Sparkly Wreath - Hand Stamped Sentiments #328

Challenge #328 at Hand Stamped Sentiments is an Inspirational Challenge.  I always love doing these but they're not always easy.  There is a wide variety of interpretations and it took me a while to settle in on one of them. I settled on the wreath, but I wanted to incorporate elements from the other parts of the picture as well.

• An 8 1/2 by 5  1/2" Call Me Glover base card is folded at the 4 1/4" score line  to form an A2 card.  
• Emboss a piece of Whisper White with the Many Petal s Embossing folder.

• Three trees are punched from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP using the Pine Tree punch and adhered along the one of the long edge of the embossed Whisper White piece, one on top of the other.

• Fussy cut along the shape of the trees ,
• Adhere a 1" strip of DSP along the edge of the card base, and adhere the Whisper White layer to the card base.with the cut trees on top of the adhered DSP
• Adhere a strip of Wrapped in Plaid DSP notched at one end with the triple layer punch.
• On a separate piece of Whisper White stamp a wreath (stamp from Frog's Whiskers) using Call Me Clover ink. Using a dot stamp from         stamp randomly around wreath with Versa Mark and emboss with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (retired)

• Fussy cut around wreath
• Add wreath to adhesive sheet and apply dazzling diamonds.
• Sponge edges with Call Me Clover ink and adhere to card front using dimensionals. and add a 1/8" satin Real Red Ribbon to base of wreath.
• Add red glitter randomly around the wreath and on the trees along the edge of the card.
  
• Finish by adding red rhinestones randomly to front.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Wreath (Frog's Whiskers", Itty Bitty Christmas
Inks:  Call me Clover, Red Red Stampin Blend, Versa mark
Papers:  Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Wrapped in Plaid DSP
Accessories:  Triple tag punch, 1/8' Real Red satin ribbon, Red glitter (retired), Cherry Cobbler embossing powder (retired), Dazzling diamonds, Burst Petals Embossing folder, Adhesive sheets, Red Rhinestones, Pine Tree Punch

(Hot) Pig in the City...

This card was inspired by a TV commercial.  Yes, you read correctly ..a TV commercial!
I was casually watching a TV program when a commercial came on advertising "Hot Pig....in the City"

So, an idea was born.

The idea did not quite materialize as I visualized it in my mind,but I'm happy with the result. I used the hostess stamp set "In the Neighborhood" with "This Little Piggy"

Thick whisper white card stock was used to create a Z fold card

On the front I constructed a fence using the Wood Crate die and Crate DSP. This was placed on "On Theory DSP".  One of the Little Piggys was colored, cut out and placed in front of the fence.  At his feet are strips of the same  In Theory DSP torn in strips, sponged with Old Olive, and ruffled to mimic grass.  The sentiment was computer generated.

On the middle panel are 2 more pigs, also colored and cut out.  They are making their way to the city, which is reflected on the back panel.

The images from the City are colored with watercolor pencils.

On the l" strip I place some Old Olive card stock embossed with the petal burst embossing folder.
Did you notice that the word "neighbourhood" in this stamp set has both the American and Canadian spelling?

Supplies Used:
Stamps: This Little Piggy, In the Neighborhood
Inks:  Black Memento, Powder Pink, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Watercolor Pencils, Marina Mist
Papers:  Thick Whisper White, In Theory DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White, Crate DSP
Accessories:  Classic Label punch, Wood Crate framelit, Wink of Stella, dimensionals.