Hello … bonjour! If this is your first visit here for 2020 … Bonne Année/Happy New Year … may it be blessed with good health, joy and creativity for us all! Talking of creativity, our first Twofer challenge of the year has just started and this month it’s a particularly special one. It’s our 2nd Blogaversary … and we’re celebrating with some amazing prizes! Do go over to Twofer for all the details … you really don’t want to miss out on what Darnell has in store for our winners! So what are we inviting you to showcase this time around? Take a look at our prompt badge …
My common element is Poppy Stamps‘ Heart Screen (now retired) … with the inside hearts used unconventionally for my Christmas card … and the outline screen used conventionally for my Anniversary card. Here’s a closer look at each one …
Three lots of hearts were cut from a piece of cardstock I’d smooched and splattered some time ago. I arranged them into a Christmas tree shape right down the centre of the card and popped them up on different depths of foam dots onto a white panel cut with a die from The Greetery. I stamped the stand (Papertrey) and popped up the gold foil star (Concord & 9th) … decorated the tree with red gem ornaments … and added shimmer spritz (after masking all but the tree). The panel was matted onto some co-ordinating DP, which was then adhered to the card base. A sentiment didn’t fit anywhere very well, so I’ll add a Christmas greeting inside when the time comes. How about a closer look at all the shooshy colour, dimension and shimmer/shine …
In contrast, my conventional card is subtle and understated …
Here I used a fog grey panel for my ‘thirds’ design. I white heat embossed the soft, splattery background (Concord & 9th) vertically onto the lower right two thirds of the card and the primary sentiment (Simon) horizontally along the top left two thirds. The heart screen was cut once in gold foil and twice in white … they were stacked together and adhered over the white background. The tiny supplementary sentiment (also Simon) was white heat embossed onto a sliver of gold foil card and popped up on foam tape … and I added a scattering of gold hearts (from the inside of the screen). The panel was trimmed to size and adhered to the card base.
How would you like to join us with your two distinctly different takes on hearts … we’d love to see what you create in our gallery! All the details about how to play along, including rules and FAQs (and don’t forget those prizes!) are at the Twofer blog … together with heaps of brilliant ideas from the DT to inspire you. We’re delighted to have two Guest Designers joining us this month, both talented winners of our October challenge …. welcome to Jane from Onions and Paper and to Jacquie from What Did I Do Today?. If you haven’t met Jane and Jacquie yet, do go over and enjoy a wander through their blogs … you’ll have a splendid time! Even if you are familiar with their work, why not pop along anyway … you can always say hello while you’re there!
My Christmas tree is heading to …
Happy Little Stampers Christmas – Anything Goes (With Option Trim The Tree)
Poppy Stamps – From The Heart
Simon Says Stamp Monday – Something New (Greetery Frame Die)
The Paper Players – Something New (Greetery Frame Die)
… and my Anniversary card is joining in at …
Happy Little Stampers Dies – Anything Goes
Poppy Stamps – From The Heart
The Card Concept – Time To Celebrate Inspiration (my eye was taken with the cluster of golden ornaments and the waxy white candles – Clean and Classy – CAS/Classy & Elegant Style)
Thanks so much for coming by, your visits and comments are always a joy! Anita 
