Three down.....

...a countless multitude to go!  On my personal 2016 Use All My Stamps Challenge, that is.  In an effort to make regular progress on my Christmas cards, I made this Pinspired card. 

If you follow the link above, you will see that the original was posted by CACath on SplitCoast Stampers.  I really wanted to recreate the refreshing simplicity of her card.  I didn't have an embossing folder for the elegant frame, so I made one using my Silver Bullet cutter, cardstock, and recycled cereal box cardboard. 

The front of the card features a Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz stamp from the Holiday Wishes set, in Archival Fern Green ink, and a sentiment from a Recollections set in Archival Jet Black.  The card base is from the Shimmer Stack by DCVW that I've had for years, and basic white cardstock from my stash. 

I popped up the stamped panel over some knotted ribbon with foam tape to give it dimension:

Inside:

I repeated the TH stamp on the shimmery green paper, and layered a plain white panel with a Hero Arts sentiment over it.  I gave each of the corners an angled cut to mirror the embossing on the front. 

I hope everyone is enjoying the first days of this New Year!  As always, I thank you for stopping by.

Elizabeth

I am excited to be entering the following challenges:

Frilly & Funkie - Holiday Hues
Shopping our Stash - Color me Monochromatic
Crafty Boots - Something Old, Something New (Old paper and stamps, new embossing folder)
and
Hiding in My Craftroom # 232 Black and White + one