ALL of The Stocking Cards...

...are absolutely awesome; so if you haven't taken a scroll through the Stockings Were Hung Readers' Gallery, we highly recommend the trip! This week Lauren and Stephanie are hanging out together in the Big Apple, but we'll have a brand new prompt as usual on Friday, and regular Shout Outs will resume afterwards. Many thanks to all who played along, we hope you'll stop back tomorrow, we think you'll be tickled PINK! (PS: We'll announce the winner of the dies over the weekend, in a separate post.)

Sticking With Stockings

It's the second week of our Stocking-centric fun, so we're still making cards which showcase that beloved holiday gift-giving tradition. Here's what we made this week:

Lauren's Other Card

Lauren says, "This week I got to use my Simon Hurley Mantel Decorations die set from Spellbinders for the first time, and I had a lot of fun. I embossed a brick background using an ancient embossing folder, cut a scrap of woodgrain paper into a mantle-shaped chunk and got down to adding dies from the set: the banners, the stockings, the large deer and greenery. Then, for some additional texture and interest to this little scene, I attached Eyelet Outlet Deer, Poinsettia, Nutcracker and Gift Brads; plus a few red Round Brads to hold the stockings and the banner."

Stephanie's Other Card

Stephanie says, "I built my card around this journaling card from the Echo Park Happy Holidays collection.  I paired it with snowflake paper from the same collection.  I topped it with two silver Love from Lizi Peel Off stickers and a bow sticker from the same collection.  I finished with a silver font sticker sentiment to balance out the bottom of the card."

And remember, one lucky participant will receive the Memory Box Knotted Circle Wreaths dies.

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JB2620: The Stockings Were Hung runs until next Wednesday evening, October 7th. Link your own Stocking-centric card(s) on the original post, directly below this one.

The Stockings Were Hung

If you've already guessed that this fortnight we want to see cards which feature Christmas Stockings, then HOORAY you're right! If you're feeling ambitious, you could make a stocking-shaped card, for which we've found you some excellent templates; but of course a card with a stocking stamp, diecut, or journal card also works!

Here's what we made this week:

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "When I found this cute little stocking on the Pinkfresh Studio Happy Holidays Wood Accent, I knew it would be perfect to build my card around.  The September Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is Again & Again (using repeated elements), so I added two more of the Wood Accents as my first repeated element.  Then I paired them with two Pinkfresh Studio papers that had repeated elements (squares and rectangles) and finished by repeating clusters of  Pinkfresh Gold Glitter Dots and a tiny believe ephemera sticker."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "That's an Authentique journal card from a year or two ago, and as soon as I saw it in my journal card stash, I was already pulling the colors and the vibes out for a little collage. I've got some nicely patina-ed sheet music; a page from an old Ideals Christmas magazine plus some poinsettias from another page (backed with cardstock and adorned with Sunflower Stickles in the centers); some text paper; a little border strip with the days of the week; a Graphic 45 sentiment; some miscellaneous holiday washi and a few super-skinny red mats." 

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And for one lucky participant, we will be gifting the Knotted Circle Wreaths dies from Memory Box.

JB2620: The Stockings Were Hung runs until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, October 7th. Link  your own Stocking-centric masterpiece(s) right here:

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