Joyful Tidings
I have been so busy the last couple of months preparing for our annual Christmas Card Workshops, 2016 Calendar Events, Demonstrator Events and my regular camps and classes. It's been a great busy and I have had so much fun sharing this wonderful craft with the community and working with my Peeps to get it done. This card is one of my favorites as it reminds be of Christmas's past when we used a little bit of everything to create our own Christmas decorations. Some of my customers needed a December birthday card. They switched out the sentiments and fashioned a perfect outcome.
I can never part with my Christmas stamp sets so I went to the "warehouse" to locate a sentiment that fit the vintage feel I was going for. Christmas Messages is from the 2013 Holiday Catalog. It has a variety of timeless cheerful thoughts.
Inspired by: Rose Coleman
Barbosol Isn’t Just for Men
My grandson and I had a grand time using the shaving creme technique to make the background for this card. The technique and design came straight from Claudia Perry who provides a detailed tutorial on this artistry. If a four year old can do it, so can you!
Shaved Swordfish
Non-Stampin' UP!
Dies by Dave (swordfish die)
Barbosol Shaving Cream
English Gardens
This is a card that I located on Alison Solven's blog where she used the same sketch to make several cards with different color schemes. This one was my favorite. I dressed up the inside and envelope with the fern stamp. A beautiful card without one step using the Big Shot.
Sending Wishes Your Way
Silver Butterfly
This card was designed by Carolyn King who is one of my favorite artisans. In this project she used Washi Tape from various collections to create a background to enhance the color palette. I gave it a try and am pleased with the results.
Sending Wishes Your Way
Global Design Project Challenge
Today's card was a challenge for me. I couldn't locate anything to copy in my normal surfing paces so I decided I would try something original–a true rarity for me. I knew the paper I wanted to use and the color palate but as it happens so often, I was coming up blank with any ideas. So I looked to the GDP challenge blog for inspiration. The GDP is a relatively new blog and I have been watching it for several weeks. I didn't get my card done in time to play along but the fact that I even tried it is a miracle within itself. Here is the design and what I came up with:
Lots of Joy
It Takes a Lot of Steps to Make a Big Hit
I saw the title of this post on a Polaroid marketing page. I believe this is a Polaroid camera. At least it looks like the one my Uncle Chris had back in the day. Either way, the slogan is very fitting for this card as well; Lots of steps of grunging, sponging & layering to make a Big Hit.
Inspired by: Sandi MacIver
Non-Stampin' UP: Dies by Dave
