Christmas Card Challenge #44 - Anything Goes

Happy Sunday friends! What a lovely weekend it's been here in Western NY.  And on such a beautiful Sunday, I'm posting a Christmas card.  We can't get too comfy with the beautiful weather because we know that snow and cold air are coming quick!

 

This week over at the Christmas Card Challenge blog, there is an anything goes challenge.  I loved the red and brown colors in last week's photo.  I was going to use this paper last week, but changed my mind.  So I decided to use it this week.  Love how fast and easily this card came together.  The most difficult thing was trying to find the best ribbon for the tag!  The ribbon wasn't working, so I used brown twine.  That poinsettia flower is from a container of Prima flowers that I've had forever.  My stash is dwindling and I just love these flowers.  I can't find them anywhere and that makes me sad! Anyway, there are three flowers layered on top of one another and a glitter dot in the middle.  The leaf came in the container of flowers.  The red tag was run through the canvas impression plate to give it some texture.  That's it!  Very simple and fast!

 

I followed the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I just realized that they are a CAS challenge.  I hope they don't through my card out!

 

You can see more Christmas inspiration on the Christmas Card Challenge blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Season's Greetings (PTI)

Paper:  Vintage cream, ruby red, chocolate chip, Holiday Treasures (SU)

Ink:  Memento rich cocoa

Accessories:  Tag Sale #8 die (PTI),canvas impression plate (PTI), Prima flowers, glue dots, twine, dimensionals





Just Us Girls #260 - Photo Week

Hi all!  I didn't think I was going to make this challenge happen.  I usually create my cards the day before they are due, and last night there was not enough energy in my body to create one!  But I just could not get this photo out of my head that Sue V. chose for the Just Us Girls Photo Week.   Autumn is just my favorite time of year.  I've always loved autumnal colors and the cooler weather.  So I just could not pass this challenge up!  I got up early this morning to create a card.

Here's a close-up of the photo.  I was drawn to that fence, the black birds, and the pumpkins.

So I got to work with those ideas.  I started by watercoloring a background using various Distress Inks.  I found some weathered wood paper to die cut the fence from.  Then I went to work on die cutting the cute birds and that pumpkin.  I cut that out of watercolor paper and gave it some color and dimension using distress markers. I thought the simple sentiment was the perfect one.  I think it took longer to find the sentiment than to actually create the card!  Does that happen to you too?  I added some Wink of Stella on the pumpkin to make it look like frost on the pumpkin!  I don't usually make cards in the morning...I'm a night girl.  But I really like this card.  Maybe I should rethink my crafting hours!  LOL!

You have to stop by these blogs to see what the DT has done this week!  And we want to thank our Guest Designer, Bobby Hagen, for crafting with us this week!

JUGs blog

Cheryl Rowley

Maria Levine

Nancy Leppek

Sharyn Polesel

Sue Trembeth

Sue VanDeVusse

Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Scent-imentals (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, watercolor paper, Dolled Up (MME)

Ink:  Peeled paint, spiced marmalade, wild honey, ripe persimmon, rusty hinge distress inks; Versafine onyx black

Accessories:  Love birds die (WP9), Polka Dot Parade #8 die (PTI), Framed Love Birds (MFT), Picket Fence (Memory Box), Wink of Stella shimmer, dimensionals



Time Out Challenge #15 - Theme: Stamping with an Apple Twist

Hi everyone!  I missed the last Time Out Challenge...life took over when I went back to work after having the summer off!  Well now I'm right back into the swing of things and I have things under control.  This week over at the Time Out blog, it is our Theme challenge.  The theme is stamping and there's an optional twist to use apples.  Love apples!

I  had this never used apple stamp from Just For Fun that I purchased last year at a stamp show.  There's a name for this type of design, but it eludes me right now!  (Zentangle...thank you Gerrina!) Anyway, I stamped it in Memento so I could color it with copic markers.  After coloring it, I added some shimmer with a NEW Wink of Stella brush.  My old one was drying out and not giving me much shimmer.  This one is really shimmery!  I realized after I took the picture that part of the sentiment is covered up!  You can still figure it out, right?

I followed this sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

You can see more fabby inspiration from the Time Out design team on the Time Out blog.

We have Loll  joining us as our wonderful guest this week and are sponsored by Avocado Arts.  They are offering one stamp set as a prize.  To win all you have to do is enter and use the twist.  The winner will be chosen by Random.org. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe

Stamps:  Apple (Just For Fun), Simple Little Things (PTI)

Paper:  Recollections white, marigold morning, garden green, real red

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, copic markers

Accessories:  Wink of Stella shimmer brush, enamel dots, dimensionals, corner rounder





Christmas Card Challenge

Happy Sunday!  There's a new challenge over on the Christmas Card Challenge blog this week.  We have this lovely photo as inspiration for you.  The first thing I saw was the colors.  I love brown and red together...who am I kidding?  I love brown with anything!  My favorite color!

There's an old paper pack from SU called Christmas Cocoa that I immediately thought of using, then changed my mind.  I've been wanting to try out this die cutting technique...I think I failed because you can't really see the die cut!  Oh well, you can see it when it's in your hand and that's what matters, right?  What I did was stamp various snowflakes in red, brown, and a second generation brown in the center of the cardstock.  Then I die cut the word "Merry" out of that piece and six times from scrap white cardstock.  I stacked all seven together and then placed it on top of the opening.  There is Wink of Stella shimmer on the die cut.



Here's a close-up so you can see it more clearly.