Challenges, Challenges, Challenges

Three Card Challenges

I was inspired by three challenges this week:

http://www.festivefriday.blogspot.com

Make a Christmas card inspired by the picture

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2014/09/case-this-sketch-91.html

Make a card inspired by this layout

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Create a project using a rubber or clear stamp

I think I've owned this wreath stamp for...7 years and this is my first time using it!

Also my first time getting to use my embossing paste I ordered from Simon Says!

Embossing paste lines, Chalkboard look, wreath and sparkly bow 

Dry embossed paper with tag cut out, black showing through, wreath stamp and red bow

Sorry not the best pictures at 10pm but thanks for the challenges! It was fun and feels good to use supplies I've never used before.

Make It Monday #176 and Festive Friday

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

 Another card using one of my embossing paste experiments. I put black embossing powder on when the paste was wet and heated it the next day. At first it bubble up, but then the black smoothed out and covered so nicely! The snowflakes are also paste with sparkly embossing powder.

I was playing with adding a little black typewriter to this card too when I checked out the Festive Friday Blog. My black stripes and snowflake experiments went great with their challenge! So I'm linking up there too for the first time =)

Festive Friday