Joy to the World

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One of my favorite views in the Winter is the cardinals spot of color in

the otherwise drab scenery.

The leaves and berries are stenciled using the stencils from the set I used for this card.

I don't use a lot of stencils, but I think this is my absolute favorite!

The rush is on.  Thanks to all the Christmas challenges through the year, I have  plenty of

Christmas cards done and some are even addressed and ready to mail.  It's not too soon to

start on cards for next year though and they are my favorite kind of cards to make

this time of year.

Challenges:

Four Seasons - Winter

Just Us Girls 755 -  ATG Stencil Week

Peace on Earth #77 - 

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments ( Kaisercraft)

Ink:   Verssafine Onyx Black, Evergreen Bough, Forest Moss (DI), Real Red

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Crumb Cake

Other:  Holiday Sprigs Stencil (SSS), Cardinal Left Facing (Dee's Distinctively), Woodland Branch (MB)

Enjoy!

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Color Hues 100 Happy Hanukkah

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It's a special day at the Color Hues Challenge.

First my card....

Our fantastic leader, Nanc' chose the colors for this challenge...

For this background I ink blended blue and purple Distress ink on a piece of 

Neenah Solar White and splattered water then blotted for some texture.

The menorah is stamped and heat embossed on another ink blended piece

(that had been stamped too high), embossed and die cut then inlaid

in the gold frame.

My inspiration for this card was a beautiful painting in the Jewish synagogue

where we vote.

NOW FOR THE SPECIAL MESSAGE

This happens to be our 100th challenge, Woohooo!

There will be a fabulous prize offered to one of our winners. You can read all the 

details over on the Color Hues blog. 

While you're there you can see all the wonderfully creative

cards the Design Team has made with these fun colors.

This challenge is open until December 29th.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Jewish Celebrations (ret SU)

Ink:   Prize Ribbon, Villainous Potion (DI), Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Gold Foil

Other:  Gold EP, Classy Frames (die PB), Sweet Sentiments die (Alt)

Enjoy!

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Turning the Page December 2024

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Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our December page using Penny Black's Deco Tree

colored with Copics.  I added some stickers and a glittery star to this one.

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

Time to do a new calendar!

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

Enjoy!

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Happy Thanksgiving and GO7

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Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends and a belated

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends.

I hope you are finding lots of things to be thankful for.

Sometimes it's hard to see those blessings.  I hope that today you can find at least one.

This month the Group of Seven Cardmakers are using die cuts to make

textured backgrounds.

For my first card, I used 2 pieces of Saffron cardstock that's been dabbed with

various Fall colored inks.  I die cut this etched branch from one piece and glued

onto the other piece to create a textured background.

Then I die cut another branch from copper foil, trimmed a bit off and added over top.

A thin frame die cut from foil and some punched dots to add a little bit of

extra pizzazz.

Since Christmas is just around the corner, I used this technique for another

Christmas card.

This time I used a NBUS die and cut it multiple times to add randomly

over a card front.

I die cut another from Mixed Media paper and watercolored with ink pressed

into the top of my ink pads and a waterbrush. 

I die cut Joy from my Twiggy Alphabet three times, sponged color on one,

and stacked them for the sentiment.

I hope you'll go to the Group of Seven blog to see what the fantastic textured

backgrounds my GO7 friends have done. Maybe you'll want to try the technique

yourself and link your card.

Challenges:

Group of Seven Cardmakers - Textured backgrounds

NBUS #68 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Holly Branch)

Rudolph Days - ATG Christmas

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (ret SU)

Ink:   Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:   So Saffron, Copper Foil

Other:  Privet Branch Die (SSS), A2 Thin Frames die (SSS), Punches

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Garden Green, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Christmas Pine (GKD)

Other:  Red and Greens Die (PB), Twiggy Alphabet dies (MB), Stitched Rectangles die (SSS)

Enjoy!

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We Three Kings

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Before I need to dig out that roasting pan and start cooking, I've got another

Christmas card to share.

After stamping the Three Kings in black and embossing with clear powder, 

I went to work on the background.

I used a piece of acetate that had come in a stamp package and blended ink along the

edge while tipping it in different directions.  I hadn't used this technique in a long time.

I don't know why because it's a fun technique and makes an interesting background.

There's a star on this stamp, but I masked it (and the frame) while stamping and used

the mini Northern star stamp that I got with the Wise Men.  I was able to place

it right where I wanted it and I used gold embossing powder to give it a glow.

All of these stamps including the sentiment are from my NBUS box.  I'm trying to use

all my Christmas NBUS before buying any more.  I can't say that I've succeeded as

this joined my NBUS box quite recently.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #92 - Wise Men Three

Krafty Chicks #743 - CAS

NBUS #68 - Never Before Used Schtuff

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  We Three Kings (Lavinia), Northern Star Mini (Lavinia), Star Cluster (Lavinia), He is Born (PTI)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), Blue & Purple Distress inks

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Clear EP, Gold EP, Infinity Circles, Circle Thin Frames die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU)

Enjoy!

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