Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Last Seize the Sketch & Inspired By Stamping

I can't believe how fast the year went of being on the Seize the Sketch Design Team! Poof!  Lesley has decided to make this our last challenge, and I want to say thank you for the amazing year I had, and the opportunity to design with some fabulous stampers!!


I used the newly released STAMPlorations Holiday Sketches; Christmas Candle. I do like it just done with gold embossing.  Shery is running her "bundle special" for all the September Christmas sets, they are available starting August 20th.


Meanwhile, I hope to see you play in the last Seize the Sketch challenge!  We would love to go out with huge participation!  Here is the sketch for you:





It is also my day over at the Inspired By Stamping Blog.  Good news on this front, Joanna has asked me to stay on for another year -- naturally, I said YES!


To see what stamp sets [and links] I used to create this card, pop on over to the blog.  Remember, J has amazing blog candy!  Just leave a comment and cross your fingers that you win~


Thanks for stopping by~

17 comments:

Shery Russ said...

Gorgeous cards -- both of them, Vicki! I LOVE the gold embossing you did on the first! It looks so elegant! The color combo on the second is fab :o)

Verna Angerhofer said...

All your cards are gorgeous and beautiful! Congrats on another year. They certainly know talent, so it is no surprise to me that they asked you to stay on.

Rose said...

LOVE the gold embossing for that Christmas stamp!!! was a joy to be on the team with you :)

thrilled to see you are staying on IBS as i love all you create with J's beautiful stamps :)

Jessi Fogan said...

It's definitely hard to believe it's over! I love this beautiful sparkly Christmas card (my favourite kind!) and congrats on your IBS news!!

Lesley said...

Thank you so much, Vicki for being a part of the STS team. I enjoyed getting to know you and looked forward to seeing your gorgeous work for each challenge. Congrats on IBS.
Gorgeous card this week as always.
Hugs,
Lesley

Katie Melhus said...

What a fun Christmas card - those candles are lovely and fit perfectly with the sketch :) I'm going to miss being a part of the STS team with you!

redwasher1 said...

Lovely card!! I really like the image and the way you craft a card is always worth seeing!!

JoAnn said...

Gorgeous card. Love the image embossed in gold.
Congrats on another year with Inspired by Stamping.

Sherry Eckblad said...

Love your card Vicki and will miss working with you on the STS design team. Hope we keep in touch.

Marybeth said...

What a great idea to use the candles for this sketch! Beautiful card! Congrats on being asked to stay on for another year. It was nice to be on the STS DT with you if only for a short time, Vicki

Jen Mitchell said...

Beautiful Christmas card Vicki. The gold embossing is awesome. I'm so glad we had a chance to create together at STS! :)

Lee Ann Barrett said...

Both cards are beautiful, Vicki! Love that new Christmas image- so elegant. So glad to have been on the team with you and look forward to continuing on the aald team!

Lori Turner said...

Gorgeous cards Vicki! I love the sparkle you've put on it :) It's been so awesome working with you here at STS - take care! xoxoxo

~amy~ said...

I love how you were inspired by the sketch...gotta love that gold embossing.
Super sad about STS :(

stampwithsandy said...

Wonderful gold embossing and that stamp is just perfect for the sketch! It's been fun working with you at STS, Vicki!

Heidi Weaver said...

Congratulations on being asked to stay on another year. Looking at your cards, that doesn't surprise me. I love the way you've spanned across the two panels with the candles. So effective.

Petra Swart said...

Congrats on being at IBS for another year, Vicki!!! They are so lucky to have you on their team!!
I love your X-mas card - the candles look so great embossed in gold and I love how you've combined the horizontal and vertical stripes. Lovely!!!