Slimline Christmas Joy 1

 2023 Christmas card #1. I loved making this paper pieced bauble for another card HERE, so I wanted to try it in a slimline design. I like it a lot!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SSS Christmas Foliage Dies The Greetery Opposites Attract Stamps and Dies Catherine Pooler Essential Slimline Dies PTI Bells & Boughs Stamps & Dies Memory Box Drop Ornament Die
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar  White 80 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar  White Neenah Desert Storm 80 lb. Cover Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses 6x6 Paper Pad American Crafts 6x6 Glitter Paper Pad.
Ink	Versa Mark, SU Real Red, PTI Various Greens
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder Ranger Queen's Gold Embossing Powder Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Scor-Pal Score Board Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Sookwang Double SidedAdhesive Tape 3M foam tape.

I'm playing at:

Peace On Earth #31 - Anything Goes Christmas

Jingle Belles Rock - What Did Santa Bring You?

Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder

Make My Monday Challenge $191 - Something New

Spellbinders Ski Lodge Embossing Folder

Hey Love

It's a new year with a new year's worth of challenges at Time Out, and we welcome 5 new Design Team Members: Bobby, Deepti, Elizabeth, Jenny and Kate! You can "meet" them HERE. I am so excited to begin a new year of creative journey designing with Gerrina, Ishani Nancy and Nonni and with our new members. It's going to be a great year, and we all look forward to inspiring your creativity and to have yours inspire us.

Time Out #229 begins today. We are challenged to be Romantic. 

We are generously sponsored by Jane's Doodles. Challenge Winner will receive a $20.00 Store Credit at Jane's wonderful store.

I love all the strip designs out there, so I decided to use that technique on my card.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Pinkfresh Studio Shaker Heart Die Waffle Flower Slimline Stripes Die Simon Says Stamp Hey Love Wafer Die. Card Stock 110 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White SU and PTI solid color card stock strips DCWV gold foiled card stock Tonic Glossy Black Mirror card stock
Ink	None
Embellishments	None
Other	Sizzix Hearts 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Scor Pal Score Board ScorPal Score Tape-1" Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue White Sticky Foam Sheets

I'm also playing at: 

Die Cut Divas - Valentines

Make My Monday Challenge $191 - Something New

Sizzix Hearts 3D Textured Impressions
Embossing Folder and Simon Says Stamp Hey Love Wafer

Die.

Tidings of Comfort & Joy

Over the weekend, I made many card fronts with PinkFresh Studio's Holiday Botanical Background Layered Stencils in traditional Christmas colors. When I saw the badge for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Color Challenge, I was inspired to use all blues and see how I liked it. Well, I loved it. I used Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Uncharted Mariner and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks. I decided to use Waffle Flower's Oversized Joy stamp and die set for my sentiment using SU Brocade Blue card stock for the shadow, and a blue-hued glitter paper from Memory Box's Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad. I love the way it turned out.

52CCT - December Colour Challenge

I am also playing at:

Stencil Fun - Stenciling with an OPTIONL theme of ANY holiday

Peace On Earth Challenge #29 - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Christmas Bauble

The other day I was leaving some love for Lisa Elton of My Paper Tales and found this fabulous card (below) looking back at me. Isn't it beautiful?? I knew I had to CASE it... well, I pretty much copied it.

 

My Drop Ornament Memory Box die is so similar, so I pulled it out along with a BasicGrey 6x6 Christmas themed paper pad from 2009 that I have used a lot but still have a lot to go, and I went to town cutting strips, piecing them together and die cutting. I popped the ornament up on fun foam. I heat embossed, die cut and popped up the two pieces of the sentiment (The Greetery) and placed them on the ornament. I then glued the finished ornament on a panel that I dry embossed with Spellbinders Scenic Poinsettias EF and adhered that panel to a white card base. I love the way this turned out. Thank you, Lisa, for the inspiration!

I am playing at:

As You See It #289 - Breakneck Baubles

9 minutes, 58 seconds

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #29

Most Magical Time Of The Year #3 - Florals

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #69

Christmas Peace

 

The other day I played with embossing folders and made many beautiful backgrounds. Today I began to make cards with them. I love the way this one came out. I know several people who are really suffering physically and emotionally during this time, and I wanted to find a way to send holiday greetings that would soothe the soul. It is not a very merry and jolly time for everyone. I though this was such a perfect way to convey a loving message of comfort.

The glitter paper is copper colored, and the enamel dots are red. It is hard to see the true colors in this picture. It is a very gray day where I am and photos are not easy.

Supplies:

Stamps~None

Ink~SU Almost Artichoke

Paper~Gina K. Designs

Other~SSS Forest Border Embossing Folder;  - SSS CZ Design Peace Wafer Die; 

Im playing at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #69

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #29 - Anything Christmas

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

NBUS December Challenge #45

CZ Design Peace Die Cut

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas

Simon Says IG Challenge: Die Cutting

Merry & Bright

 

Time Out Challenge #228 begins today. This time we have a theme - Winter Holiday. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Newton's Nook Designs. Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 voucher to use at the Newton's Nook Store.

We welcome Sue Symens of Sentimentally Sue as our Guest Designer. Sue is a very talented card maker with a (most often) CAS style. Her blog and Instagram are chock full of wonderful inspiration. Treat yourself to a look and your creativity is sure to be sparked!

To create my card, I used the Holly Botanical Background Layering Stencil Set from Pinkfresh Studio and various SU inks for my border. I added the CZ Designs Merry & Bright die cut in red foil card stock backed with vellum and three SSS snowflakes cut from glitter card stock. This was an easy, quick and very festive card.

SSS Bliss Snowflake Die, SSS CZD Merry & Bright, Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Botanical Background

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #660 - Photo

Focus on the garland on the mantle

Sunday Stamps #297 - Holiday Greetings

Red, Green & White

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 52CCT22-44

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #28

Time Out #223

 

Time Out Challenge #223 begins today. This time we have a Photo Inspiration.

Here's an enlargement of the photo.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. Winner will receive a $25.00 Gift voucher to the Newton's Nook Store.

I created my card with a few of elements in the photo - the Christmas tree topped with a sparkly star, the small pillow all the way to the right on the couch, and the black background in the fireplace. The design is a bit of a departure for me. When I showed it to DH, he said "I hate the silver polkadots". His reaction cracked me up. I knew I had succeeded in getting out of my comfort zone!

Supplies used:

Hero Arts Color Layering Snowy Tree

Ranger white EP
Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Circles
Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies
SSS CZ Designs Sentiment Strips Christmas
SSS Simple Patterns Trio Stencils
Dreamweaver Metallic silver embossing paste
Gina K Foil
Glitter card stock

ON ANOTHER NOTE, TIME OUT IS HAVING A DT CALL. DETAILS ARE ON THE CHALLENGE BLOG TODAY, AND THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL POST TOMORROW (9/23) WITH A LINKY FOR INTERESTED CRAFTERS!

 

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #630 - All Occasions

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge #124 - AG Christmas

Peace On Earth #24 - AG Christmas 

CAS Christmas Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

May Your Christmas Be Filled With Joy

Less Is More Challenge #455 begins today. We are challenged to create a CAS card with the theme of 

Winter Whites.

I used Neenah Solar White and Buttercream card stock to create my card. I simply die cut the top panel of Neenah Solar white with the Penny Black Christmas Elegance Creative Die. I backed that panel with  buttercream card stock. I added a gold heat embossed sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas Stamp Set and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

I'm also playing at:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #2 - Anything Christmas Goes

Krafty Chicks #583 - All Occasions

The Holly And Ivy Christmas Challenge #104 - Anything Christmas Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #55 - Make One For A Loved One

Wishing You Peace & Joy

Time Out #199 begins today, We are challenged to create something with the theme of "Down To Earth". There's an optional twist of using Kraft card stock anywhere on your project.

 The challenge runs from Thursday, October 21st to November 3rd.

We are generously sponsored by Alex Syberia Design. The winner will receive a $15 gift voucher to her amazing store HERE! In the store you'll find beautiful digital stamps along with digital cut files. Do check out her amazing designs! 

Challenge winner as designated by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

I used Kraft card stock for my card. The main image is from a very old stamp set by Impression Obsession called Peace On Earth. The circle cuts are done with PinkFresh Essentials - Braided Circles. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #2

Christmas Anything Goes