In celebration of World Card Making Day, I've joined the challenges over at theEllen Hutson CLASSroom. I've been doing the challenges backward, so my first challenge entry is actually for Challenge #5 ~ Trend Watch ~ Using Chevron & die cuts
For this card I used
*Scallop Oval dies from Spellbinders
*Chevron Stamp from Simon Says
*Verse stamps from PTI
*Vine Leaves from MFT
*The flowers were made using a Punch from SU! I learned to make these using the tutorial on Kitty Kraft's blog. If you haven't checked out her tutorials you must hop over there and check them out. Her creativity is amazing!
*Colors from SU! ~ Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron and Tempting Turquois
Thanks for looking! Have fun cardmaking!!
The hot, humid days of August have kept me indoors much more this summer than any other. I've been doing lots of card crafts and got a nice jump start for the Christmas season. Yes! I've started my Christmas cards already and have a pretty good dent in them, I think. Here are some of the cards that I've been working on.
These first three I made using the awesome images I found on Pinterest recently. I love the vintage poster look. I found that using non-traditional colors added to the vintage theme. I also enjoyed using lots of snowy sparkles and vintage glitter from the Martha Stewart line.
This card was a free printable kit that I found online. (sorry I don't have the link for it). It included a vintage postcard image however I had these Jolee's Christmas tree stickers left over and decided to use them. I'm glad I did and wish I had more!
I think the Friendship Jar stamps and die from Papertrey Ink are my absolute favorite go to sets. The possibilities are endless. The bell die is from Quickutz and the edger is from Fiskars. The gingerbread boy stamp is old, old. I think it came from Tiffany "Twigs" Carnal.
This next card is such a sweet card. I love the colors and simplicity of it! It's quite possibly my favorite so far although I've enjoyed them all. The stocking die is another Quickutz die and the branch is punched using a Martha Stewart punch. I fussy cut the gingerbread man to fill the stocking. A paper doily layered with various round die cuts topped with a button and bakers twine and the perfect finishing touch.
Now it's off to more crafting! Thanks for stopping by.
Here's my entry for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club.
Cardstock: Pink Paisley from the London Market Collection, Bazzill & White
Spellbinders Nestablility Dies
Flowers using SU three flower punch
Sentiment: PTI
Washi Tape
Since I'm still fairly new to Simon Says Stamp, I don't have any of their dies to use for this challenge so I opted to use some standard dies from Nestablilities as well as from PTI. Here's my submission for this challenge. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to win the $50 gift certificate so I can get me some of their dies as I've got a wish list that's growing and growing!
This card I made using the materials from the July card kit from Simon Says Stamp. I have so much fun with each card kit. My goal when the kits arrive is to make as many cards as I can, using as much of the supplies as possible.
These next cards I made using the June card kit. Since I wasn't blogging then, I thought I could post them now for this challenge. I hope that's ok???
This months card kit from Simon Says Stamp was filled with yummy colors as well as some really fun embellishments. I enjoyed working with the papers and goodies from this kit. Here are some of the cards I created.
Love the Chevron pattern stamp!!
The wood bike was a challenge for me as I've never used anything like it before. After coloring it with Sharpies, I added some Stickles glitter glue to make it shiny. I thought it came out kind of cute!
This birdhouse card was inspired by one of my favorite creative gals, Kittie Caracciolo over at Kittie Krafts. Her creations are amazing and I've learned so many new techniques from her, including how to make the cutest homemade flowers as you'll see in the next two pictures.
Now I'm off to make more cards!
