Playing Cards and Greeting Cards

I think this might fall into the upcycle category. I found this package of playing cards at Michael’s after the holidays last year. I think I paid fifty cents for a deck of 52+ cards. I have used several of them to tuck into swaps and various gifts to crafty friends and still find myself with a couple dozen left. I used a sketch I found on pinterest – well, loosely. And decided my little gingerbread man was just too plain all by himself. So I added some green brads where his buttons are. Then I dug out my ribbon whole punch and made two slots to pull that red ribbon through and give his bow tie some dimension. I made four of these for the OWH box.

The art...er craft, of the CASE

CASE - Copy And Steal Everything... I do this a lot.. A WHOLE LOT! When I buy a new stamp set I go to Split Coast Stamper's AMAZING gallery for inspiration. Or Pinterest... also known as where I am at 4:45 at work ;)
I bought a new (ok a couple new) sets from Stampin Up this month and went on my usual quest. Which led me to this super cool card on Pinterest -

Except... I didn't have twine and after I embossed the paper, stamped and embossed the image, I realized by circle punch wouldn't go in the page like the example. So I used a nestie...only I didn't have a round one. And I had these great tags and I am not super crazy about sentiments stamped and embossed over. So I added that, too. I think it looks good. Seven of these to the OWH Box

So good, I turned it sideways, added the swirly ornament and did it again...six times for OWH!!

Sketch #136 and VCMP continues

Usually, the sketch challenges are the easiest for me, but I really struggled with this one. I had to turn it on the side to make it work.
I usually layer sentiments and little squares like this, but with the dark background and dark DP - it just didn't work. So I liberally inked the edges. I like how the squares look a little frosty this way.

VCMP twofer

Our third challenge of the day at Cindy's Card Co was to make a snowflake but not Christmas card.
Unbeknownst to me, the next challenge was for that great triple play stamping technique.
I had made both with this card.