Heart2Heart Challenge

This week's H2H Challenge is all about shapes!  Anything but a square or rectangular card goes...  So I came up with the idea of doing an ornament.  I wanted it to be as sparkly as possible, so I added glitter to all of the snowflakes... and if I ever locate my bitty sparkles, I'll add a few of those on there, too.  The card opens up just like a circle card:

Cardstock is White Daisy, Heavenly Blue & Grey Wool; Stamp set is Snow Flurries; Ink is Grey Wool - all CTMH.

Color Throwdown Challenge #117

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge colours had a wonderfully soft feeling for me - so I tried to stay with that in my card.  The sparkles are more of a glittery taupe in real life, but they look a bit goldish in the photo:

Cardstock is kraft (Michael's) & bamboo; Patterned paper is Mistletoe; Stamp sets are Festive Frills & Just for the Holidays; Ink is Desert Sand - all CTMH

Nature's Gift

I loved this stamp set as soon as I saw it, so I hope to make a few more Christmas cards with it before the season is over.  This is a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" version of a card I made a few weeks ago as a square card for the Heart2Heart Challenge blog.  I wanted a simpler version to sell at my craft show, without the pleated ribbon:

Patterned paper is Mistletoe; Cardstock is Colonial White & Cocoa; Stamp set is Nature's Gift; Inks are Garden Green & Desert Sand; Ribbon is Creative Basics, Mistletoe - all CTMH.  Nestabilities circles; Martha Stewart punch.

Mojo Monday #164

I was lucky enough to play with my girlfriend's Nesties last week... so I pulled out one that I cut to use in this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Stamp Set is All Bundled Up; Patterned Paper is Aspen; Cardstock is Twilight, Creme Brulee, Crystal Blue & White Daisy; Ink is Grey Wool; Creme Brulee ribbon - all CTMH.

Play Date Cafe Challenge #54/Waltzingmouse Sketch #21

A very pretty colour combo as this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge:

and a tag sketch from the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge:

Here's what I came up with:

Cardstock is Sorbet, Taffy & Key Lime; Stamp Sets are The Present & Birthday Script; Inks are Sorbet, Key Lime & Desert Sand; White Daisy Just Blooms; Key Lime & Taffy Bigger Brads; Spring Sorbet brads; Taffy Organdy.

Mojo Monday #163

Finally!  It's taken me two days of putzing around to actually get this card glued together... So voila!  My Mojo Monday offering for this week.  Loved this sketch!

Patterned papers are Making Memories, Mistletoe; sponged with Desert Sand ink.

Heart2Heart Challenge

I've had this idea floating around in my head for a little while... and finally translated it into the real thing for this week's Heart2Heart Challenge.  This week is a colour challenge, and we were to use Sunset, Brown Bag and Indian Corn Blue.  Since I don't have my Sunset ink yet, I subbed in Goldrush which is somewhat similar.  If you're a beginner-sewer: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!  It wasn't that difficult, but there was a lot of stopping/starting/pivotting involved, so if you're just learning, practise on something easier :o)  I'm also looking to increase my stash of "guy" cards, so I'm hoping this one fits the bill.

Cardstock is Brown Bag, Indian Corn Blue & Colonial White; Stamp Sets are Shining Star & Happy Birthday; Inks are Goldrush, Brown Bag & Indian Corn Blue - all CTMH.