Priscilla's Randomly Crafty Escape : Holiday Blog Hop

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Holiday Blog Hop

Happy Sunday everyone!

Rise and Shine. Welcome to our holiday blog hop. You should have hopped here from Cari's blog! Hopefully you are finding your okay. I hope you guys have been enjoying all of the projects along the way. So by now I am hoping you have had a chance to see the holiday catalog from Stampin' Up that became available on August 28. There are so many goodies to choose from, a little something for everyone or if you're like me A LOT OF SOMETHING!!! When I first saw the holiday catalog I immediately fell in la-la-la LOVE with the Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set. It's a three step stamp set. I love the options they give you for the wreath. What makes this stamp set such a gem is the coordinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies.

So onto my card. I chose Christmas because like everyone else I wanted to get a head start on my Christmas cards this year so I can mail them off in time! Ha! but I will probably wait till last minute like always because that's how I craft! lol But this wreath isn't only used for Christmas, you could easily make a wreath for Fall or even Halloween. Just change the colors you stamp it with. I chose Seasons of Style DSP because I love Polka Dots. This DSP is retired but it is still available on MDS. You could use any background to duplicate this card though.

FRONT VIEW

SIDE VIEW

I used my big shot to cut the bow, wreath, and the word Joy out with the framelits. All of these are from the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies. There is also a stamp that matches the bow if you wanted a color bow instead of a glitter bow. After I cut "Joy" I laid it over my versa mark and got the front wet with the stamp pad. I poured clear embossing powder over the word "Joy" and heat embossed it. This gave the word "Joy" a sheen look to it. It also made it a little more sturdy since the word is thin. Well I hope you enjoyed my card! Here is the card recipe:

CARD RECIPE

Seasons of Style DSP

Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set (Item # 135047 pg.9 HC)

Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies (Item# 135851 pg.9 HC)

Pistachio Pudding Stamp Pad (Item# 131177)

Gumball Green Stamp Pad

Real Red Stamp Pad (Item # 126949)

Clear Emboss Powder (Item # 109130)

So who is ready for some BLOG CANDY ?!?! If you would like a chance to win this stamp set of Festival of Trees all you have to do is leave a comment below AND become a follower of my blog! Super easy. I post weekly projects also. I will be raffling off the blog candy Friday Sept. 5th and will announce the winner! Any questions about my card or if you are in my area and would like to host a workshop or attend a class let me know!! Thanks for hopping with us.