Christmas Card Club - Stampin' Up! Sassy Salutations

Stampin' Up! Perfect Blend and Sassy Salutations

Well it's my turn at Christmas Card Club and months ago when I set the challenge to use

1. 3 brads
2. 1 button
3. ribbon
4. one other embellishment

I thought it sounded like a good challenge, but never really gave it much thought or planning than that! The day has come and well it's not an easy challenge and although it sounded good at the time of publishing it's not been good, but I'm sure when I visit my fellow club members they will have excelled as usual and all made stunning cards!  I've gone for simple in the end and nipped back to my Perfect Blend stamp set.  This card is a take also on my swap for the Stampin' Up! UK regional training day that I attended yesterday.  What a fab day surrounded by fun folk, who craft and lots of ideas and tips.  We also got sneak peeks from the new annual catalogue and the chance to see the new in colours in real life. What more could a gal want!!!!

 So on my card I've used real red, old olive, basic black and crumb cake inks.  I've used the paper piecing technique to add colour and dimension to my Christmas coffee cup i.e.  you stamp the image firstly on whisper white card stock and then here I stamped on designer series paper from the brights stack.  I then carefully cut out the piece I wanted to make it appear to have a band around the cup. 

My challenge features are the retired brads up in the top left corner, my silver ribbon and my button with the extra embellishment of a rhinestone, you just know I had to have bling in there somewhere!

Today I'm at the Sincerely Yours Craft Show at Newark Showground.  Be sure to pop by and say hello!  Enjoy your weekend and back soon. Zx