Pink & Green Christmas Card

Today I made a card using an embossing folder and die cuts. I went with a pink poinsettia in honor of this being Breast Cancer Awareness month. I am entering this in the Scrapy Land Challenge in which the theme is Anything Goes.

My base card is white and I outlined the Cuttlebug snowflake embossed layer with some pink shimmery paper from Crafter's Companion. Over this embossed outline I added the Merry Christmas Tidings die from Memory Box cut from Stardream dark green, but I cut it apart into individual sections to use it on my card.

In the upper corner I added the poinsettia in the same shade of pink and the pine branches with the dark green card stock. In the center of the poinsettia I added a small floral rhinestone gem and I also added some rhinestone gems of the same color here and there on the card background. The snow flakes in green were originally connected to the sentiment but they were things I cut off to use individually.

Dies used:
Memory Box Merry Christmas Tidings Style No. 98643
Cheery Lynn Designs Pine Branches B146
Cheery Lynn Designs Poinsettia C 145

The Cuttlebug embossing folder is the snowflake patterned one which is from a set of six in the Winter Wonderland Collection.

Oh, and on a personal note I am no longer having the four ply wraps on my leg. I am down to a support type stocking which certainly feels much better to me. The wraps had a tendency to cause rubbing sores on my legs and this stretchy type stocking doesn't do that. Hip Hip Hooray! I am delighted with the new progress. God is so good!

Thanks for stopping by and for all the lovely comments. Have a great weekend!

God bless,
Verna

Leafy Thanksgiving

One more card at least for this week and gradually I think I am building up my stash of cards for the Thanksgiving holiday giving. This card will be entered into the Mod Squad Challenge Blog contest in which the theme is Get Your "FALL" On!

The little circle cuttable with the lovely pattern was what inspired me to create a background to look similar to it. They were a freebie with an order from Gina K. Designs and even though there is a pattern paper pack to go with them I was not an owner of it so I made my own to try and match.

I used an image for the leaves from the Gina K. Designs Whimsical Wishes set which is illustrated by Theresa Momber. And, the sentiment is from the Gina K. Designs Stately Flowers 5 which is illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger. I tried to match my inks as closely as I could. And I noticed that the ivory card stock was not quite as dark as the cuttable so I took ivory ink and sponged over the background. I am not sure this was a good idea but never the less I did it. LOL And, even though it lightened up the inks I still think it works.

I die cut the cuttable with a circle die from Cheery Lynn Designs. And, the outer circle was from a Marvy circle punch.  By layering the pattern paper to the dark red card stock I was able to make it match the framed cuttable. Oh, and the gold fiber was also a freebie in my order. I used that to dress up my panel before I added it to the ivory base card. The finishing touch was to add a little flower design on top of the gold bow center.

Thanks for checking in and for the lovely comments you always leave. I very much appreciate all of them.

God bless,
Verna

Die-Namites October Inspiration Challenge

I am so loving working with dies and so when the email came in with the new challenge at Die-Namites Blog Challenge for October  I knew I had to join in. The challenge is to make a Halloween or Fall type of project and there is also an inspiration photo too.

I went with the colors from the inspiration photo seen below.

The die I chose to use is called Daisy Bunch and I cut it out with white card stock and then colored it with my Spectrum Noir Aqua Pens. I also used a Darice embossing folder called Leafy Vine Border and to that I used different colors of autumn colors of ink to swipe around the edge. I then added the Daisy Bunch in the center and added this leafy vine panel to a white base card.

I finished the card by adding the sentiment which is from the Gina K. Designs Always Autumn set.

Well, another Thanksgiving card done. I thought I would take a break from turkeys but I do have more of them die cut so they will be back soon. LOL

Take care and God bless,

Verna

Turkey Scene

Well, I got my turkey die out again from Cheery Lynn Designs and decided to pair him with some pretty images from a Gina K. Designs set of stamps which is perfect for this time of  year. I also used the Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to color the image.

This time I made my turkey with gray card stock and I like him that way too. I used Bic Mark-It alcohol ink markers to color in part of the wings and tail feathers with gray and used red for the head except for the white portion which was done with a white gel pen.

Next I stamped my pumpkin image with black ink onto white card stock and colored that with the Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers.  Yes, another new acquisition lately and I first ordered only two sets and since I like them I have ordered the rest too.

After I had my pumpkins cut out I put that and the turkey aside while I took some white card stock and sponged on some blue for the sky and some brown for the ground. When this was done I die cut this out using the Memory Box Cross Stitched Borders die. Now it was ready to add to the base card of yellow.

After all layers were together I then added my turkey and then popped the pumpkins up over old Tom. The last step was to stamp my image.

Cheery Lynn Die:
Tom the Turkey B599

Memory Box Die:
Cross Stitched Frame Borders Style No. 99124

Stamps from Gina K. Designs Always Autumn set illustrated by Theresa Momber.

Thanks for stopping in to see my one card design for the day. It is cloudy and dreary here today but so far no rain. I was hoping the sun would shine, but maybe tomorrow.

God bless,
Verna

Twiggy Halloween Wreath

I received the notice for the next Cheery Lynn Designs Blog challenge yesterday which is to do a Halloween themed project. So since I had recently splurged on a few new designs from them I decided to enter this card into the challenge.

Oh, I am feeling better too since Arthur Ritis is not around quite as much as he was yesterday so I decided it was time to play a bit. And taking some Aleve helped too!

I used a base card of white card stock. I then took the Cuttlebug Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder and covered the inside of the folder which has the word Cuttlebug on it with various shades of Autumn colored dye inks.  I placed a white panel on the folder and ran it through my Crossover to get the pattern background. It has been a long time since I used that embossing folder and I thought it might work well with this card.

I cut this embossed panel down a bit with a Memory Box Frame die and also cut a size larger one out of Gina K. Designs Tomato Soup card stock. I layered these together and placed them onto the base card.

Next I cut out the Cheery Lynn twiggy wreath and the sentiment with Gina K. Designs Chocolate Brown card stock. I also cut another sentiment out of Tomato Soup card stock. I glued the wreath onto the card. The two sentiments were glued together purposely off kilter to leave a little shadow of the brown to give more dimension to the saying before I glued that on my card.

My border was the Cheery Lynn Designs Barbed Wire. It comes with a set of two but I chose to use the smaller of the set.

Cherry Lynn Designs Dies:
Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath B469
Barbed Wire (Set of 2) B405

Memory Box Die:
Cross Stitched Frame Borders Style No. 99124

Well, that was a fun project and even though I may only get one done a day it is still relaxing to do some card making. Thanks for stopping by.

God bless,
Verna

World Card Making Day

Today is World Card Making Day and that means I should be making lots of cards. Well, my old friend Art Ritus is visiting and to tell the truth, he is making a real pest of himself, so therefore I only got one card done. None the less, one is better then none. So with that in mind let's show you what I did.

As you can see it is just a simple scene but I always think that scenes are perfect for a sympathy card. Especially for the masculine type.

I used images from the Kitchen Sink Stamps line. This particular set is called Multi Step "Birch Trees" EX-LRGC 001. I also used a Kitchen Sink Stamps sentiment which is found on the Simple Sentiments MINI 006 stamp set.

The first part of the trunks and branches were stamped in with Gina K. Designs Kraft ink which I stamped off first onto scratch paper before adding it to my white card stock. Then the next step for the trunks was done with Gina K. Designs Charcoal Brown. Next was to add the leaves so I did the first step with Gina K. Designs Grass Green and used Gina K. Designs Christmas Pine for the second step. To finish the scene I then added the woodpecker with the Charcoal Brown. I sponged in some Pool ink which is an older pad I owned called Sea Brights and was made by Ranger. The last thing then was to add the sentiment with the Charcoal Brown. My card was then ready to layer to some dark brown card stock and then to the white card base.

I hope all the visitors you have this weekend are much easier on you than Art is. Thanks for stopping by.

God bless,
Verna

Square Card For a Friend

I made a small 4 x 4 size card for a friend who is going through a rough time right now and I thought this might bring a little smile and help cheer him  up.

I used images from the Gina K. Designs Bounty of Blessings set. The sentiment is also from that set too. I colored the owl with Bic Mark-It markers and stamped the leaves and branches with Gina K. Designs Dark Chocolate, Sweet Mango, Brick and Kraft inks which are from the Gina K. Designs line. The pattern paper is from the Gina K. Designs Poppy Prints paper pack. I also used some Tomato Soup colored card stock to frame the focal design on the Ivory card stock and the pattern paper layer.

Thanks for stopping by and hard to believe that tomorrow is Friday already. Where does the week go? It seems each one is faster and faster the older I get. LOL

God bless,
Verna