Noel

It's Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a sketch for you:

That diamond element made me think of my favorite Fleur De Lis square dies and from there, I just got a bit "fancy".  Wasn't really intending to go that way, but I really like how it turned out.

I embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder and then colored in the poinsettia with a red sharpie; the fine point tip was perfect!  For the diamond element, I die cut two of the squares and then used a ruler and my craft knife to cut out the center of one of them.  I stamped the music background on to the second die cut square and layered them together to create a frame of sorts.  Head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the team did with this; they are all sooooo completely different; the variety is awesome.  I hope you get a chance to play with us this week, sketches are always a great way to start a card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions: "Noel" and "Sheet Music"

Dies: Spellbinders "Fleur Di Lis squares" and "Radiant Rectangles" oval; Darice Damask embossing folder 

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion #335--anything goes

Christmas Card Challenge #46--anything goes

Hiding In My Craft Room #272--any holiday

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #304--use a sentiment

Crafty Catz #343--embossing (I used by heat and dry embossing)

Brown Sugar #221--anything goes

Crimbo Crackers #118--die cuts

Crafty Ribbons #172--ribbon or lace

C.R.A.F.T. #386--Christmas

The East Wind #65--bump in the night (embossing)

Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow

Divas That Cut--embossing

Creative Craft Cottage #74--use a ribbon