52 CCT / SSS 230

Just returned from spending the weekend up in the mountains.  The aspens are beginning

to change  and are so beautiful!  Even had a some snow up there.  I guess the snow sort of

inspired me to make the card I'm sharing today incorporating the technique challenge at
 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  and the sketch at The Sweet Stop. 

This is the technique...

and the sketch.

Here's what I came up with.

This is the first time I've tried an emboss resist technique.  I stamped the greeting and

snowflakes on white card stock with Versamark and used white embossing powder.

After heat embossing I applied blue ink over the embossed areas and wiped it off with

 a paper towel.  Then I added a small amount of purple ink over the blue.  The penguin

stamp is from Hot off the Press.  I stamped it with black ink and heat embossed with black

 embossing powder. I colored the scarf with purple smooch ink and his beak with an orange

marker.  The papers are from DCWV the Winter Combo printed matstack.  I added a few

jewels to finish up.  Thanks for taking a look!

Cardabilities #83 / DD #71

Today I made a card combining 2 challenges.  I used Cardabilities sketch #83 and the

colors from Dynamic Duos #71 challenge which includes includes the option of wet
embossing.

This is the sketch...

the color combo...

and my card.

I really like this sketch and knew I wanted to use it when I saw the colors at Dynamic

Duos.  I bought DCWV's the Foiled Elegance Stack a little while back and don't you 

now it had the perfect paper to use for this card. I stamped and heat embossed the

flowers and then cut them out. They are from an Autumn Leaves stamp set called 

Second Nature.  I die cut the leaves with a Sizzix Originals die I've had for years. 

Added some black pearls to the flowers and used a sticker for the greeting.  Thanks

for taking a look!

52 CCT/ MFW

Well, I started the weekend yesterday in a glitter mode and I'm still there today.  This time

it's gold glitter on a card for 52{Christmas} Card Throwdown.  Christmas trees are the

theme for this challenge.  I'm also entering this card in the All That Glitters is Gold
Challenge in The Moxie Fab World.

Here's what I did.

 

The Christmas tree stamp is from Hot off the Press. I stamped it with gold ink on white
 card stock, heat embossed with gold embossing powder and fussy cut it and popped
 with some foam dots. I also stamped and heat embossed the border strip on white with
 gold  ink and embossing powder. The stamp used is from Stampabilities and called Ornate.
 I placed the strip on a piece of purple metallic card stock that I border punched with the
 EK Success Acanthus punch. I used the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die set to frame
 the tree. Finished up  with some gems and some glittered stickers for the greeting.
 Thanks for taking a look!

FMS #104

Made another Christmas card today.  This time I used the sketch #104 from

Freshly Made Sketches. 

This is the sketch...

and what I decided to do with it.

I used DCWV's The Twinkle Glints Stack again.  It seems every time I buy a new

DCWV stack it becomes my favorite.  I also used my Spellbinders Create-A-Flake

Four die cut set for the second time today, although, I have to say it dies not cut this 

particular paper very well.  But I think the card turned out pretty well.  Thanks for

taking a look!

retrosketches #81

Wanted to get a card made for retrosketches #81 challenge before it's too late to submit.

Here's the sketch...

and my take on it.

I've had this DCWV paper  called The Twinkle Glints Stack for a little while now and

 haven't used it.  So, when I saw the sketch I knew I was going to make another Christmas 

card and wanted to do something with snowflakes.  I thought these papers would work

 great! I pulled out a small snowflake punch and Spellbinders Create-A-Flake Four die set.

And this is what I ended up with.  I like the way it turned out.  Thanks for taking  look!

SSS 228 / Seize the Birthday

I'm back for one more post this weekend and then I need to spend some time on

some other projects, like cleaning house.  Yeah, can't wait to do that!

Oh well, this time I'm playing with The Sweet Stop and since I decided to do a birthday

card using that sketch, I'm entring it in the Seize the Birthday challenge, which gives

you an option of doing a monochrome project, but my card isn't anywhere near being

monochrome.

Here's the sketch...

and my creation.

Once again I'm attempting stamping.  The party hat stamp is from a tiny Studio G

set I picked up at Michaels for something like a dollar?  Anyway, I colored it in

using smooch inks.  The printed paper is another from DCWV's the Birthday

Wishes stack.  I added some brads and finished with the Happy Birthday sticker.

Thanks for taking a look!

FMS 103 / Dynamic Duos

It's another dark and dreary day here in Colorado.  I think there is more rain in the

forecast, which is not what we need.  There has been flash flooding all around us

and I feel so bad for everyone affected.  We've been lucky and I'm grateful.

I have 2 more challenges I want to enter this week, so once again I decided to combine

them.  I love doing all these challenges but find if I didn't do some combining I

would not be getting anything else done.  So, this time its Freshly Made Sketches

with the color combo at Dynamic Duos.

Here's the sketch...

and the color combo...

with my rendition.

I purchased a new stamp and die set and decided to try it for these challenges.  I think

I've mentioned before I'm mot really a stamper, but find I'm enjoying trying to learn.

I used a Graphic 45 set from Sizzix called Tea Time.  The papers are from a Teresa Collins

paper pad called Fabrications - Canvas.  I added some white Dazzles border stickers

and stamped the sentiment, which is from a Stampabilites set called Orchid Greetings.

As always, thanks for taking a look!