Guest Designer for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Two Guest Designer spots in one day?!  Lucky me :o)  The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has a new sketch for you every Monday - and this one had an interesting background texture!  I initially wanted to do the background with an embossing folder to emulate the star pattern on the sketch, but I ended up interperetting it as patterned paper:

Patterned papers are Peppermint Collection, Crate Pape;, Cardstock is Pacifica & Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp set is Vintage Ornaments, Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink is Pacifica, CTMH; Spellbinders Ornament
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The Challenge #17

Just a quick card to share today... when I first saw the sketch & colours on The Challenge post this week, I immediately thought of a coffee card (probably the colour Espresso that led me there...) but I ended up making a simple Christmas card, using some Waltzingmouse stamps and Echo Park papers that I had sitting around:

Patterned papers are A Very Merry Christmas, Echo Park; Cardstock is Kraft, Cocoa & White Daisy, CTMH; Inks are Ruby & Cocoa, CTMH; Stamp set is Vintage Ornaments, Waltzingmouse Stamps.

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #129

Sadly, this is the last ever Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, as Claire takes the company in a new direction for 2013 - but I'm very happy to be playing along!  I'm using a WM favourite, "Seasonal Remedies" with some Carta Bella Winter Fun papers that I didn't get a chance to use before now...

Patterned papers are Winter Fun, Carta Bella; Cardstock is Chocolate & Colonial White, CTMH; Ink is Chocolate, CTMH; Stamp set is Seasonal Remedies, Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ribbon, CTMH.

 

Sketchbook Saturday #86

I made some time for cardmaking this evening, and it was heavenly to be doing it at a leisurely pace! Over the last few weeks, there has usually been a reason to get a card made as quickly as possible and sent off somewhere... so this one represents the first of my 2013 Christmas card stash. I just received my Key Ingredients kit for December on the 24th, so I'm taking advantage of the lovely wintery papers to start my cards. I used the current Sketchbook Saturday sketch by Chupa:

 

Patterned papers are Winter Frost by We R Memory Keepers; Cardstock is Slate & White Daisy, CTMH; Stamp set is Seasonal Rememdies, Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink is London Fog, Memento; Copic Markers; Ribbon, Bling & Blue cardstock are all Key Ingredients kit; Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, CTMH.

Freshly Made Sketches 1st Anniversary

For Freshly Made Sketches 1st Anniversary, they've asked us to use any of the sketches from the previous year... so I went with Sketch #1!  I was inspired immediately, and decided to do a Christmas card.  Unfortunately the Stickles that I added to the snowflakes don't show up in the photo - but they're quite sparkly in person:

Patterned papers are Wonderland; Cardstock is White Daisy & Twilight; - all CTMH; Sentiment is Seasonal Remedies, Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink is London Fog, Memento; Large Snowflake is the Cricut Artiste cartridge, CTMH.

A Few more Tags

My daughter got a last minute cupcake order this weekend!  So instead of making cards, I'm flying around making sure we have ingredients (we've never baked red velvet cupcakes before!) and a few other things to take to parties this week... so I just have a few tags to share.  They're similar to a set that I did last year, but I made up sets of these to give to my sisters:

Patterned papers are Mistletoe; Cardstock is Kraft, Colonial White & Olive; Inks are Olive & Cranberry; - all CTMH.  Stamp sets are Vintage Ornaments, Waltzingmouse; Charm Uppercase Alphabet; Just for the Holidays by CTMH; Charming Oval stamp set & die by Verve.

Unscripted Sketches #134 and a Woo Hoo!

I really loved the Teresa Collins Christmas Home collection when I first saw it, and was finally able to find some!  I've used this week's Unscripted Sketch and one of my new Waltzingmouse holiday stamps:

Patterned papers are Christmas Home by Teresa Collins; Stamp set is Seasonal Remedies, Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink is Cranberry; Cardstock is Black and White Daisy, CTMH; Buttons & ribbon are CTMH;  Spellbinders dies.

And now for my Woo Hoo!  I found out this morning that I'd been named a Top Mouse over at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog for this card :o)  I am proudly displaying my Top Mouse blinkie over on the side of my blog!

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #38

I really love the vintage vibe of these Cosmo Cricket papers, and also really love how they worked with this week's Sketchbook Saturday sketch.  It's a little weird to me to use black on a Christmas card, but I've seen it done a lot lately, and it really works with this whole look.

Patterned papers are Dear Mr. Claus, Cosmo Cricket; Stamp sets are Holiday Labels & Vintage Ornamets - both Waltzingmouse Stamps; Cardstock is Colonial White, CTMH; Inks are Black, Cranberry & Bamboo - CTMH; Cranberry grosgrain ribbon, CTMH.