Happy news: I made it to Round 2 of the Splitcoast Clean and Simple Design Team Challenge! There are three challenges altogether, so if I make the cut this week, I go on to Round 3 soon.
Round 2 challenge dictates that the card be, of course, clean and simple, but also mention a relative. This is my card for submission:
I heat-embossed the ornaments from Tree Trimmings (SU) with black embossing powder on scraps of a retired SU designer specialty paper that has something to do with a wedding (can't recall the name). It's shiny, white, and has scrolls on it.
For the sentiment panel, I used a designer label punch and black striped paper scraps from that same wedding pack mentioned above. A small oval punch with the word "mother" on it came from the white scroll-y paper, too.
I have very few stamps with a relative's title on it, so I decided that this can be my mom's Christmas card. She adores black and white.
I am entering this at the Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge, as well, where the theme is Christmas with a ribbon.
This is the card I originally made for submission, but changed my mind. I felt it was not CAS enough for the challenge:
There are two focal points on this version - the sentiment panel, and the three ornament. That breaks a rule of the challenge, because there must be only one focal point.
On this one, I silver-embossed the ornaments on black striped paper.
For these two cards, I used two new Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folders: Damask and Regal Flourishes. I love 'em! I made a mistake and used the folder backwards on both cards. So, now they are debossed instead of embossed.
I want to share my pumpkin bread recipe with you, the one I mentioned in the last post.
It has chocolate chips in it, so it is a bit different. It calls for nuts too, but my kids don't like them so I don't put them in (boo hoo).
Pumpkin Bread
Makes two large loaves. Preheat oven to 350.
Dry ingredients:
3 1/2 cups sifted flour (I don't bother to sift mine)
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
Wet ingredients:
1 cup melted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Blend butter and sugar. Add eggs; blend. Add pumpkin; blend. Add wet ingredients to dry; blend. Add chocolate chips and nuts, mix just until blended. Spray two large loaf pans with no-stick cooking spray. Pour batter 2/3 full into each pan. OPTION: sprinkle nuts on top of loaf instead of mixing in, or eliminate altogether.
Bake 1 hour or until a tester inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
Hope you enjoy that recipe. My 9 YO will eat it, and that's really saying something for her. (it's because of the chocolate, don't you know)
Thanks for joining me!
Colleen
Stamps: Tree Trimmings (SU), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, white and black designer paper (retired) by SU
Ink: Versamark
Punches: designer label, small oval, large oval, wide oval
Other: Big Shot, Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folders in Damask and Regal Flourishes, red and clear rhinestones by Queen & Co., dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler marker, black and silver embossing powder, heat tool, silver cord scraps, black satin ribbon scraps
Round 2 challenge dictates that the card be, of course, clean and simple, but also mention a relative. This is my card for submission:
For the sentiment panel, I used a designer label punch and black striped paper scraps from that same wedding pack mentioned above. A small oval punch with the word "mother" on it came from the white scroll-y paper, too.
I have very few stamps with a relative's title on it, so I decided that this can be my mom's Christmas card. She adores black and white.
I am entering this at the Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge, as well, where the theme is Christmas with a ribbon.
This is the card I originally made for submission, but changed my mind. I felt it was not CAS enough for the challenge:
There are two focal points on this version - the sentiment panel, and the three ornament. That breaks a rule of the challenge, because there must be only one focal point.
On this one, I silver-embossed the ornaments on black striped paper.
For these two cards, I used two new Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folders: Damask and Regal Flourishes. I love 'em! I made a mistake and used the folder backwards on both cards. So, now they are debossed instead of embossed.
I want to share my pumpkin bread recipe with you, the one I mentioned in the last post.
It has chocolate chips in it, so it is a bit different. It calls for nuts too, but my kids don't like them so I don't put them in (boo hoo).
Pumpkin Bread
Makes two large loaves. Preheat oven to 350.
Dry ingredients:
3 1/2 cups sifted flour (I don't bother to sift mine)
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
Wet ingredients:
1 cup melted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Blend butter and sugar. Add eggs; blend. Add pumpkin; blend. Add wet ingredients to dry; blend. Add chocolate chips and nuts, mix just until blended. Spray two large loaf pans with no-stick cooking spray. Pour batter 2/3 full into each pan. OPTION: sprinkle nuts on top of loaf instead of mixing in, or eliminate altogether.
Bake 1 hour or until a tester inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
Hope you enjoy that recipe. My 9 YO will eat it, and that's really saying something for her. (it's because of the chocolate, don't you know)
Thanks for joining me!
Stamps: Tree Trimmings (SU), Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, white and black designer paper (retired) by SU
Ink: Versamark
Punches: designer label, small oval, large oval, wide oval
Other: Big Shot, Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folders in Damask and Regal Flourishes, red and clear rhinestones by Queen & Co., dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler marker, black and silver embossing powder, heat tool, silver cord scraps, black satin ribbon scraps