Christmas Card Parade – 2

The week before Halloween, I made Christmas cards.  Yep.  This didn’t start with Christmas cards in mind.  It started because I wanted to “get messy” and play with mixed media.  I started with a cool twist on the …

Christmas Card Parade

The week before Halloween, I made Christmas cards.  Yep.  And as I type this post, I have a PL spread laid out for the week of Halloween.  For some reason, I was so glad to put away the …

Solemn Stillness GOLD

The gilded age has returned!   I love the sparkle, especially the Zing! Glitter Finish Gold embossing powder!  I’m not certain I’m impressed with the Mister Huey Gold.  In the right light, it shimmers nicely; otherwise, meh.  While …

MSM’s Solemn Stillness

I need 16 – 20 more Christmas cards.  (sigh)  I thought I had enough.  No worries.  I’m having fun making cards.  I checked in with my go-to challenges over on SCS: CAS, Color Challenge and Sketch Challenge.  I …

MSM’s Merry & Bright, more or less

I’m playing in the CAS challenge over on SCS again this week.  This week’s challenge is “stamp a pad”. I used a technique called direct to paper to create the paint swipes using three shades of blue for …

MSM’s Merry Christmas + Paint

I’m so in love with the acrylic paint in the cool tubes from Studio Calico’s Color Theory line.   Let me tell you a story. My vision, inspired by a card from the Send Joy class taught by …

MSM’s Solemn Stillness

I’m in the Christmas card making / challenge participation / sharing mood.  Today’s project features the Stampin’ Up! Solemn Stillness stamp set  (Can you hear the Christmas hymn?) and a traditional Christmas color combination with gold accents!   …

MSM’s Be Merry

Today’s CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge over on SCS focuses on non-traditional Christmas cards. I am taking a class over on Studio Calico called “Send Joy”, taught by Lisa Spangler.  This is a CASE of one of three …

Peace on Earth

I love this stamp set.  It was a hostess set named Peaceful Season.  Paired with Letters to Santa DSP and some NEW Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon.  OK.  I’m so not the PINK gal!  But I love this …

Scrap Card

Do you need a great card idea to use up your long scraps?  How about these? Purty, aint’ they?  I wanted to make some Christmas cards.  I had some Fruitcake strips & scraps.  Basic Grey Fruitcake, that is.  I …