Three more for the stack

Hello -

I did not manage my Christmas card making. I had hoped to be done by now...but I've only got half of them done. Another 30 to go. 

I was inspired by Christmas Kickstart Challenge for these cards.  I was also quite thrilled to have received a free Simon Says Stamp set for their annual stamp fest Stamptember.  The set is Inside Christmas Greetings - but I am rebelling and using them on the outside!


The challenge prompt is to Get a Head-er Start, and be inspired by the blog header :

 

I love those colors, the gold silver read and teal.  I went with hanging ornaments and a statement sentiment for my cards...yes more than one.  I had fun playing and all three were inspired by this header.

First off  Teal and Gold embossing :

Next Red with Silver embossing:

Lastly, some pearl embossing over Red, Teal, and Black stamping. Thank goodness for the misti - allowed dye inking and versamark inking on top for the embossing powder.

And just so I don't clutter up the challenge gallery, I am submitting them all together.

 Thanks so much for stopping by...how's your stash of Christmas cards coming along?

 


 

Merry Monday 224 CAS on Sunday ATSM Wednesday Challenge at Simons and their Flickr Challenge 59

This week Merry Monday is looking for a Masculine card.  CAS on sunday is looking for a Christmas card. Addicted to Stamps and More is Make your Mark this week. And anything goes at Simons Wednesday Challenge.  

ETA:  Also adding all three to Simon's Flickr challenge 59 - Make it a Happy Holiday.



The last several cards I have made are all copic colored.  These are my favorite cards to make, and they fit several challenges.

First up this sweet lil reindeer for Merry Monday.  I fell in love with him and he looks great on that brown card base. I know the scallops are a little girly, but the color scheme and the lack of glitz put this on the masculine side of the column.


For CAS on Sunday, this card using the same stamp set, but a different image and sentiment set.

For addicted to Stamps this card fits, it is one of the first images I colored late last year and I actually liked my coloring.  I've been coloring so much more this year and I had to bring that stamp out again and color it up.

Its such a darling group of cuddle bugs!


And they are all going to the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.


 
 

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You are the best

Every summer I try to get in at least one boat ride in one of the many waterways around us here in Maryland. The Friday of Labor Day Weekend, hubs and I finally got out to take a 90 minute cruise out of Annopolis.  We cruised out and under the Bay Bridge and back.  It was finally a day that wasn't so sweltering and it was a perfect day on the water. 

I once had a bridge phobia and since living in Maryland, a state full of bridges, I have overcome that fear.  I have driven over this bridge even in the dark, and have ridden across it several times.  Those first few times I rode across it, my eyes were shut and hubs had to tell me when I could open my eyes.

Here are some pictures its a double bridge and the directions on either side can change depending on traffic volumes.

Two Ospreys make their home on one of the buoys.   After our cruise, we dined at a German restaurant not too far away.  It was a fun afternoon and evening. 

Since hubs doesn't get a lot of cards from me any more, I thought I'd send this one to his business address as  a thank you for a special date.

I used the SSS stamp set Sailing, and a Hero Arts set for the sentiment.

Now that I have gotten a sail boat card in, I can start on those fall cards.

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TYI 55

Today, I strolled through some challenges.  The challenge from Tag You're it seemed a good jumping off point.  I love flowers!

Tag Shapes were cut using PTI's Tag Sale 5 from  two scraps of paper, dotted and woodgrain.  The sentiment is from SSS Painted Enjoy, the flowers are SSS Fresh Daisies.  My coloring medium was Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens.




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Watercoloring

Today is/was National Coloring book  Day.  I grabbed my zig markers as well as a page from the Painterly Days  Flower Watercoloring book and took them along to my crafty Tuesday group.  This was my first time trying a coloring book.  Most I have seen have such small images it is tough on my aging eyes.  This book, though has larger images.

 Here is the 1/4 page I water colored.

Here is the card that resulted from my favorite portion of that quarter page.  I added Sending and Hugs from Simon Says Stamp's Sending die, and Sending and Wishing stamp set.  I stacked the black die onto two cream colored dies offset in both directions to make sure that die stood out against the painted background.

I am submitting this card to two challenges - Anything goes at the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group. It's their 50th challenge.   The second challenge is Casology Week 209- Watercolor.  I am not sure there is quite enough "white" space, but this is a simple card.

   





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Keep Swimming

I love it when things come together.  I bought Simon Says Stamp Best Fishes recently and haven't yet brought it out to play, and then I see the challenge for Words to Craft By.  It's a sign I tell ya.  The Colors at Color Throwdown worked perfectly for this card.

Here is my card:

                              


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