Triangle Trees ~ CCMC380

Hey everybody!  Welcome to Thursday, which means another Create with Connie and Mary Challenge!  This week we've got another super color combination for you.  

I on a complete Christmas card kick and can't seem to break away from it!  I'm building up a great stash, thanks to all these great challenges!

I was inspired by this photo I found on Pinterest....

I liked the different textures and sizes of the triangle shaped Christmas trees.  

For the background of the card I swiped my Smokey Slate marker across a larger size acrylic block, spritzed it with water and applied it directly onto white cardstock.  I like the wintery sky look it gave me!   I added lots and lots of punch confetti stars. 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: White Christmas, Happy Scene

Paper: White, Brushed Silver, Neutral DSP pack, Real Red, Smokey Slate, Black Glimmer, Silver Glimmer

Ink: Smokey Slate

Accessories: Elegant Dots and Decorative Dots EF

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Christmas Coffee with a Birdie ~ SSC113

Good Wednesday everyone!  Today's card is for Sunday Stamps challenge 113.

I was completely inspired by the picture of the mugs and tea (or coffee....I prefer coffee!) 

I was also inspired by this cool, vintage feeling picture I found on Pinterest.  The artist is named Steve Mack.  

He's got some other styles similar to this one and I'll be featuring at least a couple other cards inspired by his work in the future, so stay tuned!  

I love the simplicity of his drawings, which translates easily into punch art! 

Basically this card uses a variety of circle and oval punches.  I hand cut the triangle elements, as well as the steam.

The sentiment on the inside of from an older set from Close To My Heart.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Rustic Sunflower ~ HSS224

Hello everyone!  It's Hand Stamped Sentiments time again!  This time we've got a rich trio of autumnal colors.  Aren't they beautiful together!  

I decided to go the sunflower-ish route.

I used a much neglected and now retired stamp set called {Build a Blossom}.  It coordinates with the Blossom Builder punch.  I stamped out each blossom in Delightful Dijon ink on the same color cardstock and punched each one out.  I added a Mossy Meadow circle to the center of the flower and then accessorized with a gold button and linen thread.

The Burlap ribbon and Early Espresso embossed woodgrain background add a rustic feel to this card.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Fancy Fold Holiday Branch ~ CCMC 379

Happy Thursday stampers!  This week at Create with Connie and Mary we have a wonderful sketch for you!

I flipped the sketch on it's side.  My inspiration came from this card made by LeAnn Greff.  LeAnn has all the measurements posted on her blog for this card.

I thought the main open panel with the stamped image behind it would be a nice combination for this sketch!  I really love the way this turned out and am considering making this one of my Christmas Cards this year!  I think this would be cool with our family picture pasted on the back side of the Mint Macaron panel.  

I also think the Mint, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso are so rich and striking together!  It's a new favorite combo for me for sure!

Here's a peek of the card on the inside.  

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Among the Branches, Flurry of Wishes, Reason for the Season

Paper: Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Early Espresso, Mint Macaron, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Woodland EF, Early Espresso seam binding ribbon, circle framelits, Snow Flurry punch, neutrals button, gold thread

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Beautiful Thoughts ~ CCMC378

Hello stampers!  It's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge time and it's color challenge week!

We have some nice, warm colors for you to play with......

I was thinking of flowers with the color combo and ended up going with my favorite butterfly stamp, {Beautiful Wings}.  

I perched the butterfly on a base of a soft suede tag from {Everything Eleanore} and a Very Vanilla circle cut from my circle thinlets. 

The sentiment is from {Best Thoughts} and I flanked it with a few little Hello Honey roses and Mossy Meadow leaves.

I love to add a little strip of sequin trim on my butterflies and you'll probably see this on 99% of my butterfly creations.  When I cut my gold sequin trim, the thread from where the sequins had come off was a little frayed and neat looking.  I figured I'd leave a little tail hanging on the butterfly.....After I looked at the photo I see that maybe I should have turned it around and made it antennae instead of a tail.  Anyway, I liked the look so much that I used some more as a little extra accent over the top of my Soft Suede ribbon under the sentiment panel. 

Make sure you check out the other amazing CCMC designers blogs and leave them some love!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Peaceful Wonderland in Silver & Gold ~ HSS223

Hello stampers!  It's time again for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge!  This time we have a sketch for you.  

This card was born out of lots and lots of scraps laying around my desk.....the silver cardstock, the background paper, the glittery "Peace" sentiment.

I strayed just a little bit from the sketch by keeping the same basic layout but turning the card portrait instead of landscape.  I also chose to put the sentiment in the left hand corner of the main panel and add the three rhinestones to mimic the stars in the sketch.  

I hope you find time to play with us and try this unique sketch!

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Wonderland, Reason for the Season

Ink: Stazon Black, Versamark

Paper: Silver, Black Glimmer, White, Black, Winter Wonderland DSP

Accessories: Rhinestones, Iced Rhinestone embellishment, gold glitter, Heat and Stick powder, Silver and gold 1/4" ribbon, gold sequin trim, circle dies

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Chalkboard Go Wild! ~ CCMC377

Hey!  It's Thursday and that means another great Create with Connie and Mary Challenge is underway!  This is sketch week, and boy is this one good!

I was super stumped by this sketch at first, but after thinking about it for a bit I had too many ideas and couldn't decided which one to use!  Haha!!!!

I began with the idea of using the chalkboard technique and decided to use the Go Wild DSP pack, Black Glimmer paper and {Zoo Babies} to make a cute, neutral baby card.  I love all the little animals in this stamp set.  I chose to use the neglected rhino and monkey.....the little monkey looks like he's announcing the baby, doesn't he?!?

I paper pierced around the edges of the black panel to add a little more interest.

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Zoo Babies

Paper: Tip Top Taupe, Sahara Sand, Black, Go Wild DSP, Black Glimmer

Ink: Craft White, Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Neutrals button, Linen thread, dimensionals, paper piercing pack

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny