Christmas Mercy

Hello everyone,

Today, Mercy's Tuesday Sketch posted it's 100th challenge and Mercy Kerin is offering some wonderful prizes for this week's challenge participants. How could I not take part?

The card base is Recollections. The background layer is DCWV 'Tis The Season stack which is textured with the Cuttlebug Holly With Berries folder. The patterned paper is K & Company Yultide and SW Glad Tidings card making pads. The image, Kaiser Doodled Christmas is stamped on Stampin' Up Very Vanilla. The ornament shapes are cut with Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornament die. The snowflake is Sizzix Northern Frost Decorative Strip cut from a piece of Very Vanilla to which Glitter Ritz warm transparent micro fine glitter was applied. The embellishments is of unknown origin.

I'm not sure how I feel about this card. It is not the best nor the worst card I've ever crafted. Light mint green is not a favourite colour and in hindsight I probably should have used a different green and I would be much happier with this card. I do love the Kaiser image which incorporates the words Believe, Peace and Joy.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Vintage Greetings

Hello everyone,

I'm slowly moving into Christmas card mode. Today's card is based on Mercy's Tuesday Sketch. It also meets today's Creative Inspirations challenge which is Christmas in September.

The background paper is Creative Imaginations Tinsel Town. The red layer is QuicKutz Quick Stripz Garden. The green layer is Close To My Heart Ponderosa Pine textured with Sizzix Holly plate and highlighted with Shimmerz Candle Light. The sentiment is Expression In Ink 4-in-1 Holidays stamped on Close To My Heart Colonial White.

I picked up the Creative Inspirations paper pad at Michael's at the end of the season last year because I was really inspired by the vintage feel of the paper. I'm not really one to craft super vintage cards but the paper was really irresistible. I had not originally planned to highlight the holly on the green layers but I really like the effect of the painted Shimmerz. I think it works well with the vintage feeling I tried to create.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Thinking of You

Hello everyone,

Today's card is for a colleague who is undergoing prostate cancer treatment. He is halfway through treatment and I thought he could you a bright, yet masculine card pick-me-up from the gang at the office. I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge as a starting point and incorporating a tree fits today's Cute Card Thursday challenge.

The background layer and horizontal strip is Stampin' Up Certainly Celery. The remaining paper is Martha Stewart Playful Blue and Stampin' Up Whisper White. The blue layer and green strip were textured with Cuttlebug's Leafy Branch embossing folder. The embellishments are Peggy's Pretties. The image is Gina K Tree Silhouettes. The sentiment is Annabelle Sentimental Bluebells.

I love this card. I think it will be perfect for my colleague and I hope it will brighten his day. I just love the tree image, I've not used it before but I will certainly use it more often now.

I hope you enjoy this sketch and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Mercy's Medallion

Hello everyone,

I needed something really quick and easy tonight as I've stamp club and needed to shake a leg. I used today's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge as a jumping-off point.

The paper is Autumn Leaves Emily and Stampin' Up Whisper White. The focal image is Stampin' Up Medallion and is highlighted with Star Dust Stickles.

Easy, easy, easy. I knew I wanted to use the Medallion image and the Autumn Leaves paper just suits it beautifully. I didn't add a sentiment, I don't think it needs one though I may put something on the inside (not my usual practise) when I decide how I'll use the card.

I hope you enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pearly Sketch

Hello everyone,

I've got an interesting card for you today. I used a sketch challenge that I've not used in a while, Mercy's Tuesday Sketch, as inspiration.

This is another all Stampin' Up card. The designer paper is Good Morning Sunshine. The solid papers are Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. The bottom of the Chocolate Chip layer is punched with the Martha Stewart Gothic Arches punch. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Well Scripted.

I really like this card. I wanted to do a gender neutral card and this certainly fits that bill. I don't know what it was about this paper but there was something about it that I found really appealing. I also found Mercy Kerin's sketch this week especially appealing. I look at her sketch every week but don't always find the chance to make a card. I'm glad I did this week.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle