Thursday, December 2, 2010

Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge #30


Hi Stampers!!  We have lots of sparkle to share with you this week at the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge.  We hope you can play along with us.  This would be such a fun Christmas theme, but I also think it would be gorgeous as a New Year's party.  Everytime I see these beautiful challenge pictures, I'm inspired to entertain more often.  But with the crazy schedule of a busy household, I may have to wait a few more years. 


COME TO BETHLEHEM

I loved this stamp set as soon as I saw it when the new catalog came out back in July.  But I was good and didn't actually purchase it until November.  :)  This is the first card I made using it and I love how it turned out!!  The card base is Perfect Plum layered with Brushed Silver to give it some sparkle.  The Elegant Eggplant pieces are embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper IF.  My Elegant Eggplant stamp pad needs to be reinked, so I pulled out my Craft Spots and inked up my stamp with those.  It worked out perfectly, since then I could ink up my star in a different color.  Of course any star would not be complete with out a little shine from our Basic Rhinestones.  LOVE those things!!  And the finishing touch is some soft White Satin ribbon.

I found this perfect layout at Diva Coffee Break Designs.  A great SUO challenge blog that I visit when I can.  This is DCBD205.

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

17 comments:

LeAnne said...

This is beautiful, Krystal! I got this in clear mount and cut the star out separately so now I can position it where ever I want! I would never have thought to ink it in Eggplant..just stunning!

Rochelle said...

This is very eye catching Krystal! I like it!!

Sara Mattson-Blume said...

That is so darn pretty! I love that set and your use of purple. I'll have to play along when I can this next week!

Yapha said...

That is so gorgeous in Eggplant! I can't believe how well purple and silver go together!

Heidi Baks said...

I really love the royal elegance of this card!

Jen Timko said...

The richness of color in this is perfect with the stamp set! I, too, love this image! Just gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous combination of color, texture and images - beautiful!

Tammy Fite said...

Gorgeous card!! Love the bling--those are my favorite embellishment!! :-)

Thanks for playing along with the Divas this week!!!

Lynn1946 said...

This is such a special stamp; I admire the way you designed the card to reflect that, royal purple is perfect for this card

Anonymous said...

I agree this is a very special stamp and deserved the royal look. You designed an elegant card

Holly / InkPaperStamps said...

How elegant, Krystal! Love how the star stands out. . . .

Carmen said...

This card is perfect!! Love the color and how you did it!

Shelley Z said...

Very nice, rich color combo! Lovely and elegant card!

Tanya Boser said...

Perfectly elegant! Purple is such a rich and regal color for Christmas and this was the perfect use of it!

Mickey Roberts said...

Such an elegant card!

Linda Bandow said...

Elegant really says it and the use of negative space and a monochromatic color scheme really makes it! TFS!

Kristin Moore said...

Congratulations Krystal! You've been named as our Featured Artist for this challenge and with this lovely card of yours! Here's the post: http://divacoffeebreakdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/five-fabulous-featured-artists.html