2011 Holiday Cards- Project 15 & 16!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Its been a while .... got so busy with all the household work. Now as the holidays are more closer I'm trying to make CAS batch of holiday cards !

Just got some lovely papers from Two Peas in a Bucket...  

I used Authentique~ Wonder collection papers for the first batch of cards..

The border sheet paper was so pretty  I just trimmed it to individual stripes , used some border punches and randomly adhered them to the card. The faux stitching stamps are from There She Goes - Institches stamp set....its a super easy way to add stitched effects!

I stamped the bckground with some Inkadinkado snowflake stamps. The sentiment is from Verve stamps!

The gorgeous snowflake die cut is from Spellbinders..love it!!

Also added lots of Diamond Stickles...its very sparkly and pretty upclose, photos are not so great :(

This cards are for the following challenges..

Crazy 4 Challenges: Card or Project with some sort of snow.

Craft Your Days Away : Buttons & bows.

Cards und More : snowflakes.

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Christmas.

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet : Cristmas Card + Kraft cardstock.

Stamps R Us : Emboss it.

Crafty Cardmakers : Heat Embossing.

Next one  is one of favorite cards...

As I mentioned earlier the photo is doing right justice to the card. I wish you could see it in really ...fabulous colors and very sparkly.

Its very simple card...made with only patterned paper , sentiment stamp and stickles!!

The gorgeous patterned paper is from Fancy Pants~ Saint Nick collection. Love this collection...fab colors and lots patterns that can used a focal point of the card.

 The sentiment and stitch stamps are from There She Goes stamp.

This card is for the following challenges..

Sweet Stop: sketch

Less Is More : A bit of Bling .

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: Vintage and/or Distressed .

365 Cards : Day 271 Keep it Simple.  

Christmas Inspirations : No images  a wording card!.

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

2011 Holiday Cards- Project #13 & 14!

Hello Everyone!!!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!!

I'm catching up on my holiday card making plan...missed a few days , no worries I'll work on two cards a day to finish everything .

Here are two new cards....

First one is a very simple one...can be easily mass produced.

The wreath stamp is from Verve Stamps. I used lots of lovely 3mm red rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty...really love these gorgeous rhinestones & pearls and thanks Judy for making them super affordable.

This card is for the following challenges..

Clean & Simple : sketch

Just Us Girls: color combo

Guylou's Inimitability: Christmas with a wreath .

Next card is a cute one...

I finally inked up my Santa Paws stamp set from Paper Smooches....I loooooooooove Kim's designs.

Super fun to work with ...I used PS stamps for my recent Papercrafts-365 Cards publication.

The lovely background paper and the "Christmas List" diecut is from Echo Park~ Holly Jolly Christmas paper collection.

This card is for the following challenges..

Karens Doodles : Celebrate with Santa.

Paper Creations Ink : Christmas.

Pollycraft : Christmas Fun!

Here Come the Boys :Masculine card- Red white & Green.

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Boy Birthday!!

Hello & Happy Sunday Everyone!!!

Today I don't have a holiday card to share...taking a lil' break ;).

I always try to keep some birthday card ready for the kids ..as my lil' one got a b'day invitation I went thru my stash to find a boy b'day card... no luck at all! I had to quickly make a card.

....and here it is...

I used some Echo Park~ Little Boy papers and Papertrey Ink stamps for this cute B'day card.

This card is for following challenges..

Drunken Stampers : Up In the Air.

Sweet Stampin : Birthday something.

Bloggers Challenge : For the boys.

CCEE Stampers : 2 Diecuts or Punches.

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2011 holiday cards-Project #12!

Hello Everyone!!!!

I'm slowly getting ready with all my Holiday cards..I've make some bulk CAS Flat cards  too !

When it comes to Holiday cards its hard for me to make a flat card, always embellishments come in way...I've to work hard on it as International Maill service is not the best thing in is world...lol!!

Okay here is my card for today..

Once again I used the lovely My Mind's Eye~Lost & Found Christmas paper collection.

The sentiment is from Penny Black stamps. The itty bitty snowflake stamp on the banners are Prima ~North Country stamp set.

Just a few tiny blings and Red stickles...perfect sparkle for the holiday festivities.

This card is for the following challenges...

Card Patterns: Sketch. 

Card and Scrap : Traditional Christmas Colours.

CMIT Featured Designer Challenge - Christmas.

Heidi's Hobbystuggu : Christmas cards with Bling/Sparkle .

Creatalicious Challenges : Christmas and make sure it SPARKLES .

Flourishes :Flag, You're It  .

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2011 Holiday Cards-Project #11!

Hello Everyone!!

Before I share my holiday card of the day...I would like to share few things with you all....

I'm sure all crafty friends of U.S. must have already seen the new Papercrafts Magazine -365 cards issue, I've a lil' project on Pg.22 ,YAY!!!

If see it please let me know...I'll have to wait for my copy, I'm still waiting for Papercrafts- Holiday cards Vol.6 issue too.

Luckily I've online CARDS magazine subscription so got see my card in the Nov2011 issue..again if you see it ,let me know if you like it!

Okay!! Let me share my card with you.

A very simple card...my favorite one so far this year! The lovely image & sentiment are from Prima ~ North Country stamp set.

I've added lots of red and clear rhinestones & pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty!!

This card is for the following challenges..

CAS-ual Fridays-Tag!

Color Throwdown: colors!

Sweet Stamps - Non Traditional Christmas Colours .

BTW, did you all check out VIRGINIA's 50th b'day celebration giveaway.... if not check it  HERE.!!!

Thanks for peeking!!!

2011 Holiday Cards- Project#10!

Hi Everyone!!!

I'm back with another  holiday card....

This time its PRIMA- North Country papers...beautiful line, love the patterns!!

A Very simple cards...mainly with patterned papers. The sentiment is from Verve Stamps.

Just some twinery baker's twine & stickles.

 This card is for the following challenges..

Skipping Stones Design: Sketch.

Forever Friends: Christmas is coming.

Make it Monday : Anything Goes.

 

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2011 Holiday Cards-Project #9!

Hi!

I'm back with another holiday card!!!!

I paired up Mojo Monday #214 sketch with gorgeous My Mind's Eye~ Lost & Found Christmas papers for this card. I used it again!!!.Yep! its my fave VERVE snowflake stamp! The MME die cut tag had some nice red glitter swirls on it...so I stamped the snowflake on kraft cardstock and then applied Red Stickles carefully. I also did the same to Verve Classy Label die cut piece, applied red stickles to border.

The lacy doily diecut is from Papertrey Ink!

The sentiment diecut piece is also from the same MME collection kit.

Making Memories brad was a perfect match to all the red glitter effects!  Just added two Lt.Coffee pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty to finish this lovely holiday card.

This card is for the following challenges...

 Mojo Monday-Sketch.

Catered Crop :FTR25 recipe ...I crossed out the  ingredients I used.

Papers: Kraft, chipboard

Colors: kraft, black, cream, red, and green

Images: birds, winter scene, hollies and berries, swirls, Christmas

Ink: pencils, distress ink

Tools: embossing folder, die cuts, circle punch, lace and/or scallop edges

Miscellaneous: ribbon, pearls, fishtail tags

Techniques: layers and layers, dry embossing, distressing

Stamptacular Sunday : Punch it!

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2011 Holiday Cards-Project #8!

Hello Everyone!!
Happy Sunday!! Hope you all are enjoying the weekend....after a longtime I had a quite weekend , nothing much to do and everyone is well..Thank God!!
I've a  colorful Holiday card to share with you all...

Love the bright happy colors of Echo Park~ Holly Jolly Christmas paper Collection...super fun!!!

 Just added some diamond stickles to beautiful snowflakes! Embossed the background cardstock with Sizzix embossing folder...and finally finished the total snowflake theme with  Spellbinder's snowflake die cut.
Embellished the card with some tiny 2mm clear rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty!!

The sentiment is one my fave holiday sentiments from There She Goes Stamp.

This card is for the following challenges...
Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #10

Jellypark Challenges: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors.

Stamp-N-Doodle: Sparkle & shine.

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2011 Holiday Cards-Project #7!

Hello and Happy Saturday Everyone!

 I got my Holiday goodies package from Claudia & Company yesterday evening!! I ordered few of  my favorite Christmas/winter paper collections...Echo Park, My Mind's Eye, Prima...etc.

Love the MME Lost & Found Christmas collection...just whipped up a quick card ...

The tag on the die cut sheet was so beautiful...I had to use it. Just added some teeny tiny 2mm flatback red rhinestone from Pizzazz Aplenty  and stamped the " happy Holidays" sentiment from Papertrey Ink~ tiny Treats stamp set...TA DA! my focal piece of the card is ready!!

 This card is for the following challenges...

Clean & Simple : sketch

 CAS-ual Fridays : Tag.

Wags 'n Whiskers : Christmas.

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Enjoy the weekend!!

 

2011 Holiday Crads- Project #6!

Hello Everyone!!

I slowly getting all my holiday cards ready... today I tried a lil' different material for my card.

Its Fabric...a gorgeous blue-green tie-dye fabric!!

  Its a 5.5"x5.5" Square card. The lovely sentiment is from Unity Stamps. The jumbo snowflake punch is from Marvy..love it!.

This card is for the following challenges..

Delightful Challenges : Snowflakes.

Dutch Dare Card Challenge: Dies cuts and Punches.

Stamp Insanity: Chilled out blues.

Crafty Creations: Kraft , white and one other color.

Paper Pretties : Buttons.

Anything Goes Challenge : Stitches Real or Faux.

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2011 Holiday Cards- Project #5

Hi!

I'm back with  another holiday card !

Its cute and simple one...I love how it turned out!

I used the cute lil' images from Papertrey Ink~ Tiny Treats stamp set. The beautiful holiday themed papers are from Crate Paper~ Peppermint collection. Can't have a holiday card without a bit of sparkle....the tiny 2mm clear rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty are perfect for this card.

I painted the images mostly with Stickles ...rest with copics.

This card is for the following challenges..

Paper Take Weekly : First Christmas.

Clean & Simple : sketch.

EAD Designs: Colors.

Sweet Stamps : Red, Green & Gold.

Partytime Tuesdays : Bling it on.

Floweret: Christmas.

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2011Holiday Cards -Project #4

Hello  Eveyone!

Sorry for the delay !!! My lil' laptop is very sick...actually it has gone crazy, I need to take it to the Tech Doctor. I'll share a quick card before it troubles me more.

I used Iwona's lovely sketch and one of my fave VERVE stamp set for this card. Loooooooove this snowflake stamp...so artsy!!

The tag die is also from Verve Stamps.

I got this fabulous pleated ribbon from Corinna's shop...The Ribbon Carousel...I was saving it for some special Holiday cards... its gorgeous!

Its a very Sparkly card...but not a great  photo :((

This card is for the following challenges...

 Sketchbook Saturday : sketch

RCC28: Pillow talk.

Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Christmas.

Make My Monday : Christmas.

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2011 Holiday Cards-Project #3!

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!

I'm back with Day#3 of my holiday cardmaking projects...

A CAS holiday card!!! I used the lovely snowflakes & sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs stamp set. As I mentioned before I like my Holiday card lil' sparkly...so I added a lot of Diamond Stickles , few frosted pearls & rhinestones( from Pizzazz Aplenty). 

This card is for the following challenges...

Twisted Sketches :Sketch + buttons...I used snowflake button.

 Color Throwdown: colors.

Mami Doodles:  Christmas.
Card Cupids: Bling.


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