Neat Eyes

Card for one of  my sweet grandkids!  "Eye think you're neat" sentiment and all stamps are from Lawn Fawn Monster Mash.  Used colors from MFT's Challenge and both cardstock and Tim Holtz watercolor paper.  Water color for background with Distress Inks, Spectrum Noir markers and white gel pen used to color monsters.  Masked off for sun, Google eyes from my stash.  Colored bottom border with matching marker, then die cut with Avery Elle stitched border.  Stripes on top are washi tape. 

Entering this in:

MFT Color Challenge #35:

http://www.cardchallenges.com/search/label/colorchallenge

And in the Simon Says Die Crazy Challenge:
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-die-crazy-3/

Hugs for You

Cute bear stamp is JRL Designs colored with Spetrum Noir markers and added Wink of Stella on bow.  Sentiment stamps are from The Cat's Meow, Love Dwells Here set.  Patterned paper and cardstock from my stash. Entering this in:

CAS-ology Cue Card "Toy" Challenge:

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/12/week-177-toy.html

Mod Squad Anything But Christmas Challenge:

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/anything-but_16.html

Merriest Wishes

Holiday card made for CAS Colours and Sketches 154 Challenge which was to use any sketch from their 2015 Challenges.  I chose #147 for my entry.  First I used a mask over the card base to color and stamp the tree on the left.  Then I masked the first tree with masking paper and scooted the tree over to the right to color and stamp the second tree to make it look as though it was behind the first tree.  Sentiment is Hero Arts and left tree floral is also Hero Arts.  Tree on right was stamped with tiny stamp from My Favorite Things Handlettered Holiday.  Used distress inks in green and red for trees and distress ink applicator. Cards base is Kraft and thin black strips are cardstock also.  Clear tiny sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

Here's a link to the challenge:

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-sketch-challenge-154.html

Also entering this in the Simon Says Monday Just a Pinch Challenge - I used just a pinch of sequins:

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=3303

And Come and Get it Anythng Goes Challenge:
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/12/merry-christmas-from-come-and-get-it.html#comment-form

Platinum and Kraft Thank You

I love Kraft and white together, it's so down to earth looking!  Made this to thank someone!

Supplies used:

Kraft and black cardstock, patterned paper, banners and thank you dies from Cheery Lynn Designs, sentiment die cut in black, platinum gold embossed paper for shine and fun foam for dimension, black sequins

Entering this in

Cheery Lynn Designs 215 Challenge for Sparkle and Shine.  My shine comes from the platinum gold embossing powder and the sequins

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/cheery-lynn-designs-challenge-215.html

Also entering this in Simon Says Monday Challenge Just a Pinch (of sequins)

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=3303

And StampTV weekly challenge to make a quick and easy Thank You note or tag.  The reason this is so quick and easy is I always have some dies already cut out and I also make extra gold embossed pages when I have my supplies out so I'll have some shiny paper when I need it!

http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/quick-easy

Snowy Warm Thoughts

My sweet daughter-in-law sent me videos today of my youngest granddaughter sledding and making snow angels!  Such a sweet treat for grandma to get to see!  Wish we lived closer!  

So I decided to make a snowy fun card.  Used Lawn Fawn Party Animals for critter and heart and to cut critter mask for sponging around the little guy.  He is not die cut but stamped and colored on the card base, I used a mask of him to cover him along with a cutout circle to mask the card base so I could ink the night sky and add snow.  Used Memory Box stitched circle dies to cut mask and also to cut gingham from.  Cut snow drifts with Avery Elle stitched borders.  Gingham paper and white cardstock from my stash.  Used distress ink for night sky and strip down the left side.  White paint pen for falling snow.  Greeting is from Paper Smooches.  

Entering this in the Cut It Up Brrr It's Cold Challenge:

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-86-brrrrr-winter.html

Happy Holidays

Traditional colors in this holiday card using red green ivory cardstock and gold/clear embellishments.  Tree mask was cut with die from Impression Obsession, then inked with distress inks and stamped with floral stamp from Hero Arts.  I love the delicate nature of that stamp!   Sentiment is from My Favorite Things Hand Lettered Holiday.  Gold star and strips made with gold detailed embossing powder, versamark ink and heat tool.  Clear sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.  Entering this in  the Paper Players PP275 Color Challenge:

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2015/12/pp275-color-challenge-from-leanne.html

Joy heart tag

Joy stamp is from Hero Arts, I cut that one word off of a sentiment to stamp on this little heart tag which is from a dog set by Top Dog Dies.  Thin gold twin is tied at the top and little critter from Lawn Fawn Party Animals was colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  Strip and joy were made with Rich Razzleberry ink, and Darice wood embossing folder used for background.  Also used masking paper, Tim Holtz distress inks and applicator.  Entering this in:

CAS-ology 176 Tree Challenge:

http://www.casology.blogspot.com/2015/12/week-176-tree.html

Lawnscaping Tag it Challenge: (My tag is the dog tag he is holding.)

http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2015/12/lawnscaping-challenge-tag-it-sponsored.html

CAS This Sketch 152 Challenge:

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/12/case-this-sketch-152.html

Addicted to CAS 78 Joy Challenge:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-78-joy.html

Simon Says Wednesday Tag It Challenge-(hope my "dog tag" die counts as a tag!
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-tag-it-2/

Sequins and Henna

Hi everyone, hope you are staying stress free this holiday season!  Here's a card to brighten someone's day and relieve some stress!  You are beautiful stamp and die cuts are from 2 different Hero Arts sets. Light blue, black and corregated cardboard are from my stash, henna embossing folder is one of my favorites and I lightly inked it with light blue to bring out dimension. Clear sequins are Pretty Pink Posh, and black are no name brand, also used white pen in some embossed areas of the background. 

This is for:

a2zscrapbooking Challenge to Make it Pop with Dimension Challenge:

http://a2zscrapbookingblog.com/2015/12/01/a2z-scrapbooking-december-2015-challenge/

Just Us Girls Sequin Challenge:

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/just-us-girls-323-trend-week.html

Butterfly Love

This is for two challenges at StampTV

1).  Karen Hightower's StampTV Kit Addicts Challenge to make a card like Melanie shows in this video:

http://stamptv.ning.com/video/how-to-create-flowers-inside-out-cutaway-technique

2) StampTV weekly challenge hosted this week by Barbara Campbell to use Bling!

I decided to use a StampTV Spring Kit - I think it was my first kit ever from Gina K Designs!  Just about everything used is GKD, even the washi tape.  I also used Wink of Stella and bling pearls from my stash.  I colored with my new Spectrum Noir alcohol markers !  This was quite a trick since my storage trays are not in yet and I have them all thrown in one big container!  Try finding the marker you need when they are all in a big heap!

To participate you have to join StampTV, then the Addicts Group.  It's a lot of fun and everyone is nice and encouraging!
Here's a few more views:

So Beautiful-Henna

Card made with navy blue cardstock that was embossed with an embossing folder called "Henna", then I inked with white ink to show the pattern clearer. Now it doesn't look navy at all.  I fussy cut parts of the embossed piece then glued them to the Kraft cardbase.  Stamped the greeting from Gina K Designs Fight Like a Girl set, rounded the corners and added gems.  

I'm thinking a girly card doesn't always have to be pink!

Entering this in 

1) Girl Power StampTV weekly challenge

2) Crafting by Designs Anything Goes Challenge:

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/december-anything-goes.html

3) Mod Squad Ingredient Challenge, I used embossing, stamp and bling

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/here-are-ingredients-you-make-card.html

Ho Ho Ho

Ho, ho, ho card made with patterned paper from my stash.  Sentiment is from GKD, Ho stamp is from Recollections.  I used stamping off toward the top to made the background go gradually lighter. Wink of stella and star punch and corner rounder used to finish off this card.  Entering this in the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge #151:

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/12/case-this-sketch-151.html

And Addicted to Stamps and More #173 Holiday Challenge:

http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/challenge-173-holiday.html

And the Crafting By Designs Anything Goes Challenge:

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/december-anything-goes.html

And in the Just Us Girls Word Week #322 Merry Challenge:I

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/just-us-girls-322-word-week.html