Aloha, all!
The 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog is still alive and well, and still providing me with much inspiration. Finally last week I broke down and bought the set, Berry Christmas. For one thing, I’ll need it when I do a program for some fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators next month. So I figured I might as well get the set sooner than later and use it for something fun.
The fun for this card was a Chat and Challenge on the SUDSOL website. If you’re a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, it’s really a fun place to hang out to learn lots of great ideas and stay on top of what’s going on in the world of Stampin’ Up! If you’re not a demonstrator (and why not???), it’s good for you that I belong because I get some great ideas and creative challenges to share with you.
I did get somewhat carried away with this card, though (and I’ll share another "carried away" card with you later this week!). The stamp set comes with a wreath shape and some berries that you can use either with the wreath or with a poinsettia that’s also in the set. In this case, I wanted the wreath to be a bit thicker than just the one layer of greenery. So I tried putting two, then three different colors on the wreath. Finally, I decided it really needed some holly. Then I stamped red berries. But, hey, they were overwhelmed by all that green. So I added some bling in the way of some Red Chunky Glitter. Whew!
The greeting and the bird are also from the Berry Christmas set. You’re going to see more of this set as we get into December!
For now, enjoy your holiday stamping!
