horse & Sleigh stamp set in our Online Exclusives. I wanted it to tuck in nicely on the front of the card, so I chose to fussy cut it.
The three little kittens they found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,
Our mittens we have found!
Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,
And you shall have some pie.
And where is that silly mitten? Why on the inside of the card of course!! LOL
I promise to be back soon with more fun and creative inspiration!!
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Hugs, . . .