Moroccan Nights Thank You Card

I know it has been  awhile since I posted. Sometimes I just feel like it is so hard to put myself "out there". I really do try to do better. I feel I shouldn't post things that have retired from the "Stampin' Up!" world. I would probably post more often if I did, but, oh well. What do you think about posting stuff that has been retired?

Okay! Well, here is a new card, using all current product, of course. I hope you like it.

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Moroccan Nights

Ink: Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum

Accessories: Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits Dies, Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gold 1/8" Ribbon, Metallics Sequin Assortment, Tombow Mono Liquid Glue

Here is another view of my card. I die-cut 4 of the greeting and then layered them one on top of the other to give it more of a dimensional look. The medallion image in the Moroccan Nights stamp set, I  heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I think it makes a beautiful background.

I kind of struggled with this set a bit, so I went on to Pinterest and created a visual inspiration board, and then I did a search for all things Moroccan, such as lanterns, tiles and color combinations. From there I felt the inspiration I needed to create something I think is beautiful. I hope you do too!

Thanks for visiting!
Kathryn

#tgifc30 - White Christmas

So, I saw that the theme for the current challenge over at TGIF Challenges Blog was "White Christmas, and I just happened to have made this card recently, so I thought, "Perfect! Until I went to write this post and realized that the "Bright and Beautiful" stamp set was retired last year! (What!!?) Oh well.  I still think it turned out really pretty.

So the challenge is themed "White Christmas". I think it fits. Here it is:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

Stamp set: Bright and Beautiful (retired)

Cardstock: Whisper White Thick

Ink: VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Accessories: Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Big Shot, Stars Framelits Dies, Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Whisper White 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

It embossed up nicely, don't you think?

Here is the badge for the challenge theme (#tgifc30):

Check out the design team inspiration pieces and the other entries, and maybe play along too!

Thanks for visiting!

Kathryn