WWC96-Gail's Special Fold Challenge

Gail challenged us to use a special fold for this weeks challenge.

I went with the "Easy Four Fold Card"

I used two stamp sets that are available this year and two retired sets. For the front panel I used Star of Light from the Holiday Catalog.  First and last panel uses Joyful Nativity found in the annual catalog. Second Panel is a retired stamp called Every Blessing. The third panel is a retired set called Come to Bethlehem. I used the emboss resist techneique.

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Holiday Hedgehogs

I know from time to time I have mentioned that my kids breed and raise hedgehogs, they are the cutest little animals. I know this is from a retired set but it is one I will hang onto.

• The card base is Wild Wasabi. I used Versamark and heat embossed the Merry Christmas from Come to Bethlehem in Cherry Cobbler.
• I stamped the image on Watercolor Paper with Stazon and colored it with Ink and an Aqua Painter.
• I punched the image out with the 2 1/2" Circle punch and layered it onto a 3" Circle cut with the Big Shot. I popped it up on the card front.

I think it is cut and it was simple to make.

Card #1 from September's Stamp a Stack- Come to Bethlehem

From September until December  I will beholding a Stamp a Stack each month (yesterday was the first one)3 designs, 4 cards each.  Some of the cards will end up in my Tuesday Open Studio Stamping selections, this one will be available.

• Card base for this card is Crumb Cake.
• With Early Espresso ink I stamped the image towards the top of the card base.
• I added a medium Rhinestone Jewel to the middle of the star.
• On a 1 3/4" x 4 1/4" of Garden Green, I stamped the phrase in Early Espresso. I layered it on a piece of Cherry Cobbler with the edges punched with the Scallop Trim Border.
• The buttons are Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake CS made using the Sizzlits Button's #5 layered with a Dimensional and threaded with Linen Thread.

Hoping you all have a wonderful day!