Joy

Good morning!  Hope your day is off to a great start!  I feel a bit better today, so I am hoping to get a lot accomplished.  My tree is up and decorated and now all I have to do is get my cards and gifts in the mail and I can relax a bit.  Before I get back to it, I am popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges (and for some good friends for Christmas). First, it is for the current Copic Coloring Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site, which is make a card or project that is colored only in golds, cream and whites.  You'll definitely want to check out this challenge as there are many ways to win and amazing prizes up for grabs because it is also a charity fundraiser.  The charity is Reading is Fundamental and you can read all about the charity and the challenge here.  My card is also for the Just Us Girls Challenge #114 (to make a center step card) and Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge #19 (to make fancy folds/shaped cards).

Here is the inspiration picture for the CMC Copic Challenge:

Here is my card for the challenges:

For my fancy fold, I chose to do a center step card since this was the technique required for the JUGS challenge.  I followed the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.  The base is GKD Heavy Weight Ivory.  It is layered with GKD Good As Gold and metallic gold dotted paper from the Kaisercraft December 25th 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  My image is a digi called Christmas Bells from Just Inklined.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it in shades of gold with Copics.  I added a tiny bit of gold Stickles to the holly berries.  I used the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die to make my gold frame.  The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Christmas Verses set.  It is embossed on Cryogen White with gold embossing powder and cut out with a Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  A gold trimmed sheer bow and a few gold adhesive pearls finished my fancy fold card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful day!

Vintage Santa(s)

Hi there! It's getting late for me, but I still wanted to drop in and share a card I made for a couple of challenges I like to do.  I am still fighting this crummy cold and I definitely don't feel up to snuff, but I am still valiantly trying to get all my Christmas cards done before Friday.  The challenges are helping motivate me to reach my goal.  Anyway, my card is for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge #113 (sketch challenge), Color Throwdown #171 and the Simon Says Stamp challenge (photo inspiration).

Here is the JUGS sketch:

Here is the Color Throwdown #171 swatch:

And here is the Simons Says Stamp photomontage:

Finally, here is my card for the three challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Cranberry Tart and layered with patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Father Christmas 6x6 pad.   I stamped the vintage Santa image from Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas set with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers. I did a little sponging with Antique Linen Distress Ink when I finished coloring.  The image and mat were cut with Spellbinders Petite Oval Nestabilities.  I added some Gold Liquid Pearls to the scalloped mat.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Verses set from Layers of Color.  I was so lucky to have won this set in a recent challenge I entered. It was stamped with SU Soft Suede.  An olive gingham ribbon bow finished my card.

Just for fun, while I was at it, I made another card with a similar style.  I used the same sketch, colors and stamps, but changed out the card base to SU Bravo Burgundy and the patterned paper to My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas.  I used used Olive Grosgrain and White Opal Liquid Pearls on this one.

OK, that's it for me tonight.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  I really appreciate your visits and your kind comments!  Hope to see you again soon!