non-traditional Christmas Colors

papertreypaperdolls challenge this week is a non traditional color for Christmas cards. I like neon green and pink as non traditional colors for Christmas. I found this neon green ribbon with silver snowflakes at Hobby Lobby and knew it fit the bill. The pink paisley paper and neon green are also from HL. I used green for card, then white layer and pink "Gemstones" cardstock. The little tag is from a stencil cut out, sponged with rose ink and attached with a narrow silver ribbon. The joy is from TAC tag tidbits. I don't have any silver snowflakes so punched tiny silver stars for the accent at the top. What do you think. Christmasy enough?

buttons & bows

Tuesday throwdown challenge this week is all about buttons and bows. I love using buttons and bows, so I have 2 cards this week

The first one is Christmas. I used Inkadinkadoo swirly tree with Ink Dot green ink. That is matted to a piece of gold wrapping paper. Season's Greetings I have had so long, I don't remember its source. It is stamped in the same green. Inside, I used the corner of the tree stamp to accent the top corner of the sentiment.

The next one is an everyday encouragement card. The base is Bazill light yellow. The DP has lots of glitter on the flowers. A CB strip IP was used on the blue. A Fiskar scallop punch was used on the lavender strip. The yellow buttons on the flower centers has clear glitter glue on top. The blessings is part of a TAC tag tidbit stamp. It is stamped in black and highlighted with clear star gel pen. I added lavender dots to the oval with purple star gel pen. Inside sentiment on this one is from TAC: "Hoping your day... is full of blessings"

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know how you like my cards.

"inchies"

I am entering a new challenge today. It is for tuesday throwdown--using 1" squares in your design. I learned about this one from Catherine Pooler. Check out her site for fabulous ideas and designs. I used white cardstock. The blue plaid is from my scrap file. The side yellow strip made with IP from CB. The sentiment on a 1" white square is TAC "tag tidbits" stamped in blue, then small flowers in light green stampabilities pigment ink That is on a 1 1/4" blue suare and then a 1 1/2 scalloped punched square.

papertrey paperdolls has this easy sketch this week. I used DP from the Luxury Stack (DCWV). It is hard to see but is very pale green with grey swirls and grey flowers. Then pink grograin ribbon, double petal bright pink flower with a "diamond" brad. The sentiment is Studio G stamped with MS pink geranium. All on a white cardstock base.

2S4Y

This is for Kazan's sketch 65 at 2S4Y. I love these bright polka dots from Nana's kids stack (DCWV). Stamp is a clear stamp $1 special at Michael's. I stamped it with StazOn violet, then colored the candle and traced wish with a purple star gel glitter pen and used the gold star pen for the flame. Used Bow Easy to tie the bow. Popped up the scalloped square with pop dots. I think this will be a fun b'day card for any little girl or even any fun lovin' big girl.

papercraft star

I had so much fun with the Simon says challenge at papercraft star this week. Thanks for the clever idea. They gave only the dimensions and suggested embellishment. Check them out. I can see so many possibilities for designs with this and it could be oriented in any direction. The base is cream cardstock.The DP is Holiday Collection Christmas stack (DCWV). Behind the poinsettia petal are scallop and circle punches with Gold star gel pen dots on them. The petal is centered with a gorgeous gold mettalic button. And it is all tied off with gold metallic ribbon. Do I get extra points for 2 ribbons? LOL!! All in all a very glittery card. Now I have to go clean my scanner and work surface with all the shedded glitter.

stamping 411

Thank you stamping411 for putting measurements on your design challenges. Especially those 4 strips in the background.Here is my card for challenge 175. Paper is Reece from TAC. Shapes are Nestibilities labels 8. Sentiment is also TAC. RibbonFX from Hobby Lobby. I thought the buttons mimiced the circle patterned paper. Inside is finished with the same TAC papers. I think the buttons kept the card away from the scanner bed and the picture is not very clear.

Papercraft Star challenge 19

papercraftstar has a picture of a very pretty fall table setting by Martha Stewart for their challenge this week. I used ivory cardstock, brown paper run through Spellbinders Wizard with argyle IP from Cuttlebug. The gold and cream cut outs are Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels 8. Sentiment is PTI sympathies. The oak leaf was stamped with a Stampabilities stamp onto cream cardstock and then cut out. Then it was sponged with studio g sage, then gold, then Stampabilities orange. I anchored it at the side with an orange button on a gold ribbon. I think it very solemn and understated, just appropriate for a sympathy card.

2S4Y

Another great sketch from Laura at 2S4Y. I have been doing some Christmas cards with this paper and needed a thank you so used the last of the pieces for this card. White cardstock, light blue cardstock, designer paper (Luxury Stack by DCWV) and a strip of silver metallic paper. I love that angle cut for the silver strip, adds more dimension. Ribbon from Michaels, bow tied with Bow Easy. Sentiment from TAC, stamped with color box Sky Blue, highlighted with clear star gel pen. Dots on scallops with silver star gel pen. It is a very shimmery card.

mojomonday #162

It is round or square week at mojomonday. I chose a square. The designer paper is from The Luxury Stack (DCWV).  I did the silent night on the computer (Kristen font), punched it out, and glued it to a grey circle. I accented the blue scallop strip with silver wired ribbon. Punched out silver stars for the scallop and the top (hard to see in the pic) of the music which is torn and sponged with StazOn black ink. I helped an 89 year old lady clean some closets. She told me to take anything I wanted. This old hymnal is perfect for those music backgrounds. She also gave me an old literature and poetry book that I am looking forward to using.