Kraft & Red Christmas

I love kraft, red, and white together, especially for Christmas.

Merry Monday Christmas challenge this week is to create a card using just those colors!

We R Memory Keepers die, Kaiser Kraft heat embossed sentiment.  Come join us at Words 2 Craft By for our Abundance challenge!

Joy

Merry Monday's challenge this week looks like this:

Here is mine:

Die cuts are from Lawn Fawn, paper Recollections.  I originally planned to just have the holographic die cuts, but there wasn't enough contrast, so I added the navy metallic as a shadow.  This card makes me joyful (LOL)!!  I am also sharing this with Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Goes with Die Cuts or Embossing and MUSE:  Christmas.  

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Merry Monday has a challenge for cards with non-traditional colors: teal with gold, silver, or copper.  Thier inspiration image:

My card:

Lawn Fawn die cuts in 2 shades of gold (could call the darker one bronze?), pearl, and matte silver, embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, layered on gold and topped with a silver ribbon.  Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Proverbs and Blessings challenge!

Snowman with Vellum

While the end result is nothing like I pictured in my head, I still like it!!

I dry embossed a piece of vellum and a piece of white paper using the same Sizzix folder.  I used foam daubers to lightly ink the paper layer in red, grey, blue, and silver, then added the vellum on top.  I mounted the layers on a powder blue card base.  I hope the vellum is qualifies for the Jingle Belles Midnight Clear challenge.  I am also sharing with the Merry Monday Christmas Snowman challenge.  It's a lot prettier in person...

Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Celebrations challenge!!!

Merry Monday - Buttons

The Merry Monday challenge is Buttons.  I hope I used enough!!

Love this fun tree!!  I even pulled out my ancient crimper ('member those?!?).   Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Easter/Rebirth challenge!

Merry Monday Plaid Christmas

OK, so I promised myself that THIS year, I would  NOT be frantically making cards in December. 

Merry Monday's challenge is to made a card with plaid.  Think I have enough different plaids?  :)  After a few attempts at coloring the entire image, I was happiest when the stocking was stamped and fussy cut.  I also fussy cut the holly leaves.  I really like how they look almost dimensional.  The ribbon was colored using a gold Sharpie.  I am finding that I like the metallic Sharpies more than I like my gel or leafing pens.  Goes on more like a paint, and easier to add highlights.  Come play along with the Words 2 CRAFT by New Beginnings challenge!!

Merry Monday White on White

The Merry Monday challenge this week is to make a white on white card.  Well, I never seem to be able to follow directions, so my card is cream and gold. 

I used 5 different embossing folders/plates on Coredinations Pearl paper, layered on dark gold shimmer paper.  The sentiment is heat embossed in dark gold.  I love this layout!!!

Dasher - The Best Reindeer EVER!!!

I am a lucky owner of a Stampin' Up Dasher stamp.  I love using him as a focal point on cards.  Here is my latest:

I am sharing this one with the Merry Monday Use a Reindeer challenge.   Dasher and sentiment heat embossed in black.  Silk ribbon layered over ivory satin ribbon.  You can still play along withe the Words 2 Scrap By Movemeber challenge for men's health - come join us!!

Merry Monday #178 - Red & Gold

Life has been busy for weeks, and I finally has a little time to craft!  The Merry Monday challenge this week is to create a card using red & gold. 

Spellbinders Dove of Peace die, sentiment heat embossed in gold.  I used a gold Sharpie metallic marker.  It is pretty, but not as shiny as my Krylon leafing pen.  Good lesson!  Pop on by Words 2 Scrap By for our Movember challenge!!

And a partridge in a pear tree....

Now that we have had a break in the heat, I am starting to work on Christmas cards.  On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

I finally inked up this Unity Itty Bitty and stamped it on vellum, colored it with Derwent watercolor pencils, layered on Seven Gypsies paper, and mounted on a dark green card base.  I am sharing this with the Shopping Our Stash/Jingle Belles joint challenge,  CASual Fridays Musical challenge, Merry Monday holly challenge, and Cards in Envy Inspired by a Song.  Whew!  It's unusual for me to have one card entered multiple challenges!!!  Be sure to stop by Words 2 Scrap By for our Talk Like a Pirate challenge!!!!