Challenge #2 at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous blog this week is "Let's See That Hoard!"  The challenge is to showcase your hoarded items and use a palette of blues.  Okay, so the question is:  what DON'T I hoard?  This card represents some of my precious hoarded pretties:  anything with snowflakes, anything with leaves, brads, gems, ribbon, stamps, ink, stencils, cardstock, and (of course!) paper.  If you look closely at the photo (click on it to get an enlarged view) you will see that the background is embossed.  I used a stencil with an embossing mat and cranked 'er through the old Cuttlebug.  As I type this it is snowing here.  The expected accumulation is 3-6 inches.  I LOVE SNOW!


Paper and Cardstock
leaf printed paper
blue cardstock
white cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest

Stamp and Ink
Christmas Greetings stamp set - 7 Gypsies
VersaColor Indigo ink - Tsukineko

Die Cut
Snowflake #5281 (with offset) - Silhouette

Stencil (to emboss the background)
Mini Maple Leaves - Crafter's Workshop

Additional Supplies
snowflake brad - Making Memories
clear gem
Glory Blue seam binding ribbon - Hug Snug
Frosted Lace Stickles (on the snowflake brad) - Ranger

"Joy" seems to be a theme in my Christmas cards this year!  "Bling It On" is the challenge for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge this week.  I added real German glass glitter to the "Joy" chipboard alphas and there's some bling on the spacer above the dangling pearl.  In order to get just the right color of ribbon I used white Hug Snug and dyed it with Broken China Distress Ink  then added a little bit of Evergreen Chalkboard  Glimmer Mist because it needed some green.  Granite Glimmer mist was then added to made it dusty.





Paper and Cardstock
patterned paper - My Mind's Eye Merry and Bright Collection
brown cardstock, cream cardstock - Core'dinations
sheet music and paper doily from my stash

Stamps (all on the inside of the card)
Joy - Pink Paislee Snow Village set
Merry Christmas - Stamp Cabana
Stars - Personal Stamp Exchange

Dies, Punch, and Scissors
Fancy Tags Two (on the inside of the card) - Spellbinders
Circles - Spellbinders
1" Starburst (on the rosette) - Martha Stewart
Scalloped Scissors - Fiskars

Ink and Mists
Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Broken China Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Antique Linen Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Granite Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels
Evergreen Chalkboard Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Additional Supplies
alpha chippies - My Mind's Eye Lush Blue
ribbon - Hug Snug white (colored with Broken China Ink and Evergreen Chalkboard and Granite Glimmer Mists)
pearl brad - Making Memories
pearl dangle - Jenni Bowlin
star charm - Teresa Collins
champagne gems - Zva
score board - Martha Stewart
German glass glitter from my stash
vintage lace from my stash

I'm linking this card to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where the challenge this week is to use a stamp.  This stamp is a cool vintage image by Stampington & Company! Gee, could I use the word "stamp" any more in just 2 sentences?! :D  In order to get the thin brown cardstock mat around the stamped image and the holly print I glued the die cuts to the cardstock then fussy cut around them.  The white paper doily was misted with  Lindy's Stamp Gang Burnished Brass Moonshadow Mist.

This Christmas card uses this week's Mojo Monday sketch.


The paper is from the Teresa Collins Noel Collection and the cardstock is DCWV; all were inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink.   I fussy cut the holly from the "Definitions" paper and layered it to add some nice depth and embossed the cardstock with Cuttlebug's Holly Ribbons embossing folder.  The "Joy" stamp is from the BasicGrey Aspen stamp set, the ribbon is Hug Snug, and the gem brad is My Mind's Eye Lush Red.  Though you can't see it in the photo, the entire card was finished up with Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.

I love how this turned out!  I'm submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and for the Silhouette Weekly Shape Challenge.  I used Silhouette shapes  #20960 (5 Piece Gift Tag Set) and #14329 (Stitching Templates - Snowflake 3).  I resized the red tag to 2"x3"; I cut out the "Merry Christmas" tag by hand.

I liked the brown, green and yellow tag I made for Tag Tuesday so well that I made a card just like it!

The effect of the clear chunky glitter on this card is beautiful!  After I embossed the card stock and added the blue crystals, I traced the embossing with Sobo glue and a fine tip applicator.  I worked in sections, adding the glitter before the glue started to dry.  The snowflake die cut was done the same way; crystals first then the glitter.

Rubber (clear) Stamp
My Sentiments Exactly! - Holiday Sentiments

Embossing Folder
Cuttlebug - Flurries

Die
Cuttlebug - Ice Crystal