Happy Winter

Hey everybody! Happy Friday – I hope you’re having an awesome week and have something fun planned this weekend! I’m delighted to be back with an inspiration project for Prickley Pear Stamps. I know I have mentioned many times that this is my favorite time of year. I love all the Wintery Christmas sights, sounds and smells, and of course all the delightful crafting! Our design team has created some gorgeous Winter-themed projects for our Winter Celebrations Insta-Hop using a fun sketch. The hop starts on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram page today and we hope you’ll join us!

You’ll find the complete hop list and the sketch on the Prickley Pear Stamps page, and by following and leaving comments or likes at all the stops on the hop, you’ll be in the running for a $25 gift card from Prickley Pear Stamps! A random winner will be chosen from all comments and likes left by 11:59 PM EST on December 15th and announced on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram and Facebook pages on December 17th.

I created a front flap card featuring one of the ladies in the awesome Snow Ladies Trio stamp set, and I structured the flaps around the sketch. I totally love how it turned out! I do love this image!

The card base and flap were cut from CutCardStock Basis Natural and a stitched circle cut from Basis Dark Red cardstock. The layering panels were cut from coordinating prints in The Paper Shelter Mirabelle cardstock pad. I stamped the image from the Snow Ladies Trio stamp set on Basis Natural in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it with alcohol markers and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Die. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in the upper right corner and added three gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix with my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

Using the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies, I cut one more circle from Basis Natural and adhered it beneath the flap for a handwritten message and signature.

You should totally use Prickley Pear Stamps products and our hop sketch, and post your Winter Celebrations project on your Instagram page! Tag us using the hashtag #ppswintercelebrations and you may be asked to join us as a Guest Designer in one of our future hops! Here’s the sketch we used:

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Any Winter Holiday
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round: December Challenge – 12 Drummers Drumming, 12 of Something, Musical Theme or Anything Christmas or Holiday Goes

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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Snow Ladies Trio stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural, Basis 80# Natural and Basis Dark Red cardstock, The Paper Shelter Mirabelle cardstock pad
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YR14/32, R20, RP09, YG45/46, CG04, GB08, B32, GS05/07; Sharpie white paint marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Trinity Stamps Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,