Jolly St. Nick!

Don't you just love that feeling you get when a card really comes together and you love it!!!

I admit that some of my cards are o.k. and some are good but this one I think is great. Not sure if it  is the rustic papers, the image or the glitter, but all together they make me smile.

I found this great sketch to use at Mojo Monday and what a fun one it is this week.  

As you may know, I am guest designing back at Doodle Pantry this month, and I wanted to use some of my images that I bought last month including this fabulous set "Jolly Saint Nicholas" . I am a fan of more vintage and retro looking Santa's and this certainly fits right in my wheel house. I used the colored Santa for this card but can't wait to try my hand at coloring the outline image that also comes in this set. I love combining images from different sets and the Christmas swag from the set "Seasonal Swags" fit perfectly with my fine fellow. I created my banner in the Silhouette Cameo software and cut it and the holly cut file from Silhouette to  decorate my card front.

Be sure to stop by Doodle Pantry soon as there is a coupon on the specials page for 25% off your order for a limited time.

Loving the glitter paper for the leaves and banner! The tag is also a cut file from Silhouette, I matched the back layer with the color picker to the green in his cap.

I had cut three of the tags when designing my card, so I made two of them into matching tags for my packages this Christmas. 

I am entering this at:

Sketch #318 at Mojo Monday .

Month long Holiday Card challenges at Beccy's Place  , you will find a new card and challenge each day along with tips and chances to win! This is for the Santa card challenge.

Card Details:

Paper: Stampin' Up cherry cobbler, Paper Studio Old World Santa, DCWV glitter pack

Stamps: Doodle Pantry 

Other: Silhouette cut files- tag and holly, ribbon from Walmart (Christmas),red embroidery floss, pop dots

SCH is going with Fabric!

Happy Saturday my friends, hope you are starting out on a great weekend of fun things! 

Rick and I are off to another tournament this morning, we are having a blast spending time with friends and shooting again. Hope you are doing something you enjoy.

At Sugar Creek Hollow this week we are using fabric in our designs, so we ask you to create a vintage/shabby chic card or project using fabric but no ribbon or lace! I didn't realize how much I depended on one or the other until I couldn't use them, lol.

I used papers and chipboard from Colorbok's Antique Paperie collection for my card this week with only the sentiments stamped. Embossing with Cuttlebug's baby's breath, liquid pearls, leaves from sizzlelits little leaves and a scalloped and embossed border give just the right punch. Do you see my fabric? It is the sheer yellow bg with the pinked edges. I love the way you can see through this just a bit in person. The fabric was originally intended for a jar topper but I think it looks much better on my card.

I used another part of that same paper to dress up the inside

 adding a birthday sentiment for my friend.

I am entering my card at Mojo Monday using this week's sketch.

Be sure and stop by SCH to see what the rest of the gang has up their sleeves.

We hope you can join us this week in our fabric challenge!

Happy Day......

Card Details:

Paper: GinaK, Colorbok

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Other:

Colorbok chipboard, Cuttlebug EF, Liquid pearls, SU emboss and die

Sizzlits leaves

Stamps: SU Happy Everything, Noteworthy

Mojo Monday

Well thanks to a lot of you out there that I have watched play each week in the Mojo Monday challenge, I have decided this week to play along.


I have had this image from Clear Dollar Stamps for a few months and to be honest had forgotten about it. I printed it out this last week and thought that this would be a good time to use it. My side trim is some pipe trim that I bought on clearance at Walmart a few weeks ago. And if you are eying the pretty butterfly and postage stamp...it is some of the digital page that I purchased from Sharon at Plumrose Lane and heads up....she has a sale going on right now.

Well guys, if you have been with me for all 3 posts today....good for you, and I promise this is the last one. I am going to have an auto post on Saturday, fingers crossed it works. Off to do a couple more things and to bed early, I hope.
Hope you all have a great next few days and I will be seeing you soon!

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up baja breeze, Bo Bunny Gabrielle collection
Image: CDS Quiet Rocking Chair set with sentiment
Ink: SU markers
Extras: Ephemera Plumrose Lane, Making Memories brad, Fiskars border punch, Pipe trim from Walmart