The Snowman

 Welcome back to my post.

It's time for the next challenge over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge. This challenge is an all-things-Christmas challenge blog, welcoming any and all kinds of handmade Christmas creations all year long!

The challenge runs from May 1 to June 15. That gives you plenty of time to get your project entered in. More playing guidelines here.

I decided to use a cute snowman for my project. So let me share my project with you

 He is a cutie, isn't he!!!

Let me share with you some info

Card Base CS - Med./Dark Blue

Card front

• Top Layer - White CS
• Background - I cut 1" squares and positioned them diagonally. As you can see I did not cover the whole layer. Also I left about 1/16" between the squares. The DP I used for all the squares does not match but is complimentary. 
• Snowflake Images - The snowflakes I used are various sizes and the main one is quite large (its an Accu-Cut die) so I just used a part of it (white CS) The smaller snowflakes are punched shapes and I used silver CS.
• The stamped image is an older stamp. I colored it and added snowflakes using a silver pen.
• I cut the stamped image using an oval die. 
• I cut another oval a little larger than the oval with the snowman. Used the same CS as the card base. Layered them and attached to the card front center. 
• Stamped the sentiment and trimmed it down into a rectangle. Made a slightly larger layer in the card base CS. Rounded the corners and then attached the sentiment and layered piece together and then attached to the upper corner of card
• Attached the card layer to the card base.

OK let me show you the inside of the card.

I carried the snowflake theme over into the inside. Plenty of room on the left side to write a note.

Well that's it for now

I hope to see one of your submissions in this challenge

Thanks for stopping in and I hope to see you soon

Merry Christmas

Welcome back. 

It's May 1 and time for the next Merry Little Christmas challenge. 

I would love to see your Christmas creation entered in the challenge. The challenge runs May 1 - June 15 so, you have plenty of time to send your project in. I'd love to see it.

Poinsettias are a holiday favorite, I think. So with that in mind, I decided to make a card highlighting the beloved poinsettia.

I used the poinsettia stamp and die set and the Holly Berry Spray stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations.

I started with a card base of red (5" X 7"). Next I used a green layer of CS a quarter of an inch smaller. Before attaching I used a corner punch on the top left and bottom right. I then attached the green CS layer.  Lastly I took a white CS piece and placed a tick mark at the center of each of the 4 sides. Next I cut from the top tick mark to the tick mark on the left side. Then I cut from the tick mark on the right side to the bottom tick mark. I discarded the triangles I had just cut off and I used the white piece that was left. 

I positioned that white layer and attached it. I then positioned the poinsettias and the holly berry sprays added some glitter. I also used gold flat backed pearls in the center of the poinsettias.  

My sentiment is from an old clear stamp set from docrafts. (I believe it came in a magazine.)

Here is my project

Products used:

CS - White, Green, Red

Stamps and Dies - Holly Berry Spray, Small Festive Poinsettia - Heartfelt Creations (They are no longer in business)

Ink - Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, Northern Pine

Corner Punch-  Kreaxions #914Holly punch

Sentiment - Docrafts (old) 

Gold zigzag border - 

Well that is it for this card. I hope you enjoyed this one

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

Merry Christmas

 Hi All

Welcome back to the latest challenge at Merry Little Christmas Challenge. 

This is a great challenge for all you Christmas card lovers who make Christmas cards the year round.

The Merry Little Christmas Challenge goes til June 15 which gives you plenty of time to enter your card into the challenge. Also great place to get some more inspiration. 

This card is fairly simple to make.

The How To:

• I started out with a 6X6 white card base. 
• Next I cut a 5 3/4"X 5 3/4" layer out of shimmery dark blue CS and attached on the card front base.
• Next layer is white CS again. Cut it 5 1/2"X 5 1/2" square. Now find  the center on each of the 4 sides and position a border punch so that the center of the punch area is on the center of each of the sides of the white CS layer . Punch that out. Do on all 4 sides. This will leave a white area on the 4 corners not punched.  
• Those 4 corners  on my CS are 1 1/2" square.  I cut 4 square pieces 1 3/8" out of that dark blue CS and using a plain snowflake punch, I punched a snowflake in the center of each of those 4 small squares. Attach each of the squares with the snowflake shape punched out, over the white corners you will have a slight white border. 
• You will now have a 3" white square in the center, Cut 2 2 7/8" square out of the dark blue CS and attach that over the white center. 
• I stamped and fussy cut my kitty image, colored it and popped it up in the center on top of the dark blue square
• I added the sentiment and some glitter and the card is finished

What I used:

• Christmas Kitten and Mouse - Creative Vision (I did not use the mouse)
• Sentiment - Woodware - Christmas Strips
• Copic Markers
• Martha Stewart Border punch - Snowflake Trim
• Martha Stewart Punch - Medium Alpine Snowflake
• White CS
• Shimmer Dark Blue CS
• Glitter
• Memento Ink - Nautical Blue

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you will give this look a try. 

Please remember the Merry Little Christmas Challenge has begun. The challenge will continue til June 15, so you have plenty of time to make a Christmas card/project and submit it. I'd love to see your creation. 

See you soon

Little Town of Bethlehem

Hello and welcome to May 1...... Phew, another Month has clicked on by!!!

Its the start of a new week, a new month  and a new challenge over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog. The challenge runs May 1 thru June 15. Plenty of time for you to make a Christmas card and get it submitted it to the challenge.

I love Christmas and making cards for that season is really a joy, especially if you are not in a rush. So,  the more Christmas cards I make now, the fewer I will need to make at Christmastime. (LOL) 

If you are like me I'm sure you have some Christmas stamps that are in your favorite category!!

The card I am sharing today is made with a stamp that I dearly love, it's in that favorite category of mine. 

Let me show it:

This stamp was designed to be used on a slimline card and it is so beautiful and I think it's kind of elegant. I fell in love with it as soon as I spied it.

In making the card, I stamped it in black ink on white CS and just used a small blending brush to add a brown color. I know brown is not a Christmas color, but as looked at this scene, those gentle archs and the dots reminded me of sand and that's why I used a brown color. I used a gentile hand in applying that brown ink. After I colored the scene, I layered that white CS on a dark green layer and then that was layered on a gold CS  layer and all the layers were added to the main white card.

This is another card that is somewhat quick and perfect if you need to send quite a few cards and you want to only use one design,

Here is what I used to make my card:

• Brown Ink - Distress Oxide Vintage Photo
• Black Ink - VersaFine Clair - Nocturne
• White CS
• Dark Green CS
• Gold CS
• Stamp - Rejoice - Woodware
• Blending Brush

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

Hope my card gave you some inspiration for your Christmas cards. I would love to see one of your cards in the challenge. Thanks much for stopping by, see ya soon.