SNOW MUCH FUN

This card is for 2 challenges. First its for www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com challenge #5 and also for my personal Christmas Card Challenge, #25.

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, More Mustard, and Hearts and Snow Much Fun

Punches: Snowflake, 2 1/2 and 1 3/8 Cirlces, Scallop Circle, and Decorative Label

I also used the Snow Burst embossing folder and the Water Color Crayons.  

SIMPLICITY

This card is a bit more simple in design, light on the layers, but beautiful. The sketch is for www.cardpatterns.blogspot.com challenge # 135. It is also # 24 in my Christmas Card Challenge.

Cardstock: Basic Gray and Whisper White

DSP: Wintergreen

Stamps: Snow Flurries and Bright Christmas

Ink: Pool Party and Basic Gray

I also used  Basic Gray ribbon, the 3/4 circle and ribbon border punch.

HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

This is also a card from card class. Its #23 for my Christmas Card Challenge. I am remaining optomistic on being able to hit 52.
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Ink: Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake
Stamps: Medallion, En Francias, and Bright Christmas
Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke
I also used the Scallop Border punch and the Decorative Label punch.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

POP-UP CHRISTMAS CARD

This is Christmas card #15, I may be behind 1, I will have to check. Its been busy, but my studio is alittle more organized (?)

Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamp Set: Cardinal Christmas

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Ridinghood Red, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray and Versamark

Punches: Modern Label and curly Label

I also used a Red Corduroy Brad and retired Christmas Ribbon

FUN FOLD CHRISTMAS CARD #14

This card is so fun. I dont know if this is the true name for it though.

Cardstock: Crumb Cake
                                                        Ink: Soft Suede and Crumb Cake
                                               Stamps: Winter Post and Musical Notes wheel
                                                                  DSP: Deck the Halls

MOJO MONDAY #185

This card is for my personal Christmas Challenge #13 as well as for http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ challenge.

Cardstock: Real Red, More Mustard, Early Espresso, and Whisper White

DSP: Holiday Treasures

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes and A Flower for All Seasons

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Real Red, More Mustard, Old Olive, and Early Espresso

For the punches I used the 1 3/4 circle and played around with the Decorative Label to make the mat for the back of the main circle.

I used Real Red ribbon and rhinestones

CARD PATTERNS SKETCH #108

This is my take on the http://www.cardpatterns.blogspot.com/  sketch challenge. It is also #12 for my personal challenge .

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Real Red and Whisper White

DSP: ?

Stamps: Jolly Old St Nick

Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red and Basic Black

I used the Water Brush to color the Santa, the Paper Piercer to pierce the Soft Suede circle, the Sizzix Scallop Circle #2 for the Red and the Large Scallop for the striped. The ribbon is a retired color.

CHRISTMAS CARD #11

I made this Gate Card for my 10th card.

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso, and Whisper White

DSP: ?

Stamps: Pattern Pines and Teeny Tiny Words

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake (for rubbing the edges),  and Eary Espresso

Markers: Wild Wasabi and Real Red

Ribbon is a retired Christmas ribbon.

Die Cut: Top Note

CARD PATTERNS SKETCH #107

This is card #10 for my personal Christmas card challenge, and it is my submission atn http://www.cardpatterns.blogspot.com/

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Ridinghood Red, Always Artichoke, and Very Vanilla

DSP: Deck the Halls

Wheel: Musical Notes

Stamps: Illuminations

Ink: Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke

Marker: Ridinghood Red

Punch: Scallop Border

I also used the Crochet ribbon and a Vintage brad.

CPS #210

This card is for the http://www.cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ sketch challenge. It is also #9 on my Christmas card challenge.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Ridinghood Red, and Old Olive

Markers: Ridinghood Red, Old Olive, Early Espresso, and More Mustard

Stamp Set: Glorious Garlands

DSP: Jolly Holiday

I also used a corner rounder and some retired Old Olive ribbon.