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Saturday, December 5, 2015

No Stamping???

The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is No Stamping. Somehow, that always feels a little bit like cheating to me. On the other hand, I have lots of not-stamp supplies to make cards, so why not? Here's my first attempt: 

Here I'm letting patterned paper do all the work. But not just any paper... Christmas Carol paper! (World's biggest Dickens fan here.) While these supplies don't count as ancient stash, I have been happy to just admire the paper pad since I bought it a few months ago, so it was more than time to cut into it. No stamps doesn't necessarily mean no ink, so I sponged some ink around the edges of the card base to match the already-done distressing of the book pages. It seems once I really get going with patterned papers, I don't want to stop, so I decorated the inside of the card as well.  

The sentiment is from a package of die cuts, to keep with the no-stamping theme. 
I do have a second card in mind with an entirely different way to avoid the use of stamps! 

Supplies: Stampin' Up naturals ivory cardstock, Graphic 45 Christmas Carol patterned paper, antique linen distress ink, Kaiser Craft Christmas Carol die cut, pop-dot tape
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7 comments:

  1. Leslie HannaDecember 6, 2015 at 5:59 AM

    But OF COURSE we let the paper do the work when we can. Lovely Dickens papers, too!

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  2. Barbara GoddenDecember 6, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Gorgeous card using the Dickens paper, which is beautiful. Fab. job and love the inside too. Thanks for playing along with Shopping Our Stash for the No Stamping challenge.

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  3. Chris DringDecember 6, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    You can never go wrong with G45 papers, because they do all the work for you! This is simply gorgeous!! Thanks for playing along at Shopping Our Stash!

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  4. DonnaDecember 7, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous!
    Love how you've used that fabulous paper to make a no stamping card!
    Thanks for joining the SHOPPING OUR STASH crew for our No Stamping challenge!

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  5. Chana MalkahDecember 7, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    Very nicely done and so clean! Nice color integration and great composition. Thanks so much for sharing with us here at Shopping Our Stash!
    Hugz,
    Chana, DT

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  6. lauren bergoldDecember 7, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    oh WOW! what an amazing holiday card! perfect take on our "no stamping" theme at SHOPPING OUR STASH! ♥

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  7. AnonymousDecember 8, 2015 at 10:39 PM

    I love all these vintage elements and of course the Dickens theme.

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