Saturday, November 6, 2010

Speedy's Challenge #28, Paper PieRcing!

Hi Everyone, it's Saturday, and that means time for another challenge From Speedy's The Cat's Friends! This weeks challenge #28, is to use piercing on your card. Please take note that's piercing, not paper piecing, lol...I guess I was speed reading and made a paper pieced card first...so you'll just have to wait to see that one!

I used piercing around the Santa stamp image and down the little faux strap holding the Ho, Ho, Ho!

The main image and both sentiments are from a new Mark's Finest Papers stamp set, Christmas Postage Due. It will be released next week. I lucked out when I found this dp with stamps on it, so I thought it would be great for this set!

I stamped the image onto vanilla and coloured lightly with copics. I also outlined Santa's glasses with a gold atyou spica.

I got the sketch from MTSC98, The card base is cherry cobbler then always artichoke embossed with 2 different folders. The first was the Christmas Countdown, but because I made my card 5.5 x 5.5, it didn't completely fit and because it's a big folder it doesn't fit sideways in the Big Shot! So I used the snowflake EF on the edge.

The aged paper panel was made using a Tim Holtz notebook EF, and I sponged on some TH antique linen & vintage photo!

Please come and join in the challenge, just add some piercing to your project, and upload it to the Mark's Finest Papers Blog. There is a FREE stamp set drawn for every 50 entries. You can use any stamps, but if you use MFP, your name will be entered twice! You can enter as often as you like, this challenge will close on Friday afternoon, November 12th!

Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

11 comments:

Becky said...

How adorable. Love the textures and great job on that sketch :).

Harriet Skelly said...

Beautifully done! That is great dp for the image and I love that piercing around the Santa image!!

Joanne (jojot) said...

what rich and fab dp you chose to hightlight that santa postage image....rich, warm, and fabbo

Lynn McAuley said...

Fabulous papers and textures on this delightful Christmas card, Laurie!!
The layout is perfect for this fun Santa postage, as is that postage background paper!! Awesome work!

redwasher1 said...

This is just gorgeous!! Love the layout and the DP and well everything!!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Absolutely stunning! Love the sketch too!

Monique said...

Love the traditional feel to this card Laurie... I {heart} the BG paper and your Santa stamp image...

Joanne Travis said...

So pretty, Laurie!! I love the postage print designer paper.

Patricia Rose said...

I love this one, Laurie... the Santa image, postage print dp, piercings... wonderfully done as always... Hugs.. Pat

Unknown said...

Love this!!! The papers and layout are perfect!!

Carol L said...

The DP works beautifully with this great image! Love all the distressing and sentiment placement!