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365 Cards: Candy Canes (KLM Designs Week!)

It's the last day of our sponsor week with KLM Designs at 365 Cards.  I had so much fun playing with the 2 images I worked with this week.  In keeping with my "25 Days of Christmas" plan for the month, today's card is no exception.

The challenge for today is to use a Candy Cane as your inspiration!  I got lucky in that my image has candy canes in it.  But, I also created some candy cane inspired background paper to get in the spirit of the challenge!

This is "Elf Girl"....isn't she adorable!  I fell in love with both of the elf images and love that I got to play with both of them!  I definitely intend to make some gift tags with these 2 images over the next week (so stay tuned for that post in another week or so!).

I printed Elf Girl on my cardstock and colored her with Copics.  For the striped paper - I created that using PTI's Faux Ribbon set (To make it really easy to line everything up, I lightly drew guidelines in pencil with my ruler before stamping.  Then I just lightly erased them away after the ink dried).  I also stamped the polka dots on the green card base to give it a little something extra.  The card was a little too plain and unbalanced without that element.  The polka dots really pulled everything together! 

For the sentiment, I used another PTI set - Holiday Button Bits.  The sentiment is actually in one line, so I had to play with it to get it aligned on top of each other (took me much longer than it should have!).  I punched that out with my circle punch - after stamping the polka dot border - then layered it on top of a scallop circle punch.  To add in a little extra sparkle, I used my clear glitter pen to add dots to the scallop circle and to accent Elf Girl's dress and hat (I love that pen - it looks like sparkly diamonds!).  I used the buttons and ribbon to, again, add a little balance and weight to the card.

That's it for me today!  Hope you've enjoyed our sponsor week & be sure to stop back in tomorrow for another fun sketch by our fearless leader Pam!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Stamps: Faux Ribbon, Borders & Corners: Circles, Holiday Button Bits, Polka Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink); Elf Girl (KLM Designs)
  
• Ink: Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink);Old Olive (Stampin' Up!)
  
• Accessories: Ribbon (Stampin' Up! - retired); Buttons (Papertrey Ink); Embroidery Floss (DMC); Glitter Pen (Sakura); Copics
  
• Tools:  1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch (Stampin' Up!)

Holiday Wishes

It's Friday!  Don't you just love Fridays?  It's always nice to anticipate those 2 days off from work!  Today's card features the classic Christmas colors - red & green (for all you traditionalists out there!).

 

I really didn't have any plans for this card when I started it other than the poinsettia belly band.  I kind of just played with it and this is what came out of it! 

Any big plans for the weekend?  I need to finish my holiday decorating, but otherwise, I have some activities planned with friends.  I know it's going to zip by all too fast, but it should be fun in the meantime!

Tomorrow, I'll have another Christmas to share with you since it's my day over at 365 Cards.  It will feature another cute KLM Designs digital stamp, since they're our fabulous sponsor this week.  Be sure to stop back in for another visit!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Kraft, Real Red, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
• Designer Series Paper:  2008 Bitty Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio, Peaceful Poinsettia (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink); Kiwi Kiss (Stampin' Up! - retired)
  
• Accessories: Brads (Stampin' Up!)
• Tools:  Scallop Edge Punch, Cutter Kit (for distressing edges) (Stampin' Up!)
  

Golden Christmas Wishes...

I almost forgot to post today's card!  Oops!  I'll make this short & sweet since I only have a few minutes. My Christmas card for today is a simple design, but I think it's rather elegant, which is fitting for Christmas.

 

The gold ornaments & the sentiment are heat embossed in gold on simple white cardstock.  I added a little touch of gold elastic cording for bows on the ornaments.  I layered that on some gold cardstock and then again on a white card base.  Very easy & very quick!  If I don't have enough time to make a different card for everyone on my Christmas card list...I'm going to whip out enough of these to finish it off.  I'll probably leave off the bows, though, since they'll be going in the mail.  That's the hardest part of making cards for Christmas!  I like adding the embellishments, but that just doesn't work well for mailing!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again tomorrow!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Brushed Gold (Stampin' Up!)
• Stamps: Tree Trimmings (Stampin' Up!); Tree Trimming Trio (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Versamark
  
• Accessories: Goldl Elastic Cord (Stampin' Up!); Gold Embossing Powder (Papertrey Ink)

It just wouldn't be Christmas...

...without a gingerbread man!  My card for today is a fun little card featuring a yummy gingerbread man from the PTI Holiday Button Bits set.

Doesn't he look good enough to eat!?  Although, I must confess...while I love these little guys for decorations and adding to the holiday cheer, I'm not a huge fan of actually eating them.  I guess that's good news for them! 

I started out stamping my little guy in dark chocolate ink on kraft cardstock.  Then I just trimmed him out and used a white gel pen to add his "icing".  A couple of buttons completed his "outfit" and he was ready to go!  For the rest of the card, I just cut out various squares and layered everything on top of my square kraft card base (it's a 4-1/4" square).  The gingerbread man is popped up on dimensionals.  That's a bit hard to see in the photo, but gives him a little extra oomph on the card. 

This one was a super simple card and if I wanted to mass produce some cards for mailing out this year, this would be a relatively easy one, although cutting out all of those gingerbread men might not be so much fun, unless you happen to be my friend Judy - she LOVES cutting (hehehe)! 

That's it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by :).

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
• Designer Paper:  Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (Stampin' Up!)
  
• Stamps: Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Buttons (Papertrey Ink); White Gel Pen (Sakura)
  

25 Days of Christmas!!

Welcome December! I'm on a mission this month - to post a Christmas card (or project) every day until Christmas day!  I used to post ever day, so this "shouldn't" be a problem!  I do have cards already made for everyday this week, so I'm going to be off to a good start.  I'm in the process of making my Christmas cards.  I have so many different cards I want to make, I've decided to just create a different card for everyone (or for most!). 

Here's my first 25 Days of Christmas card:

 

I know Christmas colors are generally red & green, but I do like pink and green as a fresh alternative and a twist on the traditional.  I was inspired by a card Becky Oehlers created and posted on her blog a couple of months ago -> click HERE to see the card (scroll down to the bottom to find the card). 

The tree is made from the Tree Trimmings Trio set from PTI.  I stamped the tree on cream cardstock, cut it out, then layered it onto green cardstock.  I edged the bottom of the green with an edge punch (this is straight from Becky's card!).  The ornaments are just the solid ball from the stamp set and I heat embossed some glitter embossing powder (which is hard to see in the picture).  The star was heat embossed with some gold embossing powder.  Both the tree & the star are popped up on dimensionals.

Check back tomorrow for another Christmas card and have fun kicking off your holiday season this month!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Old Olive (Stampin' Up!)
• Designer Paper:  2008 Bitty Dots (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink); Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); Versamark
  
• Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder (Papertrey Ink); Stampin' Dimensionals, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Brads (Stampin' Up!)
• Tools:  Cutter Kit - for edge distressing (Stampin' Up!); Apron Lace Edge Punch (Fiskars)
  

365 Cards: Super Sketchy Sunday (KLM Designs week!)

Are you ready for another sponsor week at 365 Cards?  This is going to be a fun week - KLM Designs is our wonderful sponsor this week and you guys are going to love their images!  Hop over to the 365 Cards site for more information about KLM Designs.

This week the DT will be using images from KLM Designs for today's sketch and all our daily challenges.  Here is today's sketch:

And here's my version of the sketch:

 

I'm using the  adorable digital image "Giftin' Elf" as my image in the center.  I colored him with Copics and decorated the package with a gold glitter pen (I wanted to mimic the gold flourishes on the corners of the red layer).  I layered the center piece with dimensionals to give it a little lift.  Finally, the corner gold flourishes are heat embossed with gold powder.

How cute would he be on a gift tag!!  Since he's digital, you have the option to size him to whatever size you need, so I think I'll be making up some cute gift tags using this little guy.

Have a great week!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink); Giftin' Elf (KLM Designs)
  
• Ink: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder (Papertrey Ink); Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); Copics; Gold Gitter Pen (Sakura)

365 Cards: Pretty Pattern

Today's 365 Cards challenge is going to have you bringing on a pretty pattern!  The pattern for today is damask.  You can bring this in using a patterned paper, a stamp, or anything else that has a damask print (I'm thinking fabric as another great option!).  

I had some black and white damask patterned paper in my stash, so I just grabbed that to make my card.

I thought the black and white print had a touch of elegance, so that's what drove my decision to make this into a wedding card.  I used a rectangle scallop nestie to create the layer underneath the damask layer.  The "Wedding Wishes" sentiment is heat embossed with silver and I inked up the edges with a corresponding blue and black.  I added a few jewels on the edges to give it some extra wedding bling.

That's it for me today!  Stop back in tomorrow for a fun sketch and another great sponsor week at 365 Cards!

  

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Aqua Mist, True Black, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Designer Paper:  Black and White Pattern (Making Memories)
• Stamps: Giga Guidelines (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Ocean Tides, True Black (Papertrey Ink); Versamark
  
• Accessories: Silver Embossing Powder (Papertrey Ink); Jewels (unknown)
  
• Tools: Scallop Rectangle die (Nestabilities)

365 Cards: Super Sketchy Sunday

I think this week's 365 Cards sketch was the hardest of all of Pam's sketches!  I tried for several nights to come up with something and finally just had to stop thinking and start creating!  I am definitely looking forward to seeing the various takes you guys come up with for this sketch!

Here's the sketch:

And here's what I came up with:

 

I pretty much just pulled out anything I had on hand that could be linear! Ribbons, buttons, and flowers work good for that.  All of the ribbons are from retired Stampin' Up! ribbon sets, but I love the variety of textures (I especially LOVE the velvet-y turquoise one!). 

For those in the US, are you getting ready for Thanksgiving!?  I can't believe it's already that time of the year.  I'm looking forward to spending the week with family & friends (and NOT being at work!).  Hope everyone has a very happy & very healthy holiday week!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Vintage Cream,  Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Cranberry Crisp (Stampin' Up! - retired)
  
• Stamps: Handwritten Notes (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink: Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!); Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Accessories: Ribbon (Stampin' Up! - retired); Buttons (Papertrey Ink); Brads (Making Memories)
  
• Tools: Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Curly Label Punch, Trio Flower Punch (Stampin' Up!)

365 Cards: Color Me with This

Today's 365 Cards challenge is to use any color medium you'd like to color a stamped image EXCEPT markers.  This was definitely a challenge for me!  As many of you know, my preferred coloring method is definitely markers!  It was fun, though, to step outside the usual and do something a little different.

 

I have had this stamp since the summer when I won it at the Stamping Around CT weekend.  I've been wanting to use it, but just haven't had a chance.  I tried using markers on it once, but it was a little too harsh, so I knew this was the one I'd use for this challenge!  To color this, I used pastels from Stampin' Up!.  To add a little age to the edges, I inked them up with PTI's Chai tea.  I also added a sentiment to the front because it seemed like it just needed a little something else.  The phrase & font were perfect paired with this image!

Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Cranberry Crisp (Stampin' Up! - retired); Vintage Cream, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Vintage Picnic Sentiments (Papertrey Ink); Sunflower Barn (Impression Obsession)
  
• Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko); Chai Tea Ink (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Accessories:Stampin' Pastels, Brads (Stampin' Up!)
  
• Tools: Ticket Corner Punch (Stampin' Up!)

365 Cards: Super Sketchy Sunday

It's another Super Sketchy Sunday at 365 Cards!  I was still in a Christmasy mood after working on the snowman card from yesterday when I put this one together.  I'm not normally one that has elements flow off the front of the card, so this one was a little out of my comfort zone, but I do like how it turned out (thanks for the push, Pam!).

Here's the sketch:

 

And here's my Christmas-y rendition:

 

I used a couple of Marvy punches for the 2 flowers in the center.  I punched those out of some patterned paper I made using a couple of background sets from PTI (Text Styles and Polka Dot Basics).  Then I crinkled them, layered the on top of each other, and finished it off with a big button.  To add a little interest to the rectangle, I used my Apron Lace edge punch to create a border for the left side.  The left side of the card looked a little empty to me, so to balance out all that was happening on the other side of the card, I used another PTI Background set (Spots & Dots) to add a little vertical stripe. 

I don't think I'll be able to mail this one, unless I slip it into a box that contains a present!  It was still fun to put together, though!

Have a great week!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Old Olive (Stampin' Up!); Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Designer Series Paper: Rustic Snowflakes (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Background Basics: Text Style, Background Basics: Spots & Dots, Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Ink:  Pure Poppy, Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
  
• Accessories: Button (Papertrey Ink); Rope (Stampin' Up! - retired); Embroidery Floss (DMC)
  
• Tools: Apron Lace Edge Punch (Fiskars); Large & Small flower punch (Marvy)