52 CCT

Hi there! Today it's another Christmas card.  This time done for the September

sketch challenge over at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.

Here's the sketch...

and my version.

For some reason it took me several tries to come up with something I ended up being

happy with.  I'm sure I'm not the only one that does that!  Any way, I used printed paper

from an old DCWV Holiday Collection Christmas Stack.  Pulled out my cricut to cut

the label with the Elegant Edges cartridge.  Used one of my favorite Martha Stewart

border punches called doily lace.  Added a K & Company layered accent and of course,

a little bling.  Thanks for taking a look!

SSS 227 / DD #69

This afternoon I created a card to enter into 2 challenges.  The Sweet Stop Sketch

Challenge and Dynamic Duos Color Challenge.

Here is the sketch

and the color combo.

This is my take on both.

I really like the Penny Black Critter Party stamp I used.  I think the little hedge hog is

so cute! He was colored using smooch inks.  The circle and flower dies were cut using

Sizzix framelits dies.  I dry embossed the blue banner with a Cuttlebug swirls

embossing folder.  Made a white banner. Added a sticker for the greeting and finished

off with a little bling.  Thanks for taking a look!

FMS 102 / TSTR #182

I'm back with another post today, as once I start making cards on the weekends I just

can't seem to stop!  This time I was inspired by the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.
I am also submitting this card to The Shabby Tea Room #182 challenge.

Here is the sketch...

and TSTR inspiration.

and what I decided to do with it.

This time I used foiled and layered die cuts for the floral image.  The papers are from the

 DCWV Violet Leaf Stack.  I've been using this stack a lot as it's one of my favorites.

Added the pretty ribbon and there you go!  Thanks for taking a look! 

Mojo 309 / Seize the Birthday

This morning I made a card for 2 challenges. I'm using the sketch from Mojo Monday 309
and since I decided to do a birthday card I thought I would enter it in the
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes challenge as well.

I used the DCWV Birthday Wishes Stack.  I die cut the circles with Sizzix framelits dies,

stamped the greeting with Hot off the Press's Birthday Greetings and cut out the sundae 

from the DCWV paper stack and adhered it with foam tape.  Thanks for taking a look!

Retro Sketches #79

I have a new printed paper stack from DCWV called Violet Leaf that I really like

so I decided to try another challenge with Retro Sketches.

Here is the sketch...

and what I did with it.

I decided to rotate the sketch and did some stamping.  That's not really something I
 typically do,  stamping that is, except for maybe sentiments or greetings, but I'm rather
enjoying it.  I stamped and heat embossed the floral flourish, which is from Inkadinkado,
and the greeting which is from Stampendous Orchid Greetings and added some of my,
 here lately seems, "signature" pearls.  I think it turned out pretty well.  Thanks for taking
 a look!

52 CCT

We had a 5th week for the month of August so 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown's

challenge is to pick a previous sketch and color combo.

I chose this past color challenge

and this sketch.

Here is what I decided to do.

I decided to dry emboss the red and white card stocks to give a little texture.  The wreath

is made with many, many individual punched pieces in white and silver which I glued

down on a drawn circle and red gems were added.  Thanks for taking a look!

Dynamic Duos #68 & SSS 226

This morning I made another Christmas card combining 2 challenges.  Dynamic Duos #68

 and The Sweet Stop Sketch challenge 226.

You are to use perfect plum with a color of your choice for the Dynamic Duos challenge.

I chose to use what I call baby blue, which was inspired by this snowflake sticker I had

left over from Christmas supplies from a couple of years ago.  And I flipped the sketch.

The printed paper is from DCWV the Winter Combo printed matstack. I used a Fiskars

border and embossing punch and used a stamp from Hero Arts for the greeting, which

I heat embossed. Thanks for taking a look!