Holiday card #3

Another early card for Christmas - the focus of this card is from Newton's Nook

 and you will recognize Newton and his friend in a sleigh full of presents! 

The central image was colored with copic markers and adhered to a white circle which was then adhered to red card stock die cut from Spellbinder's Petite Scalloped Circles. The polka dot patterned paper makes a nice backdrop for this image along with the simple die cut "Christmas" from an Ellen Hudson Merry and Bright set. 

I used stamps of presents for the outside of the envelope and another one for inside the card along with a greeting perfect for any friend or family member on my list! This is a great holiday card for animal lovers.

Posting this on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge "Get Ready for Christmas!" and the Christmas Kickstart Challenge #20 It's a Gift.

Christmas card #2

Another version of my last card is shown below using the Snowflake Turn-a-bout from Concord &9th stamped in four colors: pink, aqua, silver and gold embossed. The panel was cut diagonally and the sentiment embossed in gold through the center space. This sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp "Merry Everything" set. Two tiny snowflakes were die cut using Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes and placed in the center of the largest snowflakes. Two others were used for accents along the center section of the card. I am entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Get Ready for Christmas Monday Challenge.

Early Christmas Card #1

Starting Christmas cards early is absolutely necessary if I want to have enough in December. 

Lucky for me, Simon Says Stamp is running a "Let's Get Ready for Christmas challenge 

for this week's  Monday Challenge.
Plus, I am adding it to the Wednesday "Anything Goes" challenge.

This card's focus is snowflakes, stamped and die cut on top for dimension. The stamped images was made with Concord & 9th's Snowflake Turn-a-bout set using 2 ink colors as well as embossed gold and silver for a total of 4 colors of snowflakes. The large die cut snowflake on top was made with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Snowflake set.

I used the Heidi Swapp mini Minc machine to add the gold lines on the left side of the card and also to laminate the gold sentiment on the right side. This sentiment is from Gina K. Design. Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Smile Shaker

I was playing around with the colors for the My Favorite Things Color Challenge #126 

and came up with a cute shaker card. So this one is for the MFT Color Challenge. (see colors below) Some of the products I used were a MFT Stencil, the Rectangle Smile Die Namics, 

Orange Zest ink and Chocolate Brown ink. There are brown and silver sequins 

inside the shaker window behind the vellum.

      

I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes Challenge."

Hugs for Fall

Thanks for checking out my blog! Another card with fall colors - this one using lots of My Favorite Things products! I started with "You Gnome Me" and colored the gnome with copic markers. I love these little guys and although they are not new, they find their way into my cards all the time! I used the Blueprint Die #18 for the diagonal card front pieces, one in Grout Gray and the other with a pattern paper from Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot 6x6 Paper Pack, both from MFT.

For the focal point, I added a flower pot with stamped flowers from the set "Beautiful Flowers." The flower pot is also from an older set called "Sunflower Sweetheart." I noticed this set was just released again from the Vault! A great set for coloring with copics. The flowers were all stamped with Orange Zest, Milk Chocolate, and Gumdrop Green (MFT.)

Lastly, I die cut the word HUGS from a Die Namics MFT set (Sending Hugs) in brown and I used a brown marker to make faux stitch marks around the top panel for an extra accent. I really like the way this card turned out and am entering it in two MFT challenges. You can check out all of the entries here: Color Challenge 126  and  Wednesday Sketch Challenge 456.

One more challenge for this card is the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes!
     

Sending Warmest Thoughts

This "general" greeting card can be used for various occasions. I made it 

by using a large daisy stamp set and MFT Orange Zest ink on yellow card stock. 

I used Nuvo drops in several colors to accent the centers of the flowers, 

and added the die cut sentiment "Thoughts" in brown paper.

I am entering this card in the My Favorite Things Color Challenge #126. Here 

are the colors for this challenge: 

Autumn Greetings

A cute Autumn Card - made with the Altenew Leaf Burst Stencil, Distress Inks, the cute fox from "Fall Fox" from Sugar Pea Design, and a sentiment from an older Inkadinkado Set. The fox was colored with copic markers and a few Nuvo drops were added interest. 

I am entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes!" 

and the Collaboration between SSS and Altenew for Stamptember!