Mojo Monday #217

I had fun with some non-traditional papers from Jillibean's Soup for this week's Mojo Monday sketch...  I chose the square option, and mine is 5 1/2" square.  I used some Liquid Glass to glue down the Baker's twine to make a little garland on the tree, and added a bit of bling :o)

Patterned papers are Jillibean's Soup, and Believe, CTMH; Cardstock is Chocolate, Cotton Candy & Colonial White, CTMH; Inks are Chocolate & Topiary, CTMH; Stamp set is Just For the Holidays, CTMH; Chocolate ribbon & sparkles are CTMH; Baker's Twine is from The Twinery; Spellbinder's die.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #145

I got a little sparkly this week with Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  I love my Martha Stewart coarse glitter, so I spread it around on the snow & flakes:

Patterned papers are Nordic Holiday, Basic Grey and Wings, CTMH; Cardstock is Outdoor Denim & White Daisy, CTMH; Memento Black ink and Outdoor Denim ink, CTMH; Copic Markers; Stamp sets are Glad Tidings, Verve and Snow Friends, CTMH; 

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!

Mojo Monday #216 & Color Throwdown #169

Aqua & red are one of my favourite Christmas colour combos right now... so I loved working with the Color Throwdown colours this week!  I used Debbie Carriere's Mojo Monday sketch:

Patterned papers are Season's Greetings by Echo Park; Cardstock is Black & Colonial White, CTMH; Stamp sets are Just For the Holiday & Falling Snow, CTMH & Glad Tidings, Verve; Inks are Cranberry & Black, CTMH.

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #74 & Ribbon Carousel #30

Here's a challenge that I've been dying to play ever since my Waltzingmouse stamps arrived!  Their sketches are always so wonderfully simple (yet the cards everyone makes are always fabulous...)  I made the inner circle into a diamond shape 'cause it fit the papers so perfectly.  This week's Ribbon Carousel challenge is called "Holiday Hoopla"! so I've entered it there as well.  Here goes:

Patterned papers are Season's Greetings by Echo Park; Cardstock is Pear, Black & Colonial White - CTMH; Baker's Twine is from The Twinery; Copic Markers; Stamp set is Holiday Remedies by Waltzingmouse Stamps; Ink is Memento.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #144

I'm still working with the fun Dear Mr. Claus papers from Cosmo Cricket - this time for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Plain & patterned papers & stickers are Dear Mr. Claus, Cosmo Cricket; Twill tape, CTMH; Spellbinders dies.

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.