August Christmas Cards

Hello! I stayed up late last night (well, 10:00 p.m. but that's late for me since I'm usually in bed by 8:00 or 9:00 to get up at 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. for work) to work on my August Christmas Cards. I had to get them done by today to meet my deadline for the Splitcoaststampers Christmas Card Challenge. As most of you already know, I make 4 Christmas Cards a month so that I'll have about 50 Christmas Cards at the end of the year. It's tough to do, but I'm always so happy in November to have all my Christmas cards done already.

For this month, I used all retired Stampin Up! sets. My first card using the Charles Dickens set 'Keep Christmas'. I used a clean and simple sketch, and tried to re-create the old world feel with the papers, coloring, and button/twine treatment. The sentiment is stamped on vellum so you can still see the image underneath. My next three cards all use images from the same Stampin Up! set called 'Big on Christmas'. My sketch is from Card Patterns (Sketch 128). These were such quick and easy Christmas cards yet full of details. The snowflake is a felt snowflake from JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.

The poinsettias are from Prima. I used a gold gel pen on the star on the tree and the ornament on the card below.

Here is a group shot:

Have you started on your Christmas Cards yet? The holiday is only 4 months away! Yikes!

Have a great day! Amy

Digital Tuesday Challenge: 'Going Buggy!'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is called 'Going Buggy!'. Simply make a card or project that has bugs on your design, and be sure to use at least one digital element. Our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry!

To make my card, I used the Doodle Pantry image 'Ant Masquerade'. My paper is My Mind's Eye 'Lime Twist'. I put Stickles on the insects wings, and added flowers, ribbon, and dew drops for embellishment.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Paper Fashions 'Soups On!"

Hello! Today I have a Paper Fashions card to show you that uses the image "Soups On!" and a sentiment from 'Kitchen Clatter Sentiments'. My sketch is by Sankari Wegman of Taylored Expressions. The paper is Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety'. I added a paper doily behind the main image for a little added 'home-made touch'. I inked it with distress inks to age it a bit. The buttons are felt buttons purchased at JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.

Have a great day! Amy