Color Hues Green and Red

I was perusing the gallery at StampNation with Catherine Pooler when I came across a CAS card I really liked.  I clicked a couple of links and found The Color Hues Challenge Blog.  This week the challenge was for Green and Red.  It looked like fun and I jumped in.  I was glad to find them. I have never used the little Mama Elephant dogs or the Bones from Whimsy.  I'm on a mission to use things from my stash and also to use up old packs of Christmas pattern papers.

Color Hues Challenge #53 

 

HALLOWEEN FUN

 It's fun to make cards for the neighbor kids.  We don't give out candy anymore.  I just give each of the five neighbor kids a cash gift and a card and leave the lights off.  I treated myself to some Halloween stamps from Unity called Little Boos.  The rest of the card is made from scraps and an old Unity stamp i received as a gift.  I used a bit of splatter on this before adhering the little cut out image.  Simon Says Stamp Burnt Orange Card Stock is a MUST for Halloween. 

Challenges: Monday Challenge Simon Says Stamp

SPOOKY

 SPOOKY It's what's up at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge. 

I got my cute Little Boo Stamps from Unity and paired with the stencil and mask set from My Favorite Things this turned into a cute card for my daughter. Using the stencil part I painted the center green with a water brush and crushed olive distress ink for a streaky kind of look.  I repeatedly stamped the skeletons and fussy cut one guy out.  He still looked a bit lost and i decided to highlight him with orange and make him glow.  Then the orange sequins kind of finished out the look.  Thanks for stopping by.  BOO!

T is for Tree

 T is for Tree this month at ABC Christmas Challenge  I needed a Charlie Brown Christmas card and this tree and all stamps from Judith was so fun to make.  I looked at the video cover for this movie and based my card off from that.  I don't have a Snoopy dog stamp and thought this sweet little mouse looked like he happened upon the tree in the woods and just appreciated it.   The blue background is a stencil from My Favorite things.  The set has the watercolor look of a stencil and a mask both together.  Now looking at this picture I think i need to go in and go over that tree a bit with a brown marker.  Yep, I'm gong to do that.  toodles!

S is for Snow

 A few frosty flakes and we have the SNOW challenge covered over at the ABC Christmas Challenge page.  The snowflakes are from some retired company and been in my stash for awhile.  I always love the look of Buffalo plaid and have really gotten my use out of this Buffalo Plaid background stamp from Stampin Up.  I thought this made a nice background for my vintage Frosty to sit on.  He's from Prickley Pear Stamps and may be retired also.  I couple of gems for a bright spot because it's Christmas after all and he was good to go.  Look at Frosty Go!

R is for Reindeer

 R is for Rudolph.  Oh wait, R is for REINDEER in the ABC Christmas Challenge for August.  I made him into Rudolph by adding a gem to his nose.  It was fun to use up several pieces of scrap designer paper.  I really am making a dent in my pile of Christmas scraps. I stamped my deer in green in the spirit of Christmas and fussy cut him.  This is a VERY old Stampin Up image. Way back from the last century.  1999.

Q is for Quarters

 ABC Christmas Challenge really challenged me with this one.  I rather like how it turned out.  I used four die cuts from old patterned paper pack and popped them on top of a panel embossed with a Tim Holtz December calendar embossing folder.  I fussy cut the little Santa head and added it to the last little frame. Some glitzy ribbon and it was a simple card after all.

P is for Pink

 Pink it is! I love this image from Unity Stamp company.  It's so easy to color and just looks so real to me.  I loved it the first time I saw it and have used it quite often.  I'm not even really that big a fan of poinsettias but something about this called my name.  Pink is for the ABC Christmas Challenge that still has 8 days left.  I used a die cut sentiment from Taylored Expressions.

My Favorite Things Color Challenge 194

 

My Favorite Things Color Challenge is always a great source of inspiration.  For this challenge I used all the colors and I know it looks more coral on my photo but IRL it is definitely copic colored with light pink.  I was so glad for this challenge because I never would have thought to put gray in with this and I love the accent it gives.  I used an old MFT stamp set called Fancy Flowers and the dies.  I love how MFT dies cut so close to the image.  I mounted all on the de-bossed side of separate panel that kind of matched these flowers.  Embossing folder from Darice

 

O IS FOR OLD

 O is for Old...Old Fashioned is what I chose.  ABC Christmas Challenge Using that same sweet little gal.  Isn't she cute in her little miniature frame?  I think I've only used that Memory Box die once before.   The scallop die cut is retired from Sweet N Sassy stamps.  I get a lot of use out of that.  To give a bit of texture to the background i used that white ink pad through a MFT stencil. I decided to go a little nontraditional with the color and I like the softness it gives this image.

N IS FOR NEW

N is for NEW at ABC Christmas Challenge this month.  I'm using a new pack of plaid designer paper.  I just love plaids especially at Christmas time and the diagonal print really caught my eye.  I'm using this sweet little girl from Door County Rubber Stamps.  I used a new to me technique by embossing the designer paper with and embossing folder and then going over it lightly with a white ink pad.  It was enjoyable to make this card without rushing at holiday time.  Thank you ABC for helping us with this aspect of the holidays. 

M is for Music

 This card for ABC Christmas Challenge came together so nicely and I really love how it turned out.  I always say I never know what is going to come forth from my hands when i begin creating a card.  M is for Music.  I used a sentiment with the word Music in it.  Stamped on a postage style die cut.  I stamped the manger image in black and  blended some blue ink over it. I fussy cut out the baby in the manger and laid it over an already stamped image.  Added some glitter gel pen in silver for the aura and barely colored the face in Prisma.  A touch of gray prisma outlines the babe in the manger.   I think I will make a few more like this and use up the rest of that designer paper I've had hanging around for twenty years.

L is for Little

 

ABC Christmas Challenge is such a great place to play along and get your holiday cards made all through the year.   This month L is for little.  I used a small image and also a very small sentiment.  Small trees adorn the patterned paper on the bottom.  I've always admired designers who can blend two different kinds of patterned paper together and bonus points if they come from two different packs.   I quite like the way this turned out.  I used a gold gel pen to trace over the pierced line the scalloped die made.  It's my way of doing faux stitching. 

J is for Joke ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

 

J is for Joke at the ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE isn't this little froggy from Unity stamps (Cuttlebug Frog) the cutest little guy?  He should be saying HOPPY holidays.  Keeping it simple so he stands out.  I used the partial die cutting technique to let his feet hang off the die cut. 

K is for Kraft ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE

 K is for Kraft over at ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG I used a kraft base, cut out a layer and stamped with Ranger wood plank stamp. It's adhered leaving 1/8th inch edge all around.  The image is Stampendous.  It is stamped and then cut out leaving just a tiny border around the frame.  I liked the over hang of the branches.  Colored with prisma pencils I enjoyed the finished look.  Thanks for stopping by. 

ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE "I"

 ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE "I" is for inky.  I used distress ink in fired brick mixed with a bit of tea dye to stencil my bricks with MFT stencil.  Then used some off brand stamps I bought at a rummage sale.  Lesson learned.  They didn't stamp very well but I am keeping this card.  Someone will appreciate it even if i think it is less than stellar by a long shot.  I embossed the stamped images and sponged around the edges, added a bit of splatter and I have a Christmas card mess that would remind you of Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation.  The whole movie was a mess but the intentions of the main character were good.  LOL.  Thanks for stopping by. 

 

ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE "H"

 ABC CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE "H"  is for HO HO HO. I had fun making this card.  I didn't have any stamps with HO HO HO on them.  I could hardly believe that.  Well, maybe I do have one hiding somewhere.  I decided to cut and piece together HO from the word HELLO.  I used some very old My Favorite Things sentiment dies.  I used prismas for coloring and added real fur to the hat for fun.  Thanks for stopping by. 

ABC Christmas Card Challenge "G"

 

G is for Glitter.  I used Ranger self adhesive glitter paper to cut out these sweet bells from Stampin Up.  (retired)  Fancy little bows top them off and a sentiment from Taylored Expressions complete this fun card.  I had heard that this was THE best glitter paper to use.....uhm.....you wouldn't believe the time I had getting those little pieces of holly leaves out of there.  I wasn't so impressed.  LOL  we all learn. 

ABC Christmas card challenge G is for Glitter. 

ABC Christmas Challenge "F"

F is for Fussy and Fancy.  I decided to to Fussy Cut this charming little elf with her fancy wrapped packages.  I added strips of gold to give a little more Fancy.  

ABC Christmas Card challenge is always great for kick off ideas.  I like getting my holiday cards done before the busy holiday season gets here and then I can focus on other things. 
 

ABC Challenge "E"

E is for Embossing.  I used a Tim Holtz Ranger embossing folder on Coredinations paper and sanded it a bit to allow the core color to come through and pop the letters a bit.  An old Prickley Pear stamp and die made for a fun hanging element.  

Thanks to ABC Christmas Challenge for the suggestions and hosting our creations. 
 

CAS for ABC

 What's easier than die cuts.  This clean and simple card is for the ABC Christmas Challenge.  I used all die cuts added a couple of rhinestone gems and it's done.  C is for CAS

 

D is for distressed.  It looks like I missed the linkzy date but that's okay.  I used my distress tool on the one and distress ink on the other and the background sentiment paper letters look rather distressed on the mouse one.

B is for Christmas Bulb

 

Technically this is an ornament.  But they are called bulbs too aren't they?  The ABC Christmas Challenge is B is for bulb.  How about bauble?  Does that work.  Thanks for stopping by.

Prickley Pear Love

The ABC Christmas Challenge is something I have always enjoyed.  I didn't need cards for the last two years as I had made so many previously.  I decided to jump back in with them for inspiration this year.  A is for Anything Christmas.  I really really like my little Prickley Pear stamps from long ago.  I hardly ever use them.  They needed some love.