All that glitters

All that glitters is snow

# 456-2015-11

Supplies used :

Cardstock : White, Night of Navy, Metallic Blue

Stamps : Many Thanks Christmas clear stamps

Ink : Black, Marina Mist, Night of Navy

Other : Snowflake Swirl embossing folder, Scalloped square framelits, Label framelit, brads, colored pencils.

The layout design for this card is from this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. This card challenge is located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. 

I chose a Christmas theme for my card this week. The snow globes, snowman, and small tree are from a clear stamp set I recently purchased at Joann's. After I stamped them onto white paper, I colored them with colored pencils and then I cut the snow globes out and put them on my card. 

I stamped the snowman and tree inside the snow globes as well as the snow that is inside the globes. I chose my snowflake swirl embossing folder as a background image behind the globes. 

The sentiment is also from my recently purchased Many Thanks Christmas clear stamp set. I used Night of Navy to stamp it inside a Label framelit, which I used to light blue brads to attach it to my card. 

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog. I know my cards aren't as fancy as everyone else's, however, I am glad you came by just the same. Please come back and visit again. Thanks.

White Christmas

White Christmas

# 392-2014-11

Supplies used :

Cardstock : Turquoise Blue, White, 12x12 light blue with white embossed dots scrapbook paper

Sentiment : Winter Whites rubber stamp set

Ink : Taken With Teal (sentiment)

Other : 5 blue gems, Baker's Twine, snowflake ribbon, turquoise ribbon, snowflake wire edge ribbon, Snowflake swirl embossing folder, white glitter.

First, I ran my paper through my bigkick using my snowflake swirl embossing folder. Then, after adding the snowflake wire edge ribbon, the turquoise blue ribbon, and the light blue snowflake ribbon, I added my Baker's Twine.

Before I added my sentiment from my Winter Whites stamp set, I smeared a light touch of glue on the white cardstock and then put white glitter on it and shook the excess off to give it a little bit of a shiny look.

I then added my sentiment and the blue gems to complete my card.

I am using this card in this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card sketch challenge, located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. I hope you have enjoyed my card in this weeks challenge. Thank you for your comments in advance....

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

# 391-2014-11

Supplies used :

Cardstock : White, Red, Christmas Combo Matstack, Simple Stories paper pad

Other : Snowflakes Swirl embossing folder, red button, Baker's Twine, Red gems, Christmas Ribbon, red crayon, white snowflake, Christmas Ornament sticker.

After running my white cardstock through my BigKick using my snowflakes swirl embossing folder, I laid a red crayon on its side and rubbed it over the embossed design to make the design stand out a little more.

Using paper from The Christmas Combo Matstack, I cut out a gift tag design and then used a red with white snowflakes Christmas ribbon and an ornament sticker for my theme.

The red and white striped paper is from my Simple Stories paper pad, along with using Baker's twine and a red button and then a white snowflake above it. Then I used a few red gems to give my card an added touch.

You can also find my card posted on this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card sketch challenge, which is located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. Even though I know that my cards don't compare to all of the other ones that are posted, I still like posting my cards for others to see. Thanks for stopping by...

Holiday Wishes

Holiday Wishes

# 390-2014-11

Supplies used :

Cardstock : Hunter Green, Christmas Combo Matstack

Sentiment : "Twas The Night Before" clear stamp set

Ink : Handsome Hunter, Cherry Cobbler (both are Stampin' Up inks)

Other : Gems, White snowflake, Snowflake Swirl embossing folder

All 3 background papers are from the Christmas Combo Matstack. The first layer, I ran it through my BigKick using my snowflake swirls embossing folder. Then I added the other 2 layers for the background, using hunter green cardstock as a border.

The present, tree, train, and sentiment are from the "Twas The Night Before" clear stamp set. I stamped the tree onto white cardstock using handsome hunter ink and then cut it out and adhered it using double-sided adhesives. The sentiment is also stamped onto white cardstock using handsome hunter ink before cutting around it to give it character, and then adhered with double-sided adhesives. 

The present and train were stamped onto white cardstock using cherry cobbler ink, cut out, and adhered using double-sided adhesives.

You can also find this card posted on this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #162 card sketch challenge, which is located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog. Your comments are appreciated.

Warm Winter Wishes

Warm Winter Wishes

# 387-2014-11

Supplies used :

Cardstock : White, Tan

Sentiment : Winter Whites rubber stamp set

Ink : Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa (Sentiment)
Other : Snowflakes #3 die cut, Snowflakes Swirl embossing folder, Baker's Twine, 1 brownish-gold brad, 

I am entering this card in this weeks Freshly Made Sketches # 161 card sketch challenge located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. Why not join the challenge yourself and see what all the fun is about?? Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog.

Jingle Bells...

Jingle Bells

# 361-2014-09

Even though I have yet to win a card sketch challenge, and the other cards posted on them are much better than mine, I always enjoy making my cards and posting them on the challenges for others to see. I started making cards back in 2011 and have been making them ever since. It is my way of dealing with stress and keeping my mind focused on something else, even if it is just for a little while. 

Supplies used for this card are : White Cardstock, Light Blue with snow falling 12x12 inch scrapbook paper, Christmas 12x12 scrapbook paper, Snowflakes 12x12 scrapbook paper, 3/8 inch light blue with snowflakes ribbon, 1/4 inch royal blue ribbon, 2 jingle bells, Christmas bulb clear stamp (stamped on metallic blue cardstock with black ink and cut out by hand), Jingle Bells sentiment clear stamp (stamped with Marina Mist ink), red and blue gems, snowflake swirls embossing folder, and blue/white baker's twine. 

I am using this card in this weeks Freshly Made Sketches # 155 sketch challenge, located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. Thank you for stopping by and leaving your much appreciated comments. 

Let it Snow...

Let it Snow

# 357-2014-09

I thought I would see how my snowflake swirl embossing folder looked on another color besides white....so....I thought I would try it on a metallic blue. I was happy to see that running it through the folder also gave the design kind of a white color, which made it easier for me to work with. This card is like the previous one that I made, only this one has a few minor changes. Such as, I used a white 5/8 inch ribbon behind the 3/8 inch ribbon. The other thing I did different is I used a few gems on some of the snowflakes just to give them a little character. I used Stampin' Up Marine Mist blue ink for the clear stamp sentiment, which after stamping it onto white paper, I cut out around it and the adhered it to my card using a circle double-sided adhesive sticker. Thank you for stopping by and leaving your much appreciated comments...