The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 3

Welcome, everybody! Here is the third card in my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Enjoy!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections; stamps are Hero Arts (reindeer and background) and Walmart ("warm wishes"); die-cut window is Nestabilities; inks are Joann (white), Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx black), and Clearsnap (Colorbox Scarlet red); ribbon is Creative Cafe; button is Michael's; reindeer colored in Prismacolor markers; glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Xmas Red on reindeer nose and sentiment, Frosted Lace on window); corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 2

Here is the second card in my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections (kraft) and Georgia Pacific (white), Plaid background stamp is Hero Arts, Santa and Merry Christmas stamps are Craftsmart for Michael's ($1 bin), inks are Tsukineko (Versamark for background and Versafine Onyx Black for Santa), patterned paper is Anna Griffin, die cut is Nestabilities Labels 13, image is colored using Prismacolor markers, glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Diamond color), Liquid Pearls by Ranger on hat trim, corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

The Twelve Cards of Christmas: Card 1

Hello, everybody! Here is the first of my "Twelve Cards of Christmas" series. Hope you enjoy!

Supplies: cardstock is Recollections (kraft) and Georgia Pacific (white), stamps are Hero Arts (merry christmas) and Studio G by Hampton Art (Santa's clothesline), ink is Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx Black), ribbon is Creative Cafe, images colored using Prismacolor markers, corner rounder is We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger (Frosted Lace and Goldenrod)

Wishing you were here

Here is another card I made as part of my "Strictly Business" card class. This card is 8.5" tall and 4" wide, and fits in a regular business-size envelope (hence the name of my class :)). I think it turned out pretty darn cute. I especially love the detail on this American Crafts stamp. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: cardstocks are Bazzill, patterned papers are October Afternoon, stamp is American Crafts, ink is Memories (cherry red), border punch is EK Success, corner rounder is WRMK Corner Chomper, ribbon is Bo Bunny, embossing folder is Cuttlebug (Moroccan screen), stick pins are Dritz, and red glitter glue is Stickles by Ranger.

Here's a close-up of the American Crafts stamp. I stamped it on the yellow patterned paper by October Afternoon, and then trimmed around it using Cutterbee scissors. Then I used Xmas Red Stickles on the word "YOU".

And here are my stick pins. They were originally a pearly red, but I added Stickles to them for a glittery effect.

Thinking of you

Hello, everybody! Here is a card I made using a sketch from Card Positioning Systems. I've never really used card sketches, but have been eyeballing their sketches for awhile now. After seeing all the great sketches and what the fabulous designers do with them, I decided to take a shot at it. For this card, I used last week's sketch (number 172, which you can see here). I changed a couple of the elements up a little bit, but I think it still works for the sketch. This card measures 9 inches tall x 4 inches wide, and fits in a standard business size (A10) envelope.

Here's a close-up of the Versamark background. If you've never used Versamark, you should! LOL...it's a watermark ink, so it just makes a very subtle background, but it adds some visual interest without adding a distracting color. It's also very slow-drying, so it's great to use with embossing powders.

And here's a close-up of the cute little "hi" stamp. Oh yeah...by the way...this stamp is the one I used with the Versamark for the yellow background. I love how the word "hi" didn't show up using the Versamark and made my little stamp that much more versatile. YAY!!! :)

Here are the deets (details...yes, I know I'm a nerd...lol) : cardstocks are Bazzill, patterned paper is The Girls' Paperie, stamps are KI Memories, inks are Versamark (for creating the background on the yellow cardstock) and Staz-On Timber Brown, the dark blue strip was cut at the bottom using Nestabilities Labels 9 and embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, notebook border punch (sorry, don't know the real name) is EK Success, ribbon is Bazzill, hemp cord is Darice, corner rounder is We-R-Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, and the brown pen for the little accent dots is American Crafts.

Thanks for looking!