Saturday, December 12, 2015

A Few More Christmas Cards

Hi there, blog friends ~ Like all of you, I've been busy creating Christmas cards, and thought it would be fun to enter a few challenges...Actually four! Since this is a photo heavy post, I will not go into the particulars on each card. If you have any questions, please let me know, and I will get back to you asap ~ In alphabetical order, here we go!

My first card is for this week's challenge at CASology, for the Cue Card: Trees 




My next card is for this week's challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch:




My third card is for Happy Little Stampers December CAS Challenge: Favorite Technique - Die Cutting



And, my last card for Happy Little Stampers December Christmas Challenge: Star




 So, that's it for today...Thank you so much for stopping by, and for all of your sweet comments! I read and appreciate every one of them! Have a great weekend,








 

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Addicted to Stamps & More - Challenge #174





Hello there ~ It's time for another challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More, and this time our theme is 'CAS'! Bugaboo Digi Stamps is sponsoring this challenge, and the winner will receive (7) digi stamps from their store!




CAS cards are my favorite, so I've created three cards for this challenge...here is my first card:



I started by inking the sky background with SSS Sea Glass ink, and added some snowflakes with my Signo uni-ball pen. The village dies are also from SSS, and the snowy hills were hand cut to create my layered winter scene.

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For my 2nd card, I wanted something bright and whimsical ~



So, I grabbed my trusty Mama Elephant penguins and placed them inside SSS Tri-Square die. I stamped and masked the hats, then stamped the penguins...then, of course I colored everything with Copic markers...so fun! The Clearly Besotted sentiment was a gift from a very sweet friend. I mimicked the angle of the tri-square dies with the first part of the sentiment. Lastly, I added a few sparkly sequins, and that was it!

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When I saw this Gorgeous Card by Kay Miller, I knew I 'had' to get this die! Of course, I don't have her incredible water coloring skills, so I used my inks to blend a background for the flower and leaf. 

My last card:


First, I used Hero Arts Mint Julep and a few distress inks for the background, and a sentiment from PTI's Graceful Greetings. Then, I removed the stem and one leaf, and placed the remaining leaf on the bottom left corner. A few Rain Stones to add some sparkle, and that was it! Clean and simple, in soft pastels...just the way I like it :)

This is our last challenge for the year, so I hope you'll be able to find the time to stop by the Addicted to Stamps & More Blog and play along with us. Of course, we'll be back in January ~

Thanks so much for stopping by today ~