T is for Teal x 2

Such a beautiful die I couldn’t resist making the second teal card.  Even though it looks like white cardstock behind the ornament it is truly a nice thick piec of vellum that makes a beautifully transclucent bulb. 

Challenge:  ABC Challenge T is for Teal

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T is for Teal

ABC Christmas challenge is almost done for this month.  I still want to add two teal cards that I have done.  I absolutely love this die I got in a basket of rummage goodies.

S is for snow and washi tape, i guess

ABC Christmas Challenge this month is S is for snow.   I finally came up with this after three weeks of thinking about it.  My first time using puffy embossing powder.  i am no a fan.  it kind of blew around and made a mess. but i do love the snowflake dies. and washi.  I love Washi

Using up DP

Friend Angie does  fabulous work with angled pieces on her cards.  I’m wanting to use up lots incorporate  designer papers into my creations and always find myself grabbing them and then shying away.  I wondered if angled layers would be helpful for me and I decided to jump in with that idea.  I’m loving the result.  This creation has some tiny little bling added to the DP and on the butterfly and I am entering it into Simon’s Wednesday Challenge.  It IS a sympathy card, after all, and I couldn’t do too much bling with that.

I am adding the other two cards I made with similar thoughts about using up DP.  These don’t have bling.

made my own plaid

Uncle Joe has a pretty serious infection in his knee.  Cousin Lydia sent out prayer requests and their address to send cards to cheer him up.  I thought this would be fitting for him.

Never say NEVER.   I thought making your own plaids looked so difficult. 

I used a  Tim Holtz distressed lines stencil and a plain line stencil to create this and i was smugly pleased with myself.  I used the "Life Changing" Blender Brush set to create the plaid and i love the softness of the colors with those brushes and no harsh lines.

hmmm…i also made my own faux stitching and my own candies.  I’m just being little miss thrifty today.   

If you click on the link for the brushes, my friend Angie gets a little bit of compensation with no extra cost to you, and they are SO amazing.  Simon Says Monday Challenge use more than one stencil

Stamp it on

Simon Says Stamp it on…no digi’s allowed this week.  I put a quick card together for a 1 year old whose party theme is all about airplanes.  His mom works for the airlines.  I found these CTMH stamps at a rummage three years ago for $2.00.  For that price I couldn’t leave them there.  I’m so glad I had them and that I came across them recently to remember I had them for this occasion. 

Stamp it on: Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Stamp it!!

i love my little coffee bean stamp from  Stamps by Judith.  I embossed these with gold embossing ink and ginger embossing powder.  they made the coolest coffee bean color. 

I embossed my die cut with a Ranger folder as my DIL loves Paris and coffee and this is for her upcoming birthday.  It was such a fun challenge to create the cappuccino inspired back ground.  I had seen a coffee mug on a video on FB and wanted to recreate it for a card background. I was very pleased with how it came together.  I had to think about it overnight though.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge