Color Hues Challenge #131 - coral and green

 Here is the new challenge at Color Hues:

Coral was never one of my favorite colors, but lately I've gotten a little fonder of it, lol!  I think that comes from the shades of coral in Concord & 9th ink and cardstock.  That's what I used for this card, along with a stamp set from The Greetery.

I did a little stenciling on the white oval and some dry embossing on the coral cardstock.  No sentiment on this one, as it could be used for various occasions.

ABC Christmas Challenge - H and I

 The current challenge at ABC Christmas Challenges is "H" for hat or "I" for image only.  I went with "H" for hat on my card, but it actually could also go for "I" since I didn't put any sentiment on the front.

The is an Anna Griffin image that I cut with my Cricut.  I used white, red and black shimmer cardstock, and then added some white Stickles to the fur on the hat.  I love the vintage 50's look of this Santa!

Jingle Belles vintage Christmas challenge

 Jingle Belles' new challenge is all about a wonderful vintage Christmas.   I really love vintage, antique Christmas decorations so this challenge was right up my alley.

Here's my card, using the Tim Holtz Cozy Christmas set.

To give this image more of a vintage feel, I stamped it on watercolor paper and painted it with watercolors.  This just gives me a subtler touch of color.  I added some clear Stickles to the fur and a little bit of clear shimmer pen to the berries and candy cane.  Hmmm....I may need to find some Christmas sprigs and try to recreate this image as a table decoration.  Thanks to Jingle Belles for the inspiration!

   

Color Hues Challenge #140

 Color Hues Challenges has a new challenge up for this month:

I really love this color combination with these deep hues.  I used a plaid turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th for this one, along with sentiment stamps from Elle's Studio.  The inks are Dragonfruit and Midnight from Concord & 9th.  

Peace on Earth Challenge #109

 The current challenge at Peace on Earth Christmas is all about Christmas, with this mood board for inspiration.

I took inspiration from the image in the lower left corner, and the blue and white color scheme.

The center panel is white, although it looks light gray in the photo.  It's matted with silver cardstock onto a light blue card front.  The image is from Pretty Pink Posh and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

AAA Birthday - Challenge #84 - washi tape

 The current challenge at AAA Birthday is to use washi tape on your card.  Washi tape is an item I have but don't use much, so I appreciated the challenge to use some of my stash.

Here's my card, using various birthday washi tapes I bought at JoAnn's a couple of years ago.  The stamp and dies are from Concord & 9th (balloons) and Spellbinders (ovals).  

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - April sketch

 Here is this month's sketch challenge from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown:

Here's my card from the sketch. I kept this pretty simple by starting with a Christmas cut apart card that already had the sentiment, and matted it with red and green cardstock.  I added a few gold and green gems and a diecut bow to finish it off.  That bow is from Spellbinders and it has become my favorite bow.