Christmas in April

I've been trying to make a few Christmas cards every week during the year to add to my stash so I won't be so stressed at the end of the year. Today's card was made for the challenges at

Merry Monday
Atlantic Hearts Sketch
Heart 2 Heart - Anything Goes

The techniques I used today are stitching and paper piecing. 

Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White, Ponderosa Pine
B&Ts: Timberline
Stamps: Christmas Delights, Yuletide Carol WOTG
Ink: Chocolate, Ponderosa Pine
Other: Black Floss, Red Glitz, Bronze Glitz

Colors of Spring

Yesterday I got to participate in some of my favorite Saturday challenges. I made this card for

Retro Sketches
Less is More -tag
Our Creative Corner -colors of spring
Just Us Girls

 

Materials used:
Cardstock: Colonial White
B&Ts: Taste of Summer
Stamps: Your Own Kind of Wonderful, Happy Holidays
Ink: Hollyhock, Sunset, Honey
Other: Sunflwer Sassy Strands

Triple Time for Christmas

I made this Christmas card for the Triple Time Stamping challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

 

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, New England Ivy
Stamps: Frosted WOTG
Ink: Glacier, Crystal Blue, New England Ivy
Other: Olive Baker's Twine

Santa & Holly

Here's the card I made last night at my craft night. It is a CASE from CASE-ing Christmas.

I cut out the Holly from the Artbooking cartridge and the frame from the Artiste cartridge. The paper is from our Valentine kit - Heartstrings. The Santa is from Santa Claus.

Here is the card I CASED:

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Topiary
B&Ts: Heartstrings
Stamps: Santa Claus
Ink: Black, Cranberry
Other: Red Glitter Gems, Green & Red Sparkles, Ruby Mini Medleys

Happy Spring

Hi! Yesterday morning I got a chance to make this card for some Friday challenges. I didn't get a chance to post it yesterday because I had to get ready for some friends coming over. They came over to craft with me last night!

First I inked up a portion of my polka dot background stamp with gold pigment ink and stamped it on the Colonial White cardstock, Then I cut the sentiments off of 3 stamps and stamped two of the images and one sentiment. Then I added gold sequins to look like rain. The flowers were colored with Baby Pink and my Blending Pen to match the button that I added with Chocolate striped twine. Then I stuck it on a Kraft card base.

Here are the challenges I'm playing in:

CAS(E) This Sketch
Friday Mashup
CAS-ual Fridays
Frosted Designs
Runway Inspired

   

Materials used:
Cardstock: Kraft, Colonial White
Stamps: Diverse Backgrounds, Jubilation, Year Round Cheer
Ink: Black, gold pigment ink (not CTMH), Baby Pink
Other: Gold Sequins, Neutral Baker's Twine, Pink Buttons

Color Dare 139

Hi! This week at Color My Heart we are challenging you to use Sorbet and Champagne with an optional twist of adding pearls! Here is a card that I CASEd off of Pinterest.

Come join us this week!

Materials used:
Cardstock: Champagne, Sorbet
Stamps: Card Chatter - Birthday
Ink: Black
Other: Damask Embossing Folder, faux pearls (not CTMH)

Enjoy the [balloon] Ride...

I got a chance to sit down and make this card this morning for Colour Q and Pals Paper Arts. Now I just need to remember to photograph my cards while there's still some sunlight!

 

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Kraft, Sweet Leaf
B&Ts: Taste of Summer
Stamps: Life is Tweet, My Sunshine
Ink: Sweet Leaf, Black
Other: Sweet Leaf Rhinestones, Cricut Artiste Cartridge