Just Us Girls Color Week #267

Just Us Girls Color Week #267

My friend Sharyn Polesel is hosting the challenge this week. She has chosen some unusual colors this challenge, Red, Turquoise and Gold or Yellow, along with neutrals. 

I am going to share two cards here today.  The first one that I made really didn't have enough red in it for my taste, so I made another.

Because I am too lazy to do two posts, I will only do one and show you both of them.  At the bottom of this post, I will tell you which one that I entered.  :)



Here is a close up of the bow.

 

 









Here, I started with a base of gold CS from Stampin Up. The next layer is Turquoise Sea from GKD.  I heat embossed that with gold, using the Hero Arts, Highline Ironworks BG stamp.  A border on the top was made with my Spellbinder border die.  The beautiful bow is from Flourishes and colored with copic makers. R 24, R 37, R89. There is red Wink of Stella all over that bow too. The tag is from the same set, It's a Wrap.   Sorry, no longer available.


The next card is the first one and I felt that the little bit of red, was not enough.  See what you think.
                                                                                                                                                                   

 For this card, I started with Turquoise Sea for base and added white that was embossed with Anna Griffin Cherry Blossom folder.  I inked the folder with Turquoise sea ink before embossing.  Winston the bear is rolling on a snowball and he is from Winter Tails by newton's Nook stamps. I made the panel with the sentiment from teal foil and Stazon ink. There is lots of Frozen glitter from GKD. 

Here is another view in the morning light. You can
see all of the sparkle.

 




Here is another view of Winton and his snowball.

 

 

Well, now it is time to pick one and enter it in the contest.  Wow, this is harder than I thought.

I pick the card with the red bow to enter in the Just Us Girls Challenge #267. 

Thanks for stopping by and I do welcome any comments. 

Thanks,

 

 

Stockings were hung on the mantel

 

I was looking at the inspiration picture for the Dazzling Diva Challenge, and got the idea to use the stocking hung on the mantel for my inspiration.  If I made it into a tag, I could enter the Mod Squad Challenge hosted by my friend Karen Hightower.   If I added some stars, it qualifies for the Simon Says Wednesday challenge too.

Easy as one, two, three! 

I started with some gold dotted paper from last year's, Simon Says Christmas kit.  Then made a mantel using only part of the Grand Flower Box die from Poppystamps.  The sentiment is embossed with white, and is from GKD Seasonal Labels.  The stockings were stamped with black Stazon ink onto Gold foil paper and then I added some gold and red stickles to them.  I made a die cut border on the bottom and then added the red stars. 
You can see how this turned out here.

 

I am entering this tag in these challenges:

Mod Squad challenge Tag Time

Dazzling Diva Challenge #51

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge WE’RE SEEING STARS

 

I see that my mantel is a little out of line!!!! I will fix that, after all it is handmade, not Hall Mark.

 

Thanks for dropping in to see what I have done.  Have a great weekend.  I am headed off to visit my son and daughter in law this weekend.  I will be bearing gifts and cookies.  What more could they want? 

 

Just us Girls and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

It is Trend Week and as you can see the challenge is Chalkboard.  I wanted to use this cute bear that I am pretty sure I got from Whipper Snapper Designs and I thought the chalkboard effect would be interesting.  I really like how it turn out.

I made it a Christmas scene, by  stamping a gift,  from  GKD, Just a Little Something.  Die cut a cardinal on top.  He is stamped in White GKD ink on to Christmas Pine CS.  I used a design from Warm Woolen Mittens to stamp the design on the white card base. 

Here is my card

 

On the vellum strip, I printed the word Beary with a Versamark pen and heat embossed with platinum powder.  A wooden snowflake with a silver bead was add to secure the strip.  I found that I could use a double sticky tape to secure the other end of the vellum without it showing. 

I think that I will make him into another card and he will be a pull out ornament. Or maybe a tag.... oh the possibilities!

 

I am entering this card in the Just Us Girls  #266 Trend Week and

Simon Says Wednesday, Thinking of you.

 

 

Holiday Card Workshop 2014

Holiday Card Workshop 2014 Day 5

 

I am having a lot of fun this week.  Going to class every day, just me and a cup of coffee.  Boy I do love that.  I have learned so much, my brain is full of new stuff.  I don't think that there is enough time in the day.  Good thing I get up early.  Lol

Today, the class was focused on tags and tags is what I worked on.   

 

 

I used the spellbinder die and the PTI bookmark die to cut these tags. 

Each tag has a die cut in it.  A piece of Design paper was placed behind.  Holly for the two outside ones and snowflakes on the middle one.  I used holly cuts to decorate the middle one, after sponging to make them look older.   Added some more embellishments to complete the look. 

Once planned out, I could make many more.  But why, when I can make new more original ones. 

I guess I just don't like to make duplicates. 

 

Thanks as always for popping in, and any comments are really, really appreciated.  

 

 

Mod Squad Challenge and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

I made this little 4 inch square card using a doily and background paper that I recently got in a grab bag. I sponged the doily with distressed inks and cut out some of the flowers and leaves that were in the background paper.  On the top and bottom of the doily, is part of a die called Bookmark Tag from PTI.  I sponged that with copper 3D paint.  Added some twine colored to match and small blue pearls for the berries.  The greeting is from a Flourishes Stamp set.  Unfortunately retired. 

 

I am entering this card in the Mod Squad Challenge.  Donna Phelan is the hostess this week and she has decided that we go to Grandma's Attic and use a doily.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, Thinking of You, a dedication to the service men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your comments.