Friday, November 10, 2017

Three Seasons

A few weeks ago on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge I won a wonderful Whimsy stamp set called Meowy Kiss-mas. This is the first card I made with the set and the images are soooo cute! For this card, I covered the front of an A2 sized card with brick scrapbook paper. The flames are fussy cut from clear document folders that come in a pack of assorted colors. You can find them in office supply stores. They are often cheaper than colored vellum and are more translucent. I'm also entering this card into a few other challenges including Beccy's Place Fifth Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge for the letter "H" (Hearth). 
Entered into: 
Whimsy Stamps Challenge- Anything Goes              (whimsyinspires.blogspot.com)
Beccy’s Place Challenge- November                            (beccysplace.blogspot.com)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goe      (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)
Bugaboo Stamps- Anything Goes                                (catchthebugblog.blogspot.com)        
                      
The current Lili of the Valley challenge is named, "B is for…" My card is entitled "B is for Blowing Fluff" and uses the LOTV image "Dandelion Clock." Am entering the card in a few other challenges.  One requires sparkles, so I added microfine glitter to polar white flower soft that I glued to the dandelion fluff. So pretty! 
Entered into: 
LOTV Challenge- B is for…                                    (ideastoinspire.blogspot.com and FB)
Paper Shelter- #317 Card For a Child                 (thepapershelter.blogspot.com.ar)
Cute Card Thursday- #503 Sparkles                   (cutecardthursday.blogspot.com) 
                             
I love everything about gingerbread- the taste, the wonderful fragrance when it is baking, and the adorable shapes of the cookies. So I enjoy making cards that include gingerbread images. I think this image, which has been removed from its wood mount, is from Printworks. I white embossed it on a scrap of a wax lined bakery bag (it is lightweight, which allows for the background paper stripes to show through.) Shaded the gingergal with a tan marker, and added a few highlights with red and green markers. The final touch was to add some colorful rickrack corner mounts from my scrapbook stash. 
Entered into: 
Christmas Cards All Year Round- Candies, Cookies or Gingerbread    (christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.co.uk)
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- Anything Goes                         (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk)
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge2- Extra for Nov                         (craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.com)

Made another Thanksgiving card with a Stampin’ Up die. The card front includes scraps of cardstock and patterned paper.  I created an inlaid sentiment by making die cuts from cream cardstock and orange vellum. Covered the back of the inlay with a strip of clear laminate to hold them together, the fussy cut around the sentiment. The lamination means no loose ends to worry about and also allows for it to be attached to the card with double-stick tape. This card will fit into a regular envelope. 
Entered into: 
Simon Says Monday Challenge- Thanks/Thanksgiving    (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)
Artistic Inspirations Challenge-Challenge 189                    (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)

10 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card love that image and definitely a lovely one for a child. Thanks for joining us at TPS, good luck with the challenge. hugs Shirleyxxxx

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  2. Great card and thanks for the tip about using the coloured document wallets. Thanks for sharing at Catch the Bug. Pippa DT

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  3. Those kittens are adorable Kathy, what a great prize! I love the little one clinging desperately to the Christmas tree... how cute. You did a great job hand cutting the flames for your fireplace, and the brick work look great.
    The fairy image on your second card is darling and the mixture of glitter and flower soft looks fabulous. The little bit of sparkle definitely adds a touch of magic to your project.
    What a good idea to stamp on to the baking paper, it definitely suits the gingerbread image... both in colour and in use. I really like how the stripes show through the light weight paper.
    Your thanksgiving card is wonderful Kathy, the die is lovely. It's a great idea to laminate the word to keep everything together, and it could also double as a bookmark!
    Great job!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  4. These are really pretty cards and I love how you've used the die on your thanksgiving card! Thank you so much for sharing and for playing along with us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog... x

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  5. Lovely cards and your gingerbread is perfect for our challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round - thank you for joining us.
    Kath x

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  6. Sweet card. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter this week.

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  7. Super cute card. Love the scene you created with the cat in the stocking
    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas Extra Challenge
    Julie T

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  8. A great gingerbread card - thank you for sharing with us at Christmas Cards All Year Round.
    Kath x

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  9. I love your sweet Gingerbread card..
    Thank you so much for sharing and joining in with us at CCAYR...[ Christmas Cards All Year Round]

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  10. Yummy card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ‘ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!! *If this comment is late I apologize! I’m having major issues lately trying to leave comments due to the stupid ROBOT silliness!!!
    Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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