I am writing this post at the end of a very busy and crafty weekend. It seemed like I was not doing much more than drive my kids around this weekend, but I must have been home a lot too, because I have quite a few cards to post today.
My first two cards are inspired by this design at Festive Friday #42 and they will be donated to this year's Caring Hearts card drive. I am hoping to make lots of Christmas cards in the next few months to donate to this worthy cause.
This first card is also inspired by the sketch at this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, and I rotated the sketch 90 degrees when I saw this card by Maureen in the gallery. I did a bunch of stamping and masking, and then decided to cut out and pop up the two candy circles in front. I was inspired by the red and white in the photo.
The pine cones and branches tied around the chairs inspired this next card.
I have another card for this week's ColourQ and it is going to the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling to challenge (Shine On HYCCT1401B).
This next card is going to the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling to challenge (Spoonful of Sugar HYCCT1407) and I followed a rotated version of this week's RetroSketches rs #136 challenge. Just a head's up--I had to cut this ice cream die 5 times to get all the different colors of ice cream, and I do hate to waste die cuts, so you will be seeing this line up 4 more times on different cards with the flavors mixed up.
My last card for today uses the colors from Colour Me Striking and I will enter it at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes and Simon Says Monday Falling in love with...(my new IO die). I made it a masculine birthday card because that is what I thought it looked like. I used a new die from Impression Obsession--I ran three colors through the die after cutting my card front, and it really was not that hard to fill in all the spaces with the different colors.
I am going to enter my 2nd, 3rd and 5th cards over at Virginia's View Challenge #8 Clean and Simple.
That's it for me today. Believe it or not, I have more cards, but I am going to post them later on in the week.
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I love them all! That peppermint card is so so sweet and I love that you added black to the bottom of them, so striking. Your ice cream card is too cute with those tickets and your final card with that fun retro style, fabulous! I love your lamp card too, just so sweet with the embossed edge in pink and the perfect sentiment. Thank you so much for playing along with us at ColourQ, hope to see you again next week.
ReplyDeleteYou're so awesomely productive, Joyce ... these are all such wonderful cards! I'm particularly taken with the beautiful pine bough over the texture-y woodgrain ... and I just love what you did with your new IO die ... it's so gorgeously graphic! I have a similar one on it's way to me ... and will definitely be CASEing! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy Joyce. Love the candies on your first card and the crisp design on the second. Thanks so much for playing with us at Festive Friday.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards, Joyce! I especially love the red, white, and black Christmas card! It looks good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteLove the inlaid look with all the squares! Super cool effect and great use of the challenge colours. Definitely an awesome masculine card. :) Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Me...!
ReplyDeleteWOWZERS Joyce what a great mix of cards, you've been a busy card maker!! Love the peppermint candies and those fun lamps! So happy you could join us at the ColourQ!
ReplyDeletegreat cards! love the christmas candies!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Great eye candy here, Joyce!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a feast for the eyes! All of your cards are just beautiful! So glad you joined us at Festive Friday! :)
ReplyDeleteJust noticed your new blog design. You're getting high tech. Awesome cards, Joyce! You definitely had a very productive weekend, and great to see you giving them to good causes. I never seem to get cards made in excess because I send/give too many to family and friends. Think you just caused me to bump up Peaceful Pinecones on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteBusy girl. You continue to amaze me. Great cards. My favorite is the ice cream card. Too cute.
ReplyDeleteFabulous array of designs, Joyce! Love the peppermint candies and the graphic design on the last one!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards :) I love those tiny squares falling off the panel !
ReplyDeleteAll of them are AWESOME, Joyce! I am very happy to see that you are inspired to enter CAS challenge! So glad that you join the fun!
ReplyDeleteGreta cards, Joyce! I especially love the peppermint candy border on the first one -- such a great take on the sketch!
ReplyDeleteIn awe again! Great bunch of cards. I'm just smitten with the pine cones on the embossed background - makes me want to day dream about a walk in the woods! That ice cream is pretty distracting too! LOL!
ReplyDeleteAha! I thought it was you (I'm going through the FF entries backwards and couldn't figure out why you were posting from Flickr, but now I get it!) Another wonderful entry - love the scale of those big Christmas candies! Thanks for joining us (again!)
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with all of these fabulous cards, Joyce! You've done an amazing job on all the challenges, and I think it's wonderful that you will be donating so many of your creations to Caring Hearts...WOW!
ReplyDeleteJoyce, these are all AWESOME! OMG girl you have been busy! I love your big peppermint card! And the birthday one with all the dies from IO is fabulous! Thanks for sharing that at Seize the Birthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat another fun card for the colourQ, Joyce, love the lamps again! So glad you played with us twice!
ReplyDeleteWow... what a beautiful collection of cards! I love the ice cream card... great colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us this week at RetroSketches!
Wow! What a great bunch of cards! I really love both of your FF entries...the bold and striking design of the first, and the softer side of the one with the embossing and pretty pine boughs! So glad you could join us!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my - it amazes me what you can get done - awesomely done cards!! I gasped at the absolute coolness of the masculine birthday one!! Way to go - you are an amazing, creative cardmaker!!
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