Pine Bough and Warm Winter Wishes

Hi everyone.  Two cards for today.  Here's the first one ...

"Pine Bough"

This is my design team card for the latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More - Bingo #5.   Check out the bingo card below.

I chose the top horizontal row (Red, Dies, Green) to make the card above.  Still playing with my pine branch punch and having lots of fun!

This week's sponsor is

(Prize will be awarded to the Top Addict - a pampering package worth $84)

Stamps:  Merry & Bright (Amy R)

Paper:  White (Neenah); Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Red Glimmer (SU!)

Ink:  Old Olive, Soft Suede

Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon die (C.C. Designs), 1 3/4" scalloped circle punch (SU!), Pine branch punch (McGill), sponge, green glitter glue, copper glitter glue, Stamp-a-ma-jig, tweezers, glue dots, and dimensionals

I made my own pinecones using a 1 3/4" scallop circle punched from crumb cake cardstock.  I cut into the circle, removing the middle and leaving an approx. 1/4" wide strip of the scallops.  I sponged Soft Suede ink around both edges (scalloped and inside cut edge - on both sides).   I grabbed the end with my tweezers and wound it up (like a rolled rose), securing the end with glue.

I added green glitter glue to the pine branches and copper glitter glue to the pinecones before gathering all the pieces together.  The ribbon is die-cut from red glimmer paper ... love it!

Here's a close up of the pine bough:

I hope I have inspired you to join us for this fun challenge.  Check out the other fabulous creations by the Design Team at ATS&M!  FYI, this will be the last challenge for Addicted to Stamps & More for this year.  The Design Team is taking a break for the holidays and our first challenge for 2013 will be on Jan. 8 or 9 (depending on where you live).


I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
CAS200PARTYJ challenge - ribbon and bows
CASPARTYA challenge - glitz and glamour

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Here's my second card:

"Warm Winter Wishes"

This card is for an inspiration challenge using the fabric below.  I used the colors from the fabric and the leaf motif.

Stamps:  Frosty Sentiments (Amy R)

Paper:  White (Neenah); Basic Gray, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler (SU!)

Ink:  Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler (SU!)

Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Twigs and Berries die (Memory Box), Martha Stewart Sparkle Texture Effect, paint brush, Stamp-a-ma-jig, glue, and dimensionals

Here's a close-up of the branch:

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:
CAS200 challenge - fabric inspiration