Happy Moments Tote and PPA 26

The challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts is "Anything BUT a Card" which just sounded too fun to pass up! http://www.palspaperarts.com/

To see a tutorial on how to make this cute little note card holder check out the link here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/notecardtote/

The note cards are 3x3 square and the envelopes that go with them are the small square envelopes in the catalog. They all fit nicely in this cute and easy tote so if you're looking for a nice little gift, this is a good one!

I did some real watercoloring using an Aqua Painter and re-inkers. The Aqua Painter is a little fussy at first but I actually enjoyed using it more than I thought I would.

Both the Happy Moments stamp set AND the Scallop Trim Border Punch that I used can be found in the Sale-A-Bration mini catalog and can be earned free! Yay! All you need to do is spend $50 and then choose what you'd like. SO FUN!

I used:
*Happy Moments stamp set
*So Saffron, Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White card stock, ink and ribbon
*Scallop Trim Border Punch, Aqua Painter, Silver Brads

#7 - Snow Swirled

So I was chatting with a friend the other night about how great navy and silver would look together in a card (thanks Michelle) and decided I better try one. Just one. Well, it looked so great I figured I'd try one more and pretty soon it was 2am and I was getting out of bed to make just one more thing. My mother would say these look a little Jewish and actually, the do say "Season's Greetings" so...Happy Hanukkah!

For this entire post I used:

* Snow Swirled stamp set

*Night of Navy and Whisper white card stock

*Night of Navy ink

*Platinum Shimmer Paint

*Silver elastic cord

*Round metal edge tags

Tip: After inking the tree stamp in Night of Navy ink, I used a sponge dauber in Platinum shimmer paint to highlight the little flower bursts. I did this right on top of the navy ink already on the stamp. No need to use markers or anything. Its a really cool effect but without any of the fuss.

Tip: To make the silver background paper that is matting the tree I just pounced platinum shimmer paint around the edges of some white card stock with the sponge dauber and let it dry for a minute or two.

And here is a box I made. Cute right?

There is a great tutorial here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/3x3notecardbox/

I just didn't use any of the patterned paper because I made my own!

Tip: I first cut the card stock to size, then stamped it with Platinum, waited a few minutes and then stamped over the top with Night of Navy.

Tip: To make the tag on the top, I punched the snowflake out using a 1 3/4" circle punch and then glued it into the tag. It fits perfectly!

And here's the inside...

I filled it with three 3x3 note cards with envelopes as well as three large metal edge tags with snowflakes on one side and "To: From:" on the other. The tags would actually make pretty great ornaments too. But I thought tied on a gift they'd be oh-so-pretty.

And finally, there are two more cards with the same theme. These are 4 1/4" square so they still fit in regular envelopes. Have I mentioned I really like that size?
To make the stamped white piece of paper (card on the right) I just layered platinum and navy snowflakes the same was as I did on the box. For the navy background paper (card on left) I did the same thing but its a little hard to see the navy on navy. Still pretty though.

Which do you like better?