Seasons Givings winner and challenge card

Hi everyone!  I want to thank everyone for the lovely comments and well wishes on my Seasons Givings blog post!  Some of you even became new blog followers of mine and for that I am humbly grateful!!  Time to chose my two winners, Random.org helped me chose #5 and #49 as my winners:

1.  Carisa December 31, 2014 at 10:42 PM

  Gorgeous cards! Great giveaway - fun blog hop! Happy New Year!

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2.  Susie January 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM

  Beautiful, beautiful projects. Thank you for the opportunity to win one of your wonderful prizes. berkerster at gmail dot com

Congratulations ladies!  I have sent you both emails to get your mailing information.

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I also have a card to share today.  This is the third installment in my Christmas thank you card feature.  This card also uses the pattern paper and Perfect Pearls from the Simon Says Stamp January kit, but this time the main focus is the gorgeous Layered Poinsettia flowers.

Here is the Layered Poinsettia die set:

 For my flowers, I die cut and layered each size with champagne shimmer paper and patterned paper.  I love mixing up my flowers that way.  Here's a close up picture.

I played along with the new MFT card challenge blog and this week it's a sketch!  It was perfect for what I wanted to use on my card today.  I love it when that happens.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:   
Spellbinders Dies: S5-055 Layered Poinsettia, S5-172 A2 Curved Matting Basics B and S5-171 A2 Curved Matting Basics A
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, Many Thanks stamp set
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black 

Other Supplies: Bazzill White and Velvet cardstock; Bo Bunny Altitude 6x6 paper pad; Perfect Pearls Grape Fizz; Burlap String in natural; Queen and Co Bubbles in clear
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares   
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Snow much thanks

If you are looking for my Season's Givings blog post, scroll down or click HERE.

There is still time to enter -you have until midnight today (Tuesday 6th) to leave a comment 

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Hi everyone!  I am sharing another Christmas thank you card using supplies from the Simon Says Stamp January card kit.  For this card, I used the Mr. and Mrs. Snowman die set which I thought coordinated with the "snow much thanks" sentiment.  I embellished his cute little black hat with a stamp and a tiny rhinestone.

I did the same Perfect Pearls technique for the sentiment as my last card and stamped them with black pigment ink then dabbed the purple Perfect Pearls on top.  Here's a close up pic that shows more of the purple sheen and the details of the snowman.

Here's what the die set looks like.  I die cut my snowman 3 times and adhered the layers together.  I then traced it over my smoke cardstock and cut it out as a background for him.  I cut out a small piece of orange cardstock for his nose and dabbed a blue marker for the eyes.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Card Deets:   
Spellbinders Dies: S4-403 Mr and Mrs Snowman, S5-185 2013 Snowflake Pendant S5-172 A2 Curved Matting Basics B, and S5-180 A2 Curved Borders One
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, Hand Lettered Winter Wishes
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black 

Other Supplies: White and Smoke cardstock; Bo Bunny Altitude 6x6 paper pad; Perfect Pearls Grape Fizz; 1/8" velvet ribbon in Teal, Violet and Gray; Stickles in Stardust; Buttons
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares   
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Snowflake Christmas thank you

If you are looking for my Season's Givings blog post, scroll down or click HERE.

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Hi everyone!  My card today uses supplies from the Simon Says Stamp January card kit.  This is my second kit and I have to say I am in love with this one!  I made a commitment to myself to post at least twice from each kit and I think this month you may more.

After Christmas, I like to focus on Christmas thank you cards.  I love to send Christmas thank yous not only because thank you cards are a dying tradition, but it's a chance to STILL use my adorable Christmas papers, stamps and dies!!  And let's face it, I'm not quite ready to put these away!

Today's card uses Spellbinders' fabulous 2013 Snowflake Pendant and Bracket Borders One die sets along with goodies from the kit.

OK, so part of the kit was Perfect Pearls.  At first I was disappointed because I don't really delve into technique type things and I've never used them before.  So I posted on Facebook for advise and was amazed at all the response and ways to use them!  I gave them a try and stamped my sentiment and heart accent with a black pigment ink and dabbed the purple Perfect Pearls on top.  It turned out really pretty!  It's hard to tell in the picture, but here is a close up that shows a bit of the purple sheen.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Card Deets:   
Spellbinders Dies: S5-185 2013 Snowflake Pendant and S5-185 A2 Bracket Borders One Shapeabilities® 
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, Hand Lettered Winter Wishes
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Other Supplies: White and Smoke cardstock; Silver Mirror cardstock; Bo Bunny Altitude 6x6 paper pad; Perfect Pearls Grape Fizz; Faux Canvas ribbon in Violet; Silver metallic string; 4 and 5mm purple sequins
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares   
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

You're perfect in my book

Hi everyone!  Today's card uses supplies from a new card kit that I subscribe to from Simon Says Stamps.  I was in a rut with my stamps and thought it would be fun to subscribe to a monthly card kit to play with stamps and embellishments that are new to me.  Honestly, I wasn't very inspired with the stamp set in my first kit, but (to justify the cost) I've challenged myself to make 2 cards with EACH kit, so here is my first one.

 The stamp set is called To Thine own Shelf which features a variety of books and shelf images.  The images are small in scale, so I made my card a 4" square.  I used a couple Spellbinders die sets to add some geometric interest and frame my stamped book shelf ensemble.

Rounded Squares set of 7:

A2 Modern Stationery set of 8:

Card Deets:   
Spellbinders Dies: S4-408 Rounded Squares, S4-136 Classic Hearts and S5-219 A2 Modern Stationery  Nestabilities® 
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp, To Thine Own Shelf
Ink: all inks used from Gina K Designs Color Companions

Other Supplies: Cream cardstock; October Afternoon Public Library 8x8 paper pad
Adhesive: Tombow USA Mono Multi liquid glue; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares   
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinders dies at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.