Twofer Wreaths

The Twofer Card Challenge this round is "wreath".  

I used the Ellen Hutson Laurel Wreath die on both cards, cutting it twice for the "joy" card.  Really hard to get the dark and the bright card in the same photo/light.  The wood grain paper is American Crafts and sentiment is Recollections, the plaid and "joy" are Lawn Fawn. 

Color Slider Christmas Card - Photo Heavy Post!!

I wanted to make a color slider card.  In the process, I made a lot of pretty trash!!!

I inked the background with oxide inks and added the snowflakes in white, cut the snow with a stitched dies, stamped the Recollections image, patterned paper DCWV.  I stamped the image on the transparency with Staz-On, and colored the other image with Derwent watercolor pencils. 

I am sharing this with The Paper Girls Challenge #156 - Transparencies, and Shopping Our Stash #362 - Christmas in July, and Jingle Belles All Bundled Up.  Wow!!!!  I rarely am able to enter more than one challenge at a time!!!

Watercolor Poinsettias

Poinsettias are so pretty for Christmas!  I stamped them on Strathemore paper, and colored using Distress Oxides and a water brush. 

 I layered them onto Lawn Fawn Perfect Plaid paper, and created a gate-fold card.  The Recollections sentiment I used has a gap in the "s" of Christmas that I didn't think looked right, so I filled it in using a dental pick.  Even my smallest brushes were too wide.

Sharing this with Jingle Belles challenge is "A Coloring We Will Go".   Come play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Blizzard of Kisses challenge!!

Christmas in January?!?!

Yes!  I ran out of Christmas cards before I ran out of recipients, and I am trying to do better this year.  The Jingle Belles challenge this round is We Three Kings - create a cards using three elements. 

Hero Arts Layering Tress, sentiment from Recollections heat embossed in white.  I flicked white pigment ink mixed with water for the "snow".  The snowbanks were cut from stitched dies. 

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

Sparkle!!

Addicted to Clean and Simple's code word is SPARKLE. 

 

And Creative With Stamps has a Reindeer Challenge!

I needed a few masculine Christmas cards.  I like the contrast between the black and the gold glitter paper and heat embossing, but my husband says it's ugly.  Since he rarely criticizes my creations, I am a bit insecure about it, but I am posting anyway :). 

Recollections glitter paper and die cut layered with black linen texture paper. Check back on Wednesday for our next Words to Craft By challenge!!

Stay Wild, My Friend

I love the Always Playing With Paper sketch this week:

Turned it on it's side,it's perfect to showcase some really fab paper:

Older (hoarded) DCWV Safari Chic papers, Recollections stamps in Kaleidacolor Autumn ink.  Stash brown ribbon. Check back on Wednesday for the new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!!

Getting Inky...

The Color Throwdown this week uses great spring colors.

I used the sketch from the Fusion Card Challenge:

 

and came up with this:

I started with a mottled gold base, and added a Recollections resist paper inked up in yellow, green, and blue.  I also inked white paper and dies cut the thanks and the circle, added more mottled paper for the base circle layer, and popped up the focal point.

There's still time to play along with us at Words 2 Craft By for our Let's Party challenge!

The Male Room Challenge 5

The Male Room has a sketch challenge for us this week. 

I don't make usually square cards, as most of my efforts are donated to Operation Write Home.  I adapted the sketch and made an A2 card.  I think this would make a little boy happy!

Recollections paw print paper embossed with Darice paw prints folder.  Images from a newly purchased Inkadinkadoo set (Diana, you are an enabler!).  Wasn't sure I loved the double matting, so I tried again:

I think I like the wider red border on all three squares, and the double matting on the center image.  Which do you like better?

OWH Sunday Sketch #213

This week's sketch over at Operation Write Home and my version:

 

Scraps from Everyday Enchantment, TPC Studio sentiment, Spellbinder die, Recollections brad.   

Over at Words2ScrapBy.blogspot.com, this month's challenge winner is Annie from http://annieshobby.blogspot.com.  Thanks to everyone who played along!!

OWH Sketch Challenge 208

This week's sketch and my interpretation:

Recollections paper, Fiskars sentiment, Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I think the cupcakes need some glossy accents or bling...

Don't forget - link up your Favorite Things card on Words2ScrapBy.blogspot.com by January 21 to be considered for the Paper Smooches prize package!!!