MERRY CHRISTMAS CHALKBOARD GRAFFITI STYLE!...

Today I have a swap I designed for my Southern Stars group that is attending the Secaucus OnStage Local event this weekend.  It was arranged at the last minute and the Merry Medley stamp had JUST come in the day before, so it was calling out to me to get inked up!  I don't know why I hadn't ordered it earlier -- I am in love with it already!  Using the black background isn't traditional Christmas colors, but I felt like this stamp would lend itself perfectly to that chalkboard/graffiti type of card.  Bonus: if you have any stray embossing powder, you can easily color over them with a black Sharpie!  LOL

The circle piece features the hostess stamp set Holly Jolly Layers and is all one stamp.  I just stamped it once in Emerald Envy, colored the berries in with a Cherry Cobbler marker and punched it out with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch.  Then I stamped it again with Cherry Cobbler and cut it out with a Circle Framelit (instead of a scalloped circle) and then layered that on a scalloped circle.  All of it is popped out with Dimensionals.  Enjoy!

CHALKBOARD CHRISTMAS GRAFFITI SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Sets –  Merry Medley (C# 142152 $15.00, W# 142148 $20.00),   Holly Jolly Layers (Hostess Stamp Set)
• Card Stock – Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White
• Ink – Whisper White Craft, Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler
• Ribbon –  3/8" Cherry Cobbler Silky Taffeta (combo pack with Emerald Envy #141989 $9.00)
• Punches – l-3/4" Circle Punch (#119850 $18.00)
• Accessories – White Embossing Powder (#109132 $5.00)
• Tools – Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelits (#141705 $35.00),  Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430 $4.00) 

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