Christmas Wishes

I'm super excited to announce that I am now a design team member for The Merry Christmas Challenge blog.  If you follow my blog, then you know Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make and I make them all year long so I am prepared for the holidays.

This little penguin is from Whimsy Stamps.  Isn't he adorable?

I hope that you hop on over to the challenge blog and join us in the new challenge. It's always Anything Christmas goes.

Card Details:

Image: Penguin Thinking of You from Whimsy Stamps

Copics

White embossing enamel

Quick  Kutz die for card shape

Cottage Cutz Mittens die

Cottage Cutz Woodland Pine Trees die

Gina Marie Designs die

Entered in following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise: Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge: Anything  Christmas Goes

Color Inspiration Monday: Anything goes with hand colored image

Masculine Birthday Card

I made this card for my dad's birthday.  I colored it up in the neutral blue and browns.  My mom had a good laugh when she saw the card because my dad was dressed in the same colors and had his reading glasses on the end of his nose just like in this image. 

Card Details:

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil

Copics

Gina Marie design dies

La La land bannder die

Happy Birthday die from Die versions

Entered in following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge: Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Create: Anything Goes with option of masculine

Color Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges: birthdays

Happy Pumpkin Day!

Today starts a new challenge for Aud Sentiments.  The theme is Use A Halloween Sentiment.

We are sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls and I chose to use this adorable stamp, Ellie with Pumpkins for my project.  

Card Details:
Image: Ellie with Pumpkins from Paper Nest Dolls
Copics
Gina Marie Designs dies
Spellbinders oval dies for pumpkin
Leaf die from Magnolia Doo Hickey dies
Corner Leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge
Martha Stewart branch punch
Sentiment computer generated by me

Christmas card

                         

 One more Christmas card to add to my stash.  I have just a handful of cards left to make for this year.  Of course it's never too early to start cards for 2018! 

I kept this card free of bulky embellishments so that it will be easy to mail.  I love the soft colors of this pattern paper so I colored the digi in soft colors too.  After coloring with copics I used extreme glitter paint to add a little sparkle to the angel wings, stars, ornaments and package ribbon. I used diamond dust stickles on the snowflake and flower.

Her is the inside of the card:

Card Details:

Image: Polka Doodles Stamps

Copics

Gina Marie Designs circle die

Rocking horse from Magnolia Doo hickey dies

Spellbinders snowflake dies

flower from Magnolia Doo Hickey dies

Spellbinders die for card shape

Sentiment stamp from Magnolia stamps

Entered in following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations: Die Cuts

Christmas Card Challenge: option of color challenge of purple and silver ornaments.  I just did silver

Floral Birthday Card

This is my DT card for Addicted To Stamps. The challenge theme is Anything With Flowers. I couldn't resist using one of the Magnolia Stamps I recently purchased. I went on a little spending spree and bought several that I have had my eye on.

This color combo is new to me also.  Yellow is my favorite color and I rarely use it in my crafting. I paired it up with purple since they are complementary colors.

Inside of the card:

Card Details:

Stamp: Tilda with fantasy flowers from Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Spellbinders die for card shape

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Magnolia doohickey heart tag

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Gina Marie Designs die

Entered in following challenges:

Trick or Treat

This is my DT card for the Simply Magnolia October challenge.  The theme is Autumn.  I decided to make a Halloween card using this adorable Tilda stamp.

I dug around in my stash and found a few items that hadn't been used in awhile.  I used a Martha Stewart border and corner punch for the background and I found these great gem swirls that were at the bottom of my embellishment drawer.

Inside of card:

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Martha Stewart corner and border punch

Gina Marie Circle die

Deck The Halls

Another Christmas card completed.  I kept this one simple and free of embellishments so that it will be easier to mail.  I think it turned out kinda cute.

This is my DT project for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always Anything Christmas Goes so it's a great way to get your holiday cards done in time to be mailed.

Card Details:

Image: From Christmas bundle from Polkadoodles

Copics

Rubber stamps for sentiment

Entered in following challenges:

Christmas Card

I'm getting closer to having all of my Christmas cards done. My plan is to have them ready to be mailed by the beginning of December.  

I created this card using Winnie and Penguin from the big Winnie White Christmas bundle.  The pattern paper is even from the bundle.  

After coloring the image with copics, I painted the wings with extreme glitter paint and then used tinsel glitter on her hat trim. The glitter was a gift I received several years ago.  I love using it for hat trims and this purple worked perfectly with the paper and copics I used.

Card Details:

Image: Winnie with Penguin from Polkadoodles

Copics

Magnolia Doohickey dies

Spellbinders die for card shape

Gina Marie Designs die

Tinsel glitter

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Stampin Christmas: Anything Goes

Crafty Creations: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge: Anything Goes

Oops! I Shot a Bunny!

When I saw this image from The Stamping Chef, I knew just how I was going to use it.  My grandmother used to put her hand over her mouth and  say "Oops, I shot a bunny!" whenever she passed gas!  It always made us kids giggle.

This card will be for my brother's birthday.  I am sure he will get a chuckle with this funny memory of our grandmother.

Image: Fairy Dust from The STamping Chef

Bunny: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Sketch: Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Entered in following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
Creative Knockouts: Anything Goes
Crafting  With An Attitude: Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze: Anything Goes

Birthday Wishes

The new challenge at Aud Sentiments is to use a die cut and a sentiment.  Pretty easy peasy.  This is my DT project for the challenge.  I used Vintage Tea Cups from The Paper Shelter for my card.

After coloring with copics, I painted the butterfly and pink hearts with extreme glitter paint

Card Details:

Spellbinders die for card shape

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Gina Marie Designs square die

Copics

Extreme glitter paint

Spellbinders lacy circle die

Stamp: Vintage Tea Cups from The Paper Shelter

Christmas Wishes

I am getting excited. Christmas is almost here!  And, my Christmas cards are almost done.  I need to work on my Christmas tags.  

This is my DT card for Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra challenge. The theme is always Anything Christmas goes. 

Card Details:

Image: Bugaboo Stamps

Copics

Gina Marie designs dies

cottage cutz dies