Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 34

Happy Monday~ Tanja has a great sketch for us to play with at JCBC this week. I am so lovin this new line from Basic Grey. The bee image is just adorable and so perfect for the season. Enjoy your week! Stop by and see the other DT cards. They are all fantastic :)

JCBC - Challenge 33

Our guest designer Vanessa drew up a great sketch this week at JCBC. I received this cute little Chitango stamp and saying in a swap. It fit so perfectly with the sketch this week. I used Colorbok Friendly Forest papers throughout. Thanks for looking, be sure to check out the other DT cards and give the sketch a go yourself.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 31

Happy Monday~ This week at JCBC I stretched the sketch just a bit to use this great sunflower cut with my Tilda. I adore this little lady and cannot wait for the real flowers to be in bloom! I needed some cheer in my head and craftroom... sunflowers is all I could think of! My sketch this week is a simple one but the ladies have really put it to work so be sure to stop by and see the other DT cards. Fabulous as always!

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 29

Kristin has a really fun sketch for you to play with this week at JCBC. I think I may have gotten a little crazy with the circle's but it seemed to work at the moment, lol! Do stop by and see the other DT cards... and perhaps try the sketch yourself!

Stamps~ Penny Black

Paper~ Provo Craft Christmas Stack

Cuttlebug die for stars

JCBC - Challenge 28

We have a lovely sketch for you to play with at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards this week. I love how easily you can make it simple or complex and still have a delightful result with your card! Amanda did a fantastic job.

This week I was happy to use my first Sarah Kay stamp... talk about super cute! You can find one HERE. I mixed this little lady with some DCVW Garden Party paper, a few skittles and stickers... I hardly ever use stickers but nothing else was quite right. I wanted to load this card with flowers, swirls, and whatever else I could find to match. My husband said... NO... keep it simple, keep it clean. "I would buy this card as is. No flowers!" LOL So this week I took it simple cutting the paper to embelish it a bit. He really had me laughing! Be sure to stop by and see all the great DT cards this week.

Paper- DCVW Garden Stack & The Luxury Stack

Stamp- Sarah Kay: Puppy Love

Stickers- K&CoMpany

Misc- skittles dyed with alcohol inks

JCBC ~ Challenge 26

It's Party time for me with a little help from Mary Enghelbreits funny image and Mada's sketch at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards today! Her sketch is fun and simple, which was fantastic for my image that is so busy! I just love it. Stop by to see the other design teams creations and show us your take on the sketch this week! We love it when you stop by!

Paper is DCVW. Image is from my desk calendar this year. One of the best purchases of the year so far for me, LOL! Thanks for stopping by.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 25

This week at JCBC, Simone has given us layers of fun in her sketch. I really enjoyed this one and acutally made it quick which is not normal for me at all, LOL! I might have to play with it more this week and see what else I can come up with.

Paper~ Provo Craft- Holiday Slab

Stamp~ Penny Black- Season of Sharing

Misc~ Primas and brads

Simple fun :)

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 24

Happy Monday everyone! I missed last weeks fun due to illness in our house. We're all feeling better now and I am so excited to play again! Tanja created our fun sketch this week at JCBC. Simple elements made for simple fun for me this week! I love this cupcake cut made from Cricut - Home Decor. It's fun and playful just the way a birthday card should be. Take time to view the other DT creations and create your own card this week! There is the cutest Magnolia posted for prize. As always, thanks for stopping by!

Paper~ DCVW Sweet stack

Cricut~Home Decor for cupcake, cut at 2 3/4 inch

Cuttlebug A4~ Swiss Dots

Stamps: Studio G and Heidi Grace

Misc: Ribbon and ink

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 22

Happy Monday Everyone~ Linda has a great sketch for you to play with at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. I adore Basic Grey and knew right away the Eva collection would be perfect for my card. I adore peacocks but this stamp is delish. I stamped it with 3 colors of pigment ink for the coloring which worked just perfectly. Thanks for stopping by. Please show us your take on the sketch this week!

Materials Used
Print paper: Basic Grey~ Eva (Noble, Pannier, Decadent)
Cardstock: Making Memories~ Smooth Plum
Stamps: Basic Grey~ Birds of a Feather, Inkadinkado~ Garden Flower (Happy Birthday)
Ink: Color Box Pigment: Violet, Lilac and Pink and black for sentiment
Stampin Stuff Clear Transparent Embossing powder
Fiskars border punch: Treading Water
Misc: Primas, Brads and ribbon

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 20

I have been a long time fan of The Criss Cross Card. Our sketch this week at JCBC suits this design perfectly. Gry-Heidi added some fun elements that all of the design team members took on differently. They are fun, simple and addicting. If you haven't tried them, give it a go and let us see your work!

Card is made using 2 sheets of paper, cut at 5x10 each. Score in the center and fold.

Then cut the outer sides diagonally to make the 'criss cross' fold.

Pattern paper: Magenta~ White & Olive Green Waves

Stamp: Close To My Heart~ Magical Season

Cricut: Plantin Schoolbook Star cut at 1 1/2"

Misc: Ribbon, eyelets, prisma pencils

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 19

Time for a new sketch as Just Christmas and Birthday Cards! This week Kristin made our lovely sketch. I knew I wanted to play with the sketch and make a fun, but unusual card. I love what I"ve come up with. The card base is 5x5 square, with all elements on the front as designed, only also including the 'card' part for writing a note. Something different and fun! My new DCVW Green papers were perfect for this card... sort of manly too which I always struggle with.

Be sure to check out the other design team cards and show us what you come up with too! Scrapp&Lapp is our sponsor this week. Enter your design for a chance to win!

DCVW - Green Stack

Cricut - Mini Monograms 3" scallop circle
Inkadinkadoo- Chelsea Sentiments
Ink~ Color Box Chalk: Chestnut Roan
Misc: Brads

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 18

It's a new sketch craeted by Amanda at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards! All the DT ladies created beautiful cards this week. I had a lot of fun using some new goodies received over the holiday's. I am crazy for vintage / old looking papers, images, etc. I don't have a whole lot of experience creating with a vintage feel but I'm working on it! I adore this little sledding stamp. You can feel the joy and hear the laughter being shared on that sled!

Create your own card using this sketch and let us see it! Paula at Polly Craft Designs from the UK has sponsored our sketch this week. Her little stamp is toooooooo cute!

Cricut: New Arrivals for card base

Printed paper: Dovecraft~ Victorian Christmas
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamp: Dovecraft and Making Memories Fa La La
Misc: Martha Stewart Punch: Snowflake and Embossing snowflake border punch

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 16 & 17

I've had a bit of computer troubles with loading my images but things seem to be sorted out now. The past 2 sketches at Just Christmas and Birthdays have been so much fun! Be sure to check out the other DT great cards and enter your own in the challenge :)

Sketch 17 was created by Janina for this weeks challenge. I love the simplicity of the sketch but more I love how everyone has used it! I am in love with Owls at the moment. This sketch provided the perfect oppertunity to use some in my stash for a happy hello to someone special.

Patterned paper: Sassafras~ Lil' Brudders
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Sassafras~ Hoo Do You Love?, Inkadinkado~ Gem Stone Birds
Misc: leaf buttons, hemp twine, Lion Brand homespun yarn (ranch) and brads

Sketch 16 for last week was soooooo fun! I love cards with unexpected cuts and dimensions. I have seen some cards created in such a way in the past, where the front flap is only half the width of the full card size. Mada's sketch provided the perfect map to give this a go and the results are just too fun.

Patterned paper: DCVW Christmas stack
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Autumn Leaves~ Ice Skating, Hero Arts~ Warmest Winter and Snowflake Backgrounds.
Front of card was flocked using Snowflake Background stamp. Versamark ink with Stampendous Stamp and Bond applied, heat with heat tool, then add Cotton Ball White flock over top for a fun fuzzy effect.
Misc: ribbon, buttons and DMC floss.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 15

Simone created a very fun sketch for you to try out this week at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards! There are so many elements to her sketch it was intimidating for me to begin and know what to choose for each spot! Those are often the ones you love the most when you're done. For me that is the case this week. I created a birthday card using all Basic Grey Sugared papers and some crochet lace passed down from my Grams. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to try the sketch yourself! We have the cutest stamp to give one lucky person this week, generously donated by Funky Kits from the UK! I think it is adorable.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 14

It's my turn for a birthday card this week at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. Tanja created our sketch this week. Stop by our blog to see the other great DT cards and if you have a minute submit a card of your own. We've got a super cute stamp up for grabs this week!

My weekend flew by and before I knew it my card was due. I was blessed by DCVW's Sweet stack for nearly everything in my card. The cake us hand cut from a sheet of paper and added to the card with foam adhesive. Fun, cute and quick!

Paper: DCVW Sweet stack, brown backround is from Me and My Big Ideas

Stamp: Scrappy Cat~ Birthday Wishes

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 13

We're excited to start creating again at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. This weeks sketch was created by Linda. I really enjoyed the layering in her sketch. I've decided as part of my creating this year I want to use more of what I have and not think I need something new every week! Easier said then done, right! Well, this challenge brought me to one stamped image, a new Magnolia which I adore. By clipping the holly from her hair and coving it with a little knot of red thread, I used the same stamp, with papers from the same line / stack, to creat both my Christmas and Birthday card. This is not only user friendly to my resolution, but it also made creating both cards a lot simpler for me. Not quicker but simpler :)
Be sure to check out the other design team cards. Everyone did a great job this week as always! Try the sketch out for a chance to win a really fun stamp 'the faith lady looks shy', kindly donated by The Crafty Pad.

Magnolia stamp "Tilda With Christmas Presents" found at Stempel-Phantasien

Paper is from Me and My Big Ideas stack and transparent vellum

Circular stamps are Scrappy Cat for birthday and Limited Edition / Danelle Johnson for christmas.

Happy Holidays is from Making Memories, Fa La La set.

Circular stamps are inserted into a tag, using the Tag Maker from Making Memories.

Misc: Buttons, primas

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 12

Whoohoo ~ It was my turn to create a sketch for you all to play with at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. I'm a simple girl when it comes to elements. I love seeing what everyone comes up with. Stop by and check out the other design team cards. They're all great!

I was soooo excited to use a barrowed 'toy' for this card. Cricut's Hello Kitty cartridge is super cute. Thank you Kathrin for letting me play :) The backing was tricky for me because I didn't want it to distract from the image, but still add to the whole cards look. I came up with a dark blue paper with light grey flourishes and snowflakes, then covered with a snowflake printed vellum.

Cricut cartridges: Hello Kitty cut at 5" Green pieces are colored/blended prisma pencils. Bow and buttons are stickled in Christmas Red and Patina green, antlers and nose have diamond glaze over top of prisma pencils to add a little dimension.

Scallop edge cut using photo corner side by side, 2 colors layered, with fun flower lace strip over top.

Misc: Prima, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, heart brad

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 11

This weeks sketch at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards was designed by the very tallented Gry-Heidi. I thought it would challenge me with all the different elements she packed on one tiny card but as it turns out I had tons of fun and adore the sketch and my creation! There is an extra competition coming up. Be sure to stop by and check out the other designers work as well as the fun challenges this month!

Stamps: Inkadinkado: Beautiful Fairies, Stamps Away: Happy Birthday, Heidi Grace

Stamp is colored with Prismacolor pencils, blended with odorless paint thinner.

Paper is DCVW and bazzil

Yellow fuzzy ribbon is fun stuff Kathrin sent me :) Thank you.

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 10

This is such a fun sketch designed by Kristin over at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. This week my DT card was for Christmas. It was so excited for me for 4 reasons: Fantastic paper I hadn't used yet by K&Co (I love their stuff), I sewed my card with my new machine that didn't jam, break or bunch thread on me (LOL), I loved the simplicity of the sketch that really allows the image to do all the work for you, and I received my first Magnolia order from Stempel-Phantasien... how super cute is this little lady?! Kathrin's shop is based in Germany. If you're interested in Magnolia's browse her shop and send her an email. She has excellent customer support and is quick to ship. All items in her shop are on hand so no waiting (whoohooo)!

Card is made with a transperancy for card base, paper is sewn on top of outside and inside layer.

Paper: K&Co

Stamp: Magnolia~ Tilda with Candy Cane

Colored with prisma color pencils, blended with odorless paint thinner

Stickles used for some blink on the candy cane and right side detail.

Paper: DCVW and Bazzil cardstock
Stamp: from Michaels craft. Will post detail later.
Colored with prisma color pencils, blended with odorless paint thinner.
Butterfly punch

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 9

Sketch 9 at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards was created by Amanda. It is a simply fun sketch that I finally got to use my owl stamps for! You know the "I just have to have it just because" purchase that you never end up using? I was thrilled when it all came together for my birthday card this week.

Besides this sketch there is a ton of fun stuff going on at JCBC! Karin has some great blog candy available on her blog. You've got to stop by and take a look at what she's got cookin! There are also fun challenges happening all month! This week, through the 7th, you have the oppertunity to reuse / recycle things you'd otherwise not craft with! All the details are listed. Take a look and have fun!

Thank you for stopping by. Here is my birthday card for this weeks challenge~

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo, colored with prismacolors and blended with odorless paint thinner

Paper: K&Co

Cricut: Zoobaloo for envelope cut

Ink: Brown Staz-on