Black Friday — Well, I guess that’s what they call today (Friday). Yes, here in the US it is the day after Thanksgiving when the Christmas shopping season steps into full gear and all retailers hope to get their books from the red into the black!  So taking our inspiration from that — today we will use Black in our creations.  Use black as one of your feature colors or merely as an accent, use a black ribbon or other embellishment — whatever works for you.  I love black accents on cards and can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

Anyone is welcome and invited to play!  SCS Keyword is ssnotime167  for those who upload at SCS.  There is no time limit. You can play this challenge anytime at all.  The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!!

And if YOU play along, be sure to link to Mr. Linky below so we can easily find you.  Please link the direct post, not your blog, for ease in finding the proper creation!

Check out the fab samples for today’s challenge on the blogs of the Stamp Simply Challenge DT:

Claudia Rosa: Pretty Pressings - November Guest Designer

Deb Neerman:  Paper, Ink, Scissors & Stamps 

Barbara Anders: Paper Pursuits 

Jenny Gropp: One Krafty Kat 

Janine Orchard: 2bKrafty 

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden 

Deb Saaranen: Dream In Color

Barb Schram: Explore. Dream. Discover

Please bear with us all as we each upload and link on Thursday evening.  Everyone should be up and set by Friday morning.

You may see all SCS Gallery Submissions here.

And here’s my project for today:

A black and ivory Christmas card, stamped simply! I’m still loving the ease of creating with the Penny Black stamps I recently brought in and this Christmas tree is so fun to decorate with Kaiser Rhinestones (light green).  It’s called Starlit and sells for $10.95.  You can see the other similarly styled Penny Black stamps on this post.

The sentiment is Merry Christmas TWO by Wordsworth for $7.50.  All Wordsworth stamps in stock can be seen on this post.  The ink used is VersaFine Onyx Black, my favorite for crisp, clear images and sentiments.

The paper I used today is from a new Kaisercraft 6×6 pad that is SO elegant, called After 5.  This sheet has black flocking and is just so rich and lush!  I’ve paired it up with some Black 1/2″ Wrinkled Ribbon and a Prima Fairytale Rose in French White.  And that about does it for this card!  Simple, but pretty and sparkly!

With the Prima Fairytale Rose I’d give this card in the A2 sized Clear Box that I like to use for cards with more dimension.  They make great presentation, plus they can be used as mailers.  The boxes in A2 and A6 sizes can be seen on links below.

____________________

All items available from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

To order just email me at [email protected] with your list and your state/zip OR country and I’ll get back to you with an invoice.  Thanks!

You can see all KITS here.

You can view all ribbons available here.

You can view individual paper pads, supplies and JustRite stamps here.

You can view the Just Rite Cling stamps in stock here.

You can view all tools used here.

You can view Odds-N-Ends for sale here.

You can see/read about the CLEAR BOXES here and here.

You can view Verve stamps here.

You can view Wordsworth stamps here.

You can view Primas here.

CURRENT SALES:  25% off all JustRite stamps in their original line (not CLING), through November.

____________________

Thanks much for stopping in today.  Hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Please stop in tomorrow morning — at 8 a.m. EST we have a combined Stamp Simply Blog Hop and BLACK FRIDAY SALE that will run through the weekend, for 3 days!  A great time to get those last minute Christmas supplies or stock up for the new year to come!