CCC04/10

Hey, everyone!

It's time for me to share another Christmas Card with you! I joined a Christmas Card Club in February and each month I make 4 cards. These cards will be given to my customers at random, unless, ahem! you request you want a particular one. There was a sketch over on SplitCoastStampers that I thought looked fun so I used it. Here is that sketch:

I used designer paper from My Mind's Eye. I love this particular pack! It's sparkly and gorgeous all color coordinated! Super fun! In real life it looks much brighter and fun! Very hard to get a good shot today! The sentiment and Premium White Cardstock, the Palette Hybrid Inks are all from The Angel Company. I used Circle Sampler in Cognac and Inspirational Sayings in Landscape. I traced the sentiment with my clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pen. The green cardstock is something I had in my stash and have no idea where it came from!
This card definitely meets this month's CCC challenge of make it sparkly and/or blingy. I know in November I will be so glad I took the challenge of 4 cards per month when I don't have to sit down and make 30 all at one time! Have you started on your Christmas cards yet? Hope you are inspired to use this sketch, too. I turned the sketch design on the side for my card but you can create it anyway you'd like! Hope you will join me tomorrow for a Frugal Friday tip!

Angel Hugs,

Kinda Sketchy

Hey, everyone!

I asked my friend, Christina, to make a card with me today using a sketch. Here is a look at the sketch:

The sketch was created by Nichole Taylor and we were given this motivational over on Paper Wings. I was given some images from the amazing FAIRYTALE FUN stamp set by The Angel Company. Angela sent them to me and I was so afraid of messing them up that I haven't tried coloring them yet. This is the first image I have colored but it was a lot of fun!! Here's a look at my card:

The sentiment is from Inspirational Sayings, also from The Angel Company. Go leave Christina some love and check out Nichole and Angela's blogs, too. While you are blurfing don't forget to stop by the Paper Wings gallery! You'll find a lot of wonderful projects!!! Hope you're inspired to use the sketch, too!

Angel Hugs,

CCC03/10

Hey everyone!

The Christmas Card Challenge for March was to create non-traditional Christmas cards. I thought a great way to make my 4 cards for the month would be to change up the colors. It was a lot of fun working with non-traditional colors. I want to show the cards to you that I created for March.
This card features Kraft cardstock and Angelee designer paper from The Angel Company. I added doodle dots and faux stitching with my white gel pen. The scalloped edges are from my Cloud Scissors. The sentiment is from Inspirational Sayings and the images are from Circle Sampler. I used Palette Hybrid Iris and Cognac inks. I added shimmer with my Stardust Clear Glitter Gel Pen. The brads were added with my Crop-A-Dile. I used my Scor-Pal to score all the cards.

This is one of my favorite stamp sets from TAC but sadly it is retired. I paper pieced the clothing of Mary and Joseph with Lilly Anna designer paper and the swaddling clothes on baby Jesus is paper pieced from Juliette. It's purple but you can't really tell it from the photograph. I sponged the "floor" with Cognac and the "walls" with Burnt Umber. The little images are from the Circle Sampler stamp set and inked in Cognac, as well. The shimmer is from the Stardust Clear Glitter Gel Pen. The rest was colored in using Tombow bright markers, Copic markers, and Hazelnut Memory Marker.

The last two cards were super fun to make. They are Pinwheels with a faux button in the center. I used my Crop-A-Dile and some ribbon with a small circle punch to create a fun little button using Lilly Anna designer paper. The sentiment is also from the retired The Only Thing stamp set. I hope you enjoy checking out some very non-traditional cards.

Angel Hugs,

FunShop Fun!

Hey, everyone!!

I wanted to share with you the hostess thank you card and gift I created for my friend, Donna. She had a FunShop at her home with some of her friends. You can go HERE to see Donna's creations.
This is the inside view of the nugget box I made her.
Here's a close-up of the card I made. I used the Scor-Bug for a fun decorative effect.
The designer paper is from The Angel Company. The tag is from the same paper set called Penelope. The "thank you" sentiment is a PWP stamp set called Lotsa' Love and I used French Lilac Palette Hybrid Ink which matches the card so well.

I created a 12x12 Christmas page for them to make at their request. I had a lot of fun designing this page. The holly and ivy are from The Angel Company's Holly Jolly PWP stamp set. The sentiment on the top of the journaling box is from TAC's Inspirational Sayings stamp set.

The "MEMORIES" title was cut out using my Cricut. I absolutely love it for making titles and when preparing kits for FunShops and classes it definitely makes light of the work. I ran the letters through my Xyron Sticker Maker and attached them. So fun! All the ladies enjoyed the project and had fun learning something new. I enjoyed meeting everyone and the snacks Donna shared were scrumpdiddlyumptious! Thanks for hanging out with me today! If you want to get in on the drawing I am having read this post for more information!

Angel Hugs,

CCC02/10

Hey, everyone!!

We are snowed in! We got a lot of snow, someone said 7" and that was on top of what we already had and guess what? Predictions of more snow this weekend! Yuck! Kadesia has loved being out on snow days but I reminded her that for everyday she misses due to snow, she will have to make it up, and most likely when the weather is nice and pretty!! No fair, huh? LOL I am definitely looking forward to warmer temperatures soon! Meanwhile, since it's so cold outside, it seemed fitting for me to make another Christmas Card. You can read about the challenge here.
My card is 6½" squared then scored at 3¼" with my Scor-Pal. The paper pack is Reece from The Angel Company. The sentiment is from Inspirational Sayings from TAC stamped in Jardin Moss. I hope you enjoyed seeing today's card. Stay warm!!!

Angel Hugs,

Final Card Class of 2009

Hey, everyone!

We had a great time making 4 cards during the final card class of this year! If you would like to purchase a kit they are $10, plus shipping if applicable. The first couple of cards are the thank you cards my customers will receive this month. So far my customers have loved these! This is our amazing double-sided More Mimi SWIC paper from The Angel Company. I love these poofy, layered flowers, don't you? The sentiment is from the Trendy Greetings set and it's stamped in Belle Rose ink.

The first card we made today was a pocket card. These are super easy to make and really fun! The possibilities are seemingly endless with things you can do with this type of card.
Here is the pocket insert.

The second card we created was a thanksgiving card in honor of the fall season, which happens to be my most favorite!!! I love it! The ladies in the card class today actually left their image stamped in Burnt Umber, then sponged over and it looked so classy! Each took a couple images home with them to play around with colors and things later! They outlined the burnt umber image with the clear gel pen.... love that pen! Those adorable circles in the background are a Level A Hostess set and inked with Orangerie. I am so glad I got it! It's great!! The other stamp set used is Give Thanks.

The third card was also a Thanksgiving card and I absolutely love it! The mug is also a Level A stamp set and was inked in Burnt Umber. I used my Tombow markers, a Copic marker, and my glitter gel pens to color in the mug. The swirls are from Butterfly Swirls and I added some sparkle to the steam with my glitter gel pen. The mug was stamped on the cardstock, then stamped again and cut out. I popped it up with pop dots for added dimension and I love it! The paper is the Amelia collection from TAC.

The inside sentiment was also stamped in Orangerie. It is from the Delicious Fall stamp set.
The last card we made together was another Christmas card. I really like the sentiments. This card features Reece paper from The Angel Company. The sentiment on the front is stamped in Jardin Moss and is from the Inspirational Sayings stamp set.

The inside is also from the same stamp set and using the same ink and paper collection! I hope you've enjoyed and wish you were there to join us!

Thanks for hanging out with me today! I hope you will be inspired to create something special today, too!

Hugs,