Stampendous and Creative Impressions!

Welcome to the Stampendous and Creative Impressions blog hop! 

This week the design team has been sharing samples we created for the July catalog featuring ribbons and embellishments from Creative Impressions.  A big THANK YOU to Creative Impressions for providing our team members with TONS of their wonderful  ribbons and hardware!!

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Three prize packages that include:
An assortment of ribbons and hardware
PLUS winner’s choice of Create Winter, Create A Poinsettia or Create Fall Stamp Set

Today is Thursday, so I'm sharing a creation using stencils and some great ribbon and brads from Creative Impressions.

Stampendous:

MG11 Red Micro Glitter

Dreamweaver:

DWLM250 Merry Christmas Stencil
DWLL467 Three Deer Stencil

DWDGP Metallic Gold Embossing Paste

DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife

DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Firecracker
Cream Cardstock
Graphic 45 Merry Mistletoe 4500991
Creative Impressions 80234 1/4" Red and Green Grosgrain Ribbon
Creative Impressions Brads
Copic Marker R29
Foam Tape
Removable tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Firecracker cardstock in half to form an A7 card

Step 2: Tape the Merry Christmas and Three Deer stencils to a 4" x 6" piece of cream cardstock with removable tape
Step 3:  Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply a coat of Metallic Gold embossing paste over the image, remove stencils and place in water for cleaning, carefully sprinkle the red glitter on the "MERRY" and the reigns connecting the reindeer, tap off extra, let paste dry
Step 4:  Trim the dry, pasted image to 3 3/4" x 5 3/8"
Step 5:  Adhere the trimmed image to a 4" x 5 5/8" mat cut from the Merry Mistletoe paper, using the more red side, edge the patterned paper with the R29 marker

Step 6: Adhere a piece of the red and green ginham ribbon across the center, punch two small holes and add two brads
Step 7:  Cut a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of the Merry Mistletoe paper using the more creamy side, edge with R29, adhere to front of card

Step 8: Use foam tape to add the pasted image to the card front setting it at an angle

Here's a close up of the embellishments:

Today's list of designers:

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Pam Bray

Happy Creating,

Louise