Extend Your Stamps

Day 15's challenge theme at Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards was Extend Your Stamps.  Here's my attempt at doing that.

The stamped edging around the layers of the card above was created with second generation stamping and the CTMH stamp shown below:

Today's post + CTMH Workshop 11/24/14

For some reason, I'm having a hard time getting this post started.  So today you get no catchy title, words of wisdom, or little stories.  I do have a Mojo Monday Tall and Skinny card to show you, a card for Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards and the cards we made at Joyce's CTMH workshop this afternoon.  

First, the Mojo Monday Card following sketch # 373.

(Papers by Bo Bunny; sentiment CTMH)

Second, the card for 

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards 

Day 2 - Poinsettias

(Poinsettia stamp is Sparkle N Sprinkle; Sentiment stamp is CTMH.)

And third, the cards from Joyce's CTMH Card Workshop this afternoon.  

Vintage Christmas

After getting a late start, I'm slowly but surely catching up at Beccy's Place.  At the same time, my pile of Christmas cards is growing and I'll soon have enough for this year.

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Theme for Day 7 is Vintage.  I dug through the pile of DP in my Christmas Stash and found this vintage style paper, punched 2 of the 4 corners, added several pieces of lace, one stitched with red embroibery floss, some CTMH snowflake brads, and a CTMH stamp directly on the DP. 

Besides Beccy's Challenge, I am entering this card in the following:
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #204 - Getting Ready for Christmas (The children are gathering greens for decorating.)
Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #175 - Any Holiday (Christmas)
Treasured Times Rubber Stamps Challenge #29 - Anything Goes
We Do Doobadoo Challenge #19  - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Challenge Extra for November - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's November Patterned Paper Challenge
A Creative Romance Challenge - Something Old (The seam lace used for the bow is at least 20 years old, that's how long it's been since I made any clothing myself.  I have nice supply of it in all different colors, which I recently found during a rare closet clean out.)
Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Let's Get Sentimental

O Christmas Tree

Both of these cards have a stamped 

CTMH Christmas Tree  as the focal point.

 

I am entering this second card in the following challenges:
Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards - Day 9 - Embossing
Take Heart Ideas November Challenge - Anything Goes with at least 1 CTMH product
Heart 2 Heart Challenge - No Embellishments

Simple Christmas

This is a very simple Christmas card thanks to a great piece of DP and this month's From the Heart Angel Joy digi stamp set.  I loved the colors of this paper, purple into aqua blue.  The bottom sentiment is a CTMH stamp in daisy white ink. 

I am entering this in:

From the Heart November Challenge

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 17 - Simple Christmas

Bearly Mine November Challenge - Christmas Cards

Emerald Faeries Challenge #61 - Non traditional Christmas Colors

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Christmas Cards with Non traditional colors

Check out the cute hood/scarf combination I just finished for my granddaughter.  She picked out the yarn.  It's so soft and warm! 

Now she wants me to make one for little Laila who immediately pulls her hats right off!

I am entering this in Try it on Tuesdays Handmade/Homemade Challenge and All Crafts Oct/Nov Anything Goes but Cards Challenge.

Gift Card Holder

A similar version of this Santa Suit gift card holder was originally featured in Better Homes and Gardens.  I discovered it on Pinterest.  The tag is this month's digital image from Digi Stamps 4 Joy Christmas Challenge.

Holder when closed

Here's where the gift card goes.

Attached tag. Colored with markers with glitter on the star.

I am submitting this to the following challenges:
Digi Stamps 4 Joy SA November Christmas Challenge - Tags
Beccy's Place A Month of Holiday Cards Day 21 - Santa Suit
Sparkles Forum Challenge #62 - The Big Guy
Christmas Cards All Year Round November Challenge - No patterned paper

Stress or Distress?

Day 18 of Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards  suggested stamping with watercolour ink pads and moving the colour around with a damp paintbrush.  I used a water brush after stamping this poinsettia and adding some ink by swiping the ink pad across the image.  Beccy did say it would take some practice and I totally agree.  It looked awfully washed out to me so I went back and added a bit more color with marker.  I'm not all that happy with the results.  And when the paper dried it got all wavy and doesn't want to lie flat.   But I tried and will submit it to Beccy's challenge. Maybe I'll go back and try to blend those lines just a bit.