Caribbean Christmas

This card was made as a request and hopefully will be appreciated by the recipient.  Someone I used to work with has had a few personal cards made by me and she is hoping that this one brings flowers and chocolates!  The card is for her husband and they are going off on a Caribbean cruise so I have included a cruise ship ornament (made using shrink plastic), a sun, palm trees and waves on the background, plus suitcases under the tree. 

Inside I placed another ornament with a large version of the cruise ship.

I am entering the card in the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge - sadly their last one. 

November Blog Hop - Just a Note!

   November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 1, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.

I am sharing 4 note cards today plus a single card that was inspired by the bit of paper left on the desk.  I tried again with my Cricut and this time using some scrapbook paper I got shapes fully cut.

As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. So many sales and crowds, well stick with us we have some great deals for you.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes" - this one is not to be missed!

Thanks for joining our blog hop this month - see you again soon.

 

November Blog Hop - Mountain Selections!

   November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 1, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.


As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. So many sales and crowds, well stick with us we have some great deals for you.

 

My cards for today are all scenes created with today's selections set.  The first one is also up on the MFP blog but the other two are made using ornament shapes cut with my new Cricut.  I did not get the right cut settings so please excuse any rough bits.

My first card uses the sketch from VLVNov2012 Week2

This next one uses the Spellbinders lattice and the ornament is tied to it with Bakers Twine. Blue card is mounted inside the card.

This last one is actually far prettier in real life as it actually has a soft sheen to the ornament - I took at least 4 photos to try and get the colours looking right.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes" - this one is not to be missed!

Please come back for our last day of hopping tomorrow.

 

Santa is in Town

When I saw this VLV sketch (week3) I was stumped - all I could think of was a chimney - no idea why but that is how it is!  The song about Santa getting stuck in the chimney that my niece, now 21, used to sing kept coming into my head.  I ended up leaving Santa off but here is my card with all the stockings neatly hung!

I have used MFP Big City launched this week plus a brick background from another MFP set (sorry name escapes me!).

Thanks for checking this out.

November Blog Hop - Amaryllis Definition!

   November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

Today's cards:-

This first one uses SFF sketch

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This one just happened!

This ones uses the sketch from Waltzingmouse WMSC125

 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 1, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.


As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. So many sales and crowds, well stick with us we have some great deals for you.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes" 

Thanks for stopping by

 

November Blog Hop - Big City!

   November Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Big City Featured November 27 
Amaryllis Definition Featured November 28
Mountain Selections Featured November 29
Just a Note Featured November 30

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 1, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday November 30, 2012.

My cards made using today's set are quite simple.  The first has a feminine feel, using SC353 rotated, and I think would work for a new job card.  I just stamped in black Versafine on pink card. 

The second was stamped onto watercolour paper and then the background painted with watercolour pencils.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's posts for today and please come back tomorrow.

As you all know November is the time to gear up for Christmas shopping. So many sales and crowds, well stick with us we have some great deals for you.

 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Winter Scenes"

 

FOSTV48 - Snowman and Snowlady

This week's challenge at FOSTV is to make a snowman card, but as last week's challenge did not get posted due to technology issues there are actually two challenges right now - check it out here. I actually made a Snowman and a Snowlady card.

My snowlady uses the stamp from Holly Jolly Greetings.  It is decorated with snowflakes made with mainly Spellbinders dies.

My snowman uses the image from Snow Gifts Mini.

If you find a few spare moments then please play along with us.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the blog hop.