Happy Birthday

Here's a quick little card that is going into my birthday card stash.  Can't have too many of them, right?  It's a square card, so I will probably hand deliver it.  The colors are bright and cheerful, and the card is suitable for either a man or a woman.

I used my Cricut to cut out the birthday greeting ...I will definitely use this again and again!

I am entering this into Verve Stamp's December Diva Inspiration Challenge.


 I used the sketch on Viva La Verve Sketches' Holiday Break.

I've got to say that it's really really really difficult to line everything up ... notice how I cheated by lining up with the edges of background paper?

O, Holy night!

In the spirit of trying to put together a stash of Christmas cards for next year, here is another card that I made just today.  It's not like my usual cards in that it is a 5x7 instead of A2 size.  I wanted to have a good-sized picture on the front, and the smaller card wouldn't work.

I am entering this into the following challenge:

Freshly Made Sketches - sketch #268

Thanks

I am really trying to keep up with my cards.  This one is (obviously) intended to be sent to someone showing my appreciation.  I was fortunate to receive numerous Christmas gifts from students, and this will be going to one of them.  

I'm entering this into the Case This Sketch blog's Challenge #202.

JOY

 

So ... it's the day after Christmas, and I didn't send any cards this year.  I've lurked a lot at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog that has a Christmas card challenge for each week of the year.  If I can follow through with it, I will have 52 cards ready for sending next Christmas.  This entry is for the final challenge of 2016:  Pick a Previous 2016 Challenge. I picked the April 2016 Sketch Challenge for my entry.

In addition, I am entering it into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog's Make It Sparkle. 

The semicircle on the side as well as the center circle are cut out of glitter paper, and I used some silver sequins to add to the bling factor.

December "Theme"

Wishing you and yours a very Merry and Blessed Christmas from our family.

Here are the options for this month’s theme (the bold one is my choice): First Day of Winter (December Solstice), Christmas, Traditions I chose Christmas as my theme tag.  I know, boring AND predictable! I went “shopping” in my stash and found the ornament that I had cut out in a previous year. I also used a piece from Craig’s mother’s jewelry as an embellishment on the bottom of the ornament. Last year, I purchased some Frosted Film on sale and never had a clue on what to do with it; I was so excited to see the possibilities with it and cut it out and adhered it to the upper right corner.

Journaling on the back:  This is the first tag I created for our monthly swap. I went searching (shopping J) in my stash and found the ornament that I cut last year. I also used the frosted film that has been in my cabinet many months now. I am proud to say that I didn’t need to buy anything!