Find Joy in the Ordinary

I love finding Christmas challenges to take part in during the year, as it builds my Christmas stash during a less hectic time of the year, and these challenges provide the motivation I need to be inspired even out of season. This card I am using for two Christmas challenges going on this week. They are listed below:

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-into-christmas-2022-byshc-linky.html

and the other is here:

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/04/mttcc-33-theme-is-fireplace-scene-and.html

My card was embossed with a Sizzix 3 D folder, then inked over by rubbing  antique linen over the stones. This is one of my oldest stamps in my collection of Christmas stamps. It is from PSX 1995.

It is colored with Copic markers. I added a organdy ribbon up the side. 

 

/Retro Stamp Challenge Square

I used the colors from SCS' color challenge this morning, and the challenge from Retro Rubber Challenge to make aa square card for this card this morning. I used white 5 by 5 inch card base of white, I embossed it with this terrific embossing folder from Darice, then cute smaller sqaures of so saffron. Using the petal pink and mint macaroon for the flowers and leaves I added to the so saffron squares. I used pearls for the centers. Then I added this sentiment from a PSX rubber stamp dated 1996. (I;ve been rubber stamping for quite some time!)  You can ckeck out the color challenge over on Splitcoaststampers and the Retro Challenge HERE.