Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS



This card is for www.colourq.bolgspot.com challenge #104. It calls for a color challenge as well as choosing a past Colour Queen to use as inspiration. I chose #75. It also makes #22 for my Christmas Card Challenge.
Cardstock: Early Espresso and Whisper White
Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Rose Red, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake
Stamps: Made from Scratch and Christmas Greetings
I also used Early Espresso marker, and ribbon, the snowflake punch, and a button from my collection.

MERRY AND BRIGHT





This card was made with sketch #134 from www.cardpatterns..blogspot.com  It is also #21 in my Christmas Card Challenge.
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Purely Pomegranete, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla
DSP: Jolly Holiday
Stamps: Merry and Bright
Punches: Snowflake, Scallop Border, and 1 1/4 circle
I also used my water brush and glitter glue.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

THINKING OF YOU AT CHRISTMAS


While blog surfing I stumbled upon www.wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com and she had made this card. I tweaked it alittle for me, but it was a great card. This is #20 for my Christmas Challenge.
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, and Whisper White Craft
Stamps: Medallion, Snow Burst, Beautiful Season (Christmas saying), and Clearly for You (for you)
Punches:  Snowflake, Lovely Label, and 1 1/4 circle
I also used White embossing powder, White Satin ribbon, button brad and safety pin for the tag, and a button from my collection.

HAVE A FANG-TASTIC HALLOWEEN!





I made this card for my nephew for Halloween. I used  sketch #65 from www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com challenge.
Cardstock: Basic Black, Peach Parfait, and Naturals Ivory
DSP: Pick Your Pioson
Stamps: Fang-tastic
Punches: 2 1/4, and 2 1/2 circles
I also used my paper piercing kit, dimensionals, and scallop circles #2 die cut.

Monday, September 26, 2011

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

This is card #19 for my Christmas Card Challenge. The sketch is from www.deconstructingjen.com , its #20.
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White,  Early Espresso, Ridinghood Red, and Not Quite Navy
Stamps: Scandanavian Season, and Jolly Old Saint Nick
Ink: Early Espresso, and Versamark
Punches: 2 1/2 and 2 3/8 circles, and Scallop Border
I used clear embossing powder to emboss the snowfakes and mittens. I also used an embossing folder, brad, and seam binding ribbon.

HAVE A CUTE CHRISTMAS

Here is Christmas Card #18. This is also a sketch from www.gotsketch.blogspot.com , Sketch #128.
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, and Marina Mist
DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
Stamp Set: A Cute Christmas
Punches: Corner Rounder, Word Window, 1 3/8 circle, and Scallop circle punches
The ribbon is Wild Wasabi

Saturday, September 24, 2011

BINGO

I am really hoping to catch up! This should be fun. Here is card #17.
Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, and Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Bingo Card, Many Merry Messages, and Jolly Bingo Bits
Ink: Early Espresso, So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Peach           Parfait, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black
I also used Dimensionals and Vintage Brads

Friday, September 23, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS

This card would be # 16 in my 52 cards by Christmas (a card a week). I would like to see if I can still pull it off.  This is a sketch from www.gotsketch.blogspot.com .This card does not really use a stamp set like I challenged myself, but it is a Christmas card.
Cardstock: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, and Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake
Stamp Set: Forest Festivities
I also used the Northern Frost die cut strip from Sizzix, the Decorative Label Punch, Stampin Up! courduroy buttons, my paper piercing kit, and a Sizzix Snowflake embossing folder that I inked instead of embossing.