Cardinal for the Holidays

 

Hello! Another Card for my Christmas card stash.  I chose a Cardinal stamp from Gina K Designs First Christmas set as the focus of my stamp.  After coloring the bird with Copics, I trimmed the image with a Spellbinders die and framed with Red CS also die cut with a lager die.  I inked the edges with Pilot Gold Metallic ink.  I assembled the card with a base of GKD Grass Green CS and a layer of Authentique Pattern Paper with a GKD ribbon of Red and Gold.  I finished with a Sentiment in Rhubarb Stalk ink, Gold Metallic Twine, and Red Rhinestones.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: This sketch #372  was perfect for my design after I flipped it.

Mod Squad Challenge: Challenge is For the Birds.

Cards in Envy: Challenge is Frame It! Card fits into A2 Envelope.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Challenge

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October Challenge

Shopping Our Stash: Challenge is Duck, Duck, Goose-use bird or feathers on your card.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Quilted Christmas Greetings

Hello!  I have been too busy to post the past few days.  I finished Christmas cards that I made for my Mother to mail a couple weeks ago but never showed here.  Thought I would enter for some of the Christmas challenges.  I am not too happy abut this photo... the card is very straight but the camera distortion makes it look out of shape. And I had sent off the cards before I realized how bad the photo was. OOPS! so I could not remake.

Since my Mother has made many lovely quilts, I decided to design her cards with a Quilt Theme.  I used squares from pattern papers from Authentique Collection Wonder pad with Cream CS and Cherry Red Card base to create the layout.  I used embossing on the background as well as the quilt squares.  Finished with a sentiment stamp from Power Poppy and some Green Gems.  I completed a total of 30 cards in this design. The inside was finished with a printed greeting.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: #322 Word Week Merry
Clear it Out Challenge:  Theme and Stash are Anything Goes. Cleared out  a lot of paper in my stash and gems.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything goes with Christmas Theme

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Christmas Flip Card

Welcome to my studio!  Recently at a meeting of my stamping club  we made a flip card presented by Cheryl.  She had precut and scored all the parts for  the card with a die specially made for this technique which I believe was from Stampin' Up.  I decided to make this style of card just using  SB circle dies and my Scor-pal instead of spending more money.  (DH will appreciate that?)
After a few trials on copy paper, I worked out the technique successfully and can also use other shape dies to create other designs.  This was not difficult at all and saved me about $20-30 which I spent online this morning.  My finished card is a Christmas card shown partly closed in above photo and  opened in  photo below.  I made this mostly with scraps and leftovers.

Challenges:
Glory of Christmas: Special Card Form
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything goes

Supplies:
Paper: GKD Red and Ivory CS, Authentique Wonder Collection including die cut on the front
       (Joy to the World)
Stamp: GKD Christmas Verse
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Nesties Circle Dies
Cuttlebug EF Allegro
Scor-pal
Christmas Bell 3D Stick on from Susan Winget
Ribbon from Joann's

Is this a flip or swing card?
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa