Purplicious......!!!

   Do you happen to now what my favorite color is?   I'll bet you can easily take a guess by simply looking at my blog design or even easier by the name I gave to my blog.   I just LOVE Purple, in every shade and love using it when it create.  Some day I'm going to totally renovate my craft room and make it become my Purple Place!!

   Both of my cards today were created with Purple on my mind and I was inspired by a gorgeous card that Jennifer McGuire shared as her card today in Boot Camp.  Jennifer created her card in a Deep Navy with Silver accents...Love it, so when I first say it I thought about making mine in the same colors, but then tried it in a Deep Purple and really liked it.  I will also be working on one more in Navy and will add it to my blog when it's finished.

    Here is the first card I created and this one has a touch of gold along with other sparkly colors I used for my ornaments.  It's a clear acetate card and I've learned how to create these from taking other classes with Jennifer, as well as at my LSS (Absolutely Everything).   I find it easiest to use Hero Arts Acetate cards, but you could also cut them from larger sheets of clear acetate.  The first step is to pick a nice background image and to stamp it on with White Staz-on ink!  It works best to use a Fiskars Stamp Press and that was a tip I learned from Jennifer.  Using the press after taping the card to your craft mat, will really help to keep the stamp from sliding on the acetate.  

    I stamped two acetate bases and put them both aside to dry for awhile.  The next step is to pick what color paper you want to use and pick a nice stamps for your focal point.  I chose Christmas Trees in two different styles.  I also fell in love with the tree stamp that Jennifer used and now have it on my wish list.   I stamped each with Versamark and then heat embossed them in white.   I loved the look of white on the deeps colors, but you could use any color that work.

    Once they are embossed and cooled you can decorate your tree, as desired.  For this first card, I used Glitter pens to color in the ornaments and then matted it with gold paper.  I then adhered it to the front of my card.   Tip:  To hide the adhesive on the inside of the acetate, be sure to cut a matching sized liner which you will apply to the inside.    When you decide to add your sentiment, you'll also want to be sure that it's printed or stamped on another piece of white cardstock, no larger than the card front.   I put mine all together and this was the end result.  Purple and Gold....two of my favorites!!

   I am such a purple girl, that I decided to make another card also in purple, but simply changed out my stamp to this one, also by Hero Arts.    I also changed to mat and layered it onto some sparkly vellum that I had left over from yesterday.  Next, I decided to decorate my tree with purple flat back pearls.  I have a wonderful selection of these pearls and I've found the best prices and color selection are from Pizzazz aPlenty.  I had won a card challenge a while back and my prize was a gift package from Pizzazz aPlenty.  It was fantastic and full of awesome bling!!   I have since shopped there a few times and I am happy to recommend this store for Bling needs...along with so much more!!    Once I had my tree all decorated, I added a matching little bow and put it all together to make this card.

  This card is being submitted to each of these new challenges:

• Crimbo Crackers - Challenge # 2 - Make it Sparkle
• Just for Fun - Your Favorite Color
• Paper Crafting Journey - # 23 - Embossing
• PartyTime Tuesdays - Bling it on

  I hope you have enjoyed my Purplicious Holiday cards!  I had so much fun making these and really love how they turned out.   I'm so happy to be a part of this fabulous class and to learn all these wonderful hints, tips and ideas.  I'm also meeting lots of new crafters and it's so fun to see all the wonderful creations that everyone is sharing on the blogs.

   If you LOVE creating cards or would like more inspiration, it's not to late to join in.  Today was Day 4 and the class runs through the 21st.  You'll have lifetime access to the website and can go back at anytime to review the videos and PDF files.  Every day at Camp is a blast and I HIGHLY recommend it.  Everyone that joins has been so pleased and to me, there is nothing more fun than creating with other people!!   Jennifer and Kristina are such awesome designers and really put together these fabulous classes.   They Rock!!

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   Oh, and if you need even more enabling, this was just one of the three fabulous cards that were shared with us in class today.  Kristina and our wonderful guest designer, Nichol Magourik, also created to wonderful cards that are perfect for sending out newsletters.   I love the designs of those as well and hope to make on in that style now.