very very very merry

 

Happy Saturday!

I saw this retro CAS on CAS(E) this Sketch #397 and knew I had to do a card.  Such a fun idea lends itself to so many variations, it was hard to choose!

So... given I've been doing Christmas cards lately, and given my meagre stamp collection, Christmas trees won out as the flavour of choice. I love the repeating pattern idea as I immediately think of a surprise ending!  (is it just me?) 

Introducing very, very, very...and merry!

It was like a wallflower bursting into bloom!  lol what a standout after the stock standard green trees. I did get a chuckle out of that one. very very very merry.

stamps: Woodware 

ink: Stampin'Up! Garden Green and Real Red

card: Stampin'Up! Garden Green and Whisper White

here for you

Today I used the Freshly Made Sketches challenge FMS460 as inspiration for this card. Love the simplicity and boldness of the design, so I thought I'd go with a 'dependability' theme. 

'here for you' uses a cardstock base in Whisper White. Old Olive and Garden Green strips were added as the top of the banner,  and some fronds from Forever Greenery DSP were fussy cut to make a leaf bouquet (is that a thing?) which forms the pointy banner ends.  The sentiment is stamped with Garden Green on a Whisper White strip. Dimensionals highlight the fronds and the sentiment.

I think the simple leaf fronds effortlessly posit themselves in the banner shape, conveying a dependability and generosity echoed in the sentiment. Just as leaves change from bright green to softer hues, the sense of the changing seasons is as dependable as an old friend.

Edit: Thank you so much for the "Honorable Mention" for my card - I enjoyed making it and look forward to the next challenge!

Stampin' Up! supplies:

cardstock: Old Olive, Garden Green, Whisper White

paper: Forever Greenery DSP

stamp: So Much Love stamp set

ink: Garden Green

dimensionals, stampin' seal

Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you got some inspiration today!