Gina K’s December Monthly Mix, Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Celebrate Challenge, and Simon Says Stamp’s Wednesday Sparkle and Shine Challenge

I combined Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Celebrate Challenge and Simon Says Stamp’s Sparkle and Shine Challenge with Gina K’s December Monthly Mix Challenge to make four cards for these challenges. Gina K’s December Monthly Mix Challenge is to use a line from the Tic Tac Toe board below to make a card. The easiest part of these combined challenges was making Christmas themed celebration cards and adding sparkle and shine to my cards since I seem to add sparkle and shine elements in every card. I previously blogged about the two cards I made for Gina K”s challenge in this post. The cards/tags are presented in the order of my most favorite to least favorite. Cards supplies are listed below each card photo. Hope you are having a good December and getting some time to craft!

I was inspired by Gina’s video talking about how pretty gold embossing is on gold cardstock so I wanted to make a card using green glittery embossing powder on green cardstock. My Instagram post shows another view of this card from a different angle so you can see the sparkly embossing powder better. The stamp is from Gina K’s Christmas Silhouettes stamp set and the sentiment is from Gina K’s Sparkle and Shine stamp set. I sponged Mowed Lawn distress ink around the edge of the card front. The edges of the matching green card base was swiped with embossing ink pad and gold embossed for a bit of extra sparkle. The sentiment was stamped on a strip of vellum. The circles take the shape of metallic pearls on the Christmas tree. The tic tac toe line is circle, heat embossed, and vellum. As I type this, I realize the pearls don’t match the description for circle since they aren’t stamped or die cut. Whoops!

The tic tac toe line for this tag is to use vellum, ink blending, and tag. The ink blending was used on the poinsettia stamping where I used Festive Berries and Black Soot oxide ink to create a darker shade at the center of the poinsettias. The tag was die cut using Gina K’s Tag Trio die set. The poinsettia and leaf images are from Gina K’s Christmas Silhouettes stamps set. The to and from sentiment are from Gina K’s Holiday Tapestry stamp set. The white cardstock base layer was embossed after it was die cut using Simon Says Stamp’s Lumen embossing folder. Added a few clear rhinestones and glittery red twine for some sparkle.

This card was made following the top line of the tic tac toe board, circle die cut, created patterned paper, and emboss resist. This card uses Gina K’s Holiday Tapestry stamp set to create the patterned paper and Ornamental Snowflakes for the sentiment. The circle die cut uses Simon Says Stamps Stitched Circles dies. Added clear wink of Stella on the stitched circle frame, clear rhinestones, and sparkly twine for added sparkle.

I used the bottom line of the tic tac toe board, vellum, ink blending, and tag, on this tag. The ink blending is on the base layer of the tag and used festive berries, fired brick, and black soot oxide inks. The top vellum layer was stamped with poinsettias from Gina K’s Holiday Silhouettes stamp set. The to and from sentiment are from the Holiday Tapestry stamp set. I originally started with the clear embossing powder on the flowers for a smooth shine but when I went to gold emboss the sentiment, the flecks of gold embossing stuck to the poinsettia image. I went with it and added a center of gold to the poinsettia images. Tag was finished off with some gold twine.

Simon Says Monday Challenge – Wild Things and Wednesday Challenge – Make Your Own Background, Card 5

I’ve been busy this morning making cards for these two challenges:   Simon Says Monday Challenge – Wild Things and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Make Your Own Background.

Here’s another Christmas card I made using the Fa-La-La Friends stamp set.  I created my background using my wave stencil.  I ended up making three cards with the same supplies, and this is the second one.  Hope you’re getting some crafting time in this weekend.  Supplies are below.

Supplies

• Cardstock:  White (Simon Says Stamp); Pure Poppy (Papertrey)
• Ink:  Black Licorice (My Favorite Things); Salty Ocean Distress (Ranger); Versamark
• Stamps:  Fa-La-La-La Friends (Stampin Up)
• Dies: Stitched Circles (Simon Says Stamp)
• Accessories:  Texture Wave Stencil (Memory Box); Copics – YG17, R46, W0, W1, W4, W6, 110; Glossy Accents (Ranger); Clarity Brush; White embossing powder (Superior)

Papertrey’s February Blog Hop

Papertrey’s February Blog Hop uses a great Easter inspired photo with a series of trays of grass and Easter eggs.  It inspired me to create these two cards, using a grass die and the cute bunny image from Polka Dot Parade #1.  I also decided to incorporate Papertrey’s Make It Monday Challenge of Framing Sentiments & Images.  I prefer the first card since it’s got more colors incorporated into the card and offset image.  How about you?  Hope you’re enjoying everyone’s fabulous cards.  Happy crafting! Supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

• Cardstock:  Aqua Mist (Papertrey), New Leaf (Papertrey), Lavender Moon (Papertrey); Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey), White
• Stamps:  Polka Dot Parade #1 (Papertrey), Simply Spring Borders (Papertrey)
• Ink:  Lovely Lady (Papertrey), Onyx Black (Versafine)
• Dies:  Grass Border die (Impression Obsession), Stitched Rectangles dies (Simon Says Stamp), Stitched Circles dies (Simon Says Stamp)
• Accessories: Stickles

Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge – Cute & Cuddly, Card 2

Another card for Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge – Cute and Cuddly using the same stamps as the previous one just different pattern paper.  The card has the face on the front side of the card and his backside on the inside.   I hope you have a wonderful Easter!

Simon Says Stamp’s Monday Challenge – Cute and Cuddly

Another card done.  Yeah!  Love vacation.  So this card is for Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge – Cute and Cuddly.  I love coloring cute animals and I have a fair number of them.  But I was inspired to get an Easter card done today so I focused on a bunny card.  The card has the face on the front side of the card and his backside on the inside.   I hope you have a wonderful Easter!