And the winner of the Second Sunday Sketches Challenge is...

Pat Arnold! Congratulations, Pat! She is the winner of the 3rd Second Sunday Sketches card sketch challenge! Your prize, the Flower Faceted Gems and 3 handmade cards, will be in the mail tomorrow!

The color combination is stunning! I am glad to see that everyone is starting to make these card sketches their own! All of the card entries are gorgeous and well done!

Check out the other entries for the 2nd Second Sunday Sketch card challenge. Well done, everyone! I can't wait to see how you interpret August's sketch!

Missed this Second Sunday Sketches? Not to worry. The next Second Sunday Sketches card challenge starts on August 11th. Come back on August 11th for the next Second Sunday Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!Beth

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May You Be Wrapped in the Warmth of Christmas

Today's card highlights the Santa's Workshop Designer Series Paper and is a modified CASE from fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Judy Male. I changed the dimensions of and the sentiments on the card, but the major elements are the same.

I love how Santa's Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper has the white flocking on some of its sheets, especially this candy cane striped pattern! It is so soft and adds an extra special touch to your Christmas projects!

I also like that many of the patterns correspond with the thinlits or can be cut out and used as individual elements, like the Santa relaxing in his comfy chair with a glass of milk and a cookie.

I did not have the sentiment Judy used, so I used the "wrapped in the warmth of Christmas" sentiment from Snowflake Sentiments and punched it out using the Everyday Label Punch.

The Everyday Label is a wonderfully shaped punch, but I wanted a shape that was closer to the size of the sentiment. Did you know that you can "change" the shape and size of your punches?! Using the Everyday Label as the base, I "shrunk" the size of the punch by punching it twice. Let me show you how I did it!

First stamp your sentiment onto Whisper White Cardstock. Then line up the top of the sentiment, where it says "wrapped in the", towards the top edge of the punch.

Punch out the sentiment.

Let's "shrink" the bottom portion of the sentiment. The punched out sentiment is much smaller now and will be tricky to line up inside the punch using your hands. So, we need something small to act as a handle to hold the piece of cardstock in place while we punch out the sentiment.

 
Grab a long, narrow piece of scrap cardstock (for example, 1/2" x 6"). Put a small amount of SNAIL Adhesive on 1 end of the scrap and attach it to back of the punched out sentiment.

Using your scrap as a handle, slide the punched out sentiment back into the punch from the top to the bottom. Position the sentiment so that the bottom edge of the punch is a smidgen below the stamped sentiment and punch. Remove the handle from the back of the punched out sentiment.

That's it! Now you have a customized Everyday Label punch out! You can do this technique with tons of your punches - circles, ovals, the Fox Builder Punch, and so much more. Your imagination is the limit!

What punches would you like to "shrink"? I would love to see what you create!

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Santa’s Workshop CASE Card Supply List
Stamps	#144817 Snowflake Sentiments (Wood-Mount) #144820 Snowflake Sentiments (Clear-Mount) #147690 Signs of Santa (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #140272 Thick Whisper White Cardstock #147809 Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper #146960 Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink	#132708 Momento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad #146879 Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend #145054 Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend #146866 Light Petal Pink Stampin’ Blend #144585 Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #141706 Layering Ovals Framelits #145372 Stitched Shapes Framelits #144668 Everyday Label Punch

Santa’s Workshop CASE Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Thick Whisper White Cardstock	5-1/2” x 8-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
1st Mat	Santa’s Workshop Specialty DSP	4” x 5-1/4”
Scalloped Oval	Silver Glimmer Paper	4” x 3”
Stitched Oval	Santa’s Workshop Specialty DSP	4” x 3”
Greeting Label	Whisper White Cardstock	3” x 3”