Spring Birthday

My inspiration today comes from Peggy's gorgeous gallery at Splitcoaststampers. I'm always in need of Birthday cards so I use the challenges at SCS. The flowers are stamped and heat embossed in white and fussy cut. I used a "Clementine" stamp by the Artful Stamper. The frame is die cut with QuiKutz nesting dies and the center is a Taylored Expressions Quatrefoil die cut to fit inside.

Christmas Thank You

For the last Ways To Use It Challenge for 2013 over at Splitcoaststampers the hostess asked us to dig that beautiful wrapping paper out of the trash, and use some of it on our card or project! I did just that. It's amazing how terrific some -not so spectacular- 

wrapping paper can look in smaller doses.

The first two were made with fragile wrapping paper. 

The last two were made with the tags that came with the gifts. 

Each card is going to the giver of each wrapped or tagged gift.

Used memory box bow die for the Spellbinders classic small rectangles

The raffia was a part of the jar of homemade eggnog with the kraft tag and branch
All were repurposed for the Thank You note.

The cute snowman was a tag on the matching bag.

A Sailor's Christmas

The Mojo Monday sketch #323 was perfect for a Christmas card for sailing friends. I used the bow and sentiment from Verve's "O Christmas Tree" set. The designer paper is from echo park "Dots & Stripes". I cut the dp and paper pieced to match the design of the sketch. 

I still have a few Christmas cards to complete for this year and hope to mail them before the New Year!

HOLLY - tini

I wandered over to CAS(E) this Sketch and was fascinated by this week's sketch. I love the shape of Martini glasses and chose to go with it because that's what I see in the sketch. I used a sizzlits die and cut the top and base to include the sentiment. My bubbles are not sparkling as they should but I'm sure you get the drift.

HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY SEASON!

CAS(E) this Sketch #56 

Holiday Paperwhites

I love receiving paperwhites as a gift. I also love making them out of (of course) PAPER! See how-to below.

Card Ingredients: ek success small flower punch (not shown),
punch bunch vase, Creative memories circle punch.
The stems are from a Sizzix bigz Tulip die but can be hand cut or paper trimmings.

Simply Merry Christmas

I wanted to try non-traditional with today's wreath. I also wanted to make it quick. I die cut the wreath with two SB circles and the bow is die cut from dark brown card stock to coordinate with the brown sentiment and chevrons.

Sandy Birthday and Christmas

For the Color Challenge over at Splitcoaststamps our hostess presented these colors to create a card or project. OLD OLIVE, CHERRY COBBLER, SAHARA SAND AND FOR DESSERT - GET OUT the DISTRESSING TOOLS  I did a little distressing with white chalk ink on the edges of the flowers.

Stamps: memory box sentiment Paper: white tagboard, sand, green and dark red card stock scraps Paper Size: A2 Ink: DI forest moss, VersaMagic Cloud White Accessories: Momenta flower die, punch bunch small sun, Elizabeth curvy leaves die, Taylored Expressions "Quatrefoil" die, gemstones 

Second Project

I glued an old Economics book page to card stock and die cut Tim Holtz Holly and branch. I sponged with Distress inks peeled paint, fired brick and walnut stain. The background is partially stamped with Penny Black “Letter Background” in white using a Faber-Castell PITT White artist pen directly to stamp. The splatter is from a Wink of Stella White shimmer Brush pen and Cloud White VersaMagic was used around the distressed edges. Stamps: Memory box sentiment, Penny Black bg Paper: Sand cs Paper Size: A2

Happy Haunting!

Better late than never. Just wanted to post a few Halloween cards. Next year I will start in July so that they can be delivered before November!