Happy Friday! Hope you all had a fabulous week. I'm still trying to get into the swing of things after vacationing with my family in Disneyland and I'm also starting on my Christmas preparations. In the spirit of the holidays, I thought I would share some Christmas cards for you. I'm getting ready to send mine out and thought it would be fun to send one of a kind cards to each of the recipients on my list. I wanted to share three I came up with last night.
The first card is for this week's SCS Limited Supply Challenge (LSC249). I went with a clean and simple card and this is what I came up with.
The adorable ornament is from Our Craft Lounge's Jolly Ornaments set. I stamped the ornament with Vivid Brick Red ink on a scrap piece of paper, added a pearl brad and attached it to the card front. I also used Vivid Brick Red ink to stamp the sentiment on the bottom right corner.
I ran the top half of the card front through the Cuttlebug with the Snow Dots embossing folder. I added a strip of ribbon with a bow towards the bottom of the card front and it's ready to be sent out!
Stamps: Our Craft Lounge: Jolly Ornaments
Paper: Pure Luxury White Card Stock
Ink: Vivid Brick Red Ink
Accessories: White Satin Ribbon; Cuttlebug; Snow Dots Embossing Folder; Halfback Pearl
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The next card is for this week's sketch challenge over at StampTV (STVSCJH01). Here's what I came up with.
For those of you who are missing Stampin' Up!'s Baja Breeze, Gina has just released a new card stock called Ocean Mist and you will love this color even that much more. As soon as I got it, I just knew I had to use it for this card. The designer paper is from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses paper pad.
I stamped the ornament from the Holiday Hospitality set with Vivid Brick Red ink on a scrap piece of paper, cut it out, and adhered it on top of the card front. I added some Stickles and some Doodlebug Glitter. I finished it off with some ribbon across the bottom of the card front and some ribbon to hang the ornament from...ready to be mailed out.
Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Holiday Hospitality
Paper: Creme de Menthe and White Pure Luxury card stock; Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses
Ink: Vivid Brick Red Ink
Accessories: Doodlebug Glitter; Stickles; Halfback Pearl; Button; Pink Taffeta Ribbon; Red Grosgrain Ribbon
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The last card for today is for another challenge over at StampTV, an inspiration challenge (STVICSS01). This is the inspiration Selma selected for us this week.
It is from NorthStyle catalog and this is what I came up with.
My card base is the other yummy card stock color Gina just released yesterday called Creme de Menthe. I added a strip from a different sheet of Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses paper pad towards the bottom and stamped the snowflakes from the Warm and Wonderful stamp set designed by Rupa Shevde with Vivid Inky Blue ink. In the middle of each snowflake I used the White Gel Pen to add some dimension.
I used the same set and ink color to stamp the sweater on a scrap piece of paper. I colored it in with Copics and cut it out. I added some halfback pearls down the middle of the sweater and some stickles to the snowflakes. I tied some ribbon around the card front and once the stickles accent dried, I adhered it to the card front.
The sentiment is stamped with Vivid Inky Blue ink on a scrap piece of Pure Luxury White card stock and punched out with the large oval punch and layered onto a scallop oval I punched out of Creme de Menthe card stock. I finished it off by adding some doodling and some halfback pearls.
Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Warm and Wonderful set designed by Rupa Shevde
Paper: Creme de Menthe and White Pure Luxury card stock; Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses
Ink: Vivid Inky Blue Ink
Accessories: Large Oval Punch; Scallop Oval Punch; Blue Marker; ; Halfback Pearl; Satin Ribbon; White Gel Pen
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope you have a cupcakelicious day,
What a fun assortment of Christmas cards!
Posted by: Jennie Harper | December 06, 2009 at 03:27 PM
love your cards, carolina--your sweater card is perfect for the inspiration!
Posted by: lynn | December 05, 2009 at 05:13 AM
Awesome cards!!! Love them All!!!!
Posted by: Rachel Hope | December 04, 2009 at 05:47 PM
I love them. That first one is beautiful. I pm'd Toy today to tell her I loved her white card challenge today the best!
Posted by: Jane Harrah | December 04, 2009 at 04:52 PM
Carolina these are all so cute. Both your ornament cards are beautiful but I really love the sweater card you made for the Inspiration Challenge. It is gorgeous.
Posted by: Selma | December 04, 2009 at 03:32 PM
Such pretty cards!
Posted by: Sparkle | December 04, 2009 at 01:34 PM