Warm Wishes for FMS552

When I set out to make a card, I usually start with a color combination or layout (or both). When this week’s Freshly Made Sketches layout was shared online yesterday, I already had a few products on my table I wanted to work with – paper, stamp set and sentiment were lined up, and colors were selected. I was just waiting for inspiration to pull them all together. It was perfect timing for me as the FMS sketch pulled them all together for me in a fun way. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

The foundation of this card (and the starting point for the sketch) are the two panels of festive paper. Both panels (each measuring 2″ x 3-3/4″) are pulled from the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the sweet colors and fun patterns in the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper:

These patterns complement each other well, don’t you think? I positioned these panels on a 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″ piece of Pool Party cardstock and a 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel of Real Red (I just needed that extra layer). I stamped two Real Red mittens with the Celebrate with Tags stamp set and cropped them with the coordinating Celebrations Tags Dies. Here’s a look at this incredible bundle:

And here’s a closer look at the mittens on my card:

I scanned my stamp sets over and over for the perfect sentiment for this card. I wanted something small (didn’t want to overpower the mittens) and words that would tie in with the sweet hand warmers. I had just about given up when I stumbled upon a tiny saying (small enough) with a reference to warmth. “Warm wishes” from Kindest Gnomes was the perfect sentiment and perfect size. Yay! Here’s a look at this fun bundle:

I love the mix of colors in the Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper – Pool Party, Real Red and Garden Green are pulled right from the pack of papers. If you like this mix of colors as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Bundles: Celebrate with Tags Bundle  Stamp Sets: Celebrate with Tags, Kindest Gnomes  Papers: Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Pool Party, Garden Green, Thick Basic White  Inks: Real Red, Garden Green  Accessories: Celebrations Tag Dies, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Celebrate With Tags Bundle (English) – 159867

Price: $55.75

Kindest Gnomes Cling Stamp Set (English) – 159616

Price: $24.00

Sweetest Christmas 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159559

Price: $12.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102482

Price: $9.25

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 122924

Price: $9.25

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102584

Price: $9.25

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147084

Price: $8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147089

Price: $8.00

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 146924

Price: $7.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.25

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

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I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches 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

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