Christmas Card Challenges #31

Good Sunday morning friends.  It is time for a new Christmas Card Challenges and this week we have a color challenge for you.

The card base and white panel are Cordenations Heavy CS.  The black mat is Recollections CS and the DSP is from Teresa Collins Studio Gold 6x6 pad.  The image is a Hero Arts stamp, stamped with Versamark, embossed with SU Black embossing powder and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Verve's Bright Spirits.  The white panel is cut with a Spellbinder's Devine Eleoquence die.  The silver ribbon is from Stampin' Up.

I haven't played along in awhile so I am also entering my card in Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - "Anything Goes".

Now you should check out all the fabulous creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will be join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

You Make My Heart Happy

This is my card for this week's Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #91 - use a snowman or snowpeople on your card.  I used the cute MFT Happy Heart Snowman and the sketch is Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #134.

I did swap out the heart elements for the sentiment.  The snowman is stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics. I used MFT Circle Stax 1 and 2 to cut him out and added the Basic Black mat. I sponged Bashful Blue ink around the edges while still in the die.  I paper-pieced the heart with Real Red CS and mounted the panel with foam dimensionals.  The DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Love, Joy 6x6 pad, all matted with Basic Black.  The Whisper White panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug Snowflake EF.  The card base is SU Baha Breeze.

 

I am also linking to Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

 

ETA:  My card was a weekly pick on Karen's "Stamps At Play" blog.



 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Very Merry Christmas To You

Happy Tuesday morning my blogging friends.   I have several new followers and I wanted to say welcome and thanks for following my blog, and thank you to all my followers.

Today I have a card made with MFTWSC149.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I stamped the sweet image from MFT PI-Happy Christmas on X-Press It Blending Card and color her with Copics and Promarkers.  Her hat and coat are paper-pieced. I sponged some Crumb Cake ink around the edges for a little shading.  I also used my white gel pen on the tips of the tree branches.  I cut her out and mounted her with foam tape.  The DSP is from MME Christmas Wish 6x6 pad.  The card base and center mat are SU Crumb Cake CS.  I used MFT Smooth White CS for the large mat, the snow drift and snowflakes.  I tore the edge of the snow and bent the edges with my fingers to give it a little texture.  The sentiment is from MFT's LJD-Stitched Stockings.  I layered the MS punch snowflake on a Spellinders Create-A-Flake 4 snowflake with a foam dimensional and added a button to finish the snowflake.  I placed it on the opposite side from the sketch as it didn't fit on the left side with the image.  I also machine stitched around two of the mats.  The light blue mat is cut with MFT's Pierced Rectangle Dies.

 

I am also linking to Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge 150 - Outdoors

and Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreicate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas (2nd post today)

I actually got two Christmas cards done today. This is the second one using the sketch from Fusion Card Challenge #19, I didn't use any pink, I just went with the sketch.  It also meets the Merry Monday #78 challenge since it has a bird on it.

 

I used SU Whisper White, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler CS.  The striped and green DSP is from an older Me And My Big Ideas Christmas stack.  I used Spellbinders Lacey Squares to cut the green and red squares and adhered them both with foam tape between the layers.  I hand-cut the banners from white and red CS.  The vertical Cherry Cobbler strip is embossed with the SU Petals A Plenty EF.  The image is from an old SU set Holiday Best.  I stamped it once in Cherry Cobbler ink and again in Always Artichoke ink.  I then cut that tiny cardinal and the Merry Christmas out of the red one and glued it onto the green image.  This was punched with SU Extra Large Oval punch and glued to the Cherry Cobbler Lacey Square.  That's it for my card.

 

I am also linking to http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ month long challenge - Always Christmas.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate it when you leave me a comment.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

 

 

Peace on Earth for Merry Monday #78

 

My card is for this week's Merry Monday #78 challenge - to use a bird on your Christmas card.

 

 

For my card I used SU Peaceful Season (retired).  I used Versamark ink to stamp the dove on blue cardstock, embossed with white embossing powder and cut it out.  I also embossed the sentiment and earth ornament (from the same set) on a piece of Baha Breeze DSP from a retired pad.  I cut the Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight frame out twice and glued together to make it sturdier as I mounted it with foam tape for dimension.  The dove is also mounted with foam tape. I then added a mat of Whisper White CS and adhered to the Baha Breeze card base.

 

I am also linking my card to http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ - always Christmas.

and 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - no red or green 

and Crafting Musketeers Challenge blog - October is Christmas theme.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appeciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy World Card Making Day

I hope you had a chance to get inky today and create some pretties.  My friend came over for awhile and we made a couple of cards.  I created a Christmas card for the Merry Monday #77 color challenge.
Here's my card.

 I stamped the cute image from Penny Black's Mimi's Christmas on X-Press It Blending Card  with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  The DSP is from My Mind's Eye Merry little Christmas and it has all the colors for the challenge - red, pink, light and dark green, and white.  I matted it with SU Garden Green CS. I also added a layer of pink paper from my stash.  The sentiment is from MFT's Chirstmas Ornaments set, and is stamped in Garden Green ink.  I hand cut the ends of the banner.

I am also linking my card to Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - always anything Christmas;  and Weekly Christmas Card Challenges - anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

CHCC Extra October Guest Designer

I am so delighted that Hazel at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra asked me to be her guest designer for October.  This is a monthly challenge and is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.  I have chosen two Bugaboo digi images to use for my cards. 

 

 

My first card uses Deacon Christmas-Elf Presents.  I printed him out on X-Press It Blending card and colored him with Copics and Promarkers, then cut him out with Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles. I sponged SU Bashful Blue ink around the edges while it was still in the die. I cut the SU Real Red mat by hand.  The DSP is from Recollections Festivities 6x6 pad.  I embossed the SU Wild Wasabi panel with a Cuttlebug EF and swiped my white ink pad acrossed the raised parts to give it  highlights.  The sentiment is from SU Riveting (retired) stamped in Real Red ink and punched out with a 1-1/4" circle punch. The Real Red mat is cut with MFT Circle Stax die-namics.  The sentiment and image panels are mounted with foam tape. The white card base and mat is Canvas Corp Heavy White Cardstock.

 

 

 For my second card, I am using Ava Christmas-Mistletoe Fairy.  I also printed her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut her out with MFT Pierced Circle Stax Die-namics, sponged SU Bashful Blue ink around the edges and matted her on a Spellbinder's Lacey Circle die-cut from SU Cherry Cobbler CS.  I added some sparkle to the star and around her wings with a Sakura Clear Glitter pen (but it doesn't show up in the photo). The red dotted DSP is from SU Festival of Prints Pad (retired) and the lt. green DSP is by The Paper Studio. The sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes, stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and punched with SU Word Window punch, and matted on a punched Cherry Cobbler Modern Label.  The 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon is also SU. The mats are SU Cherry Cobbler CS and the base of the card is Canvas Corp. Heavy White Cardstock.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed looking at my cards. 

I would like to thank Hazel again for allowing me to be her Guest Designer for October.  Be sure and stop by her blog and link up your Christmas cards.  Remember it is always "Anything Goes" as long as it is Christmas.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings

 

ETA:  My card was a Favorite Find at My Favorite Things

 

I made my card following the Merry Monday #71 sketch challenge.  I used the cute PI-Holiday Hugs Snowman from My Favorite Things and the sentiment is from MFT Seasonal Sentiments.  I stamped the snowman in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on the snowflake DSP by The Paper Studio (so I wouldn't have to cut out his tiny arms) and again on X-Press It Blending Card.  I colored him with Promarkers and cut him out - minus the arms - and glued him over the DSP stamped image.  I tore the snowbanks and inked the edges with SU Bashful Blue ink.  I strung the buttons from my stash on Linen thread and adhered them across the edge of the DSP after I stamped the sentiment in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink.  That's it for my card.

 

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

 

Always Playing With Paper - Merry Monday #71 sketch challenge

Festive Friday - Theme Challenge - A Holiday Project with a Children's theme

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

 

 

 

Happy Holidays

 

 Yippee, I got another Christmas card done using Merry Monday's #70 sketch.  I used SU Very Vanilla and Old Olive CS and the DSP is from Authentique's Festive Collection, including the red mats.  Isn't that little Santa's Helper reindeer just the cutest.  He is from Verve stamps. I stamped him in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink, colored him with Promarkers and cut him out.  I added him to an oval cut with Spellbinders Classic Ovals die, embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake die. I lightly sponged some SU Bashful Blue ink over the raised snowflakes.  This is matted on an Olive Green Scalloped Oval diecut and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment, from the same set, is stamped in Mememto ink, cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics. I put the die cut back in the die and cut the other end also to make both ends look the same and mounted it with foam tape also.  Lastly, I added some SU Cherry Cobler Baker's Twine and that's it for my card.

I am also entering my card in CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - anything Christmas.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by,  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn