MPS Christmas Card Challenge

Finally!  I can post a card!  This has been a crazy day with blogger.  I decided to play along with a few challenges for World Card Making Day and I finishing them up now.  Robyn @ My Pink Stamper has a challenge to make a Christmas card.  Can you believe we're already in October?  Christmas is just around the corner.  I am determined to get my cards all done by November, so this was a perfect time to start on them.  

I decided to make a card using non-traditional Christmas colors.  I sold my big Christmas tree in the garage sale last year with the intention of buying a new one when we move into a different house.  Now, all I have is a smaller pink tree my dad bought me a few years ago, so that will be our tree this year.  (LOVE IT!!!!)  So, I decided to do a pink tree on my card.  Well, that and because pink is the best, obviously.  The tree is from Holiday Cakes.

The scallop square is from Elegant Edges (my new FAVE cart - so glad I broke down and bought it).  The stamp is from Hobby Lobby and although it doesn't look like it in the pic, it's actually stamped in lime green to match the paper.  I added some bling just to make it sparkle.

 

This card was super simple, but I love the colors.  I am going to try to make 1-2 cards per week so I'm ready when Christmas comes. Have you started on your holiday cards yet?

Blessings,

Holiday Cakes #4

It’s time again for my exploration of the Holiday Cakes cartridge.  I am honestly not sure if I’m in love with this card.  I LOVE pink and green together and I love paisleys, but I’m just not sure.  I keep thinking it needs something… 

I used Smiley Cards for the base and the rest of the cuts are from Holiday Cakes.  I added some bling to the inside of each paisley and added stitching with my white pen.  I think the stitching on the letters is a bit much, but to be honest, I was being lazy and didn’t want to cut them again!  =)  Do you ever feel that way when you finish a card or project?

I have one more week with this cartridge and I’ll be starting a new cartridge in March.  Do you have any ideas or suggestions?  I would love to hear from you!

Be sure to check out my post from yesterday for my first giveaway of the week.  I will have a couple of other giveaways so be sure to check back!

Blessings,
Cheryl

Holiday Cakes #3

Today is project #3 from the Holiday Cakes cartridge, which I’m exploring this month.  The more I use this cart, the more I like it.  This time, I used my Gypsy and made a shaped card for a little boy in my class at church.  Yet again, I used shiny paper (what is my obsession with shiny things???) and it was hard to photograph, so bear with the reflection on the pics.  I welded the shadow for the card base and used clear plastic for the windshield.  The sentiment on the license plate is handwritten.

I hope you’re having a wonderful Tuesday!  I have a few more projects to share this week, so be sure to check back soon! 

Holiday Cakes Card #2

The cartridge I’m exploring this month is Holiday Cakes.  You should definitely check out this cartridge – The cuts are great for cards.  I also love the swirly, girly font!  I have an addiction to fonts.  I have several hundred on my thumb drive and some CD’s.  I think pretty letters make anything look better!  I don’t like things that are boring.  =)  Gotta have some excitement….even if it’s just on a Word document! 

I made this card to send to a lady that’s battling illness. I wanted the card to be soft and feminine, so I chose some paper from my stash by K & Company.  I love their paper – Especially the fact that it’s double sided.  The base is cream cardstock by Recollections and the wreath is Bazzill cardstock.  I used a rectangle and a square (from the same cart) to make the mat with the window.  I truly hope this card helps brighten the day of a lady that’s having a rough time right now.  That’s why I love making cards.  I find it so rewarding to be able to bless someone and let them know you’re thinking about them. 

This camera I have is on my nerves.  The paper is actually several shades of soft sage green and the flowers are light lilac and plum.  Doesn’t even look like that in the pic, does it????  UGH!  I need a new camera but gotta get the cashola first!  This one doesn’t show my colors accurately no matter how I light the card or what setting I seem to use.  Ok – enough griping.  Here’s my card…

Holiday Cakes #1

Happy February!  I hope your month is starting out wonderfully…mine sure is!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE snow and wintry weather and that’s just what we got here in Oklahoma.  They’re saying more is coming and I think it’s beautiful and fabulous.  I know most people think I’m crazy.  I don’t deny that.  But I still love snow!

Since we’re in a new month, it’s time for a new cartridge to explore.  This month, I’ll be highlighting projects from the Holiday Cakes cartridge.  I don’t have the Cricut Cake (although I’d love to play with it), but I looked through the handbook for this cart and loved it.  It has a great font and some really simple but cute cuts on it.  Of course, the fact that I got it on EBay for $10.50 with free shipping made it even better.  Yea, EBay!  Don’t you love it?

The card measures 5x5.  All the cuts were done at 4.25”.  It’s really hard to tell in the picture, but the dark color is a deep chocolate brown, not black.  I think pink and brown is one of the best color combos ever!  I used the leftover hearts and circles to decorate the inside of the card and the envelope.  This was a really simple card to make and I think it would be great for easy Valentine’s Day greetings for friends and family.  I was thinking of trying it in bright, bold colors or possibly monochromatic using white, black and gray.  Maybe I’ll do that….  If I do, I’ll be sure to snap a pic and post it.

One last thing, I am prepping some giveaways for when I hit certain goals with followers, comments, etc., so be sure to check in regularly so you don’t miss them!