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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Snow Globe with Burst of Merry Messages

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 554 - Eating Cake in the Breezy Meadow with dessert of pattern paper, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 557 - Dangle Art, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 348 - Holiday Ace It. I am so loving this new stack of Christmas dp Shannon and I picked up on opening events at Hobby Lobby in Tifton. Bo Bunny Altitude is the name of it. I started out to make a shaker card and realized I had stars but no snowflakes and all of my punches were too big so I just stamped the globe on acetate, cut it out and glued it to the image. My dangled artwork was colored with copics. The globe was stamped in crumb cake, the trees in mossy meadow and the sentiments on the inside and envelope in mossy meadow.
On the inside I also stamped a snowflake from Snow Burst in Baja Breeze.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snow Globe, Snow Burst, Many Merry Messages 
Paper: white, Bo Bunny Altitude dp I
nk: black scripto 01 pen, crumb cake, Baja Breeze, Mossy Meadow 
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, scripto 01 pen 
Techniques: frame, dangle art

Monday, October 26, 2015

Dangled Merry Christmas Wishes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 557 - Dangle Art and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 348 - Holiday Ace It. I am not much of an artist but I gave it my best shot and am ok with the results. I think everything is self explanatory and this is truly a CAS creation. No ribbons, no thrills. I covered the entire front panel with acetate and when I looked at it I was reminded of a card I bought eons ago that the entire front was acetate and I kept trying to remove the wrapping. LOL. OH well. Let's begin our week with a smile and a pray.

RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: white, Wild Wasabi 
Ink: Scripto 01 Black, Wild Wasabi 
Accessories: scripto black pen, acetate, copics 
Techniques: acetate covering, dangled artwork, freehand, CAS

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

A Snowman with More Merry Messages for Christmas

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 553 - An Elegant Calypso in Old Bermuda with Pearls or Rhinestones for dessert. For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 556 - Die Cut Critters, for CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 347 - Me Want Candy. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420. OK so Monday when I first looked at the photo for the CAS I saw Frankie but today I studied it a little more and the head looked like a decorated flower pot so I went with it and the google eyes. I used a flower pot cut from elegant eggplant and turned it upside down for a hat. I used various sizes of circle punches for the snowman and attached some google eyes, gems and ferns for arms.
On the inside and envelope I stamped my sentiments in Bermuda bay. I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: white, calypso coral, elegant eggplant, Bo Bunny Altitude dp
Ink: Bermuda Bay 
Accessories: MS Snowflake, Fiskers Fern, Spellbinders Flower Pot, Ribbon, dimensionals, google eyes, gems, circle punches, 
Techniques: 3d, die cuts critters

Monday, October 19, 2015

Happy Haunting Frankie

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 556 - Die Cut Critters. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 347 - Me Want Candy. My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420.
I used my Nestabilities Label 11, Martha Stewart drippy goo border and Fiskars cheveron border punch to create Frankenstein. I used some google eyes as well punched a hole in the top and used some orange ribbon to make it a tag then popped it up on dimensionals.
I stamped one of the images from the set on the inside and the sentiment on the front of the envelope in black ink. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Haunting Halloween 
Paper: white, black, halloween dp? 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black 
Accessories: Nestability Labels 11, Martha Stewart drippy goo border, Fiskars Cheveron border punch, dimensionals, ribbon, google eyes 
Techniques: die cut critters

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Watercolored All Holiday Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 552 - A Pistachio Party in the Sahara, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 555 - Watercolor Powders, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 346 - Use Your Words. So I went to my standby layout and standby SU sentiment. I heat embossed with white ep on watercolor paper then added all three colors of re-inkers on wax paper and misted (since I have no wc powders yet) then pressed my wc paper onto the colors. Love how it turned out. Matted on pool party then sahara sand and tied some ribbon across. I used white card base and layered with pistachio pudding cs.
On the inside and envelope I stamped the sentiment in pistachio pudding. Don't know what happened to the photo for the inside it is blurry and I did not change any settings on the camera.  My have to do a retake tomorrow when I get back upstairs by for now gotta head to work.  Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holidays, Blessings from Heaven 
Paper: white, pistachio pudding, pool party, sahara sand 
Ink: pistachio pudding, pool party, sahara sand, versa mark 
Accessories: ribbon, white detail embossing powder 
Techniques: heat emboss, watercoloring

Monday, October 12, 2015

Water Colored Happy Birthday Amanda

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 555 - Watercolor Powders. For Today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 346 - Use Your Words where I used some dp, die cut and stamps. My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAYS SKETCH CHALLENGE # 419. This was a quick and easy create and put together card. I stamped all sentiments in tangerine tango ink and cut the Happy die from tangerine tango cs.  I needed one more birthday card for next Saturday's Fall Festival/Birthday celebration. This one will go to my Step-Daughter Amanda. I hope she likes it and I hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Birthday Greetings - Joanne's 
Paper: Vanilla, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, ColorBox DP
Ink: Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive 
Accessories: HB Die - Impression Obsession
Techniques: Watercoloring, die cuts 

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Sidekick Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 561, for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 551 - Blushing Saffron Pears, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those Diecuts, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 3456 - CAS-ing HYCCT. Today I choose to do LEND A HAND and DON'T COLOR BETWEEN THE LINES. I water colored my rectangle panel using all three colors then cut with spellbinder rectangle die then stamped my sentiment in black ink and matted on blushing bride cd. I embossed the so saffron with cuttlebugs Leaves EF.
On the inside I stamped the praying hands in blushing bride then stamped the sentiment from Blessings from Heaven over that in pear pizzazz ink and then again on the envelope. Hope you like it. Now let's go earn some money. Hobby Lobby opens in Tifton next week and I plan on being there. We are just too excited to have one closer to us.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sidekick Sayings, Blessings from Heaven, Praying Hands 
Paper: white, so saffron, blushing bride, pear pizzazz 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, so saffron, blushing bride, pear pizzazz 
Accessories: Spellbinders Rectangle Die, Cuttlebug Leaves EF 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies, dry emboss

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Trust God for Strength

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 551 - Blushing Saffron Pears, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those Diecuts, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 3456 - CAS-ing HYCCT. Today I choose the I AM A WARRIOR from the list as I was my mother's support during her 9 year battle of breast cancer that spread throughout her body. This is a difficult month for me even though it is my birth month. Mom went to heaven on 10/29/90 but I know in my heart she was not suffering any longer once she took that final breath. I had to Trust that God had my back and would give me the strength needed to care for her as long as He allowed her to remain. Mom loved roses and so do I with yellow being my favorite. I used my SU watercolor crayons to color my watercolor paper then cut the rose and leaves.
I stamped on the front panel and inside with pear pizzazz and the envelope with so saffron. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God 
Paper: white, so saffron, blushing bride 
Ink: so saffron, blushing bride, pear pizzazz 
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Rose Die, Twine 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies

Monday, October 5, 2015

Hope Happens

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those diecuts. I colored some black for my clouds and rain and some pinkish for the top part of the umbrella. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 345 - CAS-ing HYCCT where I chose the HYCCT1501A - Whatever the Weather. After spending this weekend in the woods with rain I can honestly say RAIN is my least favorite weather for sure. Everything got wet and we got home hoping to spread it out to dry and what is it doing at home, RAINING!!! gggrrr My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 418. Hope you like it. Off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - Hope Happens, CTMH - Special Friendship 
Paper: white, watercolor, watermelon wonder 
Ink: daffodil delight, Watermelon Wonder 
Accessories: dimensionals, twine, watercolors, Tim Holtz Rays, spellbinders Umbrella die, SNS Clouds die 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies, sponging 

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A Basket Full of Fun Apples

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 560, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 550 - Soft Marina Daffodils, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 553 - Doodled Dry Embossing, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 344 - How about them apples?. Now how could I resist combining all of these together. I wanted a larger apple and do not have the Spellbinders Apple dies YET so I hand drew and cut out an apple from daffodil delight cs. My embossing folder is the Paper Studio Intricate Swirl doodled with white jel pen. I added some yellow ribbon on the left panel of soft sky.
On the inside I stamped the sentiment and apples in daffodil delight and the basket in marina mist. On the envelope I stamped the sentiment in marina mist. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Basket Full of Fun 
Paper: white, daffodil delight, soft sky, marina mist 
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist 
Accessories: ribbon, white jel pen, dimensionals, Integrate Swirl EF
Techniques: 3D, doodled dry embossing, doodling

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

UR The Apple of my Eye

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 550 - Soft Marina Daffodils, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 553 - Doodled Dry Embossing, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 344 - How about them apples?, and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 417.
I embossed marina mist layer with the diamonds and dots embossing folder and traced on top of the raised areas with my white jel pen and matted that on soft sky. Cut the apple on front out with spellbinders fancy fruit apple die at attached to small white panel.
I used my marina mist marker to free hand the "U R" on the front and "the of my" as well as the drawing of the eye on the inside then stamped the apple from tart & tangy in daffodil delight. Hum I should have stamped the apple then did the free hand sentiment but I was too far gone when I go to that place to start over. I also stamped the apple on the front of the envelope. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Tart & Tangy 
Paper: white, daffodil delight, soft sky, marina mist 
Ink: Daffodil Delight, marina mist 
Accessories: dimensionals, white jel pen, Diamonds and dots EF, Spellbinders Fancy Fruits die, yellow gems 
Techniques: 3D, doodled dry embossing, doodling

Monday, September 28, 2015

Tart & Tangy Lotus Blossom Thank You

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 553 - Doodled dry embossing and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 344 - How About them Apples. This vision came to mind as soon as I saw the 2 challenges after trying twice to get some sleep. gggrrr. So I decided to make it so maybe it would be out of my head and sleep might follow. I used a small embossing folder of THANK YOU and embossed on real red cs then traced around with my white jel pen. I inked the image up using real red and garden green markers then huffed and stamped on white cs, cut with a curcle punch, doodled around the edge and popped it up on dimensionals.
On the inside of the card and the envelope I stamped the sentiment from Lotus Blossoms in real red. I will give this to one of our younger grands to give to a teacher.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Lotus Blossoms 
Paper: white, real red 
Ink: real red, garden green 
Accessories: dimensionals, white jel pen 
Techniques: dry embossing, doodled dry embossing, doodling

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Come To Bethlehem you Ombre'

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 550 - Punc-tu-a-tion, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 559,  andTuesday'sCOLOR CHALLENGE # 549 - Whispering in the Silver Lagoon. Just could not resist another attempt at Ombre technique with this sketch and color challenge making a Christmas card. I stamped the image omitting the star in lost lagoon. I stamped the star in smoke slate a scrap of white, cut it out, popped it up then added some silver stickles.
I stamped the star on the envelope then on the inside over the sentiment that was stamped in lost lagoon without re-inking. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Come to Bethlehem 
Paper: white, lost lagoon, smokey slate gray 
Ink: Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, smokey slate 
Accessories: dimensionals, silver stickles, sponges 
Techniques: 3d, sponging, Ombre' 

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Season's Greetings with Snow Burst

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 559 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 549 - Whispering in the Silver Lagoon. I have been wanting to try the OMBRE' TECHNIQUE using SCS Tutorial and today I gave it a try. I tried first with my brayer which I have NEVER mastered the use of then with sponges using pool party and lost lagoon ink pads. Liked it much better since I got a more even and smooth look. I stamped the snowflakes the heat embossed across the top then the sentiment with lost lagoon at the bottom where the color was the lightest. This was matted on smokey slate gray cs then white base.
On the inside I stamped the sentiment in lost lagoon then on the envelope I stamped the largest snowflake in pool party then over the sentiment without re-inking. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Season's Greetings, Snow Burst 
Paper: white, lost lagoon, smokey slate gray 
Ink: Pool Party, Lost Lagoon 
Accessories: detail white, winter wonderland, and silver embossing powders 
Techniques: heat embossing, ombre'

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Come To Bethlehem for Christmas

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 549 - Whispering in the Silver Lagoon with dessert of Christmas. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 416. I used my Maurvy Circle punches and adhered in pieces the nativity border scene. Stamped all sentiments in lost lagoon.
On the inside I stamped the image over the sentiment after stamping it on the envelope. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Come To Bethlemen
Paper: white, smokey slate gray, lost lagoon 
Ink: Lost Lagoon 
Accessories: Mauvry Circle Punches, Cottage Cutz Nativity Border 
Techniques: die cuts, stamping off

Friday, September 18, 2015

Color Blocked Pumpkins from Harvest Blessings

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 291 - There Once Was a Kitty Named Pumpkin, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who Crushed my Cherries and Pumpkins in my Garden, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 342 - It's Punkin Time. Could NOT resist piling these all on today. It took me all week to remember I had the Pumpkin die. So sad to have so much that you can not remember having what you need :( LOL. I think this CAS is self explanatory. All sentiments were stamped in pumpkin pie. Hope you like this small fall greeting card. Off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Harvest Blessings, Happy Fall Yall 
Paper: vanilla, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green 
Ink: Pumpkin Pie 
Accessories: Nestability Pumpkin die 
Techniques: 3D, color blocking with card stock, CAS

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Trust god with October Birthstone

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 549 - What's Your Birthstone?  Well I am an October baby and tried all morning to think of what to do and how to find some "opal" colored cardstock and then this afternoon my daughter (e3stamper) reminded me I could use pink. Duh!! See what happens when you try to create something before your 2nd cup of coffee? LOL. Determined to play along I went with pink tonight and my favorite sentiment set from SU. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 558. I was going for the illusion of painting. I hope I accomplished it. I used my scissors to fray the ends of the paper pieced cs on the paint brush and popped it up on dimensionals. My sentiment is stamped in blushing bride ink and the inside is the same as the envelope so I did not take a picture of it. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God 
Paper: white, Blushing Bride 
Ink: Blushing Bride 
Accessories: Marianna Designs paint brush die

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Happy Fall Color Blocked Costume Bears

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 558. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who Crushed my Cherries and the Pumpkins in my Garden?. I could not resist color blocking the pumpkins on both side with crushed curry and pumpkin pie cs for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVER CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock. My pumpkins and CAS style are for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 342 - It's Punkin' Time. I color the image with copics E34, 35 & 37, R59, YG63 & 67 and YR12 & 14.
I stamped all sentiments and the bottom of the inside and envelope with garden green. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Happy Fall Yall, Costume Bears 
Paper: white, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, garden green 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green 
Accessories: copics, MS Grass Border, Sizzix SunRay EF 
Techniques: copic coloring color blocking, paper piecing

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Color Blocked Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who crushed the Cherries and the Pumpkins in my Garden? and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock. I trimmed all 4 colors from today's CC twice and lined them up on my vanilla layer adhered them and trimmed to needed size then cut my feather die. I matted on crushed curry and popped up the feather on dimensionals.
I stamped the sentiment in cherry cobbler on the front, inside, and envelope. I really went CAS on this one. Took a total of 10 minutes. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Blessings from Heaven 
Paper: vanilla, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green 
Ink: cherry cobbler 
Accessories: paper smooches Feather die 
Techniques: color blocking with card stock, 3D

Monday, September 14, 2015

Color Blocked Pumpkin Harvest

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Cardstock. What a fun technique to play with. I dusted off some of my fall sets and played along with today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 342 Punkin' time. I too have called my girls and now call their kids punkin' so just had to play along. I used my Pumpkin Harvest ef on tangelo twist cs. My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 415. Not too much details that are not obvious here. I stamped the sentiments in tangelo twist.
On the inside I stamped off once on the envelope before stamping on top of the sentiment. Hope you like it. Now off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Happy Fall Yall, Harvest Blessings 
Paper: vanilla, appricot appeal, pumpkin pie, tangelo twist 
Ink: Momento tuxedo black, tangelo twist 
Accessories: dimensionas, ribbon 
Techniques: color blocking with card stock, 3D

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Espress Yourself with a Perfect Blend

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 548 - Coffee or Tea, Which do you drink?. Well I drink coffee up until 2pm after that I have trouble sleeping, and tea only occasionally. Can you believe that I am from the south and I don't drink sweet tea? LOL. Oh well. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 557. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 547 - Attempting Blissful Pirouettes. I sponged all 3 colors on my focal panel of white cs using Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil then sponged the edges with tempting turquoise. I then matted that on tempting turquoise and then on white card base. I stamped the both sentiments in tempting turquoise. I stamped the to go coffee cup on pink pirouette using blackberry bliss ink then tone on tone with cs and cut out the center section to attach on the cup.
The envelope was stamped with the cup images in tempting turquoise. I am so proud of myself as I have completed inside, outside and envelope on every card since June this year. A goal I set for myself. Now when I need a card I have only to do some freehand on the inside and viola it is ready to go. Hope you like this one.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Espress Yourself, Perfect Blend 
Paper: white, tempting turquoise, pink pirouette, blackberry bliss 
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Tempting Turquoise 
Accessories: dimensionals, Tim Holtz Splatter Stencil, sponges, 
Techniques: 3D, stenciling, sponging, paper piecing, tone on tone

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Half On Half Off Decorated Snowman

Here is my COLOR CHALLENGE # 547 - attempting Blissful Pirouettes, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 550 - Half On Half Off. I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then colored the top panel with copics. I added some clear stickles to the snow cap and yellow stickles to the star on the front panel and the envelope.

I stamped the sentiments in blackberry bliss on the front and the inside. I doodled around the top, bottom, and left side using blackberry bliss. Hope you like it. Now off to work I go after a lovely 3 days weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamps: IA - Decorated Snowman 
Paper: white, Basic Gray - Eskimo Kisses 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss 
Accessories: clean and yellow stickles 
Techniques: copics, half on half off, doodling

Monday, September 7, 2015

Congrats Greeting Card Kids Half On Half Off

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 550 - Half On - Half Off, and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 341 - Back to School. I am not at all sure I am happy with this but it is what it is. Time to move on to some house cleaning. It is Labor day and that means I need to labor. ugh. Anyway I tried 3 times to get a photo that captured the front. IRL it really is lined up. ggrrr. Too many issues this morning and glad I did not have to give up to get to work on time. I stamped the image on white and daffodil delight in tuxedo black then colored the white layer with copics: B34, B37, E21, E23, E25, E50, E51, G40, G43, R14, R17, Y13, Y18. I used some dp from DCWV called Grade School.
I stamped the sentiment from Congrats on the inside and envelope in cucumber crush. I will be giving this to one of my 2 younger grands after next year graduation up to next level. I hope you like it better than I do.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Congrats 
Paper: white, daffodil delight, DCWV Grade school dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, Cucumber Crush 
Accessories: dimensionals 
Techniques: copics, half on half off

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Front Fold Up More Merry Messages Gift Card Holder

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 547 - Seasons, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 556, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 546 - Rich Cucumber Twist, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 549 - Front Fold Up Card, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 340 - Christmas/Holiday Gifts. I could not resist another Christmas card but today I made it large enough for a gift card to fit in. Christmas has always been the favorite time of year for my entire family. We love getting together, singing carols and just enjoying watching the kids open gifts with eyes of excitement. Today I used a Stampin Up Set called More Merry Messages and the same dp that was still on my work desk. I love making these front folds. Such a quick and easy card to make.
I stamped the envelope with the circle image reminder to not open til Christmas.
RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: white, cucumber crush, rich razzleberry, basic gray Eskimo Kisses dp
Ink: cucumber crush, rich razzleberry, tangering tango 
Accessories: ribbon, circle punch, cropadile
Techniques: front fold up card

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Front Fold Up Gifts of Joy

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 556, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 546 - Rich Cucumber Twist, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 549 - Front Fold Up Card, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 340 - Christmas/Holiday Gifts. I just had to make another Christmas gift card that was for a little boy, he will love the green in the gift section as well as his sister. I used some basic gray dp Eskimo Kisses today and orange ribbon today.
I cut and created my Christmas stocking from Quickutz using cucumber crisp and white cs. I punched some rich razzleberry cs with my crop-a-dile largest hole for faux brads. I stamped the sentiment on the side of the front of the card and the back of the envelope.  Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Gifts of Joy 
Paper: white, cucumber crisp, tangerine tango, rich razzleberry, Basic Gray Eskimo Kisses dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cucumber crisp 
Accessories: ribbon, quickutz, hole punch 
Techniques: front fold up card, copic coloring

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Snowman Christmas Gift Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 546 - Rich Cucumber Twist, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 549 - Front Fold Up Card and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 340 - Christmas holiday gifts. Well these front fold up cards are so quick and easy to make, Anne I am loving them. I have a granddaughter that thinks purple is the only true color so I made this with her in mind today. I think I will slip a folded bill in the gift section. I used a new to me set from Inky Antics - Decorated Snownman and stamped in black then colored with copics V04, V06, YG09, YR07. Stamped the sentiment above the hand and cut and matted on cucumber crush for the top part of the front. I used some coordinating dp for the folded sections except on the 2nd panel where I created a gift section.
I stamped the envelope and colored them with copics as well. Hope you like it and I know she will if I put some green in with that purple. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: IA - Decorated Snowman 
Paper: white, cucumber crush, rich razzleberry
Ink: Cucumber Crush 
Accessories: circle punch, ribbon, hole punch 
Techniques: front fold up card, copic coloring