We’re marching right into Christmas, but I think I’m finally ready. What about you? Do you still have things on your to-do list? Today, I’ve put the last batch of holiday cards in the mail (I hope) and I’m making the last batch of holiday Chex mix and doing a bit of cleaning. But otherwise, packages are wrapped and we’re ready to go.
The last few days leading up to Christmas are always a bit reflective for me. As a church singer, the music I’m usually preparing for these last few days of Advent puts me in that frame of mind. But this year hits just a little differently.
We’re continuing our sneak peeks at some of my favorite things from the new Stampin’ Up! January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs that are set to release on January 7th. Today, we’re pairing Sketch #17 from the Annual Catalog with the new Timeless Plaid patterned paper and Mixed Labels stamps.
We get started with a base of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Our backdrop is a split panel of Regal Winter cardstock matted with Pretty in Pink glimmer paper. The focal panel is a sheet of Timeless Plaid patterned paper cut with the Deckled Rectangles dies. I used some Blackberry Bliss & Gold ribbon to bring out the subtle stripes of purple in the plaid and really tie our color palette together. The sentiment from Mixed Labels is stamped in Blackberry Bliss on Petal Pink and then diecut using the Unbounded Love dies. A wrap of some gold thread and a few purple fine shimmer gems bring things together.
Products used in today’s card:
Blackberry Bliss, Petal Pink cardstock
In Color glimmer, Timeless Plaid (coming soon), Regal Winter DSP
Mixed Labels stamps (coming soon)
Unbounded Love, Deckled Rectangles dies
Blackberry Bliss & Gold ribbon, gold thread
Purple fine shimmer gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives
Song Sparrow Papercrafts 