IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

My new Julie Nutting Christmas stamp came the other day and I wanted to play with her so I decided to work on a few cards.

The first was for the October 1 Fusion Card Challenge.  You have the choice to use the inspiration, the sketch or both.  For my card I opted for the sketch only.

And here is my card -

My next challenge is for 

Freshly Made Sketches challenge #207.  

And my card!

 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my start to the Christmas season!

Thanks for stopping by.  

All comments greatly appreciated.

TWO HOLIDAY GREETINGS

Today I am going to share two cards I made last night.

The first one was for Sketches4all Countdown to Christmas challenge #2.  It calls for using the following sketch and four different patterned papers.  I absolutely am a patterned paper nut so this was a great challenge for me.

Here is the sketch:

 

 

I modified it a bit to make it work for me by using 3 little boxes instead of four but otherwise I stayed really true to the sketch.

And here is my card!

 

 

I am also going to share this one over at Word Art Wednesday in challenge #162 Anything Goes.

 

My next card uses sketch #101 from Let's Capture Our Memories.

 

Here is the sketch:



And here is my card:



I am struggling to get good photos with this phone but without a computer at home I can't use the camera...

This card is on a shimmery ivory base, it uses decorative edge scissors for the trim of the border for Sketches4all Anniversary Challenge Party 3. I haven't used them in years and I am no better with them now then I was way back when they were 'IN'.  I struggled and cut so many times having trouble getting them to cut straight.  But...here is the result! It also includes a K&Company diecut that is from a package I just loved.  It is three dimensional which is hard to tell in the photo.

I hope that my cards have added to your holiday mood!  I'm sure we all are busy getting ready for the big day.  I know that I have to get going with my baking and decorating.  I am falling way behind my hoped-for schedule.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 



WINTER WONDERLAND BLOG HOP

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For my projects today I decided to create two winter cards.  

The first was using a sketch from Always Playing with Paper Merry Monday challenge.

The sketch:

My card:

My next card was done using a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

The sketch:

My card:

Thank you for taking the time out to check out my projects, you are encouraged to keep clicking for more Winter Wonderland.

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MORE CHRISTMAS CHEER!

I have another trio of Christmas cards ready to share with you.  I used a few different sketches for inspiration as well as some bright paper and fun metal Christmas brads I've had in my stash.

The first uses a sketch from Always Playing with Paper Merry Monday and is also for the Colorful Creations  Creative Cards using Metal challenge.

the sketch:

card #1:

My next card uses the sketch from Mojo Monday

the sketch:

.
card #2:

The last card in this trio uses the sketch from Feeling Sketchy:

the sketch:

card #3:

Hope this bit of Christmas cheer is getting you thinking about getting ready to celebrate the season!

MERRY & BRIGHT!

Here are a few merry and bright Christmas cards.  For ABC Christmas Challenge this week was V is for Vibrant so I used some vibrant colors to create my cards, as well as sketches by Waltzing Mouse and a sketch and ribbon for 3 Girl Jam.

First sketch:

First card:

Second sketch:

Second card:

I hope you have enjoyed this little burst of merry & bright!  Have a great evening!

A SCENIC TRIO

Tonight I am bringing you a trio of Christmas cards all made with a Christmas Collection of paper from my stash that I got at a wonderful bargain from The Scenic Route when they were closing up shop.  I am entering them in the Shopping Our Stash challenge this week which was to use stash that we had to buy it because we got such a great deal on it.

My first card uses the sketch from Always Playing with Paper Merry Monday challenge.  I am also entering it in the Kaboodle Doodle Anything Goes for this week.

The sketch:

Card #1:

My next card uses the sketch from Mojo Monday and is also for the Christmas Card challenge over at Whoopsi Daisy.

The sketch:

Card #2:

and for my last card I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

The sketch:

Card #3:

I hope that you have enjoyed tonight's trio.  I hope that you will stop back again tomorrow to see what turns up!

SANDY HITS GROUND

but so far we are doing ok and still have power.  I have been working away on a few Christmas cards and decided it was time to share them in case we do have an outtage.

My first card was for a challenge over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp.

Here's the sketch:

and my card:

Card number 2 is for Always Playing with Paper's Merry Monday challenge, also a sketch.

The sketch:

Card #2:

and last of all is a square card for Mojo Monday.

The sketch:

Card #3:

Hope that you are warm and dry and still have power too.  I may create a bit more before heading off to bed power permitting...  until then...

Tis the Season....

well, not yet but it's starting to get close.  Here is another little Christmas card I made using a Merry Monday sketch from Always Playing with Paper.

Here is the sketch:

and my card:

Hope you enjoyed this sweet little treat.  Have a wonderful weekend!

A CHRISTMAS TRIO

I just finished working on a few cards for Christmas and discovered that some of my posts will miss the deadline on some of the challenges but I am going to present them anyway.

My first used a sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and was done on Kraft cardstock and edged with lots of ink for Kraft Journal.

The Sketch:

My Card:

My next card uses a sketch from iSpy Sketches and the theme Christmas for Totally Stampalicious.

The Sketch:

My Card:

My last card (for now) was using a sketch from Willow Sketchie and the item buttons, and also done for ABC Christmas - U - it's up to you!

The Sketch:

My Card:

I hope you have enjoyed this afternoon of Christmas.  Keep watch as there may be something new tonight!  Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas is in the air!

My three cards for this evening are Christmas Cards.  I was inspired by sketches and by some Basic Grey Figgy Pudding diecuts I had in my stash.  Here they are:

Sketch #1 from Critter Sketch Challenge Blog

Card #1

Sketch #2 from Feeling Sketchy

Card #2

Sketch #3 from Always Playing With Paper's Merry Monday challenge:

Card #3

Hope you have enjoyed this merry trio!  Sweet dreams until tomorrow!