PPA120 - Merry Melon MAMBO!

Stampin' Up! Christmas Lodge &
Teeny Tiny Wishes

Avant-garde (French pronunciation: [avɑ̃ɡaʁd]) means "advance guard" or "vanguard".^[1] The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics.

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is a sketch challenge by our own Margaret Moody.  I love sketches as they challenge me to create around a layout I might never have thought of.  This week is no exception.  But on top of the sketch challenge, for some reason the 1950's color scheme of hot pink and turquoise jumped out at me.  Coupled with the industrial feel of the Brushed Silver card stock, this is no traditional Christmas card, that's for sure.  Send one to your avant garde friends!

Stampin' Stuff:
 

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Stamp Sets -

• Christmas Lodge Clear Mount (123769) <-Featured item
• Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) <-Featured item

Ink - 

• VersaMark® (102283)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320)
• Tempting Turquoise Card Stock (102067)
• Brushed Silver Card Stock (100712)

Accessories -

• Silver Brads (104336)
• Melon Mambo Stampin' Emboss Powder (123223)

Tools -

• Heat Tool (100005)
• Mat Pack (105826) <-Featured item
• Paper-Piercing Tool (116631)
• Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976)
• Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die Set (114508) <-Featured item
• Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)

Putting It Together Tips:

• Call me chicken, but any time I use Teeny Tiny Wishes, I use my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  This tool is invaluable when trying to precisely place any stamp anywhere!  And placing Merry Christmas in the center of that tag called for precision!
• Always align the tabs of brads in the same direction.  In other words if you want your brads to align perfectly vertically, then make sure the flat tab sides all face left/right.  This gives the brads a small variance between each other but the line of brads will be perfect.  Using the Mat Pack gives you a template to evenly space your brads.
• Textured Impressions Embossing Folders are perfect for addingh interst without adding attention grabbing details.  The focus in this card needed to be the tree.  Te tecture adds to it with out detracting from it!
• Lots of Tags is a great die set to buy if you like selection.  % different styles of tag meet just about any need for sentiment or small image.  Great bang for your buck.

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Comments

[Patti MacLeith]

1.

One word: WOW!

[Christy Q]

2.

Wow, that is one incredible card, Mike! Being too young to remember the 50's or 60's (or even the 70's), I'll have to take your word for it that this was the ragin' color scheme... :-) However, it works and this is one card folks would immediately spot in the display area and comment on. Love it!

[Joni Kelly]

3.

Hi Mike,

Janet nailed what I was thinking - aluminum tree, light wheel, OLD TV in the corner that you had to change manually - and a sweet grandma in the kitchen baking Christmas cookies. Thanks for the wonderful memory jogger!

Hugs and Happy Thanksgiving,
Joni <><

[Jessica]

4.

I LOVE THIS! And I love Pink! The non-traditional colors really make it pop! Makes me want to get out my pink embossing powder!
Hugs, Jess

[Margaret Moody]

5.

I love this, Mike! The color scheme really does makes me think of the 50s! The brushed silver card stock really pulls it all together! Thanks for sharing and I appreciate the shout out! Great job with the challenge!

[Janet Swofford]

6.

Love it,Mike! When I saw your card it transported me back to my childhood when we had an aluminum tree and a color wheel that sometimes made the tree pink:-). I can remember we would turn off all of the lights and sit and watch the tree turn different colors. That's when the TV got 3 channels if you were lucky and they were all in black and white and watching the tree was an exciting alternative entertainment:-) Ah,how simple life was!
Thanks for the memories;-D
Inky hugs,
Janet

[Ann Schach]

7.

Fabulous (adj) - unbelievable, astounding, legendary, Funke-fied! Your card is fabulous, Mike! I love the retro feel, with the hot pink and turquoise. The silver brads give it the magic touch! I LOVE it!

[Mary Fish]

8.

I'm digging these colors!

Hugs, M

[Pinky Roth]

9.

I would never have thought to make a pink tree! Very pretty!

[Barbara Chatzkel]

10.

Very unique combo and I love the brushed silver! It's a card I'd like to receive.

[Linda Callahan]

11.

I love the surprises I find here! The brushed silver is terrific with these two hot colors! I'm thinking Miami Vice - love it!

[Celia Cawthon]

12.

Wow! I bet you have an aluminum Christmas Tree planned for this year? Wouldn't that be great? I could horrify the kids this year with a trip back in time to MY childhood. It still kills me when I go looking for decor for my remodel this year and have to explain to the service people, "I'm looking for mid-centurey." LOL

[diane oliver]

13.

Mike all I can say is "Wowzer!" And.... I so remember the turquoise from the 50's... it was throughout our house... oven front, linolieum, OMG too funny.

[Terri]

14.

My friend would love to receive this card, she loves bright colours. Very pretty.

Ter ;)