O Christmas Tree

Hello friends,

I'm here with my last card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, and once again I CASEd the hostess Michelle Lupton. The main element on her card that inspired me was the multicolored triangular sections.

Products used:

#stampin'up paper, #altenew (embossing folder), Holographic paper, #uniko (sentiment stamp) & silver acrylic paint 

Four coordinating papers were used to cut triangles to shape the tree, then embossed and glued to the card base. A star from my stash was covered with holographic paper, adhered in place and finished off with a stamped sentiment and a generous spattering of silver paint. Some larger dots were intentionally added to the tree.

Challenges entered:

#paperfunday - anything goes

#peaceonearth - Christmas

Have a wonderful day.

Leanne 

Mr. Snowman

Hello friends,

Here's a simple card I made for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Karren by using the sketch. 

Products used:

Gift wrappig paper (unused) & #scrappycat (sentiment stamp)

Challenges entered:

#paperfunday - anything goes

#colorfuloptions - color

Have a great day.

Leanne

Stamping w/ Watercolors

Hello friends,

Sharing this card I made for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event. Here I CASEd Anna. The technique of stamping with watercolors was new to me, and I had to give it a try.  

Products used:

#fbsstamps (image, scroll & sentiment), #justrite (frame die), watercolors & gold acrylic paint 

The image was stamped with watercolors, then with gold acrylic paint, covered the panel with spatters and die cut the panel. The scroll was stamped with gold paint, the sentiment with ink, then fussy cut and glued. The die cut panel was adhered to the card base and covered with gold paper for contrast.  

Challenges entered:

#paperfunday - anything goes

#peaceonearth - Christmas

Have a great day.

Leanne

Gingerbread House

Hello friends,

I'm sharing another simple card I made for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Mindy Eggen. The elements from her card include a background with an image and sentiment beneath it.

Products used:

Background paper (company unknown), #papercraft essentials magazine (image) & heat embossed sentiment (company unknown) 

#ssswednesday - anything goes

#prettypapers - anything goes

Have a great day.

Leanne

A Scene Outside a Window

Hello friends,

I still have a few more cards to share for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event. Here I CASEd Angie. I loved the layout of her card, but I made a square one.

Supplies used: 

#lawnfawn (images, dies & sentiment), #stampin'up (paper), #nuvo creativepens (birds), #rangerdistressinks (clouds, leaves & branch) & glitter glue.

A panel of watercolor paper was inked to depict clouds, adhered to the card base and the colored designer paper was glued over it to reveal an open window. The stamped, colored and die cut images were glued in place. The previously coloured and die cut stitched leaves were die cut again from the leaf in this set, adhered in place to show falling leaves, and finished off with a stamped sentiment.

Challenges entered:

#lawnfawnatics - holiday

#diecutdivas - critters

#asyoulikeit - critters (I like bird critters because their chirping is music to my ears)

#ssswednesday - anything goes

Have a beautiful day.

Leanne

Making Spirits Bright

Hello friends,

I'm sharing a simple, colorful card I made for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Natalie. The elements from her card include a scripty background with an image and sentiment beneath it.

Products used:

#echopark (background, image & sentiment) & glitter glue (on white portions of Santa's attire).

Challenges entered:

#ssswednesday - anything goes

#colorfuloptions - color

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Leanne

Sparkly Snowflakes

Hello friends,

In today's card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, I CASEd Glenda. The main element on her card was snowflakes. Seeing Nicki Baxley's neon snowflakes, I was inspired to pull out the paper I used for Iris Folding many years ago and had forgotten about for that shimmery look. 

Supplies used: 

#hellobluebird (dies), shimmery paper & #stampin'up (sentiment)

One snowflake each was die cut from the entire set. The tiny snowflake die was used to cut some halves from the leftovers, which were glued along the edges, and the tips of the largest snowflake were used to cut out the tiny circles and dots. Then finished off with a stamped sentiment.

Challenges entered:

#sssmonday - add texture

#ssswednesday - anything goes

#neglectedstuff - shimmery paper

Have a beautiful Sunday.

Leanne

Poinsettias w/ Pine

Hello friends,

I'm back with another card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event. This time, I CASEd Amy Tsuruta. The main element from her card includes the Poinsettias along a diagonal.

Supplies used:

#poppystamps (Poinsettia die), #newtonsnook (pine die), #mftstamps (background), #stampin'up (sentiment), #rangerdistressink & sequins

As I do not own a coverplate die, I masked and heat embossed the top section and created a subtle contrast with light ink blending. The die cut Poinsettias and pine leaves were arranged along the diagonal and finished off with a stamped sentiment and sequins.

Challenges entered:

#sssmonday - add texture

#ssswednesday - anything goes

Enjoy your weekend.

Leanne

Foliage Wreath

Hello friends,

I'm here with another card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, and I CASEd the hostess Michelle Lupton again. I was inspired by the wreath set on one side with golden leaves sticking out.

Supplies used:

leafy sprig die (company unknown), #unity (sentiment stamp), #rangerdistressink & gold acrylic paint (spatters)

A circle was drawn off-center, and the green leafy sprigs were adhered along the circle. The golden leaves were loosely entwined with the green, and all were glued down. Finished off with a stamped sentiment and spatters in red and gold.

Challenges entered:

#sssmonday - add texture

#ssswednesday - anything goes

Have a great weekend.

Leanne

Sparkly Wreath

Hello friends,

Here's another card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event. I actually started making this card last month, but I only arranged the sprigs. When I saw Cecilia s card, I thought it would be perfect for the CASE and completed it. 

Supplies used:

#lawnfawn die, gems, ribbon from my stash, sentiment stamp (company unknown) & #prismacolorpencil (red edge)

The die cut sprigs were arranged in a circle, and added bling and the bow. The sentiment was stamped on a strip of cardstock and finished with a red edge on either side. 

Challenges entered:

#parkhopping - Holiday World

#sssmonday - add texture

#ssswednesday - anything goes

Have a great day.

Leanne

Colorful Trees

Hello friends,

Sharing a colorful and sparkly card I made for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Tracey McNeely. I was inspired to use the die I'd placed in the unwanted lot of supplies for this card. The elements from her card include the colors, but in brighter hues and trees.

Supplies used:

#rangerdistressinks, #kellypurkey (die), #uniko (sentiment) & star sequins 

A panel of watercolor paper was directly inked with the ink pads and then spritzed with water to allow the colors to lightly mix and react with water. Once dry, the panel was die cut multiple times until it was used up. The pieces were then arranged on the card base, star sequins were added and finished off with a stamped sentiment.

Challenges entered:

#colorfuloptions - colorful

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - Holiday World

#sssmonday - add texture

#ssswednesday - CAS

Have a great day.

Leanne

Psalm 28:7

Hello Friends,

Sharing this card I made for 'An Encouraging Word Hop'.

Products used: 

Designer vellum cards (fussy cut image), sentiment stamp (company unknown) & gems

Challenges entered:

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#ssswednesday - CAS

#wordpower - words in focus

Have a wonderful day.

Leanne

Designer Paper Santa

Hello friends,

Sharing another card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing BreAnn. I copied her card sketch with an element in the centre.

Products used:

#echopark (paper & image) & die cut bling.

Challenges entered:

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - Santa's Land

#ssswednesday - CAS

#peaceonearth - Christmas

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Leanne

Angel of Joy

Hello friends,

Here's yet another simple card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Kelly Wood.

Products used:

Designer paper (company unknown), image fussy cut from unused gift wrap paper, #vervestamps (sentiment) & snowflake sequins.

Challenges entered:

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - The Holy Land 

#ssswednesday - CAS

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Leanne

The Starry Night

Hello friends,

My card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event today CASEs Judy Rozema. I was inspired to use a dark background with the silhouette of the Nativity scene.

Products used:

Handmade paper (sky), #ldrs (frame die), #stamplorations (nativity die), gold cardstock & #hellobluebird (sentiment stamp)

The lower portion of the handmade paper was covered with black paper, die cut & adhered to the card base. The die cut nativity scene was stacked for dimension, the star was covered with gold cardstock and finished off with a stamped sentiment.

Challenges entered:

#BYSHC - anything Christmas

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - The Holy Land 

#ssswednesday - CAS

Have a great weekend.

Leanne.

Holly Berries

Hello friends,

Here's yet another simple card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Lara. 

Products used:

Gift wrap paper (unused), a wavy edged mat die (company unknown) & #stamploration (sentiment die)

Challenges entered:

#BYSHC - anything Christmas

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - Epcot's Flower Festival

Have a great weekend.

Leanne

A Reflective Bauble

Hello friends,

I have a very sparkly card for the 'CASE Me a Christmas Card' event, where I'm CASEing Seeka. The only element from her card includes a bauble with a snowflake made using reflective paper. 

Products used:

Designer paper (company unknown), #justrite dies (bauble & sentiment), #hellobluebird (snowflake), #papertreyink (bow), foliage die (company unknown), #echopark paper (bow), #averyelle (stamped sentiment), reflective paper, recycled shiny papers (snowflake & bow) & silver cord.

A frame die was used to die cut the bauble, and the inlay die cutting technique was used for the snowflake. However, the intricate pieces of the snowflake were left intact. The tapering end was cut off from the top and adhered to the card base, covered with designer paper. A silver cord was glued in place, then foliage and a bow that was offset on shiny paper. Finished off with the sentiment.

Challenges entered:

#BYSHC - anything Christmas

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#parkhopping - Holiday World

Have a lovely day.

Leanne