Christmas Cards 1

It's never too late to start on Christmas cards! I have a couple of cards that I would like to share. These were done by using Basic Grey Aspen Frost patterned papers and dies, some dry embossing and very little stamping. I stamped various sentiment stamps onto coloured PP with Versamark and embossed with gold or silver embossing powders, adhered onto cardstock and cut with a circle die. These were then mounted onto the card with dimensional foam!  Quick and easy, the best way to make Christmas cards!

I'm submitting these cards for the following challenges:

- Hero Arts Holiday Challenge (embossing is one of my favourite techniques)

- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Christmas and Holiday Challenge 

Ingredients
Neenah Solar White cardstock, Basic Grey Aspen Frost 6x6, Basic Grey Aspen Frost Die Duts, Hero Arts CL634 Aspen Believe, Versamark, Embossing Powder, Red ribbon, Kaisercraft rhinestones, Fiskars Scalloped edge punch, Tim Holtz embossing folder, Silver and gold embossing powder, MFT DieNamics Flags STAX

Casing Elena Roussakis

I have not made a card in nearly two weeks due to a lot of social activities, but I'm getting back into it as I've also recently received an order from Queensland for another 21st birthday guest book! Due to the number of orders and enquiries I've been getting for them, I decided to add an extra page to the website - Made to Order.
A couple of challenges grabbed my attention this week and I wanted to combine the two of them. The current muse on CASE Study Challenge is Elena Roussakis and I love the challenge photo! The card is also based on the current Paper Smooches Designer Drafts challenge. Thank you for dropping by!

Ingredients:
Neenah Solar White and Dessert Storm, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities Square dies, Paper Smooches Reflections and Many Sentiments, Hero Arts Soft Granite and Red Royal, MME enamel dots, Ranger Archival Jet Black.

Published!

I've been a bit absent lately from the blog world. It's just been too busy the last week with a lot of things all happening at once. A recent submission of mine to Paper Crafts Magazine's last paper edition is out! So finally, I can show it! You can find my card in the Sketch Category on page 25 of the magazine.

Paper Crafts November/December 2013, page 25

This is the second card I submitted for the same sketch category, but didn't get selected. I'm submitting this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a rubber stamp. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients

Card 1

Neenah Desert Storm, Basic Grey Aspen Frost 6x6, Basic Grey Aspen Frost Die Cut Shapes, Red ribbon,  Kaisercraft rhinestones, Tim Holtz Regal Embossing folder

 Card 2
Neenah Natural white cardstock, Kaisercraft Turtle Dove 6x6, Kaisercraft Turtle Dove Collections, Tim Holtz Christmas Carol stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Kaisercraft rhinestone

WCMD 2013

This has been a crazily busy weekend for me. I managed to make four cards during the week for Paper Crafts Magazine submissions which were uploaded last night. World Card Making Day was yesterday in Australia and I spent the day doing domestic duties as I am out all day today! With any luck, I may make another card when I get home tonight. I would like to share a card I made a little while back inspired by one of the cards from the Online Card Classes. This card was made with a combination of sentiment stamps from Hero Arts and Paper Smooches and I am submitting this to the PS Sparks Anything Goes challenge and Moxie Fab World's Colour Media Challenge.. Happy WCMD! Enjoy the weekend!
Edited To Add - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp

Ingredients:

Cardstock – Neenah Solar White, Desert Storm, Canson Colorline Black

Stamps

- Paper Smooches Happy Sentiments

- Hero Arts CL544 Big Ticket

- Hero Arts CL661 It’s Your Day

- Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion

- Hero Arts CL684 High 5
Ink – Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Navy, Soft Granite and Cup O’Joe

Ribbon – Hemp from Hemptique

Two Wedding Cards

Here are a couple of wedding cards that I have made that I have not posted yet. One is for an Asian couple and the other an Aussie couple, so both are quite different. For the Asian couple, I used my favourite Hero Arts Asian Dolls (these were my first HA stamps) and this time, I tried colouring their faces for the very first time. I usually use cream card stock so that I don't have to colour their faces.

The second card was made a while ago for a publication submission. This was made by stamping the rose on three different pattened papers and pieced together afterwards. I just love this rose stamp and I have made a few cards with this stamp. It's World Cardmaking day today, but I've been too busy with household duties to make any cards. I am enjoying all the beautiful cards posted today on all the Blog Hops around the world! Happy WCMD everyone!!
Edited To Add - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp
- CASE Study Challenge #161 (first card)

Ingredients:
Asian Dolls
Neenah Solar White, My Minds Eyes The Sweetest Thing Honey 6x6, Hero Arts CL574 Say It All and LP46 Asian Dolls, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Copics Markers R35 W3 E000 E00 R00, Kaisercraft rhinestones
Paper Rose
Neenah Solar White, Basic Grey Serenade 6x6, Papertrey Ink Year of the Flowers Roases Stamp Set, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Studio Calico Gem

A Masculine Card

A bit of exciting news, my previous card made for CASE Study Challenge 159 made Top 3! Yay! For the CASE study challenges in September, I managed a Win with this card and two Top 3 (link to the first one). I've had fun casing Kathy Racoosin, a great artist!
I have a few masculine birthdays this month and I can't use all those floral cards that I have made! When I saw the sketch on Retro Sketches this week, I thought I would use this sketch to churn out a few masculine cards. Here is my first card made with Hero Arts stamps and my favourite go-to-colour for a man - Navy. I decided to score the edges of the flap with my Martha Stewart scoring board. This was a really quick and easy card to make! I'm also submitting this card to Simon Says Stamp's Going Dotty challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Card 1
Neenah Solar White and Dessert Storm, Hero Arts CG440 Tartan Background,CL574 Say It All, Midtone Navy, gold brads

CASE Study 159

Has anyone noticed that I'm obsessed with CASE Study Challenges this month! That's because I've discovered an amazing designer - Kathy Racoosin and I absolutely love her style! This is the last CSC challenge with Kathy as the muse this month and I could not make any other cards until I've done this one. Here is my card and the CSC159 card after that. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm card, Papertrey Ink Lovely Layers and Bows and Ribbons, Hero Arts Navy midtone ink, MFT Fishtail layers STAX, Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folder, American Crafts brad, Hemp from Hemtique, white gel pen.