52 CCT April Stash Challenge

My card for today, uses a printed holiday paper set called "Snowflake Ridge Collection".  

I bought it from Scrapbook.com but you can also get it at Amazon, Ebay, Michaels and more.  The collection has to be my favorite paper in many years and I have used it alot.  Since it is double sided, I am tempted to buy another pack and use the other side as well.  

The paper I chose from that collection had peppermint candies, snowflakes, flowers, poinsettias and several colors. I went with poinsettias theme and I pulled the colors teal and white to work with.  I had a sparkling piece of cardstock left over that was 2 tone teal so I used it for my mat, words and leaves.  I love how the die cut leaves look!  If you turn it in the light, the leaf veins look like another color so I used my flash so you could see what I was talking about.  You can also see the two colors on the words.  I cut Joyous out of the lighter area and Noel out of the darker color of the two tone cardstock.

   Since the cardstock is so busy, I chose a plain color for the rest.  I used iridescent white for the poinsettias, frame, mat, and banner. 

So now it is your turn to play!

Come on over to 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

Check out past challenges to help you with ideas as there are some great works of art from many who have played along.

See you there!

Netta

Sizzix "Christmas Phrases"

Simon Says Stamp Frames

Hole Punch

Two Tone Teal Sparkle cardstock

Impression Obsession Poinsettia Die 2 sizes small and large

Stampin Up Banner Die

Printed Holiday Paper Set- Snowflake Ridge

52 CCT April Theme Challenge

 

When I saw this challenge....I had to ask...what was Snarky?

I was told to just have fun.....be sarcastic.

So I did!

Do you have any sarcastic images or sayings in your stash?
If you do...make a card and come share it at  52 CCT.


Netta

Thank You in Black Magic Stamping

Black magic technique has been around for years.  
All it is, is stamping on dark cardstock with an image that is not just an outline....a more solid or mostly solid image....with white pigment ink  You want to let the image dry completely or use a heat gun if you are in a hurry.  I stamped my images the night before.  
Once dry, grab your pencils and start coloring!

First card I used Derwent InkTense pencils colors

Antique White

Poppy Red

Sienna Gold

Sun Yellow

Field Green

Apple Green

Second card I used same technique but this time I used PrismaColor Pencils colors 

Light Aqua

Cobalt Turquoise

Violet Lake

Cerulean Blue

White

thank you for stopping by...

Netta  

Fluttering By to Say Thank you

Dropping by to show you a simple quick card.  

Simple only because I used left over pieces that were already colored.  All I did was to glue, stickle and add the words.  Sometimes it pays to dig in my box of throw aways!

Enjoy your crafting day!

Netta

WaterColor Dog Sympathy

Most dogs and humans have long and close connections.  Many of us need them and they need us.  If you are like me...losing your 4-legged friend might be one of your worst days.  

I know two who lost their long time friends within the same week so making two dog sympathy cards was double hard.
I used Arteza water color brushes to color up the two different images to match the breeds.  They have already received them in the mail so it was ok to share now.

In time...may the memories of their precious friend soften the sadness of their hearts.

 
Westie

Schnauzer

Arteza Colors:

Bright Blue

Artic Blue

True Blue

Parma Gray

Bumblebee Yellow

Wisteria Purple
 
Big hugs to you both.

Netta

52 CCT April Color Challenge

Today's challenge at 52 CCT is about color.  

Metallic and one other color.  

I chose gold metallic and a blue foil scrap paper that I had left over from long ago.  

I put double sided tape on the back of the metallic gold cardstock and used the die to cut out my design. A little bling, also from my stash, finished off the card. 

I have always enjoyed the color of blue and gold together.

How are you doing with your Christmas cards?  Getting anywhere yet?  Only 6 months left to go for when panic sets in!  LOL

Here is the challenge....

  Let's see what you have.....Tag your it!

Netta

52 CCT April Sketch Challenge

It's sketch time again at 52 CCT challenge!  

I love these challenges as they really make me think and plan my cards.  I flip them all over until I am happy.

This time I flipped the image upside down so the rays looked like they were coming down from a star.

 

I colored the rays by using copic colors B06 and B000 in my compressor.  To keep the straight lines, I just used a long piece of post it note and kept moving it to get each ray.

The snowflakes are a mixture of stamps from different companies.

The trees in the background is the slope shown on the sketch.

 

Good luck to those who join in on the challenge at www.52cct.blogspot.com

Have a great weekend everyone!

Netta