Merry Mistletoe and Embossing Paste for As You See It Challenge

Friday is time again for something new at As You See It Challenge and this week, we have a sketch challenge.

The three panels that you see could be done in a variety of ways and my co-design team members had already used most of them. It could be Designer Series Paper Strips, it could be water colouring, it could be washi tape, but I decided I was going to use Embossing Paste, since it had been a long while since I last played with it. I felt the brick pattern from the mask would be the best for a horizontal panel like these and I used some post it note tape to help me close off some areas between panels on the mask.  Anyway, here is how the finished product looked:

• I decided on a fairly pastel palette of Lemon Lime Twist, Soft Sky and Whisper White, which can look Christmassy under certain circumstances, I guess - like when you come right out and say, "Christmas Wishes" !!
• When I spread the embossing paste I started at the top with the white. When that was applied, I added the Soft Sky reinker to it for the next panel and, once that was applied, I added lots of Lemon Lime Twist reinker to get the green colour for the bottom panel. No waste that way!
• The sentiment is from the Merry Mistletoe set from the Annual Catalogue. I felt that the quaint, folksy designs and lettering would fit well with this card.
• I needed something to tie the bricks and the sentiment together and I finally decided that a vine of some sort would work, so I used the Flourish Thinlits to die cut a vine from Lemon Lime Twist. It made me think of that old Christmas song, "The Holly and the Ivy".
• Something fairly definitive was required to mark the 3 panels on the left, as in the diagram. I decided that Black Rhinestones would do the trick, plus I need to use them up before they retire!!

And that's a wrap for this week! I'm still coughing myself crazy, so I apologize for the lateness of the newsletter. It is coming, but I can only work on it for a little while before I have to go and lay down again, so it's slow going. It will get there however!

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Product List

Merry Mistletoe Wood-Mount Stamp Set [143650]	Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143655]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131161]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144092]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086]	Embossing Paste [141979]
Palette Knives [142808]	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103]	Soft Sky 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon [144160]	Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon [144172]	Black Rhinestone Jewels [144639]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708]	Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478]	Big Shot [143263]	Precision Base Plate [139684]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]