Monday, November 28, 2011

Mojo Monday #217

Welcome to Monday!  I woke up feeling creative and the Mojo Monday challenge was there!  I didn't know i still had yet another Christmas card in me...but i did.
Here is the sketch:
I of course, chose to make a square card.



Papers:  Kraft Cardstock, Vintage Cream Cardstock, Coaster Stock (PTI), Designer Paper (Echo Park), Red, Blue Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Inks: Sea Breeze, Lady Bug, Moonlight White (Tsukineko) Crimson (All Night Media)
Stamps: Ornament & Die cut - Vintage Ornament Set (PTI) Sentiment (Flourishes)
Ribbon: Offrey

Friday, November 25, 2011

Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

Wow!  What an image we had to work with for the challenge.  So many directions to choose from. 


I loved the predominate red & white colour scheme.  The pine boughs add a festive touch of green.  The agony of choices to launch my design from.  But it was the red & white colours that kept drawing me in...and the toile print on the gifts.  I used the Mehndi Medallion to create this same sort of feeling for my card.
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI), Red (Bazzill Basics)
Ink:  Lady Bug - Momento (Tsukineko)
Ribbon: Offrey
Stamps: Mehndi Medallions, and sentiment from Tree Trimming Trio sets (PTI)


Make it Monday #42

Hello Everyone!

I loved this week's 'Make-it-Monday' over at Papertrey Ink.  The tutorial was about layering a background using sentiment stamps...something I'd never tried.  I had several goes at this ...and the cat came in from the snow with wet paws and ruined them.  I re-created my favourite, and kept it out of harm's way.

Takinng a break from Christmas cards, I opted to use the 'Daydreamer' set.
Paper:  Kraft Cardstock, Vintage Cream Cardstock (PTI) Brown Cardstock, Pumpkin Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
Inks:  Antique Linen (Ranger) Galaxy Gold, Cosmic Copper, Rich Cocoa & Spanish Olive (Tsukineko)
Stamps:  Daydreamer Set (PTI)

Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Few Months... and now a few Christmas Cards.

Dear Readers,

As you can see from the last posting date...it has been quite a few months since my last post.  Not to get too much into the details of it...I had a stroke.  It was caused by some medication I was taking.  You know you've got a crafting addiction when none of your body wants to move or work but you are craving to operate a pair of scissors!  Yes, during the first days after my stroke that's all I wanted...A pair of scissors.  My hand would make the movement as my brain was thinking about scissors.  Fast forward now to a few months into rehabilitation and I'm finding cardmaking not only a joy but also a challenge and a bit theraputical in terms of figuring spatial relationships, fine motor skills...in cutting, stamping, etc. 

In the spirit of keeping my blog going and in keeping myself going physically and creatively, I share with you these photos of what's been going on in the craft room.  I should have taken photos of the boxed card sets I made as presents ...but I forgot before giving them.  I do however have a few random Christmas cards that are going to become boxed sets.






Thanks for taking a look.  Leave a comment ...constructive criticism is appreciated as well.