Monday, December 26, 2016

Happy birthday


DECEMBER 2016 BLOG HOP










Lots of happy colors in Nichole Heady's inspiration photo this month.
I was inspired by the colors, washi tape, stripes, and stars.




 

The washi tape is bright pink and not as red as the photo appears above.


Card Menu:
Stamps: PTI Botanical Blocks, Hero Arts Background Stripes (ancient wood stamp)
Dies: PTI Feather Finery, Tiny Tags, Linen Impression Plate
Ink: HA Pool & Soft Pool
Misc.: Glitter paper (Michaels), washi tape, twine (colored with copic)

This card is among a host of other cards for the PTI December Blog Hop  Check them out!

Monday, December 12, 2016

Let It Snow



Couldn't resist the SSS Monday Challenge this week as it involves "snow"!
With lots of red & white cards on challenges this month, I made one for my snow card.

Looks like Christmas, doesn't it?





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Stamps: PTI Snowflake Flurries & Treetops Glisten
Stencil: SSS Falling Snow
Inks: Ranger Distress Evergreen Bough, Hero Arts Chalkboard Black
Die: PTI Scalloped A2, cut my own snowy hill
Misc: Dream Weaver white texture paste, Crystal Stickles, Lawn Fawn "Snow Day" pattern paper

Saturday, December 10, 2016

O Christmas Tree





Time for another Christmas card using techniques from 
Betsy's video for this week's
Make It Monday #269: Embossed & Outlined Backgrounds













Betsy's sparkly snowflake card on the left
and
my silver Christmas trees card below






sunlit photo

"O Christmas Tree" with bright green & red glitter EP

shaded photo 

Linked at PTI's capture the moment

Card Menu:
Stamps: PTI Christmas Faith & Treetops Glisten
Die: PTI Keep It Simple Frames
Ink: Versamark, Silver
Misc: Christmas Spirit EP, Hero Arts silver EP, PTI striped vellum, silver & green card stock, vellum tape, Green Copics