Christmas Collection

Season's Greetings! It has been so long since I last posted something here on my blog.  I'm not sure if I'm reaching anyone with this greeting or not, but a big HELLO to you if you're reading this!

Gosh, life sure gets busy, doesn't it?  With work and home and family taking center stage in my days, it's no wonder I get very little time to blog.  I do, however, continue to make cards and love every minute of this wonderful hobby of ours.  The cards I'm sharing today are, ahem, from a year or two ago.  I know, I know! 😬 I'm sorry I don't have the newest cards photo-edited for today's post.

Let's get started with the goods:

Papertrey Ink: Petite Places Nativity stamps, Tiny Tags tag die; DCWV blue glitter paper;
My Favorite Things shiny silver cardstock

Stampin' Up!: Naughty or Nice santa stamp, Stripes embossing folder; Papertrey Ink: Fancy Flakes snowflake die

Tim Holtz: Christmas Miracle collage stamp;
Stampin' Up! holly leaf patterned paper, large poinsetta trimmed from SU patterned paper

Stampin' Up! red felt snowflake; Flourishes Stamps - Warm Winter Wishes mitten stamp; gold doily; red stripe patterned paper (?)

Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Trees tree stamp, Holiday Sayings sentiment stamps; DCWV La Creme patterned paper

Bo Bunny - Enchanted cherub stamp; Avery Elle - Noel-Ellements snowflake dies;
My Favorite Things - Mini Delicate Doilies die

Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings sentiment stamp; Stampin' Up! red felt snowflake, patterned papers

Stampin' Up! - red and white flocked patterned paper; Cuttlebug - Kassie's Brocade embossing folder;
bird Christmas tag

I hope to be back again here soon.  This was fun to visit with you today!  If I don't get a chance to post again before Christmas, let me wish you the Merriest of Christmases!
Remember the reason for the season:

John 3:16 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

2 Corinthians 9:15 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Blessings,

A collection of cards

Hello again!

With a few hours of free time today to photo-edit these pictures, I am happy to share these cards I've made in the past several months.  Thanks for looking, and enjoy!

Butterflies by BoBunny - flowers by Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch - sentiment by Momenta 'Hello'

So Sweet and Donut dies by Sizzix 'Donut Phrases' - sentiment by Papertrey Ink's 'Just Desserts' - polka dot paper by Stampin' Up!

sentiment and house stamps by Stampin' Up! - Spellbinders Fleur de Lis die - Martha Stewart hydrangea punch

Love / anniversary card using coffee cup sleeves & heart dies by My Favorite Things

Collage card using Altenew 'Label Love' sentiment, Stampin' Up! 'French Script Background' - leaf by Top Dog Dies - clothing tag

Papertrey Ink 'Keep It Simple: Home' & 'Home Made' stamps, 'Topiary Trio' die (for a bush) - Unity Stamps 'Helping Me Grow' (hydrangea seed packet stamp used as background)  

Power Poppy 'Olive & Oak Expanded' sentiment - Top Dog Dies 'Fall Foliage' leaves & acorns

Bizarro 'Fish' - glittered chipboard star made from cardboard - sentiment Inspired by Stamping 'Chalkboard Birthday'

Thanks so much for taking a look today, and visiting me!  God bless you, have a wonderful day!

Sweet Cherub

Belated Happy Valentine's Day to you!  Sorry to be a day late with my wishes (and  love-themed card), but I was sick on the sofa all day yesterday.  I have caught my first cold in a long while.  Ick.

This Valentine card is SO not the usual style I go for.  It is very bold, and red is not one of my favorite colors for crafting.  I used a new-to-me stamp - the cherub - by Bo Bunny called Enchanted.  When I traveled to see my mom in the Houston, Texas area back in the fall, we shopped at Hobby Lobby (LOVE that store!) and this was one of my finds.

Vintage Wallpaper by Market Street Stamps is my damask background (mostly covered up), and the sentiment is Verve.  I happened to be die-cutting two Parisian Motif dies - one in red, one in black - and took the little bits of red and fit them into the black one like puzzle pieces.  This was mounted on a white circle, which peeks through.  Those white areas remind me of Batman.  I just think it looks like the Batman signal against the night sky.  ;-)

Challenges entered:

• Ribbon Carousel - Love is in the Air
• Papercraft Star - RED
• Frosted Designs - Be Bold

Enjoy your weekend, my friends!



Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
Stamps: Small Phrases - Verve; Vintage Wallpaper - Market Street Stamps; Enchanted - Bo Bunny
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Whisper White - SU
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko
Fibers: black satin ribbon
Other: pearls; Parisian Motif, circle dies - Spellbinders; Word Window punch - SU