Holiday Wishes

 

This is my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card challenge.

I haven't posted any cards for a little while because I have been concentrating on my studies to get my GED diploma. So far, I have passed the final exams for 3 of the subjects that are required. Now I am working on Math. If I can pass the practice test and then the final exam, I will get my diploma.

The other day during our zoom class, we were asked what we were thankful for this year. Well, most of all, I am thankful that God still has me alive to be with my wonderful husband and my precious chihuahua. Second, I am thankful for everyone at the GED center. They all have been very patient and understanding when it comes to my anxiety issues and they do their best to make accommodations when it is necessary. And last of all, I am thankful to have so many people being supportive of me and encouraging me as I do my studies and tests. 

With that being said, I will tell you about my card...

As you can see, I used a white card stock for the blank card. I cut it down to a 5 3/4" by 4 1/2" card. I used a rectangle die cut on white cardstock for the card base.

I used a banner die with poinsettia Christmas cardstock for the background image. Then I used a piece of watercolor paper with a diamond die for the front image and for my sentiment. 

The sentiment is a clear stamp from "Twas the night before" clear stamp set. I used embossing ink to stamp it onto the paper, then I sprinkled on some embossing powder and used my heat gun to bring it to life. 

The final touch is the poinsettia flower, which is cut out using a poinsettia die and then I used a yellow brad to attach it to the front below the sentiment, along with a little snowflake embellishment above the sentiment.

This completes my card for this weeks challenge.

Thank you for stopping by to visit.

 

Peace and Love

Peace and Love

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Supplies used :

Cardstock : White, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver

Tools : Dots Embossing Folder, Paper piercing tool, Snowflakes #3 Die Cut

Stamps : Twas the Night Before clear stamp set, Handwritten Sentiments

Ink : Silver

Other : Gems

I really like this weeks Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. It gave me the opportunity to use my snowflakes die cut. This card challenge is located at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. 

For those of you who do not know, the reason why I number my cards is because that way I know how many cards I have made since I first started making cards back in 2011. It is also easier for future reference should anyone inquire about a specific card and would like to know more about it.

With that being said, let me tell you about this card...

I chose white, metallic gold and metallic silver cardstocks for the colors. For the bottom half of my card, I used an embossing folder to accent it and then I used a paper piercing tool to accent the border of the top half.

I used metallic silver for the background of my snowflake, which was cut out using my snowflakes #3 die cut. Then I used a metallic gold and white snowflake in the middle to accent the background snowflake.

The first part of my sentiment is from my Handwritten Sentiments clear stamp set and the rest of the sentiment is from my "Twas the night before" clear stamp set. Both are stamped onto my card with silver/grey ink. And to highlight my card, I used a few gems.

This completes my card for this weeks FMS challenge. I hope you have enjoyed your visit and will visit again. As always, your comments are appreciated. May God bless u and may you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas!

Holiday Wishes

Holiday Wishes

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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.

Peace and Love

Peace and Love

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Supplies used :

Cardstock : White, Hunter Green, Christmas Combo Matstack

Sentiment : "Twas The Night Before" clear stamp set

Ornament : "Twas The Night Before" clear stamp set

Other : Merry Christmas ribbon, Hunter green ribbon, 1 red brad, double-sided adhesive mounting circles, Multi Sized Dots embossing folder.

Ink : Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Even though we are still in the month of November, you can never start too early with getting your Christmas cards finished. As you can see, my ornament and sentiment are both from a new clear stamp set I recently purchased that is called "Twas The Night Before". I just simply stamped them onto white paper with Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Up ink and cut them out before using a double-sided adhesive mounting circle to adhere them to the card. 

I am entering this card in this weeks Mojo Monday card sketch challenge. You can find this challenge at http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com. Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog. Please feel free to stop by again....

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

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Supplies used :

Cardstock : White and Cherry Cobbler

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

Stamp set : Twas the Night Before clear stamp set

Other : "Noel" Christmas ribbon, Burgundy ribbon (Bow), 1 green brad, Multi sized dots embossing folder

I made this card for 2 reasons. The main reason is that this card was made for one of my Avon customers who is not only a customer, but a very dear and special friend. The other reason I made this card was for this weeks freshly made sketches challenge. I thought their card design challenge was perfect for how I wanted to use my stamp set to make this card. I stamped the ornament and mistletoe on white paper using Handsome Hunter ink. After doing so, I cut them out by hand and used double-sided mounting circles to adhere them onto the card to give them a dimensional look. I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog and I also hope you will visit again. You can find this weeks challenge at http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com. Thanks for stopping by...