Season's Greetings

Muse: ChristmasVisions 26

For this week Birgit provided us a treat with two fantastic cards for our inspirations.  Her card with the yellow round panel caught my interest.  I thought Rudolph fit perfectly in the yellow circle. The inspirations from that card that I used on mine are:
--square card with frame
--yellow circle and other similar colors
--wildlife
--a gem

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hero Arts
Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Studio G - pigment; Ranger - Distress
Embossing Powder - Hampton Arts
Markers - Copics; Prismacolors; Gelly Roll
Embellishment - red pearl from stash

Sending a Flurry of Love

CASology 170:  Heart

Meet my card for this challenge ... so many possibilities with the cue word of heart. Colored the hearts the same reds used on her coat and scarf. Added a little Wink of Stella to the hearts for some sparkle, and white Gelly Roll to her cuffs and pom-pom to make them extra white.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Cardstock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics; Martha Stewart
Stamps - MFT
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Markers - Copics; Gelly Roll; Micron; Prismacolors
Embellishment - Wink of Stella

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Muse Card Challenge 139

For this challenge Tracey provided us a precious card with flowers for our inspirations ... those taken from her card that I used on mine are:
--colors
--birthday sentiment
--two flowers
--embellishments
--placement
For the sentiment I stamped in ink that closely matches the flower centers.  These cone flowers (echinacea) are most common in the purple/pink tones.  The small flower stamp included circles that look like dew drops coming off the petals.  The drops are the spots where I placed the rhinestone embellishments.


Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - Recollections
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - flowers and leaves unknown (packaging and labels disappeared); MFT 
Ink - Hampton Art - pigment
Markers - Copics; Prismacolors
Embelllishments - Recollections - rhinestones

Joy

Muse Christmas Visions 25

Our muse this week is from the very talented Betty who provided us a joyous and festive card. Inspirations from Betty's card that I used are:
--colors (except for gold)
--music paper
--joy
The green foil paper panel  and the red foil joy add the sparkle.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT; Recollections
DP - MME; DCWV (foil paper)
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - MFT (I modified it by masking the word "joy")
Ink - MFT - Hybrid

Seasons GREETINGS

Muse Christmas Visions 24

Chriss provided us with a fun snowy winter scene card for our inspiration.  The elements from Chriss' card used on mine are:
--red birds
--snow slopes
--tree (mine is green)
--holly

I decided to make my card mostly the snow slopes with just the top of the tree and the birds showing.  I experimented with the snow ... wanted to replicate snow that starts to melt then freezes (applied stickles then sprinkled embossing powder with fine glitter and heat embossed).  Even with heat embossing, the glitter shed a little, so I applied a coat of varnish.  Like IRL, the "snow" has that crunchy texture.  With the extra product applied, unfortunately, some of the slope contours disappeared.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. 

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hero Arts; Paper Smooches
Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Ranger - DistressI

Markers - Copics
Embellishments - Ranger - Stickles; Varnish
Embossing Powder - Stampendous

Tis the Season

MFTWSC250

Tag You're It Challenge 32

My card for these two challenges.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT; Michaels
Markers - Copics; Gelly Roll
Embellishments - MFT - Hemp Cord; Wink of Stella

unwrap a special day

Runway Inspired Challenge 93

Meet my card for this challenge.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - Stampendous
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Embellishments - black enamel dots

I Heart You

Muse Challenge 137

Our inspiration is Michele's fun, nostalgic card using DP (Michele's paper has typewriters on it)!  Oh, the good old days ... typing  and shorthand!  Fast forward to the present ... I used a tablet on my card.  Inspirations from Michele's card:

--DP
--hearts
--love hearts and hugs message
--tablet in lieu of typewriter

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
DP - Amy Tangerine
Dies - MFT - Die-namics; Martha Stewart punch
Stamps - Paper Smooches
Ink - Colorbox - pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Arts
Embellishments - Ranger - Glossy Accents; Wink of Stella

Heart U

CASology 168:  You

For this challenge I used the letter "u." 

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth, Red Hot, Black Licorice
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Blueprints 20
Embellishments - Wink of Stella

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY TO CELEBRATE YOU

The Hop to Stop

My card for this hop is presented.  I found this inspiring and worthy challenge via Darnell's site.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated.

Products:

Cardstock - MFT
DP - DCWV
Dies - MFT - Die-Namics
Stamp - MFT
Ink - Colorbox - pigment
Embellishment - clear rhinestone

MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS SPARKLE

Muse Christmas Visions 23
 
This week Kimberly provided us a gorgeous colored card adorned with snowflakes for our inspirations.  I pretended to look into a dark sky to see my snowflakes!  I picked up the colors from Kimberly's card by using various blue-colored rhinestones.  The elements from her card that I used are:
-- colors (gems)
-- black sentiment
-- snowflakes

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth, Midnight Blue
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - MFT
Ink - Versamark; Colorbox - Pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Art; Ranger
Embellishments - colored rhinestones

LOVELY

Muse 136

My card for this challenge that includes inspirations from Joan's fantastic water-color card. 
--color theme
--blue flower
--one-word sentiment in white
--white dots (pearl gems) in flower center

For the background I used distress inks.  To achieve the "wonky" shaped background, I free-hand cut mask pieces.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... enjoy receiving your comments.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Precious Rembrance
Markers - Copics
Ink - Ranger - Distress; Hampton Arts - pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Arts
Embellishments - pearl gems

whoop-dee-dooo!

CASology 167:  Silly

My card for this challenge.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback.

Products:

Cardstock - MFT
DP - DCWV
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Michaels; Stampendous
Ink - Colorbox - pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Arts
Embellishments - wiggly eyes

trick OR treat ...

MFTWSC 248

I "stretched" the character and placed him up-side down!

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is most appreciated.

Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth, Tangy Orange, Black Licorice
Dies - MFT -Die-namics - Rectangle STAX Set 1, Pierced Rectangle STAX, Pierced Square STAX, Trick or Treat
Stamps - MFT - Trick or Treat
Inks - Colorbox - pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Art
Markers - Copic

Thanksgivinng WISHES

Tag You're It Challenge #31

I was inspired by the autumn theme and colors.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your comments are most appreciated.

Products:

Cardstock - MFT
DP - DCWV
Stamps - Penny Black; Hero Arts
Markers - Prismacolors; Micron pen; Gelly Roll
Embellishments - clip; rhinestone gem

I'd never FORGET you

The Card Concept 40 - Forest Friends

My card falls within the Clean and Layered design.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is most appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - Hero Arts
Ink - Colorbox - Pigmen
Embossing Powder - Hampton Art
Markers - Copics; Faber-Castell; Gelly Roll
Embellishments - wiggly eyes; heart

birthday

CASology 166:  SCIENCE
My science project is semantology (the science of meaning of words).    I chose a birthday definition with a row of packages.  Small gems on each package are the same color as the tangy orange cardstock.

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is most appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamps - MFT; Stampendous
Ink - Colorbox - pigment
Embossing Powder - Hampton Art
Gems - Recollections

warm Hello

Muse Challenge #135

Tracey's warm and fall-inspired card is our Muse this week.  Inspirations from her card that I included in mine are:
--color theme
--patterned paper
--coffee cup
--Kraft cardstock

Thank you for looking and commenting ... your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Products:
Cardstock - MFT; Michaels
DP - DCWV
Dies - MFT - Die-namics
Stamp - Hero Arts; TAWS - digital
Markers - Prismacolors
Embellishments - Wink of Stella; rhinestone gems