VLVOct2013 Week5

Hi this is another catch up Christmas card using this months VLV sketches.  The sketch for week 5 was an interesting one and I started with Poinsettias but my images were far too big for the circles so I used snowflakes and changed my design completely.  I used the stamp sets from Verve called Christmas is in the Air and a small one  called Frosty Flakes.  The sentiment is from another company but I can't remember who.

 

I used an embossing folder on the background paper that I have had in my collection for ages.  The ink colours are Memento Paris Dusk and Teal Zeal.  All the snowflakes were embossed with a clear glittery powder - most of which blew all over me!  Some Mermaid Stickles has been added to the centres of the teal snowflakes.  Thanks once again for checking my cards out.

VLVOct2013 Week 4

I am trying to catch up on some Christmas Cards.  I have been making odd ones for MFP challenges but I have not kept up with my 13 a month for CCC13.    I therefore decided to use the last two VLV sketches for October for Christmas cards.

My week 4 ones sticks very closely to the sketch and uses Verve Holly Jolly ornament stamps with a sentiment from Verve Glad Tidings.  There are 4 red gems on the card but none of them sparkle here and number 4 fades into the paper!

 

Hope your Christmas cards and projects are coming along fine.

FOSTV96 - Halloween

This week we are celebrating Halloween at Friends of Speedy TV.  The stamp set one person will win is called Halloween Selections.  Please check out the challenge here at Speedy TV

I tried to make a cute card as I don't really agree with celebrating all the evil and dark side of the occasion.  I used VLVSketch3 for October which you can find here

The first photo shows the outside of my card and the second one shows the inside.

The images are from the MFP Stamp sets called
I'm Going Batty and What a Scream

 Thanks for looking and keep safe this week.

High Hopes Challenge 190 - Give Thanks

I played along with a sketch challenge presented by High Hopes (Challenge 188) just over a week ago and I was lucky enough to be chosen as the winner.  I won a choice of stamp and was invited to be a guest for this week's challenge.  The challenge theme is: Give Thanks (either a Thanksgiving card or a "Thank You" card).  

I used a VLV sketch for this Thank You card - week 2 for October.  The image is called Hay Ride and I coloured it with Prismacolor Pencils.

The High Hopes blog can be found here and the new challenge is 190.  Thanks for visiting.

FOSTV94 - Tags and Banners

Any occasion using Tags or Banners or both - that is the FOSTV challenge this week and you can find it here on Speedy TV.  Please check it out and do join in - we would love to see your creations.

I made two cards for Christmas for this challenge - one has a tag and uses VLVOctWeek1 sketch and the other card features a banner.

This first card with the banner uses the sets Tailgate Party for the banner and the snowman from Snow Gifts.  I used Copics for colouring and plenty of glitter.

My second card uses Wise Men the mini set you get free if you buy the 4 main new sets released this month.  You can check out the offer here.  The snowflake was cut from fancy vellum using a Spellbinders die.  Scattered Straw distress ink was used round the edges of most layers. This one uses the VLV October week 1 sketch.

Thank you for coming over.  Please check out the projects my friends in the team have posted too.  Have a great week.