Sunday, December 19, 2010

Inch by Inch...

Welcome to another Sunday Challenge for Stampin' Sisters in Christ!


I am certain that you all have your cleaning, baking, shopping, and gift wrapping finished, and are only waiting now for the arrival of, or to the homes of, your loved ones! Good for you - great job!
Peggysue is our wonderful hostess for today's challenge!
She brings us a scripture from Micah to carry with us and think about this week:
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel,
whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting." ~Micah 5:2 NKJV
Be sure to read Peggysue's thoughts on this verse on the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog, as well as on Peggysue's blog.
Peggysue's challenge for us this week is to create a card using inchies.
What a perfect and fitting challenge for this scripture!






Our sponsor this week is Our Daily Bread Designs. Some lucky participant will win a $15.00 gift card to shop at Our Daily Bread Designs. We appreciate their continued support, and can't wait to see your beautiful creations!
Here is my card:



This stamp set is called Snowman Nativity, and is a set that is carried by The Angel Company. I took the liberty of making a slightly larger card, with 1.5 size squares so that I could work with the sentiments in this set. The three sentiment pieces, and the main image are all popped up with dimensional dots, while the other squares are adhered directly to the card.

I am going to enter this card here:

Paper Playtime: Use a snowman

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please check out the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog, where you can read Peggysue's beautiful words of wisdom, and see the gorgeous creations of my DT sisters! I've been 'peeking' this week as they post to our group site, and I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!

Have a great week - stay safe, and stay warm!

Hugs and blessings...Patti J.

29 comments:

Chelsea said...

WOW .... I totally LOVE this card .... all of the details are just perfect and lovely! Great job on the challenge!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Oh how fun and beautiful Patti!! I just love your colors, quilt design, and the added details like the embossing. Awesome job with the inchies!!
hugs,
Chris

Angela Toucan said...

this is gorgeous

Miesje said...

Oh how I love your little snowman nativity! It is so cute. I love the way you did the words too! Great card! I hope you and your family have a very Blessed Christmas!

Becky said...

Patti this is gorgeous! Love how you did the sentiment in the squares and gorgeous pearls.
Have a great week my sister.
Hugs&love :)

Iris said...

Oh it's amazing Love the snowmans and the flower too!

Beth Norman said...

So beautiful. Your design and layout are terrific. I like the swirly embellishments and wish I had access to them.

Anonymous said...

Wow beautiful card Patti.I love your layout.
Hugs xx
Pat

The Other Patti Sue said...

OMGosh Patti this is awesome! Love your little sentiments staggered like that! Such a creative diva!

Dawnll said...

This is just beautiful Patti! Love that you added the swirl.
I am just about caught up for the holiday-then I have to travel for several days to spend time with my honeys family.
I hope your Christmas is spectacular

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

You are so clever! Pearls and blocks and sayings, oh my! Speaking of clever, I see you spotted the grinch and have a reward! WTG!

Anonymous said...

Patti - love what you did with this set. You must be a TAC angel too! I have this same set and you have given me much inspiration. Thank you for sharing your talents to inspire others

Grace said...

Oh goodness Patti this is just incredible! I just love your patchwork bg! I love how you varied the squares, some with texture, some with pattern, some plain. Makes the pearls really pop! Just an incredible card my friend!!! I wish you and yours a most blessed Christmas and happy new year!!!
hugs,
Grace

Yvonne Russell said...

So many fab elements in this card. This is more than a card. It's an art work. You could frame it and it would make a perfect Christmas gift. Seriously.

Lynn Mercurio said...

What a fun card, Patti. Love the grid design and all of the great dimension with the embossing, patterned paper and those lovely pearls. Awesome creation.

Davi said...

OH my this is soooo beautiful Patti! Love every single element of it!!

Janis Lewis said...

This is so beautiful! Thanks for playing at Paper Playtime. :) Janis

Unknown said...

I love this card.. the nativity stamp is darling.. I need it!
Cheers

Amanda Mertz said...

So cute! The pearl flourish is so pretty! TFS!

Maria Matter said...

Beautiful card Patti! Adorable image for conveying this lovely Christmas message!
Hugs & blessings!

Merry Christmas!

Lynne in NI said...

ooooh Patti what a stunner! I love how you used the verses and the little snow family are adorable!

Brenda said...

Patti this is so beautiful!!! Wow I have missed a lot of gorgeous creations form you lately, I hope to fix that and get by much more often now.

Hugs

Carolyn King said...

oh that is so pretty Patti---LOVE the awesome layout!

Merry Christmas sweet friend!

Sue said...

Patti, I love that image! And the design of your card is awesome! Sentiments are lovely. Merry Christmas and Happy, healthy New Year to you and yours.

Hugs, Sue

Auntie Em said...

What a gorgeous card! Love the image and the nice colouring work. I really like the design and the embossed panels with the pearl swirl. Lovely!
Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas! :o)

Lovely Linda said...

Hello Patti - what a gorgeous card! i love the inchies and the way you have managed to get the sentiments in them! Fabulous! Thank you for being such an encouragement and sharing from our heart - you are a blessing! I pray your Christmas will be blessed and you will be surrounded by those you love! {{{hugs}}}

Crystal said...

Patti this is FABULOUS!!!!!! LOVE your design and love your sketch!!! Beautiful sweetie!! I hope you have a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!!

Unknown said...

What a fun design and great use of inchies! Cute little snowman and love how you incorporated the sentiments on some of the other squares.

Curt in Indy said...

Another stunner! How beautiful is this???? I love the inch squares, but find them so difficult to use. You did is with ease and beauty! Just beautiful! Best, Curt