HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

***This is my second post for today. Please click here or scroll down to see the first one.***

I love Christmas, although it was a lot more fun with children around.  It is so much fun making cards and listening to Christmas songs.  Just gets me in the mood too decorate the house! 

This card is made with a new paper pad called Vintage Christmas from Whimsy. I just love the muted colors and the beautiful designs. When I saw the Viva la Verve week 2 sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to use.  I was a little nervous when I first saw the sketch but I do love how this card turned out.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Link to challenges:

Viva la Verve week 2

Vintage Christmas 6 x 6	Ornamental Christmas	Fancy Bird - Red Crystal	Checkerboard Satin Red	Mixed Color of Small Flowers
Large White Curly Flowers	American Crafts Specialty Cardstock

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INSPIRED BY STAMPING INSPIRATION PHOTO CHALLENGE

Hi! I am so happy you stopped by and I wish I could offer you a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever, but since we are virtual, please get the treat of your choice and take a moment to relax as you see my card!

Today’s card is based on Inspired by Stamping’s beautiful inspiration photo and Joanna challenged us to use a gold/silver/blue color combo.  Now, I just happen to love that combination of colors and immediately thought of making this card.  I hope you enjoy!

The silver and gold papers are specialty papers from American Crafts, the light blue is from DCWV.  The two embossed panels were made using white cardstock and first sprayed with blue Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.  I then embossed the larger panel with an Inkadinkado flourish background stamp and silver embossing powder and used DI around the edges. I then sprayed again with the blue and added gold Glimmer Mist.  The smaller panel is embossed with Christmas ornaments from Rubber Stamp Tapestry and a mixture of silver and gold embossing powders. The edge is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, as is the light blue panel. The silver snowflakes are from a Martha Stewart punch and the ribbon & lace are from RRR. 

The main stamp is called Halloween Magic from Stampendous. I just love to color her to fit the season and this time she is an ice princess lol. She is colored with Copics and Gelly Roll pens. Lastly, I fussy cut her and attached her over the blue embossed panel.

Here is Joanna’s gorgeous inspiration photo and the link to the Inspired by Stamping challenge #32

SUPPLIES
SIZE: 4.25x5.5″

Flourish Background	Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Tiny	Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Mini	Halloween Magic	Sophia Natural Crochet Lace
Diamond Satin White	Silver Glitter Embossing Powder	Heat Tool	Electric Blue Glimmer Mist Spray	Flourish Background
Gold Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist	Broken China	Floral Vine Deep Edge Punch	American Crafts Specialty Cardstock	The Shimmer Stack 8x8 - DCWV
SILVER-STAR ink Gelly Roll Stardust	Copic Ciao Marker Set 12 Basic Color

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STAMP ‘N SEND CHALLENGE #1

HAPPY DAY, OH HAPPY DAY!!! The sun is shining! Oh yes it is, for the first time in two weeks! It is just not natural for the sky to be cloudy for so long and it has been hard on me. I have felt so tired and unmotivated the last few days and now I know why. The sun was missing!!!!

Plus, what a surprise when I saw Donna Nuce’s comment this morning telling me I had won Mojo Monday 261!!! If you want to see that card you can click here to go to my post.

During the WCMD bloghop, I stumbled onto a link to a new challenge; the Stamp ‘N Send Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  I love this challenge because it fit right in with my Operation Write Home work. Here is my submission for this week.

I don’t think I have ever attempted a Deconstructing Jen sketch, so this was a lot of fun and I love how it turned out.The papers are from DCWV and MME with lots of stitching on the panels.  The focal panel was made from manila paper using a resist technique with an Inkadinkado stamp. I embossed the image with clear embossing powder then used Adirondack alcohol inks and Perfect pearls. Once colored, I wiped the image with a clean cloth.The flowers are from Inspired by Stamping and were colored with DI. The Peace stamp, from Rubber Stamp Tapestry, was heat embossed with Red Inkadinkado embossing powder. Oh, I almost forgot! The larger panel under the focal one was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

This is the first time I have used alcohol ink with a resist and I love the way it turned out. What do you think?  This is an AnyHero card that will be sent to a deployed military person, through Operation Write Home, to send Christmas wishes and thank him/her for protecting our great nation!

.Card Challenges:

Stamp ‘N Send Challenge #1 Deconstructing Jen Sketch

 

This card will be donated to

*Operation Write Home: Supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them.

SUPPLIES
SIZE: 4.25x5.5″

Silhouette Deer Trail	Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Mixatives - Gold	ANTIQUE LINEN DISTRESS INK PAD	Aged Patina	Lost and Found Collection - Christmas
White Paper Flowers	Peace" (Cursive) Stamp - Mini	Vintage Doily Punch Around the Page Set

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