Merry Monday Rejoicing with You

Here we are at Merry Monday again.  This month we have the same challenge each week.  Along with our regular Design Team we have Guest Designers each week.  So if you need some inspiration or just want to see some eye candy, be sure to go over and take a look.

I used the retired Rejoicing with you set. 

This was super quick.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment, stamped and embossed the angel, tied the ribbon and rounded the corners.  Sorry about the picture. It was hard to show the shine of the embossing without some glare.  Maybe one day I'll learn how to get around that.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rejoicing with You

Ink:  VersaMark

Paper:  Whisper White

Other:  Silver EP, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Cord

I hope you'll join us at Merry Monday with a Christmas card of your choosing.  Anything goes as long as it's Christmas.  And if you need inspiration, the Design Team and Guest Designer have some gorgeous offerings!

So glad you stopped to visit today.

Enjoy!

Merry Monday Rejoice

Here's another version of this wonderful angel stamp from the Rejoicing with You set.  It's for the Merry Monday challenge this week.

And here's Lesley's sketch.  I'm going to admit that this one was a real challenge for me.  I'm not sure why.  Probably just that my mojo was taking a vacation.

I pulled out a piece of the Watercolor Splotches paper that I did a while back and cut it with a Nestie for my background circle.

Be sure to check the awesome cards that the rest of the DT have done with this sketch.  I don't think any of them had a bit of struggle!

Lesley Croghan

LeAnne Pugliese

Bonnie Klass (me)

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Narelle Farrugia

Allisa Chilton

Sue Joyce

Carrie Gaskin (FD)

Ann Hayward (GD)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rejoicing with You

Ink:  Whisper White

Paper:  Whisper White, Festival of Prints DSP, Island Indigo

Other:  White EP, Snow Burst EF (retired), Circle Nesties (Spellbinders)

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll see you again soon.

Enjoy!

Folkart Angel

It's Merry Monday time and another fantastic sketch to play with.

I gave in to the compulsion to color this angel with my markers.

I visualized this angel like the folk art angels that were so popular several years ago. It was a little tricky because I wanted to use the gold ink for the wings and horn.  I very carefully tapped the inkpad on just those areas then colored the rest with markers.

The star is heat embossed with gold on Brushed Gold cardstock.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rejoicing with You, Ornate Ornaments (retired), Many Merry Messages (retired)

Ink:  Encore Gold, Cherry Cobbler, SU Markers (Cherry Cobbler, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight)

Paper:  Textured White, Cherry Cobbler, Brushed Gold

Other: Gold Embossing Powder

I hope you'll join us at Merry Monday this week.  And check out the fantastic cards the rest of the design team has come up with. They're fantastic!

Lesley Croghan

LeAnne Pugliese

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Narelle Farrugia

Bonnie Klass (me)

Carrie Gaskin FD

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  I have a class and a Stamp Stack this week and I'm up to my eyeballs in cards.  And I'm wondering how many clear blocks would be enough?

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Enjoy!

Hark the Herald

This card started out as a Merry Monday card for this week, but I decided to go another direction for my Design Team card.  Here's the runner up.  (If you want to see the Merry Monday card, scroll down to the last post.)

When I was visiting blogs, I saw a couple few other challenges that this would fit and thought I'd play along with them.

Christmas Stamping All Year Long - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Christmas in August
Christmas Card Challenge - Texture
Winter Wonderland - Inspiration photo

Merry Monday #28 - Sketch

I used the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack to do all that fancy piercing.  The templates have lots of designs to choose from.  The new SU Paper Piercing Tool is easy to hold and works wonderfully.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise noted)

Card Recipe

Stamps: Rejoicing with You, Many Merry Messages

Ink:  VersaMark

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold

Other:  Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool,  Large Scallop Edgelit, Delicate Designs EF, Gold Embossing Powder, Scallop Trim Corner Punch

I hope you've enjoyed the Christmas posts today.  I've sure enjoyed your stopping by.  And thanks so much for commenting. I really enjoy hearing from you and seeing what you're doing too.

Enjoy!