Something Special

Some of my very favorite things: Damask prints; Black and white with a pop of color; presents; stamps

Challenges:
Viva La Verve December week 2--sketch
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day #5--5 gold things (5 gold brads)

Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions "It's In the Bag"; Verve "Celebrating You"; PTI "Life is Sweet"
Dies: Taylored Expressions "It's In the Bag"
Cuttlebug damask embossing folder

Cheerful birthday

Mixing patterned papers is so hard for me.  I can do two, but more than that is so scary!  I guess that's why these things are called "challenges".

Challenges:
Viva La Verve December week 3--sketch
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day #4--use 4 patterned papers
Flutter by Wednesdays Challenges--open challenge as long as you include a butterfly or fairy

Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions "It's In the Bag"
Paper: Basic Gray
Spellbinders classic circles, large and scalloped circles, large
Butterly--recycled from a barette

Glory to God

I'm pretty sure this is the last Christmas card I needed to make this year!  Finally.

Challenges:
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas, Day one --use one bird
Pretty Paterns #77--choice of older sketches, I chose #45
Pretty Palette #77--red, pink, craft
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #185--winter
Do You Stack Up #102--Christmas
Stamping with Dragon--I heard a bird sing
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #103--Christmas birthday or anything goes (Christmas)

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Through the Trees"; Verve "Richly Blessed" sentiment
Papers: DCWV Christmas pack; recycled paper bag
Buttons, twine

Follow that star!

 I thought I was all finished with my Christmas cards, then when I was addressing the envelopes, discovered that I was two short!  Yikes.

For my background paper, I stamped a medallions stamps in the corners with a matching ink and then sprayed it with gold glimmer mist.  I got a little carried away though and the mist obscures the image in bright light.  Have to remember that for next time.  But it is really sparkly and pretty!

Challenges:
Pretty Pattern #74--sketch
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas day 2--use two stamps
 Christmas Card Challenge #2--use die cuts
Eureka Stamps #18--sparkle and shine
Timeless Tuesdays #199--non-traditional holiday colors
Tuesday Alchemy #44--anything goes
Creative Inspiration #193--contemporary Christmas colors
Delightful Challenges--Very Blingy
DRS Designs #53--ribbon

Supplies:
Stamps: 3 wise men from DRS designs; Verve "Richly Blessed" sentiment
Dies: spellbinders labels 4
Rhinestones, glitter pen, glimmer mist, ribbon

Fashionable Christmas

 Ooh, la, la, isn't she a beauty?!  She's the beautiful Fashionista Squigglefly digi and she is just perfect for paper piecing.  Or at least I thought so when I was thinking about this card.  I pieced her dress and the purse (I made it this color, 'cause I have a purse that looks just like it--dark denim with black straps) and added black rhinestones for the earrings and a silver rhinestone for the diamond ring and a litter bit of glitter pen over gray pencil for the eyeshadow.

I sprayed the denim layer with glimmer mist and it is really sparkly in real life, but I wasn't able to capture it in the picture.

Challenges:
The Squirrel and the Fox #32--summer or winter
Lollipop #95--Happy Holidays
Squigglefly #48--winter wonderland
Delightful Challenges--All about Christmas
Frosted Designs:12 Days of Christmas; Day 3--3 inks/mists/paints (I used glimmer mist, an ink pad and markers)
Sweet n Sassy Digis #83--Christmas

Supplies:
Stamps: Squigglefly "Fashionista" digi; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Dies/embossing folders: Verve "Charming Ovals" dies; Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder

Quick Anniversary card

Once again, another dark picture, for some reason, I could not get my flash to work and the light was fading quickly.  Sorry. : (  It's really simple, but I think it's super cute!  And I made it in 9 min 58 seconds!
Challenges:
10 minute Craft Dash Challenge #8--feature red ( I promise, those hearts are red and the twine is red and white) and complete your project in under 10 minutes
Pretty Pattern #76--sketch
Card Mania #9--wedding or anniversary
House of Gilli #47--anything goes
Stamping with Dragon--Anything goes

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI "Damask Designs" sentiment
Dies/embossing folders: Sweet n Sassy heart dies; cuttlebug embossing folder
red and white twine.

White Christmas

 Please forgive the dark photo, I waited way too long to try to get a picture yesterday and the light was fading fast.  Although this isn't a traditional Christmas card, with a Christmas greeting, I am going to send it to my best friend with her Christmas gift, so it really is a Christmas card.

This second picture shows the glitter accents I created for the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday challenge to add glitter detail to your image.  I added glitter to the cuffs, neckline, and bottom ribbing of the shirt and glitter dots on her tights/leggings (although I used a glitter pen instead of a glue pen and glitter; same cool effect).
Challenges:
Viva La Verve December week 1--sketch
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #101--make it girly
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #23--button or bow
Flat Friends--white on white with a pop of color
Cutie Pie--use doilies
Eureka #17--Winter Wonderland
{Pin}spirational Challenges #36--inspiration photo
Celebrate the Occasion #91--NO red or green Christmas
Make it Monday--glitter detail
Creative Inspirations #192--case it (I chose to work with the blue from the original card)
Fab 'n' Funky #150--Not a traditional Christmas
Do You Stack Up #101--silver or gold (silver brads and glitter pen)
Crafty Ann's #80--white on white with a colored topper

Supplies:
Stamps: Flat Friends "Crimbo Shopping" digi; PTI "Year of Flowers: collection" sentiment
Dies/punches/embossing folders: Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs dieCuttlebug snowflake embossing folder; Martha Stewart snowflake punch; Verve "Charming Ovals" dies