25 Days of Christmas With Paper Sweeties

Welcome by again today, everyone!  It's already Day 12 of the 25 Days of Christmas With Paper Sweeties, and I've got a SUPER SWEET card to share with you all today.  There are so many great Christmas products carried at Paper Sweeties so it's easy to come up with something cute.  This is a PERFECT TIME for you to treat yourself (and your crafty friends/relatives) to a few Christmas gifts.  By stopping at Paper Sweeties for some inspiration, you'll quickly fall in love with their sweet products and find something that you "need" to add to your crafting collection.  All their products are OH, SO sweet.

Every now and then, I surprise myself and come up with a really cute card.  This is one of those that I actually think turned out really sweet.  But then again, when you're working with Paper Sweeties products, you're always sure to create something sweet.  I was inspired on this card by a former Paper Sweeties DT Member named Char Cundy.  Her inspiration card can be here on Pinterest.

Char's card is, much like mine, one of those that can't ever be duplicated exactly because it's put together with bits of this and that from our stashes.  Mine includes cardstock, patterned papers, a glassine bag, some antique wooden spoon wrappers, colored miniature staples, baker's twine, washi tape, vintage scotch tape and a tab/insert.  All the patterned papers, washi tape and the tab/insert (on top right) are from a Crate Paper line called Bundled Up.   Everything else is pretty much from Paper Sweeties.

I stamped the sentiment/tree using the Meet Me Under The Mistletoe Stamp Set in Red Poppy Ink and pressure embossed the back of that with a music embossing folder.  I cut the backdrop of the sentiment/tree using the Rectangle Scalloped Frames to showcase the focal point.  I  also stamped a few of the small leaves and holly berries image found in our Sweet Mini/Home Stamp Set and stamped them in Coal Black Ink onto pieces of glassine bag and on pieces of antique wooden spoon wrapper.

I colored the leaves with my Copics (which you can barely see) and I stamped the berries onto pink patterned paper and inked them with the Ballerina Ink Pad and then cut them with the Sweet Mini: Home Sweet Cuts.  Some of the little clusters have a few miniature floral prills around them.  And I do realize that I shared quite a few of pictures of this card, but I really wanted you to be able to see all the little bits and bobbits I added to make it so sweet.

Like I said, I know there's a lot packed into this one little card, and I apologize; but I wanted to at least attempt to list everything just in case someone cares (lol).  I like attempting to "recreate" cards I see that I love.  They give me a starting place, and then I can put my own "spin" on it.  I guess that's what Pinterest is really all about after all.  And before I run off, I'm sharing one last photo with you.  I also created a matching envelope for this sweet card.  It includes some washi tape, vintage scotch tape, and two holly/berry clusters from the Sweet Mini Duo Home Stamp Set.

There's always something extra SWEET💕 at Paper Sweeties to help you make something extra special.  I know for sure exactly to whom I'll be sending this card for Christmas.  She's gonna LOVE it as much as I do.  Don't forget to join us each day this month on the Paper Sweeties Blog for more inspiration, and thanks again for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Karen

I'm sharing this card/envelope set here in these FUN challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says "Let It Snow" - I hope my card says snow, Christmas, and all things Winter.

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Challenge #602 - Got To Be Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - Simon Says "Use Your Favorite Technique" - I'd have to say that my favorite technique is stamping, which I did.  I also love pressure embossing which I did with a music folder.  Finally, I LOVE to include vintage items in my crafting; and this card uses some antique wrappers from small wooden spoons.

As You Like It Challenges:  Favorite Christmas Movie - Mine is.....The Christmas Tree (with Sally Field).   I made a sweet Christmas Tree in honor of this  movie.

ABC Christmas Challenge:  Y and Z are for "Your Favorite Things" and Zzzz Sleeping" - I decided to go with YOUR Favorite Things.....Vintage Things are my favorites.  I used glassine bags, and pieces of a glassine wrapper from an antique wooden spoon.

Cardz TV: Cardz TV Challenge #129 - Anything Goes - I always love to play along with Mary and friends at Cardz TV.

Color My Heart Color Dare: Challenge #424 - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors - While there is some red and green, they aren't "traditional"....it's a softer mint green, and the red is more of an accent.  My primary colors are white, pink and teal/mint.

Dare 2 B Artzy - December Challenge: Holiday Fun