NESTS OF CHRISTMAS PAPER PUMPKIN ALTERNATIVES USING #fms#662

 Here's the latest sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches #662 and designed by Jen T.  Make sure you check out the Design Team cards as there are so many delightful samples for how to use this sketch.  And, while you're at it why not join in. This challenge is open until 3pm EST Monday November 18th, 2024.  I'd love to see your creations on the board too! 

Here's My Card:

I'm still working on Christmas cards, so for this challenge I just needed to make a decision as to what stamps and paper I wanted to use. Since I had opened but not used the October 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit called Nests of Christmas I felt this would be a good choice, and I'm glad I went with it.  

I began with an 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" base of Whisper White card stock that was  scored at 4 1/4".  I stamped the sentiment "merry CHRISTMAS" from the Nests of Christmas stamp set along the bottom in Shaded Spruce ink.

Next I cut a 3" x 5 1/2" piece of Whisper White cardstock  and embossed it with the Painted Posies (159175) 3D Embossing Folder, and added a 1/2" piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock to the bottom with only a 1/4" showing along the edge. 

To finish the design I chose some greenery and a beautiful cardinal image from the ephemera in the paper pumpkin kit and adhered it to the front panel. I added small red rhinestones to the berries on the greenery for a hint of sparkle and then mounted the front panel to the card front with dimensionals.

I kept the inside of the card fairly plain by adding a 4" x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White card stock stamped with the "joyful thoughts to you this season" sentiment and the leaf image from the Nests of Christmas stamp set in Shaded Spruce ink.

One of the things I really like about the Paper Pumpkin kits are the envelopes.  They generally include up to 9 decorated envelopes with each kit.  These can be left as envelopes or they can be taken apart and used to further the number of cards that can be made from the kit.  I chose to leave these ones as they were.  

This card came together quickly once I had made the decision of what to make.  Having a sketch really makes cardmaking that much easier, and this card was super easy to assemble.  Hope you liked it and will leave a comment.   

Until next time.... 

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