Aloha, all!
There was a "Fall" color challenge over on Split Coast Stampers this week and it looked like a lot of fun – Cajun Craze, So Saffron and Always Artichoke! When I started looking around at my stash of Designer Series Papers for something that had at least two of the colors, I found Well Worn Designer Series Paper. Hmmmm. It had the So Saffron and Cajun Craze. But what about the Artichoke? Then I remembered that I had mentally connected the "Well Worn" name of the papers with the new "Denim Jean Ribbon" line in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Catalog. And there it was – Artichoke Denim Ribbon!
The next challenge for me was to figure out what I wanted to do with it. I looked around the craft room and there was the new Stocking Builder Punch sitting where it had landed when I unpacked my Holiday Mini Catalog order last week – unopened and unused. Poor punch! I had been itching to get my hands on it, but the opportunity had just not presented itself. And now here I was with these fun colors and that light bulb went off. So I took some time off from making my projects for the Create With Connie and Mary Holiday Edition program and played with those papers and that punch. (Hold that Create with Connie and Mary thought – there's free tutorials and blog candy over there!)
The greeting on this card is from the Holiday Mini Stamp Set, Christmas Lodge. I decided not to fuss too much with the stockings (no heel and toe accents for them this time around) because the paper had lots of interest in itself and I did add some Victoria and Chantilly Crochet Design Trim for the cuffs.
Bottom line for this card? You can make Christmas Cards with lots of different color combinations!
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