Tuesday Morning Sketches #178

Good morning!  Merry Christmas!  I will be enjoying the day with kids which I am sure will a lot of fun.  So I'll make my post quick.  This week's challenge is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's an Anything Goes challenge.  Yes, that's what I said.  No sketch (*gasp*), but there are some very specific rules that will need to be followed.  One being that you really need to challenge yourself.

Here's my challenge.  I created a card that I have been very afraid of....

I have admired the concertina fold for a very long time but when I've read the directions, I was pretty much lost.  So I watched a great tutorial by Beate on SCS and you know what?  It was actually fairly easy.  It has it's flaws, but I'll definitely be making these again.  I already have my next one thought out.

My Scor-Pal made this card really easy, too.  With it's special markings, it took all the guess work out.  And the Scor-Tape made this a sturdy, well adhered card.

Now, Beate's tutorial didn't include a sentiment on the inside, but I figured that one out on my own.  With a Sentiment Strip die from MFT, it made a cool little banner that I put in with a couple of pop dots.

I'm off now, enjoy the day with my family.  I hope you are, too.  But I also hope you find some time for yourself to play along with us at TMS.


Supplies
Stamps/Ink:  Alfresco (CTMH), sentiment from Santa's Helper Cocoa (SNSS), Rich Cocoa (Memento), Bravo Burgundy (SU!)
Card stock:  Very Vanilla
Paper:  Merry Christmas pack (Echo Park)
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Cuttlebug, Labels One Nesties, edger punch (EK Success), Mary Ann embossing folder, Die-Namics Sentiment Strips (MFT)
Embellishments:  Flower ($1 bin @ Michaels)