Embellished events for some Christmas wishes…

Hi and welcome to my blog. It’s my last week as hostess at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown this week. I’ve really enjoyed setting new challenges, and have loved seeing the wonderful creations shared. The challenge this week is to use a previous sketch. Looking back at the list, I found I’d missed the May challenge, so it was an obvious choice for me.

I used the Embellished Events stamp set from Stampin’ Up! to make this A6 size card … 

I really don’t know why I choose to make white cards – they are a nightmare to photograph!  I guess ‘cos they are so pretty in real life that I just can’t resist (*note to self: must try harder with my photography!)

I struggled a bit with this sketch, and couldn’t quite get it to work at first, no matter what I did. I played around with the placement, and the embellishments – I don’t know whether it was the shapes I’d chosen or because of the colours, but it just didn’t look right to me.  But once I added a few more elements, such as the rick rack ribbon and adhesive rhinestones, I was much happier with how the card looked. 

The silver ink I used for the bells is so pretty in real life …

I hope you like my card for this week. I went from hating everything about it, to really loving the look of it … funny how that happens sometimes …

Now it’s time to see what the rest of the Design Team have been making for you.

cardstock: whisper white, brushed silver, silver glimmer;

stamp set: embellished events;

inks: silver, basic grey;

punches & dies: circles dies, small star;

accessories: dimensionals, adhesive rhinestones, simply scored score board;

additional: silver rick rack and silver ribbon from my stash.

All supplies from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise stated. 

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