My 2015 Favorite Projects

Today's post is a quick recap of my favorite projects created for 2015. This has become a year end tradition for the cardmaking bloggers and I am happy to participate. 2015 has been a challenging year for me personally so I am praying for better days in 2016. God has a plan for me although I don't always realize it until after the fact.

Naturally my design teams feature prominently in my favorites, The Cat's Pajamas and Purple Onion Designs.

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And here are a few from some of my other favorite stamp companies, Mama Elephant, Verve, Paper Smooches, WPlus9 and Papertrey Ink. 

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Thank you so much for being a part of my little corner of the blog world. I wish all of you a year of good health, prosperity and happiness.

Peace on Earth

Today's card features images that I colored back in October for The Daily Marker 30 Day challenge. All the images came from one of my very favorite Christmas sets ever, WPlus9 Drummer Boy. I cut them out with the matching Drummer Boy Die set and colored with Copic Markers.

I prepared the background by using the smooshing technique with Blueberry Sky ink onto Ranger Distress Watercolor cardstock. I then sprayed and tapped Hero Arts Unicorn White spray onto it for a snowy, foggy look. After the background piece dried, I cut it with a My Favorite Things stitched die. I stamped the sentiment and then assembled the scene attaching with a combination of glue and foam tape. I also cut a cross from gold mirrored cardstock using a die from the Simon Says Crosses Die set and placed in the sky rather than a star.

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, Ranger and PTI cs,Recollections mirrored cs, Hero Arts spray, Simon Says die, PTI, Memento and Versamark inks, Copic Markers
Copics: Jesus and Manger-E000, E00, E11, E31, E33, E37, YR30, YR31, Y20, E23, E25, E27; Lambs-C00, C1, C3, C5, N1, N3, N5; Donkey-W00, W1, W2, W5, C00, C1; Palm Tree-YG0000, YG91, YG93, E41, E42, E44

This card is a reminder that we need more peace and love in this world. I am signing off for a week or more to spend time with family while celebrating the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. May you all have a blessed Christmas.

I am entering tihs card in the Color Throwdown (ctd373)challenge. 

Peace Love Joy

I have another Christmas card for you today. I know you are surprised.

I actually used some leftovers from another project using images from the Papertrey Ink Spruce & Springs set with Gumball Green, Sour Apple and Aqua Mist inks and then cut out with matching dies from the Spruce and Sprigs die set. The poinsettia was cut from gold mirrored cardstock using one of the dies from The Cat's Pajamas Poinsettias CutUps.  After stamping the sentiment from the Papertrey Ink Holiday Cheer set using Wet Cement ink onto a Sno Cone cardstock background, I layered the various pieces, topping the flower with a pearl slipping a snowflake cut with a Simon Says Stamp die underneath. I apologize for the darkness of the photo but it was a gloomy day.

Products: Papertrey ink stamps and dies, PTI and MFT cs, Recollections mirrored cs, The Cat's Pajamas die, MFT, Stampin' Up, PTI and Ranger inks

I hope you are enjoying all the holiday prep. Thank you for stopping by.

For Unto You is Born

I have another faith based Christmas card today using some of my newest Papertrey Ink stamps and dies.

I used a combination of Petite Places: Nativity Stamp and the matching Petite Places: Navity Die set along with the Scene It: Bethlehem die set to create the Nativity image cut from some older Magnolia patterned paper and cardstock. The Bethlehem portion was inked around the edges with Ranger Antique Linen ink and attached to the patterned paper portion with craft foam.  I stamped the sentiment from the O Holy Night with Versamark ink onto a light blue cardstock background and then neat embossed in silver.

Products: Papertrey Ink stamps and dies, Magnolia dp, PTI and Recollections cs, Ranger embossing powder, Simon Says Stamp and Versamark inks

You might just be reading this while we are in a car for about 10 hours today making our way to North Carolina to spend the remainder of the holidays with my stepdaughter and family. Loaded with food, suitcases, presents and a dog that gets car sick and will want to be held and cuddled the whole way.It should be fun. Or not.

Celebrate the Season

Good morning.We had two different Christmas get togethers this weekend with family so it was a busy one for sure and so great to see everyone.

I have another Christmas card to share with you today - more on the masculine side this time. I stamped the trees and reindeer from the My Favorite Things Winter Wonderland set and cut out with the matching Winter Wonderland Die-namics, All were watercolored (trees in Pinefeather) and then attached to a kraft background cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles die matted in Pinefeather cardstock. The sentiment came from the Papertrey Ink O Holy Night set mainly because it happen to be sitting on my craft table when I needed one.

Products: My Favorite Things stamps and dies, PTI stamp, ink and cs, Versafine ink

My shopping and wrapping is completed. Today is all about  packing for a trip and last minute things to do plus hopefully some rest in between. I hope you are enjoying  your holiday festivities. Thanks for stopping by.

 

Merry

Good morning. We are headed out the door soon but I have another Christmas card to share with you. I actually created it some time ago but just never got it on the blog.

I started out by using the Reverse Confetti Circles 'n Scallops to cut the main image piece from white textured cardstock and Pure Poppy cardstock. I added two trees cut with the Reverse Confetti Branch Out dies. The scripty Merry was cut with a die from the WPlus9 Hand Lettered Holiday set, twice from white cardstock and lastly with Pure Poppy, then layered together for dimension. A few sequins finished it up a simple design.

Products: Reverse Confetti dies, Wplus9 die, Bazzill, Simon Says and PTI cs, Doodlebug sequins

Have a great Sunday.

Got Snow?

I am sharing another Christmas card today. What else? I am addressing mine now and hope to at least get my out of state cards out the door today. I am later than usual but hopefully all will arrive before the big day.

I colored the bunny from the Got Snow? set and then fussy cut out. I then cut the circle from patterned paper and the snowflake from silver metallic paper using the Snowflake CutUps which continues to be one of my favorite dies. The fishtail banner was cut from lime green cardstock using a die from the Easy Rosette CutUps and wrapped silver thread on one end. I stamped the sentiment from the Merry Everything set directly onto the card base. After attaching the circle with craft foam, I secured the snowflake and then the banner and bunny with foam tape. A few sparkly enamel dots finished it up for a clean and simple card.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and CutUps, PTI dp and cs, Recollections metallic dp, Doodlebug enamel dots, Simon Says ink, Copic Markers
Copics: W00, E81, N1, N3, YG0000, YG01, YG03

Happy Friday. We actually have two Christmas celebrations this weekend with family so it's busy around here.