Card for Lucita and Seize the Birthday

Wow I have not posted a card for over a month. After I got all my Christmas "things" finished I decided to take a break from anything Christmas. The holiday was lovely however my children gave me a cold and I have been suffering for two weeks.

A card making friend sent me the below info about a young girl from Honduras who is fighting the cancer fight. I decided to submit this card for Lucita also to Seize the Birthday in hopes that the info may circulate.

The image is Penny Black and it was colored with Copics. I die cut with a MFT stitched die and then mounted onto pink SU! paper and then green card stock.

Stamps - Penny Black "Mimi in Paris"

Die Cut - MFT Pierced Square

Ink - Copics, VersaFine, GellyRoll white pen, Copic Multiliner

Paper - Lasting Impressions (green), SU! (pink), Neenah

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2015/12/happy-new-year.html

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Lucita

M-53

9500 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44195

Merry Monday Christmas # 182 " BIRD"

The bird stamp is NBUS which I recently purchased from Unity. He was stamped and colored with Copics and die cut. Two more layers of cardstock were cut and the base card on the fold. I also used Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents and Stickles.

Stamp - Unity "Own Wings"

Paper - Neenah, SU Kraft, Michael's Red

Ink - Copics, Memento

Die Cut - Sizzix Labels Nine

Other - Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, Stickles

 

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/11/merry-monday-182-birds.html

CASology: Week 174 OWL

I began by die cutting, then stamping and then coloring the owl. Next I die cut the branch, and then the circle (an embossed piece of tan card stock). The word bubble was placed before the image was attached. The Paper Smooches images are good to give to children and that is where this card will be directed. It was nice to make a non-holiday card.

Stamp/Die - Paper Smooches "Chubby Chums"

Die Cuts - Nestabilities "Circles", MFT "Branch with Leaves"

Paper - Neenah, MFT (tan), snippet

Embossing Folder - Paper Studio "Woodgrain"

Stamps - Inkadinkado (bubble), PS (sentiment)

Other - Copics, Memento

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/11/week-174-owl.html

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 24

Day 24 of Tracey's Christmas tags. Natasha's tag used kraft paper and had a tree so that is what I did. The reindeer is NBUS which I just purchased at Paper Source and the tree is from Purple Onion. Both images were fussy cut and attached to the tag. I used glossy accents as snow and added a simple sentiment. The tag was cut using a SU! punch and I attached the gingham ribbon and red jute.

Paper - Kraft, white card stock

Stamps - Purple Onion (tree and sentiment), Paper Source (reindeer)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Other - Glossy Accents, ribbon, jute, SU! tag punch

http://inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.com/2015/11/25-days-of-christmas-tags-day-24.html?

MERRY MONDAY # 181 - Blue, White & Texture

This may be my favorite Christmas card for the year. On watercolor paper I smooshed distress ink and sprinkled on water. When the paper was dry I stamped the tree with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. This piece was matted onto blue card stock. I die cut the words in blue cs, and dry embossed the tree folder and all components were assembled.  

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, water color

Stamp - PTI "Through the Trees"

Embossing Folder - Paper Studio "Woodgrain"

Die Cut - Paper Smooches "Christmas Words"

Distress Ink - Faded Jeans, Chipped Saphire, Pine Needle, Rusty Hinge

Other - VersaMark, White Embossing Powder

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/11/merry-monday-181-blue-white-with-texture.html

This is a second card I made using different colors.

Thanksgiving Blessings to all.

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 21

For Day 21 of the challenge I chose inspiration from Judy Marino. My tag has a green wreath and uses a plaid paper. The stamp and sentiment are from Purple Onion which I colored with Copics and used a NBUS die tag from MFT. I made the mini tag and assembled all the pieces and lastly added white gellyroll dots (snowflakes) and then added stickles.

Stamps - Paper Onion

Paper - Neenah, SU! DSP

Ink - Copics, Memento, Gellyroll Pen, Stickles "Stardust"

Die Cut - MFT "Tag You're It"

Other - Jute Twine

http://inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.com/2015/11/25-days-of-christmas-tags-day-21

CASology: Week 173 PRETTY

I am entering this card because I really love it and think it is so CAS and pretty. The wooden stamp looks like a poor orphan and ready for a makeover. Recently a dear friend gave me a box of lovingly used stamps to share with my card making group. Some of the stamps I played with first and this little orphan who has no name became the Sleeping Beauty. Using SU! markers I colored the stamp and used a small spritz of water and applied to the paper and I was pleasantly surprised. I then used a negative piece of a die cut snippet and inked some clouds and lastly added a little bit of liquid applique for snowflakes. This could have been a one layer card but I matted it in blue cs and a green base card. A small sentiment was all that was needed, like a touch of lipstick.

Stamp - The Artist Stamps, Burbank, CA (this is bordering on antique)

Ink - SU! Markers and Bashful Blue

Paper - Neenah, SU! Bashful Blue, Lasting Impressions dsp (green)

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/11/week-173-pretty.html