Critters in Santa Hats

Hi there!

Just popping in with a card for the Santa hat challenge at Merry Monday.  I made a few with different papers and sentiments and also some with kitties.  I love these Tim Holtz critters but I really need to invest in the dies - they took ages to cut out!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (It's Christmas 6x6) Webster's Pages

Stamps:  (Dog from Crazy Dogs, Cat from Crazy Cats, Hat from Crazy Things) Tim Holtz, (Sentiments from Hello December) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Stitched speech bubbles) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (R20, R27, R29, Y17, E33, E35, E37, C5) Copic

Polar Skater

Hi there!

After a busy morning running around doing errands I managed to sneak a couple of hours in the Craft Cave.  I made this card for three challenges - Merry Monday, CAS Colours & Sketches and The Colour Throwdown.  I inked up this MFT polar bear for the first time and coloured him with Copics.  He's skating along on MFT's Ride the Wave dies which I thought were perfect for the sketch!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Marina Mist, Brushed Silver) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bear from Polar Bear Pals) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Winter) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Ride the Wave, Fishtail Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (B93, B95, C1, C3) Copic

Glitter:  (clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Dogs, Ornaments and Flowers

I am a sucker for pretty much any stamp set with dogs or cats in it so as soon as I saw them I knew I HAD to have these adorable Christmas pooches from MFT.  I've been coloring them all in today and then I made this card for the ornament challenge at Merry Monday.  This little guy couldn't be more perfect for it!  I actually made a second card with slightly darker colours.  I keep going back and forth on which I like best.  What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Poppy Parade, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Dog & ornament from Happy Pawlidays) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Joy) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R17, R22, Y17, G05, G14) Copic

Next up is a card for two challenges - The Colour Throwdown and The Flower Challenge.  The Flower Challenge is celebrating their one year anniversary and wants us to use our favourite flower.  I have an awful lot of flower stamps and there are a few that I turn to more than others including this Altenew bloom.  It's popped up on my blog a lot and I especially love it embossed in white on black cardstock.  Here I paired it with some old Basic Grey paper and some PTI flowers.  It came together quite quickly so I made some more in different colours.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Kioshi 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Flower from Hennah Elements) Altenew, (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Leaves) Papertrey Ink, (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Two Birds (But No Stone)

Hello hello!

I have two cards to share today.  First is for Keren's Lovely Layers Challenge for the Winnie & Walter WCMD celebrations using the sketch from Merry Monday.  Another adorable birdie in a Santa hat makes an appearance!  I used W&W dies for the scalloped layers and the birdie is popped up on foam tape.  I thought it was kind of fun to have a yellow card base - not your usual Christmas colour but it helps make the birdie pop a bit.  I also added Stickles and Wink of Stella to his hat for some festive sparkle.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (12x12 polka dots) Doodlebug

Stamps:  (Bird & ornaments from Happy Owlidays, Christmas from The Big, The Bold and The Merry) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Scalloped rectangle) Winnie & Walter

Markers:  (R17, R29, Y15, Y38) Copic

Glitter:  (Frosted Lace Stickles) Ranger, (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

This next card is for the AAA Cards sketch challenge.  It had me stumped until I came across this Memory Box branch while I was flipping through dies.  It seemed perfect for the stripe on the sketch.  This little MB bird is an old favourite - one of those dies I've definitely gotten my money's worth from!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Essentials Collection 6x6) Authentique

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Calm & Gentle) CAS-ual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Perched Reed Bird, Woodland Branch) Memory Box

Gems:  Recollections

Merry Skinny Tree

Hi there!  

Back to Christmas again with a card for the Merry Monday challenge to use a Christmas tree.   How cute is this Tara Wakefield tree?  I love her fun style and wish she would make some more stamps.  She only has a few available but they're all fabulous.  I paired the tree with some ancient Pebbles paper and a Reverse Confetti "Merry" for a quick and simple card - so simple that I made a few of them.  Yaaaassss for easy multiples!

I'm also going to enter this in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles

Stamps:  (Tree) Tara Wakefield, (Christmas) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Merry) Reverse Confetti

Markers:  (Y15, G07, G14, E37, C1) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Tree Joy

I'm starting to feel a bit smug about my progress with my Christmas cards which probably means that my Christmas mojo will dry up any minute now so I guess I'd better make the most of it while I've got it.  The Merry Monday challenge is back and this week they want cards with the word "Joy" on them.  I used some Newton's Nook trees decorated with pearl gems that I coloured with a red Copic.  I added some Stampin' Up glitter tape and a sentiment from Paper Smooches.  I also made one with white glitter tape and still can't decide which one I like better.  The white glitter looks like snow which, living in Bermuda, I generally try to avoid on my Christmas cards but I'll let it slide for now.  :) 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Kraft) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Trees from Festive Forest) Newton's Nook, (Sentiment from Joyful Greetings) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Real Red, Lucky Limeade) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Tree & star) Newton's Nook

Marker:  (R29) Copic

Glitter tape:  Stampin' Up

Gems:  Recollections

Swirly Tree, Apple & Birthday Balloons

Hi there!  I'm back with three more cards.  First up is for the Merry Monday challenge which has started up again after a summer break.  We were challenged to make a card using gold, black and white.  I dug out some shiny gold cardstock and cut it with this fun Whimsy Stamps Christmas tree die.  I mounted it on the Avery Elle burst die and added an MFT sentiment in Delicata Golden Glitz ink.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Hand Lettered Holiday) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (Delicate Golden Glitz) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Funky Christmas Tree) Whimsy Stamps, (Burst die) Avery Elle

Gems:  Recollections

Next is a card for the Curtain Call: Candy Apple challenge.  I love this Paper Smooches apple image and always have fun paper piecing it.  The font on the Mama Elephant thanks die is also a favourite.

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Gumboil Green, Basic Black) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:  (This & That Graceful 6x6) Echo Park

Stamps:  (Apple from Falling for You) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Thanks) Mama Elephant, (Stitched frame) Reverse Confetti

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Finally is a card for the Muse challenge.  I love the colour palette that Anita used for her balloons and used almost all the same Distress Inks for my Simon Says Stamp balloons.  I then die cut the Mama Elephant birthday and mounted it on a couple of layers of grey cardstock before popping it back into place and adding a little "Happy" above it.  I'm also going to add this to the Stamp It challenge over at the Simon Says Wednesday challenge. 

That's it for now.  Have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Balloon from Birthday Balloons) Simon Says Stamp, (String from Admit One) Lawn Fawn, (Happy from The Big, the Bold & the Merry) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Hickory Smoke) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Rectangles) My Favourite Things, (Birthday) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

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Roses & Coffee

Hello and happy Friday!  I have two cards to share before I jet off to work.  First up is for the photo inspiration at The Challenge.  I was inspired by the rose, the muted colours and the lace.  Yes, I actually used lace!  I have a silly amount of ribbon for someone who almost never uses it so I was thrilled to bits to use this scrap of Hero Arts lace for this card.  :)  The stamps are all Altenew - I thought their Vintage Rose set was perfect for this challenge - and I used Distress Inks for the stamping.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Rustic White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stamping' Up

Stamps:  (Flowers & leaves from Vintage Roses, Sentiment from Halftone Hello) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet, Pumice Stone, Antique Linen, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap) Ranger

Lace:  Hero Arts

Gem:  Recollections

I swore to myself that this year I would play along with Merry Monday every week so that I would be on top of my Christmas cards and I've already missed the first two challenges.  *Sigh*  Hopefully I'll do better from now on.  The theme this week is Warm Beverages and what could make for a happier holiday than a stack of caramel lattes??  Yum yum!  My card was inspired by the memory of a red solo cup card that I saw a few years ago when it won a CAS-ual Fridays challenge.  I actually managed to find it too!  Funny the things that hang around in my brain... 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Gumballl Green) Stamping' Up

Stamps:  (Mug from Warm Hearts) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from SSC114) Stampendous

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Stars) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (R27, E43) Copic

Tropical Holiday Cards

Hi there!  Our internet service has been patchy since all the storms last week but it's up and running this evening so I'm hoping to catch up with visiting some blogs.  I also wanted to post 2 cards for the current Merry Monday challenge to use non-traditional Christmas colours.  

Although I have lots of wintery images (snowmen, snowflakes, etc) I tend to steer away from them and I try to find ways to incorporate a bit of an island feel into my Christmas cards.  I used shells and starfish to decorate the wreath on my first card and then on my second card I used a coral coloured base.  

That's it for me tonight.   Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Supplies Used:

Wreath Card

Cardstock:  (White) Handy Hippo, (Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Wreath from Bells & Boughs) Papertrey Ink, (Shells from Life Is Good) Lawn Fawn, (Sentimetn from Merry Messages) Stampendous

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Strawberry Slush, Lucky Limeade, Garden Green) Stampin' Up

Gems:  Recollections

Tree Card

Cardstock:  (Calypso Coral) Stampin' Up, Vellum

Stamps:  (Tree from Swirl Christmas, Sentiment from Very Merry Christmas) Hero Arts

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White) Wow

Gems:  (Beetle Black assortment mini pearls) Doodlebug

Dotty Christmas

I am totally gutted that I did not take the day off of work today so that I could spend it in the Craft Cave for World Card Making Day.  :(  I have got to be more organized next year so I can really appreciate this holiday!  For now though, before I head to work, I'm going to share a card for two challenges - The Cutting Edge and Merry Monday. I think the Papertrey Ink Bells & Boughs set and the Wonderful Words: Holiday set are two that I use the most for Christmas cards. Do you have a Christmas set that seems to find it's way onto more cards than any others?


Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Gumball Green, Brushed Gold) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Bow from Bells & Boughs, Christmas from Holiday Cheer) Papertrey Ink
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Bow from Bells & Boughs, Wonderful Words:  Holiday) Papertrey Ink, (Circle Border) Simon Says Stamp
Gem:  (Ladybug assortment) Doodlebug

Red Wreath

After being so pleased with myself last week for finally making a Christmas card I decided to keep going with it.  The Merry Monday Challenge was one of the first things that popped up on my Feedly page this morning so I went to check it out.  And then I almost left.  It was a dreaded Bingo challenge!  I usually avoid these like the plague.  Too many options = too much stress for Jen.  But then I decided to stop being a baby and actually challenge myself - a novel concept!  I went with the first column - sparkle, die cut, red.  Not sure why but I decided on a backwards wreath - red leaves and green berries.  Hey, if I'm gonna step outside of my comfort zone then I'm gonna step allll the way out!  I just hope I can find my way back in…

Supplies Used
Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Dots from Rustic Wreath) Paperteey Ink, (Sentiment from CL619) Hero Arts

Inks:  (Unicorn) Hero Arts

Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) RangerDies:  (Rustic Wreath) Papertrey Ink, 
Sequins: Doodlebug