Jesus is Born on Christmas

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 612 - Sentiment Background, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 403 - X3 and today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 474. I dusted off a set from Sweet N Sassy stamps sets that I have never inked up to make this Christmas card. I used the sentiment REJOICE! and stamped the focal image in momento tuxedo black on white cs then on paper and cut out the image for masking. With the mask in place I stamped the sentiment 3 times on each row in river rock. For the small panel I used the sentiment "The Savior Is Born" and stamped it masking for 1 word at a time in river rock. That panel is popped up on dimensionals with a ribbon tied across the top. I colored the focal image with copics. For the inside I stamped the Rejoice and another sentiment from the set and Rejoice on the envelope. One more card for next month. 

RECIPE:

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy - Jesus is Born

Paper: White, River Rock

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, River Rock

Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, copics

Techniques: 3D, CAS, Copic Coloring, masking, out of the box

A Pocket of Strawberries for a Special Lady

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 592, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 582 - A Real picnic in the Sand with Cucumbers with dessert of "picnic". For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 585 - All Around Border I stamped the small flower in sahara sand all around the white panel and for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 376 - For A Special Lady. I will handwrite on the white panel pocket piece when the time comes next year. I chose to use this sketch opportunity to make a pocket card. I used basket weave embossing folder for the top slanted piece. I stamped the berry image in black then colored with copics, matted on real red then popped it up on dimensionals. Hope you like it. 
RECIPE:

Stamps: Flourish - Strawberries

Paper: white, Sahara Sand, Real Red

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Crisp Cucumber, Sahara Sand

Accessories: copics, Basket weave EF

Techniques: 3D, copic coloring, dry embossing, all around border

All Around Borders Because I Care about Mothers

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 585 - All Around Borders and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 376 - For A Special Lady. Well here is # 1 of 5 needed for this time next year. I will NOT get caught without any Mother's Day cards like this year. I don't know how that happened but once is enough for me. So I used the short small flower stamp all around for border, stamped the flower in tuxedo black then colored with copics. stamped the sentiments in melon mambo and matted on melon mambo then the white card base. I used my white jel pen for the flower centers. Hope you like it.

RECIPE: Stamps: Because I Care, All Holidays, All Around Border, Blessings From Heaven Paper: White, Melon Mambo Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo Accessories: white jel pen, Techniques: All Around Border, copic coloring, CAS

Painted Morning Soft Thanks

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 572 - Getting Real Wild in the Mist of the Pacific with dessert of twine, floss or ribbon.
I used my SU Markers to paint on the pacific blue and wild wasabi inks on the image for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 575 - Paint Your Stamps. I used some Ranger Red Glitter embossing powder and heat embossing the sentiment on the front for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 366 - Glittery Sentiments. I tied some red and white twine after matting on pacific point cs. I inked that stamp using the marker and stamped the sentiment again on the front of the envelope.

For the inside I stamped the image again huffing on it and without re-inking then inked up the sentiment using the real red marker and stamped over the image.
Now let's go to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Morning Soft, All Year Cheer I 
Paper: white, pacific point 
Ink: Versamark, copics, SU Markers - wild wasabi, real red, pacific point 
Accessories: twine, Ranger Red Glitter EP, copics 
Techniques: heat emboss, CAS, Painted stamps

Because I Care I Made this for you

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 581 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 571 - Wonderful Party with Pizzazz and for dessert - flowers. Well I think I covered them both.

Do you know someone or are you one of those type of people, like myself, who just can not leave well enough alone? I was just not satisfied with just the flower on the inside so I stamped the sentiment in pear pizzazz over the stem. MISTAKE that can not be fixed. Oh Well. I have to go to work now so I can afford to stamp another day. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Because I Care 
Paper: White, Wisteria Wonder Pool Party, Wild Rose Studio Lilac Mist DP 
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz 
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, oval punch, square punch, stickles, white jel pen 
Techniques: 3D, fussy cutting, copic coloring

Happy Fall Color Blocked Costume Bears

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 558. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who Crushed my Cherries and the Pumpkins in my Garden?. I could not resist color blocking the pumpkins on both side with crushed curry and pumpkin pie cs for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVER CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock. My pumpkins and CAS style are for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 342 - It's Punkin' Time. I color the image with copics E34, 35 & 37, R59, YG63 & 67 and YR12 & 14.

I stamped all sentiments and the bottom of the inside and envelope with garden green. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Happy Fall Yall, Costume Bears 
Paper: white, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, garden green 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green 
Accessories: copics, MS Grass Border, Sizzix SunRay EF 
Techniques: copic coloring color blocking, paper piecing

Half On Half Off Decorated Snowman

Here is my COLOR CHALLENGE # 547 - attempting Blissful Pirouettes, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 550 - Half On Half Off. I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then colored the top panel with copics. I added some clear stickles to the snow cap and yellow stickles to the star on the front panel and the envelope.

I stamped the sentiments in blackberry bliss on the front and the inside. I doodled around the top, bottom, and left side using blackberry bliss. Hope you like it. Now off to work I go after a lovely 3 days weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamps: IA - Decorated Snowman 
Paper: white, Basic Gray - Eskimo Kisses 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss 
Accessories: clean and yellow stickles 
Techniques: copics, half on half off, doodling

Lemonade Tag

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 545 - Metallic Gold meets Very Vanilla, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 548 - It's a Digital World, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 339 - Tag It. I needed some tags for other than Christmas and I needed to use some of the digi images I have had printed and collecting dust in my drawer as well so I am happy to get to play with these this week. I colored the images with copics then fussy cut to vanilla. My tag is trimmed in delightful Dijon cs. I used my slot punch on the top to run my ribbon through. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: digi - Make Lemonade 
Paper: white, vanilla, delightful Dijon
Ink: copics 
Accessories: ribbon, slot punch 
Techniques: tag, copic coloring

Gift Tag for Alana

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 548 - It's A Digital World and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 339 - Tag It. I recently made a birthday card for our oldest granddaughter who loves monkeys so today I made her a gift tag. The monkey was in my drawer that is full of digital images. I colored with copics E55, 57, & 59 then fussy cut it out. I cut the fern from Spellbinders fall foliage shapeabilities die using pear pizzazz and hooked the monkey tail around it. I free handed the to: and from: in Bermuda bay. I matted on Bermuda bay and punched a hole in the top then ran some ribbon through the hole. I hope she likes and I hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Digi - Monkey 
Paper: white, bermuda bay 
Ink: bermuda bay, pear pizzazz 
Accessories: ribbon, crop-a-dile
Techniques: tag, digi, copic coloring, fussy cutting

Only One Cub with Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 554. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 544 - Wonderful Soft Corals. My LOVE wording is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 547 - Only One and this darling lion cub is for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 338 - Cute Critters. This rubbernecker image is so adorable to me I just want to pick him up and squeeze his little cheeks. LOL. I stamped the image in black omitting the circle part then colored with copics and sponged with calypso coral and wisteria wonder. My copic colors are Y21, 23; YG06; R81. Matted on Calypso coral and wisteria wonder. I used so saffron below with my one word stamped in calypso coral.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from God's Blessings in calypso coral and the back of the envelope with Love. Hope you like it. This will wrap it up for me this week. Headed to the beach to celebrate DH birthday. YEAH. See you Monday.
RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - Wonderful Words I & II, God's Blessings; Rubbernecker - Cub in a Circle 
Paper: white, so saffron, wisteria wonder, calypso coral 
Ink: momento tuxedo black ,Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Calypso Coral 
Accessories: copics 
Techniques: copic coloring, sponging, Out of the box 

Baby Girl Congrats

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 544 - Wonderful Soft Corals, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 547 - Only One and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 338 - Cute Critters. I was happy with today's colors since I needed a baby girl card and these just seemed to work for me today. I also dusted off a SU set I have not used in quite some time. Now what could be more adorable than a bunny? I sponged all 3 colors from todays CC using the splatters stencil. I stamped the bunny on white, colored with copics then fussy cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals. the one word sentiment is stamped in calypso coral. 
On the inside I stamped the sentiment in calypso coral and the images in wisteria wonder and so saffron. The envelope is stamped in all three colors as well. Hope you like it. Now off to work I go.

Stamps: A New Little Someone, All Year Cheer I
Paper: white
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Calypso Coral
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Tim Holtz Splatter Stencil
Techniques: 3D, copic coloring, sponging, stenciling, fussy cutting

It's Your Rusty Ole Birthday Danny

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 552, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 542 - Elegant and delightful Cajun meadows, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 545 - Fussy Cutting. I used a fiskars guide to cut my circle then doodled around the edge. I stamped the rusty tractor then cut it out and colored with copics, I fussy cut the grass underneath and the sentiment as well.

My SIL has a birthday this month so I will probably pass this to him as I am always teasing him about aging to the 40's. I hope he likes it and I hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Rusty Tractor, Stonewall - deep red; SU It's your birthday; ?? - Birthday greeting 
Paper: vanilla, ?? dp, mossy meadow, cajun craze 
Ink: momento tuxedo black, elegant eggplant, cajun craze 
Accessories: dimensionals 
Techniques: tone on tone, fussy cutting, 3D, doodling

Summer Cathedral Window of Patchwork

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 551, Tuesday's  COLOR CHALLENGE # 541 - ROSES and MINTS are a TIP TOE treat, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 544 - Cathedral Window Patchwork and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 335 - Let's get beachy. I was so happy to get to play this week and look forward to more daily creations by me again as my job duties have changed back to later hours so I can play again daily. God is so GOOD to me even though I do not deserve His blessings He freely gives them.
I did the patchwork on the slatted panel of the front and the inside as well. I sponged the backside of my dp with mint macaron ink. After stamping the image on the focal panel I colored with copics.

I stamped the inside and envelope with rose red ink. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Summer by the Sea, Birthday Greetings 
Paper: white, mint macaron, rose red, tip toe taupe, colorbox Light Bright dp 
Ink: momento tuxedo black, mint macaron, rose red 
Accessories: ribbon, copics, dimensionals 
Techniques: cathedral window patchwork

Summertime Fun

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 543, CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 334 - SUMMER TREATS, and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 407. I had so much fun making this card. I love doing emboss resist. I sponged over the sun with daffodil delight ink. I stamped the watermelon in black then colored it with copics and it is popped up.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside in melon mambo and the sun on the inside and the bottom left corner of the envelope in daffodil delight.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Clean and Simple Stamps - Summer, Fun in the Sun
Paper: white, melon mambo, daffodil delight, wild wasabi, Carnival DP 
Ink: momento tuxedo black, melon mambo, daffodil delight 
Accessories: dimensionals, circle punches, copics 
Techniques: 3D, sponging, emboss resist, copic coloring

Looking Through The Porthole

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 545, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 535 - Rich Delight in Bermuda, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 538 - Look into my window, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 329 - Thank You Paula. I CASED Paula's gorgeous ARIEL CARD keeping with the mermaid but from a different image company.
I mean with today's sketch and Monday's Look into my window how could I resist a ships porthole front? I love making window cards and this was so fun. I punched the hole on the card base the same size as the inside of the porthole layer then stamped my image on the inside panel where the mermaid could be seen. I separated the front base and porthole with transparency. I used some screw brads on the porthole, punched some circles and colored with copics then topped with transparency.

The image was colored with copics and the mountain as well. I stamped the seaweed with the 3 colors from the color challenge and the sun with daffodil delight. The sentiment in the bottom right corner on the front and the boat on the envelope are stamped in Bermuda bay. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Boatloads of Love & On the Beach - SU; Cute Little Mermaid - Deep Red 
Paper: white, Rich Razzleberry 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermada Bay 
Accessories: Brads, hole punches, copics 
Techniques: copic coloring, window card

Sail Away In Rolling Waves

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE 537 - On A Roll, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 328 - Let The Sunshine In, and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 401. I sponged daffodil delight on the white base using Tim Holz Rays Stencil. The focal image was sponged with tempting turquoise for the clouds. The bottom is pool party cs torn and rolled up on the edges then I used my white jel pen to highlight the waves. The boat was cut using the coordinating die then stamped in black and I used Copic R14 to color the boat and the compass which is popped up on dimensionals. I used some pool party ribbon (which is also rolled up on edges) and real red cs on the right edge. The envelope was finished with the cap stamped in black after cutting the die then colored with R14. I will have to wait until I get ready to give this for the inside as it can be used for many different occasions.  Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Die-Versions Sail Away 
Paper: white, real red, pool party 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Temping Turquoise, Daffodil Delight 
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Die-Versions Sail Away dies, Tim Holz Rays Stencil
Techniques: 3D, rolls

Simply Trust God

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 543, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 533 - Basically Crisp Corals, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 536 - Splatter it Up and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 327 - Thank You Angie.  I used Jim Holtz Splatter stencil and sponged all three colors in. I stamped my image in basic gray then calypso coral for the flowers. I added a bit more color with copics and shadowed around them with copics then adhered the four pieces on basic gray. I ran the Crisp Cantelope through the cuttlebug with Darice Diagonal Heart embossing folder then sponged some crisp cantelope on the raised portions.   I am on a roll meeting my goal of completing inside, out, and envelope. I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Soft, Trust God 
Paper: whtie, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantelope, Calypso Coral, 
Ink: Basic Gray, Crisp Cantelope, Calypso Coral 
Accessories: Fiskars heart border, Jim Holtz Splatters Stencil, dry embossing 
Techniques: sponging, dry embossing, inchies, copic coloring, two step stamping

Glued Stenciled Thank You Airbrushed

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 533 - Hot Glue Stencils, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 324 - Thank you, and last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 529 - I get a crush on you when we Tango or Mambo. I found out it is not easy to write a work in hot glue but I went for it anyway. I used my air brush machine with coordinating copic colors to spray the white top panel with the stencil in place. I laid the stencil in front of the card in the picture to show my stencil. I matted on melon mambo and then tied a crush curry ribbon around then matted that on a white card base.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: None 
Paper: white, melon mambo 
Ink: copics 
Accessories: Hot Glue Gun, ribbon 
Techniques: Glued Stencil, Copic Air Brushing

Positive and Negative Dies for Mother's Day

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 529 - I get a crush on you when we tango or mambo, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 532 - Use Negatives and Positives and Mondays CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 323 - Happy May.
M - Mother's Day, Melon Mambo CS
A - Alcohol markers - Copics
Y - Yellow color
I have got to get a new computer for my Craft room. I took my about 10 minutes to make this card and 45 minutes to load it. gggrrrr. My negative is Mother's Day, I stamped Happy from All Year Cheer in Tangerine Tango above and matted the white top layer on melon mambo. I cut the flower out with my cuttlebug then colored it with copics. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer III 
Paper: white, Melon Mambo 
Ink: Tangerine Tango 
Accessories: Cottage Cutz-Mother's Day, Spellbinders-Bluebells, Copics 
Techniques: Positive and Negative Dies

Glittered Stencil Treat Yourself

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 531 - Stencil This or Stencil That, and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENG E# 322 - Cupcakes. My colors are from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 527 - Wild Pirouettes on the Sahara and last Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 537. I have a granddaughter birthday coming up and so I went with a birthday theme. I have not used this set in quite some time. I stamped and cut out the icing and candle part to make a stencil then applied some glue and some pink glitter then white for the candle. I used some stickles for the flame. After drying I cut the entire image out and popped it up on dimensionals. I used my airbrush and a copic with the Jim Holz Splatters stencil. Love how that turned out. The sentiment is stamped in Sahara Sand ink. Hope you like it. See everyone tomorrow in the color challenge I hope.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Treat Yourself 
Paper: White, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand 
Accessories: Dimensionals, Glitter, Doodlebug Design Sugar Coating Glitter, Jim Holz Splatters Stencil, ribbon
Techniques: Glittered Stenciling, Copic Airbrushing, 3D, yellow and red stickles