Blue Christmas

Good morning!! It's my turn to share my Pick of the Week for The House That Stamps Built blog.  If you've been around for a while, you know I am doing a series of cards inspired by cards I have found on Pinterest.  This week, I want to show that you can be inspired by the same card in completely different ways.  My inspiration is this card:

I really like the text circles and the CAS layout.  In June of last year, I posted a card that was inspired by this very card.  Here is that card:

Quite similar to the original inspiration card, I would say.  Well, this time as I was looking through my Pinterest board, that same card caught my eye and I was inspired in a completely different way.

Those circle text elements still really grab my eye, but this time I used "Snowflake orb" embossed in silver embossing powder and dressed up to be an ornament.  I also heat embossed the sentiment "Christmas" with the silver embossing folder.  I die cut the ornament "topper" and then used some sliver cording I had to "hang" the ornament from the top of the card.  I used a silver mat for the focal panel and finished everything off with some silver rhinestones (not clear, they are definitely silver).  You can see all that shiny embossing in the photo below.

Usually I am encouraging you to take a look at all of those cards you have pinned on Pinterest (come on, you know you have them!) and recreate something with the supplies you already have.  Today, I am encouraging you to take a look at those inspiration projects and be inspired in a completely different way!

Supplies:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Snowflake Orb" and "Christmas"

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs ornament topper

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #126--more than one snowflake

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #60--anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage #142--Christmas in July

Kat Scrappiness--monochromatic

Crafty Creations #423--anything goes

Christmas Craft Creations--anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner #221--Christmas in July

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #162--anything goes

Double Trouble #89--Christmas in July (Thing #1: Christmas; Thing #3: ribbon and/or bow)

Penny's Challenge #501--anything goes

Creative Moments #219--anything goes