Holy Triptych & BLOG CANDY!!

As promissed I have some blog candy, but how about a card first. Actually, how about three. I fell in love with the Holy Triptych stamp set from the mini catalog the second I saw it. I thought the price was a little high, but with it being die cut I decided to think about it. I really wanted to make some cards for the ladies at church. Then I took one look in the SCS gallery and was sold when I saw this fabulous ornament made by momma b. I am so glad that I got this stamp set.

The die cutting made it super fast to mount. I don't mind cutting my own rubber, but it does take away from valuable stamping time. I really like the style of this set. I really like the border frame for the pictures. I see myself using it in the future for other things. Put it with the companion word set Star-Studded Season and you are all set for the holidays.

For my first set of cards, I decided to make a tri of matching card layouts. The people for each card is stamped on Whisper White and then colored in with markers. The outline image is stamped onto colored cardstock and then the opening was cut out to layer over the people. The sentiment is embossed on the left side and a simple bit of ribbon was added to finish them off. These cards didn't take long to make, but will be a great gift for someone. Here are some close up with basic colors used for each.

Apricot Appeal, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Irridecent Ice (Wings outline)

Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Apricot Appeal (halos), neutral WWC (Faces)

Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel, Perfect Plum

Speaking of gift......how about some BLOG CANDY!! As always I thank those of you who have been visiting my site. I am humbled again that I am starting to get regular returners. When I hit 500 I thought it would take another 2 months to hit 1000. I am already at 1200 and just now getting out my candy. Thank you again and I hope you enjoy.

The weather here is warm, if not hot, still. I am awaiting with anticipation the fall weather with slightly colder nights and not so hot days. I want to decorate for all the holidays. The change of the seasons got me thinking about some designer paper from last years catalog. I went through my stash of retired items and there it was. Wonderful "Four Seasons" DSP. So I have for one lucky person a sample. There are (12) 6x6 squares, one for each print. They are double sided, so if you don't like one, something else is on the other side. I thought some nice chipboard would go well with the papers. There are four, one for each season, for the current catalog or mini catalog. Since I had out my retired paper, I decided to look through my retired ribbon bag. There are 4 grosgrain yards (Light Orchid, Rose, Chocolate, and Apple Green), 4 yards of silver cord, and 1 yard of Blue Organdy.

Getting a chance to win this blog candy is simple. Simply make a comment on this post. If you feel so moved, please subscribe to my email updates on the left side and earn another chance at this candy. I will have my daughter draw a name from the hat on October 1st. Good luck to all.