Season's Greetings

One more Christmas card for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Let's Get Ready for Christmas." I don't use many cards which are not white or ivory. This was my attempt to use light brown card base. The pattern patter I selected looked great on this base along with the cream color on top and the cream colored snowflake. This is a fairly simple card so I made a handful for the holidays.

     I ran the top section through my Big Shot with an embossing folder of snowflakes. The large snowflake is from Lawn Fawn "Stitched Snowflake" dies. I heat embossed the greeting with olive hybrid ink and added a green embellishment in the middle of the large snowflake. If I made this card again, I would add a layer of olive card stock with a stitched border between these two layers.

Stinkin' Cute

This card was left over from last Valentine's Day but I never posted it on the blog or a challenge. It's perfect for this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Think Pink. The base of the card was created with Stampin' Up's Heart Swirl stamp. Then I used some pattern paper with Reverse Confetti's "Greetings Frame" for the second layer. The critter is Lawn Fawn's Stinkin' Cute skunk; the sentiment is from the same set. I arranged the hearts from several stamp sets including one very old one from Inkadinkado all on one side of the panel and popped the skunk up on dimensionals.

Happy Birthday in Pink Balloons

While searching on You Tube for some inspiration for a card design, I stumbled upon an old video by Barbara Anders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIOX7ofBpl8&feature=youtu.be from 2015 which impressed me, so I decided to find products in my craft room which would work to duplicate her idea. The multi-step process took me out of my comfort zone a little bit, but it was very enjoyable. Here is what I came up with. The photo is darker than the actual card which was made with shades of pink; hence the entry into "THINK PINK" for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

       

First Step - stamp the base with Stampin' Up's Swirl Heart stamp in light pink 

and three balloons from My Favorite Things "Bundle of Balloons" in SSS color "Hot Mama." 

Second Step - Use Gina K Design's "Tiny Textures" rectangle stamp three times 

over the area of the balloons in three colors ranging from light to dark pink 

(I used MFT Pink Lemonade, Tickled Pink, and Hero Arts Soft Pink) 

AND stamp a second time with Versa Mark clear ink to add the glossy effect. 

Cut the panel with MFT Blueprint #27 scalloped die and add the Lawn Fawn die cut 

in the same color as the layered dark pink panel.

I created the panel inside to match, but forgot where that sentiment came from...

I Miss You!

My daughter called yesterday from CA. I'm in NJ and she moved there 5 years ago. 

I miss her of course, and we don't talk as often as you would think mothers and daughters would ... 

so it was great to catch up. I decided to send her a card and made it with the colors for the CURRENT My Favorite Things Color Challenge #126 and
My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #457.

I used two Birdie Brown sets from MFT, "Can't Wait to See You" and "Thankful Friends." The card stock is Orange Zest and Milk Chocolate. The focal image is colored with copic markers; I heat embossed the leaves on the bottom portion with 2 colors of embossing powders. For an added touch, I adhered a small branch and decided to add a small cardinal because I knew my daughter would like that! Below are the colors for the Challenge.

Peace & Joy

Getting ready for Christmas ahead of time with another card. I made three of these by starting with an adorable "Deck the Halls" stamp from Penny Black colored with copic markers. When I purchased the Holly Oval Frame from Simon Says Stamp, I knew it would be a perfect way to highlight this image.

Additionally, I used a technique by Jennifer McGuire to add snow to my scene. She used laminator pockets and embossing powder to sandwich the powder between the clear layers so it looks like snow.  Here is a link to the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6PI5KpARw I thought this would be the easiest way to create a snowy background!

So, I sandwiched the laminated pocket full of "snow" between my scene and the dark green Holly Oval Frame with strong adhesive. I didn't need to use dimension because this is not a shaker card. The "snow" is stationary.

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's "Snowy Backdrop" stamp set. I used white embossing powder and heat embossed it for an added glossy effect and to highlight the white background of the scene.

This card is being entered in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Get Ready for Christmas."

Hello You

This card project was a bit more intricate than my usual card, but I had fun arranging all of the flowers on one side of this frame and using the vertical sentiment on the other side.

I started by masking off a rectangle the same size as the Simon Says Stamp "Sketch Frame" die so the center would remain clear and stamped all around it with Just Rite's "Script" stamp on the pink panel which had been cut with a scallop die.

The flowers were stamped in two colors and then die cut using Altenew's "Vintage Flowers" set.
The leaves are from a Martha Stewart punch. The little stems are from an older die I had in my stash. The sentiment, from Avery Elle, was stamped with white embossing powder and heat set for a glossy effect.

I like to make "generic" cards like this so I can make the inside greeting more personalized. When I need a card for a special occasion, I simply create a panel for the inside and it's perfect for whatever I need!

This card fits the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Think Pink." Thanks for visiting.

With Sympathy

A mostly pink card today using stamps and dies from Altenew: "Vintage Flowers" 

and "Leaf Canopy." I added these to some pink and white patterned card stock 

along with the Spellbinders "Filigree Side Pocket" in glossy white cardstock. 

This reminds me of a trellis. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Entering this card in SSS Wednesday Challenge "Think Pink"

because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Thanks for visiting.