Home for the Holidays-Ornament

I've been in such a creative mood lately. I think it's mainly because I love making Christmas Cards and also because Close to my Heart Has so many fabulous Christmas stamps in their catalog this year. 

This stamp set is actually the October Stamp of the Month called Home for the Holidays. This card is the first of three cards my Hostess Club will be making this month.

The paper used is from the Yuletide Carol Paper Pack. The background was dry embossed. 

The Merry Christmas is from one of the stamp sets that come with the NEW Close to my Heart exclusive Cricut Cartridge, Artfully Sent. The bow was make form the Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon.
And, of course, what's a Christmas Card without Glitter!!!

The inspiration for this card started with a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I chose not to cut off the left side of the oval because it is a card that my club will be making and I wanted to simplify the making of the card. 

Other Challenges for this card:
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Embellish It!
Country View Challenges - Sparkle and Shine
Crafty Hazelnut - Christmas Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Ribbon, Glitter, Tags, Brads
Mema's Crafts - Ribbon, Bling, Dry Emboss, Glitter, Stamped

Christmas Post with Snowman

I'm busy trying to design all of my cards for my big Christmas Card Workshop coming up later this month. I'm trying to keep them as easy as I can for my guests to put together, but still look elegant. When each person is making 16 cards, four of four designs, in a 4 hour period, things need to go quickly. 

Here is the second card of the four. The first one was posted on Friday. I used the Christmas Post stamp set and the Yuletide Workshop on the go, paper and stamp set, for this card. 

The inspiration for this card started with the Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

Other Challenges for this card:

Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes
Treasured Times - Anything Goes
Art by Miran - Anything Goes
Left of Center - 3 or more layers
Catered Crop - Seeing Red
My Perfect Life - Christmas
Penny Black - Christmas
Sentimental Sunday - Bling it up
That Craft Place - Shabby Chic

Christmas Post

Here is a fun Christmas card using the fabulous "Christmas Post" stamp set. I'm planning some workshops and need something that won't take lots of time to complete, but still look elegant. I think this one fits the bill. No coloring involved.

The Merry Christmas is from one of the stamp sets that comes with the NEW, all exclusive CTMH Cricut cartridge called "Artfully Sent".

The paper pack used is "Yuletide Carol". All products on this card are from Close to my Heart.

The inspiration for this card started with a sketch challenge from Atlantic Hearts.

Other Challenges for this card:

Crafty Hazelnut - Anything Goes - Christmas

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Home for the Holidays

Well, I finally started designing Christmas cards for upcoming classes. 

I found a great sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Challenge Blog. Then I decided on a stamp from the Close to my Heart October Stamp of the month called, "Home for the Holidays."

The Sentiment if from the CTMH "Best Christmas" stamp set.

Colors used are Glacier and Lagoon.  Teal Glitter paper and Teal Shimmer Trim was used behind polar bear.

Here is the actual sketch.

Halloween Greetings

Here is the third of three cards my club will be making this month. 
I used the paper pack Scaredy Cat along with a fabulous stamp set called Halloween Greetings.I just fell in love with this little girl. I may just need to send this to my granddaughter for Halloween. 

Joyful Stars September Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars September Blog Hop. This hop features Current Close to my Heart Products by 12 fabulous and talented Consultants.

If you've come here from Joyce's Blog you're on the right track. If you just happened upon my blog, that's fine, just continue from here and when you get back to me, you know you've seen them all.

Please leave us a little lovin' in our comments. We Love hearing from you and keeps us motivated! *Ü*

The fabulous Stamp Of The Month is called Family is Forever. You can see a picture of the stamp set on my side bar, to the right, or click on the link above. 

I stamped just half the tree in Cashmere Ink. The grass is a MS Punch. 

Paper pack is Pathfinding.

Inks used: Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red, Glacier, Lagoon, and Cashmere.

The button was white and colored with our NEW ShinHan alcohol marker. Color YR24, Marigold.

The hearts on the tree are colored in with a matching color of MS Glitter Glue.

Now hop on over to Krista's Blog and see what fabulous artwork she has to share with you.  

Thanksgiving Wreath

Happy Fall Y'all. Well, it sure feels like fall here today anyway and I'm into fall card creativity.

The card today is the first of my three Club cards that we're making this month. I used the Thanksgiving Wreath stamp set, which is a hostess only stamp set. Along with that I used the Pathfinder Scrapbooking Workshop on the Go stamp set and paper.

The card for my club will actually say: "Happy Thanksgiving". But I needed a Thank You card. I just took a picture of the wrong card.

My colors of inks are Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red, Olive, and New England Ivy. 

Stop by on Wednesday morning an see the 2nd of the three club cards and go for a blog hop Along with the Joyful Stars. 

What a Hoot

I thought I scheduled these cards to post before leaving for vacation, but I guess I didn't.
These are two cards my club made for the August card class. They are both made using the August Stamp of the Month called What a Hoot.
The Birthday card uses the Pathfinder Paper pack for the paper piecing. 

The Halloween card uses the Scaredy Cat Paper Pack. Both cards use the NEW ShinHan Alcohol markers for coloring. And both cards used paper piecing. 

Joyful Stars August Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars August Blog Hop. This hop features Current Close to my Heart Products by 13 fabulous and talented Consultants.

If you've come here from Joyce's Blog you're on the right track. If you just happened upon my blog, that's fine, just continue from here and when you get back to me, you know you've seen them all.

Please leave us a little lovin' in our comments. We Love hearing from you and keeps us motivated! *Ü*

My card this month uses the stamp called "Quoth the Raven". The moon and stars and the bat are from the all NEW stamp set called "Halloween Greetings."  All images were stamped with black ink and embossed using the clear detail embossing powder. 

The paper is from the Scardy Cat Paper Pack which is also new. 

I used the black shimmer trim at the bottom of the card along with a retired embellishment.

Now hop on over to Krista's Blog and see what fabulous eye candy she has for you.