Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!
This month, the theme is Seasons’ Greetings. This month’s design team members showcase projects inspired by their favorite seasonal time of the year. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! As you hop from blog to blog, we would love for you to leave a comment. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Choosing a favorite season is really difficult. All are great for very different reasons. But to only choose one, I have to go with Christmas. The Love, Family, Decorations all joined together make it the best time of year. So I created a “Joined Together” card for today’s theme with Wishes & Kisses.
Stamp and Die Bundles
As soon as I saw the sentiment used today, I knew this was going to be a combined card. That sentiment of “Candy Cane Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses” is so sweet! And I happened to have both stamp bundles to make that work.
The candy cane and sentiment are from the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle which includes the Candy Canes Dies. There are two candy canes facing opposite directions included. But I only needed one for this. And to pair it with some mistletoe, I pulled out the Mistletoe Magic Bundle. That bundle includes the Mistletoe Dies.
For the sentiment you may be surprised as where that Die is from. It is a part of the All That Die set that pairs with the masculine He’s All That set. The oval with a bit of embossed inner ring seemed to fit perfectly with the size of the sentiment.
Paper and Color
The colors on this card are not exactly pulled from the DSP as is usual for me. For the candy cane, it is stamped using Cherry Cobbler Ink. The Mistletoe is stamped using Shaded Spruce for a bit brighter look. However it is colored using Soft Succulent, which is a color from the DSP piece.
The DSP is the Texture Chic Designer Series Paper. The opposite side of this piece is Evening Evergreen with Gold designs. But this side had snowflakes which goes with my Christmas Theme. The card base of Shaded Spruce also pulls the brighter colors together. And the White layer helps bring out the white snowflakes of the DSP.
Finishes
To “hang” my mistletoe required some ribbon strong enough to hold the candy cane as well. LOL!! This was achieved using the Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon. This ribbon makes a beautiful bow. And the tag fits perfectly on the ribbon as well. The final touch is the Red Pearl from Festive Pearls embellishments. Also there is a bit of Wink of Stella on the candy cane and mistletoe for a little shine and sparkle.
More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on [second Wednesday]. Our theme will be Focus on the Sentiment, when the design team will showcase a sentiment as the focal point of their project.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping ←YOU ARE HERE
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Amanda Howard at Papercrafting With Amanda
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Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
SUPPLIES:
Love your beautiful stamp on this holiday card Jackie. The colors are perfect and just the right blend of traditional with a modern edge. Well done Pal!
So pretty…love where you placed the ribbon and sentiment!
Beautiful Christmas card, Jackie! And, fun combination of sets!
Such a pretty and fun card with that cute sentiment, Jackie! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Pretty card Jackie! Candy canes and mistletoe are very reminiscent of Christmas. Love it!!
What a pretty holiday card, Jackie! I really love the details. Thank you for hopping this month!
I totally agree – that sentiment is great! I really love the ribbon tying everything together.