Not Square & Black/White Christmas

Two Christmas cards that I worked on that had two very different themes.  The first is a card for Kenny K which is to not be a square card.  I made a 5 X 7 card as a base, but then have a 4 X 5.5 Core-dinations tan paper that I embossed with the Tim Holtz brick embossing folder to look like a chimney.  I used the Mrs. Claus digital image and made a book mark to put inside a sewn pocket that I made out of the embossed folder that I sanded.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Mistletoe & Pear
Cardstock: Bazzil & Core-dinations
Markers: Copics & Gelly Roller Stardust Clear
Rhinestones: The Paper Studio
Ribbon, thread, sandpaper
Embossing Folder: Tim Holtz

The next card is for Karen's Doodles which is to have paper that is black and white Christmas.  I used the Bigsby Gift digital image and one of my favorite papers- My Mind's Eye - Lush.  I won 2nd place for this card -YIPEE!!!

Cardstock: Bazzil & Core-dinations
Brad & Rhinestones: Recollections
Flower: Prima
Stamp: Merry Christmas, Hero Arts
Ink: Memento, Black Tuxedo
Markers: Copic
Nestabilities: Small Oval, Small Scalloped Oval

Kimmie distressed

The challenge for Kraftin' Kimmie this week is to distress.  I used the Cut throat Lizzie stamp which I thought would be a perfect one, the female pirate.  I did add some rhinestone crystals on her hat to give her a feminine touch as well as a velvet bow with a pearl.  For the layout I used this weeks Mojo sketch design.

Patterned paper: The Paper Studio, My Mind's Eye- Lush
Cardstock: Bazzil
Rhinestones: Recollections
Markers: Copics
Ink: Memento, Black Tuxedo
Velvet Bow: Unknown

Pink, blue, green for Pixie

This card I worked on for the Pixie Dust Challenge which is to have a card which has pink, blue, and green.  I used the digital image of the meadow princess and again my favorite Basic Grey Olivia paper.  This sketch is following the Taylored Expressions layout for this week.

Flowers: Recollections
Marker: Copics
Rhinestones: Kaiser
Ribbon: Michael's
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Nestabilities: Small Oval
Cardstock: Bazzil

Thanksgiving & Tied Up & C4C62

All that Scraps Challenge this week is to do a Thanksgiving Card or a Christmas that was not Red or Green.  I decided on Thanksgiving since I have these cute digital images Pilgrim Emma Pie.  It came as a set that has one without the pie and one with a boy, Trevor, and one with Trevor with a pumpkin.  Since my son's name is Trevor, I think they are even more adorable.  I thought it would be a cranberry pie so I added the rich dark red to the pie along with the deep red prima flowers.

Patterned Paper: EK Success, embossed is the back side
Cardstock: Bazzil brown, Coredinations glimmer
Stamp: Just Rite Thanksgiving Set
Ink: Memento: black tuxedo & dark cocoa
Markers: copic
Lace, buttons, twine
Embossing Folder: Quik Kutz
Border Edge: Fiskars
Nestabilities: Small Oval, Small Scalloped Oval

The next card that I did was for Greeting Farms which the challenge is to be tied up, but not using ribbon.  I thought the twine worked well with the rustic look Huey Birdhouse.  I added the large button to give the crafty touch also.  The layout is using this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  This card will also work for the C4C62 since it is a square card.

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants
Cardstock: Bazzil
Twine & button
Border Punch: EK Success
Markers: Copics

Mojo 163, Kimmie Purple, Bugaboo Fall, LPSC92

For this week's Mojo Sketch I used the Christmas Verve stamp set.  The paper is a Basic Grey Mistletoe & Pear and I used Zing embossing powder for the poinsettias.  I included 3 brads by Recollections, and nestabilities.

For Kraftin' Kimmie the Challenge is purple.  I used the Jayne stamp with the included sentiment of Wanna Cuddle?.  It reminds me of my daughter who loves to snuggle up with her cat.  The patterned paper is Doodle Bug.  I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch for the layout of this card.  Apparently I was too late to enter this one.

My final card for today is for the Bugaboo Challenge which has a fall theme.  I choose this scarecrow image.  All Bugaboo digital stamps are 50% off right now.  I used the Taylored Expressions Sketch for the layout.  The striped paper is Fancy Pants and the other patterned paper is Bo Bunny with Core-dinations cardstock.
I was also able to enter the Little Paper Shop Challenge 92 for Buttons and Bows.

Knock your socks off & CPS 88

This week Greeting Farms had a color challenge with the new release of the Cheeky Christmas.  I have the Cheeky Shooter so I used that stamp.  I incorporated this weeks SFYTT sketch for the layout of the card.  The paper is Olivia by Basic Grey which is one of my favorites.

Cardstock: Baazil & Core-dinations
Stamp: "Hope todayKnocks your socks off!" , Verve
Ink: Memento, Dark Cocoa
Markers: Copic
Nestabilities: Small Circle & Eyelet Circles
Rhinestones: Kaiser
Embossing Folder: Sizzix

The other card I did for the Card Patterns Sketch 88 using the Stamping Baazar image of Marvin Trick or Treating.  The sentiment is a Recollection sticker.

C4C61 & Color Create

This week the Crazy for Challenges has a sketch which I followed to make this card.  It is using the colors for the Color Create Challenge of Aqua, purple, and white along with swirls.
http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com

Patterned Paper: Doodle Bug
Cardstock: Baazil
Nestabilities: Label
Embossing folder Sizzix
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Digital Image: Mo Manning, Sophie
Stamp: You are Amazing, Verve
Ink: Memento, Black Tuxedo
Markers: Copics
Flowers: Prima
Brads: Recollections