Christmas Bell

Happy Veterans Day!

 Here's another Christmas/Holiday card for my stash.  

I used the Splitcoast Stampers Challenge 1086 to create this card.  

The paper is from the Santa Claus Lane collection by Echo Park.  This particular paper is called Tree Toppings.  This paper is double-sided, and for this sketch I needed contrasting colors, so it worked out well.  For the squares, I used the die set from Sizzix called Square Frames.  The bell die is Bell with Bow by Paper Rose.  Sentiment is from the stamp set by Honey Bee Stamps called Inside Holiday Sentiments.

Holiday Gifts

Posting my card for FMS #711.  I went with holiday gifts since its getting to be that time of year.

The dies I used are from Sunny Studio: Stitched Semi-Circle and Perfect Gift Boxes.  The sentiment is from stamp set Inside Holiday Sentiments by Honey Bee Stamps.

One more card to add to my Christmas Card stash.

Snowman Kisses

 Sharing my card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  
This is FMS #710

I went with snowmen for this one.  These little guys are from a Sunny Studio stamp set called Snowman Kisses.  I needed a snowdrift, so I used the stamp set, also from Sunny Studio, called Oceans of Joy.  This is supposed to represent sand, but it worked well for the snow drift.  I stamped it on some light gray cardstock and die cut it out.  (You can just barely see the little dots that are supposed to represent sand, but it this case, snow.)  I placed that onto a snowy background from a paper pad by Echo Park called Warm & Cozy.  I added a few snowflakes and sentiment from the Snowman Kisses stamp set and the card is complete.

Merry & Bright

 I'm working on my Christmas cards now.  Here is one I made for the Paper Players Sketch Challenge 761.

I inked blended with Distress Inks a piece of white cardstock with three colors of blues: Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.  I used Sparkly Flakes Cover die by Alex Syberia on the inked cardstock and backed it with a piece of dark blue cardstock.  The snowflake is from a die set by Echo Park called Chilly Snowflakes.  Sentiment is from stamp set Merry & Bright Holidays by Hero Arts.

I added some silver metallic dots on the front and a blue enamel dot in the center of the snowflake.

Favorite Color is Autumn

 

Posting my card for the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  I went with another Autumn theme for this card.  Instead of a square base, I used an A6 card base.  The background paper is from Homestead Harvest by Honey Bee Stamps.  The tag die cut is Tag Trio Die by Woodware.  I used the largest one.

On top of the tag, I placed the large word "Autumn" and the smaller words to complete the sentence. This is a die set from Picket Fence Studios, Autumn is my favorite color.  The leaves on the bottom of the tag are also from Picket Fence Studios: Layering Flora: Fall Foliage.

Foliage Frame

 It's a beautiful Autumn Day here on this Tuesday in Hartford.  Slight breeze, warm sun and beautiful fall colors.  It actually goes along with this foliage challenge by The Paper Players.  PP760 Foliage lets you be creative with leaves and colors.  I used a die by Poppystamps called Adriana Oval Frame.  It is surrounded by leaves, berries and branches.  I die cut it out in white cardstock then colored it with a variety of colors and adhered it to green cardstock.  The sentiment is from a stamp set by Penny Black called Always Thankful.

Fall Tree Stump

I'm finally getting around to using this die set by Honey Bee Stamps.  Lovely Layers: Slice & Stump.

I thought this would be a good die to use for FMS #708.

I embossed a piece of light green cardstock with Ringadings embossing folder by Memory Box.  I inked it lightly with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, attached that to a piece of brown cardstock and then to a lighter green piece of cardstock.  The leaves and mushroom are both lovely layers die sets by Honey Bee Stamps.  Sentiment is again from Honey Bee Stamps: Blessings Of Fall.