One Card, Three Looks

Yesterday I shared my Painted Glass and Under the Mistletoe card for this week’s CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge (you can see my original post here). This card is my second Christmas card of the year and my third card with the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper. It’s also a special card for me since it’s my first time hosting a challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. Yay!

Three Alternatives of One Card

As I am known to do, I played with a variety of looks before settling on the one I shared. Today, I want to share the other looks and offer a little bit more about this card. Here’s the card I shared yesterday:

Here are two alternatives of the same card that I also played with before settling on the one above – can you spot the differences?

You are quick! Yes! I really wanted to the sentiment to be cropped with rounded edges to play off all of the “boxiness” of the rest of the card, so I stamped “A Reason to Celebrate” three times on Thick Whisper White and cropped it with:

• a Layering Ovals Framelits Die
• the Pretty Label punch
• the 2-1/4″ Circle punch

Each has its merits. While the Pretty Label punch adds a more casual flair, the circle offers a wider span of white on the card. In the end I picked the oval shape because I don’t use it as often as the other two.

Which shape do you like best?

Layer Measurements

Since I’m sharing alternative versions of the card, I thought I could offer the measurements of the layers on the project (starting from the base of the card and working my way up):

• Old Olive – 4-1/4″ x 11″ (scored at 5-1/2″)
• Thick Whisper White – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
• Early Espresso – 3-3/4″ x 5″
• Thick Whisper White – 3-1/8″ x 4-3/8″
• Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper – 3″ x 4-1/4″
• Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Real Red) – 3″ x 2″
• Early Espresso – 3″ x 3/8″
• Thick Whisper White – various (depending on which you choose)

Designer Series Paper Sale

Good news! The Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper, featured on this card, is one of ten packs of Designer Series Papers in Stampin’ Up!’s “Buy 3, Get 1 FREE” promotion in July. There’s no better time to stock up! Click on the picture below to check out the sale in my online store: Here are all ten of the papers included in this sale:

Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper – 146902

Price: $11.00

Best Route Designer Series Paper – 146897

Price: $11.00

Garden Impressions 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146289

Price: $11.00

Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper – 146338

Price: $11.00

Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper – 146913

Price: $11.00

Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper – 146331

Price: $11.00

Tropical Escape 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146916

Price: $11.00

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper – 146284

Price: $11.00

Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper – 146921

Price: $11.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack – 144177

Price: $11.00

Supply List

Products Used in This Post

Here is a rundown of the products I used in the three cards I shared today:

Stamp Sets: Painted Glass Papers: Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper, Regals 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Real Red), Early Espresso, Old Olive, Thick Whisper White Inks: Basic Black Accessories: Layering Ovals Framelits Dies, 2-1/4″ Circle punch, Pretty Label punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 147461

Price: $18.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle – 148362

Price: $42.25

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies – 141706

Price: $35.00

Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper – 146921

Price: $11.00

Regals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146965

Price: $11.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 119686

Price: $8.50

Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100702

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

2-1/4″ (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch – 143720

Price: $18.00

Pretty Label Punch – 143715

Price: $18.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Between July 1 and July 31, Stampin’ Up! is hosting an amazing promotion where you can get one pack of select papers when you buy three packs of select papers.

To help expand our family and create opportunities for even more meaningful relationships with fellow crafters, Stampin’ Up! is giving us a Stampin’ Pad Family Recruiting Promotion. During this promotion, new team members will receive a FREE assortment of Classic Stampin’ Pads (your choice!) with your Starter Kit!