Happy New Year (Almost)

Hello!  I trust you all survived the Holidays! 

I love this time of year, looking forward to all the possibilities that a New Year, clean slate, fresh start has to offer.....don't you?  Hope so!

Today's card will be entered into the Challenge at Papertrey Ink, Ala Carte.....to choose from any of the 2014 Make It Monday Videos, and the Challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

So very happy to use colors, lots and lots of bright, bold colors!

I chose the Make It Monday Video, Vellum Overlays with Danielle Flanders.  Her card is fun and fabulous and I based my card on her creation:



By Danielle Flanders



And here is my card: 

 

Another fun card and technique to make.  I am loving my layers, especially the Vellum layer.  I used the stamp sets, Lovely Layers and Tag-Its #2 both from PTI.  The Designer Paper is from Teresa Collins, Fabrications.  Spellbinders Classic Circle die, Sizzix Branch With Leaves, and a Wavy Edge Die from MFT.  Stampin' Up! Inks in, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Pumpkin Pie.  Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Dots, Ribbon and some Sequins for texture and accents.  The Vellum is some that I had in my stash came in a little booklet from Hot Off The Press, I have had it forever!  It has a nice little dotted pattern on it. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you all in the New Year!

 

Enjoy~~





Stamped Borders

Good Morning!

Well I hope you enjoyed the Holiday as much as we did.  So blessed to have my Mom and my Daughter, (and her fiancé), in the house on this special day.  That hasn't happened since 1987. 

Blessed I tell you!!!

Today's card will be entered into the Challenge at PTI, Stamped Borders, Sympathy or Thinking Of You and the Challenge at Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

 

This was a fun card to make, just stamping images willy-nilly!  I chose 3 Stampin' Up Inks, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Pear Pizzazz.....love this combo!  The stamp sets are Ruby Reprise and Tag-Its #2, both from PaperTrey Ink.  I made a mask using the cut out from the Spellbinders Classic Oval die, and then stamped all along the border using that little twig image in all 3 colors.  Stamped some flowers and more of that twig image onto a second oval die cut and then popped that up on 3 dimensional dots.  I also added a bit of Sakura Clear Star to the twigs on the center part.

 

I am so happy to be making NON Christmas cards.  While I absolutely LOVE the Holiday, the decorating and cooking and baking and even the cleaning in preparation for the loved ones that will be under our roof.....I am also glad it is over.  I am looking forward to 2015 for so many wonderful things ahead of us.  My daughter is getting married in the Fall so I can now turn my attention to all of that planning and preparation.....I am sure it will be a labor of LOVE!

 

Merry Merry (one last time) to you all!  And a very HAPPY and HEALTHY New year!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Enjoy~~



Merry Merry

Just popping in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Be well my friends!



Pink Roses

Good Afternoon!  Hope you all are getting things done for the big day!!!

My card was made for the MFT, Sketch Challenge.



 

My Favorite Things had a HUGE retirement sale, so I took advantage of it.  Eek!  Using the matching stamp and die set, Sweet Roses, and the Vertical Greetings die, all from MFT, I put away my Christmas Designer Papers.  This card could be for Valentine's Day, or Mother's Day, or just an all occasion card.  I purposely left off a sentiment, for just that reason.

 

I added some rose ribbon, colored the roses with Copic Markers and added pearl centers which are also colored.

 

Okay back to making Merry. 

 

Merry Merry!



Love Hearts

Good Morning!  Busy, busy, busy!

I made this card for the Challenge at PTI, Camouflaging Die Cuts.

 

I must say I LOVE how this came out!  And thank you Barbara Campbell for the help, wink, wink!  I used a One Line Die Cut from Papertrey, Love and stacked 5 cuts on top of each other.  The last one I masked off and using a Copic Marker, I colored the bottom half of it.  The hearts were cut using Spellbinders Heart Dies.  Added a bit of texture to 2 of them using Embossing Folders, Swiss Dots and a portion of a Sizzix Die with Love Birds on it.  2 of the other hearts used textured card stock.  All the dies were 'inlaid' and then built up, making them like chipboard pieces.

 

Okay back to making Merry......it all seems to be coming together!

 

Merry Merry!





Silver Tree

Good Morning!

Today's card is a clean and simple one made for the Challenge at CASology, Silver.

I found this great Hampton Art Tree stamp, in my stash, long forgotten.

 

I used silver embossing powder on hot pink card stock. Not too crazy about the outcome, but I am sure there is someone on my card list who will enjoy this.  (fingers crossed!)  I also added an adhesive pearl to each line and some silver curling ribbon at the top. 

 

It is so difficult for me to create a CAS card.  But, maybe less is more.....sometimes......

 

Thanks for coming by, hope you're being productive!

 

Merry Merry!

Combo Holiday....???

Good Morning!

Happy to say I FINALLY made my Beach Photo Card.....phew!  Now I just have to write them all out....that's all!  Fa La La La La

Today's card will be entered into the Challenge at the Mod Squad , Frilly Fun, hosted by Joyce and the Sketch Challenge at MFT.   By the way they are having a HUGE retirement sale, up to 75% off....I took advantage of that yesterday morning, merry merry to me!

 

And here is my card.....Combo Holiday....??? It uses Christmas stamps but has a Valentine feel.  What do you think?

 

 

Designer Papers are by My Mind's Eye, Love Me.  I used the Gina K Designs stamp set, Mistletoe Memories.  My dies are from MFT, there are 3 of them, the Open Scallop Border, and 2 from Blueprints #12, center panel and the flag banner.  Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for a little bit of texture, chipboard heart topped with button and twine, a little bit of ribbon and some Liquid Pearls in Flamingo.

 

I think I might just save this for a Valentine's card......I wonder if anyone would notice the mistletoe?

 

Fa La La La La

 

Merry Merry!