3 Ornaments 3 Christmas Cards

I made these cards with stamps by Cloud 9 which is a Fiskars company. I used Colorbox pigment inks for the ornaments. 

The border is patterned paper by Best Creations 

Sentiment cut out with Cricut. 

The orange and white cardstock base is a recycled cardstock that was used in cars displays. I used a corner rounder on most of the corners. The Merry die is from Stampin Up.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

I’m entering these cards into the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday add text challenge

Christmas in July at Make My Monday challenge blog

Christmas cards all year long-M N O challenge

Orange card is M for Merry

 Blue card is N for Naughty 

Red card is O for Ornaments 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Make your own background challenge

Christmas Cards all Year Round

Today at the Christmas cards all year Round blog the new challenge is up and ready for you to play. 

The theme this month is keep it simple with not a lot of embellishments. 

So for my first card I'm using a Stampin Up patterned paper for my background and some Oriental Trading Co felt ribbon. The trees were part of a prize I won a long time ago. I thought they were a Cricut cut but I can't find them in Cricut Craft Room search. So idk where those dies are from but the green trees were white and I inked the with distress ink and sprayed them with water. The word peace is a Clearly Besotted die cut that I added red foil to it with a laminator and some Thermo Web foil.

This second card shows a little playing session I had with the Peerless watercolors on Ranger's Distress watercolor paper. I trimmed it down and matted it onto a piece of Die Cuts with a View green glitter paper. 

The word noel is a Stampin Up stamp that I stamped with SU Sahara Sand ink. I colored the image in with powdered chalk mixed with paint by Stamp N Plus. I die cut the image out with a Spellbinders die and adhered it to the background I created.

CCAYR Christmas Tree Cards

I have two cards for this months Christmas Cards all Year Round challenge. The first is a shaker card I created with Lifestyle Crafts pennant die. In the background of the shaker I stamp a few different Tim Holtz stamps with green ink by Tsukineko. The sequins in the shaker card are by Craft Medley. The border at the bottom is a die by Spellbinders. The glitter at the bottom is score tape that I added green fine glitter to.

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Dies or punches

http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ Glitter

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

My second card uses a stamp by DeNami Design. I heat embossed it with gold Stampendous embossing powder on Ranger's watercolor cardstock. Then I used the Peerless watercolors and a water pen to color the image in. The green cardstock is by Stampin Up and the green patterned paper is y Die Cuts with a View.

Thanks for looking.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/-AG

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ Trees

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/ Christmas

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/ Just add W {water}

http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG Christmas

Christmas Cards all Year Round October

Today is the 1st of October and we have a new challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round. The theme is to not use any stamping at all. This was a challenge for me but here's what I came up with; it's a gift card holder on the inside. I found it on Pinterest and gave it a try. The cardstock is by Provo Craft and Recollections. The patterned paper by Doodlebug and Craft Smith. The die cuts are nesting dies by Dreamweaver Stencils and the tree in white glitter paper is by Lifestyle Crafts. The circles are punches by EK Success.

Thanks for looking.

Christmas Cards All Year Round September

This month at Christmas Cards all Year Round the theme is 

"Country Christmas"

I must say this challenge is not one of my strong suits but I did make two cards for the occasion. The first one uses a set of three trees on one stamp by Stampin Up. I stamped them with Hero Arts black onto Ranger's distress watercolor paper. Then I colored the trees in with distress inks and a water pen. 

Once it was dry I trimmed the piece down 1/4 of an inch and matted it to green cardstock. Then to finish it off I applied a SRM Sticker to the front left.

My second card uses a stamp by PSX (circa 1995) that I stamped onto the same watercolor paper with black Versa Color ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. Then I colored it in the same way as above. The patterned paper is by Bazzill, felt ribbon by Oriental Trading Co, and brad by Around the Block.

Thanks for looking.

CCAYR August Snowflakes

 My card today is for the challenge at Christ,as Cards all Year Round. The challenge theme is snowflakes. I die cut the card base with white cardstock by Recollections. I die cut the snowflake using my Cricut and Accent Essentials cartridge. The glitter paper is by Recollections and the polka dot paper, which is one of my faves, is by Jillibean Soup. The sentiment sticker is by EK Success.

Thanks for looking.
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ AG

Mid month Snowman card

Today marks the middle of the month and I have a Christmas Cards all Year Round inspiration card to share. I stamped the snowman with Hero Arts black ink and colored him in with powdered chalk mixed with paint. The background paper is by Bazzill and the cardstock mat is by Coredinations. The large flower is from a bouquet of flowers and the small one is from Prima. The tree branch die cut is by Spellbinders and the metal sentiment is by Making Memories. 

Thanks for looking.

UPDATED FONT, PICS, LABELS, WORDING, & LINKS 11-7-21

Christmas Cards all Year Round

Today starts a new challenge at Christmas Cards all year Round. The theme for June is snowmen or women. For my card I used a Deep Red Stamp snowman that you can find at

A Cherry on Top

and

Scrapbook.com

I wanted the outline of the snowman to be black because the white would, well not would it did get lost in the white cardstock. (I tried heat embossing the stamp in white first and decided that was no good.) So I stamped the image with Versa Color black pigment ink and heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder. Then I colored the image in with powdered chalk mixed with paint both by Stamp N Plus. I then matted the image onto a scrap of yellow cardstock and then pulled out this red piece of patterned paper by Bazzill Basics. The red yarn like fibers at the bottom come from a place called Orchard Yarn and Thread Co Inc. 

Thanks for looking.

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/-Embossing powder

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/ MEtal

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG

http://thegloryofchristmaschallenge.blogspot.de/ Snow people

http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/ May 2013 color challenge of red and white

Vintage Santa Christmas Cards all Year Round May

This month at Christmas Cards all Year Round the challenge is vintage. My card uses patterned paper by Pink Paislee. I inked the edges with green distress ink and kept the Santa uncovered because he looks vintagy. The sentiment stamp is by Stamp N Plus which I heat embossed with platinum embossing powder and Versa Mark ink. I did all of that onto Strathmore watercolor cardstock. I inked the watercolor paper very heavily and then sprayed it generously with water mixed with Perfect Pearls. Last I adhered my sentiment to the card. Easy Peasy!

Thanks for looking.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ AG

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/ Polka dots

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/ Emboss resist

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything but square

http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/ Polka Dots

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG

http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ CAS

http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Wet embossing because you can do so with so many colors and it has the touch appeal when people receive a card with heat embossing on it.

http://www.faithhopelove1cor13-13.blogspot.com/ I've had the sentiment stamp for over 3 years

http://blog.red-rubber-designs.com/ Letter S Santa

Christmas Critter

New this month at Christmas cards all Year Round we are challenged to use little critters in our Christmas cards. I made this one with a Close to My Heart stamp set. It's quite old but fit the challenge so well. 

I stamped the Christmas lights onto the card base. I turned the stamp before joining the next line of lights. I think there are only four lights that are connected together. I colored the lights in with distress markers. I stamped the reindeer onto pearlized cardstock by Recollections with Her Arts black ink. After it dried completely I die cut and embossed the image out with a Spellbinders die. The patterned paper is by Martha Stewart (red closest to the image), Basic Grey (corners), and October Afternoon (blue polka dots). The cardstock is by Recollections and the sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp. 

Thanks for looking.

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ Add a sentiment
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Furry Friends
http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/ Punches/dies
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ Anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/ Anything goes

Christmas Cards Mid Month

Today is mid month for the Christmas Cards all Year Round challenge. The challenge is to create a Christmas card using only red and white. I rather liked this challenge and made three more cards to share today.

The first one I used Teresa Collins patterned paper for the background and then I die cut the white cardstock label shapes from my Cricut. I used the larger ones upright and the smaller one as a label for the sentiment sticker by Cloud 9 Designs. Then I placed the ornament stickers onto the die cuts and poked a hole in the sticker to the back which I threaded the hole with white floss to make them appear as though they are hanging down.

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/ Anything Christmas

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ Occasion other than bday

My second card is a shaker card using candy cane and snowflake shaped sequins by American Crafts to fill the inside. The houndstooth cardstock is unknown but the foliage sticker on the left is by Little Yellow Bicycle and the sentiment sticker is by Mrs. Grossman's. The shape of the window is a Spellbinders die cut and the window film is by 3M.

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.blogquickquotes.com/ Red and white

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Last card. I used the same houndstooth patterned paper in the shape of a frame and filled it in with two Martha Stewart ornament stickers. I did the same floss thing from the first card and the same sentiment sticker as the second card.

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ Two of something

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

 I think I may have made these cards in this order by using components from the first and second card to create the third. Luckily when I send them out this December, no one will know.
Thanks for looking.

Christmas Cards all Year Round

This month at Christmas Cards all Year Round the challenge is to use red and white on your Christmas cards. 

I created this simple card with beautiful patterned papers by Teresa Collins. They are stunning enough that I didn;t want to cover them up with a bunch of embellishments. I didn't even stamp on this card. I must be ill. lol. The card base is by Recollections, white flower by Imaginisce, red poinsettia by Prima and the gem in the center by Forever in Time.

So join me at the challenge blog in 2015 making your Christmas cards early. 

http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/ Add some red

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/ Flowers
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

Christmas Cards all Year Round

The new challenge at Christmas Cards all Year Round started on Jan 1st and the theme is anything goes Christmas. Today is the mid month post with a new card.

I made this card with a stamp by Hero Arts and ink by Stampin Up. I fussy cut the image out and set an eyelet by Making Memories at the top. Then I placed Martha Stewart gold string through the eyelet and taped it onto the back. The upper patterned paper is by Karen Foster and the lower is by Hot off the Press. The sentiment die cut is by My Mind's Eye. The lace is old from MIL's stash. This card size is 5x7 which is odd for me.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/Anything goes

http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/Nativity

http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/ Ornaments

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/ Christmas

http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ anything goes

Shaped Christmas Card at the challenge blog Christmas cards All Year Round

There's a new challenge this month at Christmas Cards all Year Round that I hope you will join in and play. The challenge is shape cards other than square or rectangle.

I made this Christmas card using a Sizzix die cut by doubling up the cardstock and leaving a bit over the creased edge. It makes a beautiful top folding card. Then I die cut the red cardstock by Stampin Up and also the blue patterned paper from Simon Says Stamp. The snowman stamp by Paper Smooches is white heat embossed with Versa Mark ink and myStamp Box powder and then paper pieced together. The red patterned paper is by Scenic Route {very old indeed} and the black and also the white cardstock used in the card are both by Recollections. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and is stamped with red Stampin Up ink. The foam sparkly snowflake thingies are from Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ All about Christmas

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ Creations For or with kids

http://fantasystampers.blogspot.co.uk/ Cute Christmas

http://kitandclowder.ning.com/challenges Christmas

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Snowman

Outlaws Challenge- Anything goes

http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ All about Christmas

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Let it snow

http://vandicrafts.com/vandicrafts-artistry-challeng-19-anything-goes-twist/ AG with snowman

http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ Anything goes

http://suzysmarty1.blogspot.co.uk/ Ag with something that begins with S {Snowman}

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/ Happy Holidays

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ Sparkle {snowflakes}

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.fairytalestamper.blogspot.de/ Bling Glitter {on snowflakes}

http://www.fashionablestampingchallenges.com/ Winter Wonderland

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Use some snow

http://www.myperfectlifeuk.blogspot.co.uk/ Any Christmas card goes

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/ Let it snow

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/ Christmas

UPDATED 3-27-22 FONT/PHOTO SIZE AND PLACEMENT

Christmas Cards all Year Round Mid-Month

I made a card for the mid-month inspiration post at Christmas Cards all Year Round. The challenge this month is not patterned paper. This card is so simple but sometimes I like those the best. I stamped and heat embossed the reindeer in gold glitter embossing powder by Stampendous and ink by Versa Mark. The stamp is by Inkadinkado and the sentiment stamp is by Elle's Studio. The white cardstock is by Recollections and the gold is unknown. The greeting was die cut with a Design Objectives die cut and I distressed the inside of the die. The brads are by Creative Imaginations.

Thanks for looking.

Christmas Cards All Year Round November

Christmas Cards All Year Round starts a new challenge today of no patterned paper on your Christmas cards.  For my card I dry embossed the holly leaves background, folder by The Paper Studio, and then I put green ink on the leaves and Smooch ink on the berries. The white cardstock is by Recollections and the green and red by Coredinations. The tree stamp is by Inkadinkado stamped with Versa Color green ink and the sentiment by Gina Marie ink Stampin Up red ink. There is a small red ribbon with a white dotted line at the bottom along with a jute by Tim Holtz and a button.

Thanks for looking.

Christmas Card

Happy World Cardmaking day. I think I will be back with more cards since I can take part in challenges and what-nots online.

This month at Christmas Cards All Year Round the challenge is Embellish it. I took mine to a new level of embellishing, well at least for me. But hey it's all good. 

The digital stamp Holly Ornament is by Beccy's Place, which I colored in with Copic markers. Then I fussy cut the image out and taped it onto a Sizzix die cut. The red and white cardstock in my card is by Recollections and the chevron patterned paper is by Glitzy. The sentiment stamps and the banner they are in are by Hero Arts using Simon Says Stamp red ink and Tsukineko green. The sequins are by Craft Medley and rhinestones by Imaginisce. To finish the card I added Sticko poinsettia and leaves stickers to the corners. 

Thanks for looking. 

Challenges:

http://beccysplace.blogspot.com/2014/10/october-challenge.html Use any Beccy's images

http://ema-ginationstation.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ Punches or dies

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ Ornament

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ AG w 3 layers

http://aagwat.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://suzysmarty1.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas Anything goes

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

MERRY WREATH DIE-CUT CARD for Christmas Cards all Year Round September Challenge

Today starts the new challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round. This month you must use kraft on your card. 

I used kraft in two places for today's card. The first is the wreath die cut where I used Oriental Trading Co kraft cardstock. While the paper was still in the die I inked the raised areas with Mowed Lawn distress ink by Ranger. The sentiment is a die-cut by Stampin Up that I adhered multiple together to add dimension. Then I covered the top layer with clear Wink of Stella glitter. After that, I added Sparkle Style red rhinestones to the wreath around the sentiment. 

The red cardstock is by Creative Memories and the die cut is by Spellbinders. The second place where I used kraft is the card base by Recollections. 

That's it for now. Thanks for looking. UPDATED 8-29-21

Christmas Cards all Year Round

There's a new challenge at Christmas Cards all Year Round for the month of August which is to add sparkle to your Christmas cards. I Used an embossing folder and sentiment stamp by Gina Marie which you can find at wholesalecraftingsupplies.com. Check out her new site.

*She has Copics for $3.75*

HERE is the embossing folder

and

HERE is the stamp set

This card is so easy and yet so pretty on a sunnier day. I embossed the white cardstock and then put Stickles all over the design. Then I stamped the sentiment in Hero Arts black ink and matted it with red cardstock.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/-Christmas
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes Christmas
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Embossing
http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Christmas Cards all Year Round

There's a new challenge at Christmas Cards all Year Round with our new design team making their debut. Our challenge for the month of July is Non traditional Christmas colors. I have to say this is a challenge for me but I'm really proud of my penguin card. Why am I proud? Well I will tell you it has to do with having an idea and sort of staying with it throughout creating the card, using an old image stamp, which is kind of cutesy and not something I tend to do {but I like it}, using old colored pencils, using some new stuff instead of always hoarding it, cutting a piece of 12x12 patterned paper for a card, and using my label die cut in a new and creative way.

So here it goes-My idea for the challenge was how about black and white with one off color. I knew it would be either yellow or the teal/aqua color since those are my buzz colors these days.

I stamped the penguin stamp by Just Rite {Old cutesy image stamp}and his outer frame onto Ranger watercolor paper with Hero Arts black ink. I colored him in with {Old} Stampin Up colored pencils and used a Ranger water pen to blend the color. I love the white on his tummy, which is hard to see in the photos but adorable in real life. 

I then die cut the oval out with a Spellbinders scalloped oval die cut and then die cutting the next size up out of Color-Aid paper. {Using new stuff-Here's the story-A friend that's a graduated art student gave this stack of papers to me because it was something she had to have for her art classes but didn't have the room for it when she moved across the state. It is a stack of paper, but not cardstock, that has a paint chip feel to it and has about every color you can imagine-Love the colors and the freebie papers!}

I inked the inside the die cut while the paper was still in it with Ranger Distress Ink. I sprayed it with water before removing the die cut after which it was hit with the heat gun for a faster drying time. 

The patterned paper {That I cut done from 12x12} is by Little Yellow Bicycle which is on top of some Recollections black cardstock. The sentiment {New use of dies} is stamped onto the lighter color banner die. I also cut a darker colored banner and cut it in half. Then I adhered one piece to each end of the light colored banner. For the sentiment I used a stamp and black ink both by Hero Arts.

Thanks for looking.

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/-Anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Anything goes
http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/Christmas in July
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes Christmas
http://www.myperfectlifeuk.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes Christmas
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/ Christmas in July