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The Beauty Of Vellum - SFR44

The challenge this week was to use vellum on our cards. I absolutely LOVE vellum, but I rarely use it for more than punching out to use as accents. I decided to make a card front with it, and it turned out AMAZING. I just wish it photographed as nicely.

I used soft sky as my base, and then ran the card stock weight vellum though my sizzix in the snowflakes embossing folder. The lighter weight vellum tears easier when you emboss it, so I love the CS weight for this ! I also embossed my sentiment in silver and then added some star dust stickles to the snowflakes raised areas. I then adhered some rhinestones to the center for a bit more bling, perfect for the season.

I then glued the vellum on along the left side, so I added the silver ribbon to hide the glue. That is the one thing about see through vellum that can suck ... LOL. But the beauty outweighs the bad ! Why not head over to see what amazing creation Lindsey came up with ?? play along if you get a chance and upload the card to Splitcoast with the keyword SFR44. Have fun and happy stamping !!

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GLITTER !! That is the challenge for this week and both Lindsey and I are sparkly now, I'm sure ... LOL !

I went with the simple look so I could really highlite the tree - WHICH SHINES ! I sponged the square and then after I added the border with my black pen to add to the feel. The tree is covered in stickles, but that wasn't enough for me, so I sprinkled on some dazzling diamonds too ... hehehe

This picture does not do justice to how shimmery this is IRL. And with the clean look, it really amplifies it all. I didn't want to take away from that, but also it still keeps that rustic charm.

Why not head over to check out  Lindsey's sparkling masterpiece ?!? Feel like playing along, and want to show us your creation? Leave a link at one of our blogs, or upload with the keyword SFR43 to Splitcoast, so we can check it out ! Have fun and happy stamping !!

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Today, the card we are making is the Double Z-Fold Card from the Splitcoast tutorial page. It is a fun way to present a card, and it stands nicely on it's own.

So, here is the front of my card, went with an "ugly sweater" look ... hehehe.

I just love the DSP and while it is old, it is still perfect for this time of year! It is from the Snow Festival pack. I used some dazzling diamonds on some of the patterns and then added the rhinestones in the hearts, as well. The ribbon is wasabi and it is adhered to the card with the red strip double sided tape on the back of the card. You don't want to add the tape to the front, or the folds won't open !

Here is my open card ! The cool thing about this paper pack, is it has squares that are perfect as a image on a card front, or as the interior in this case. Lots of color, and fun for a Christmas card. Now head over to see what Lindsey folded up for you! If you decide to play along, leave a link here to your card, or up load to Splitcoast with the keyword SFR42. Have fun and happy stamping !!

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41 WEEKS IN !! Our challenge today was to use brads, so I cracked open a brand new container. Bought it a LONG time ago and now it was time to get them out.

I also felt like making a guy card out of it. So I scored every inch, on two lines, and then put the mini brads in the center at each intersecting square. The color is basic grey with the black ribbon and and white embossed sentiment. Clean and simple, and great for a masculine card !

Why not head over and see what Lindsey did, and then wish her well, as she has been feeling under the weather lately. Want to play along? Not hard to add brads, and then link back to one of our blogs OR upload with the keyword SFR41 to splitcoast. Have fun and happy stamping !!

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