Three cards again today - I was home all day (that's rare for me) so spent the afternoon making a few cards to enter in challenges before they close.
First up for Festive Friday "National Winnie the Pooh Day". My card has nothing to do with Winnie the Pooh but it uses five of the elements from Festive Friday's list - brown, yellow, red, bear, and colouring techniques (I used coloured pencils with Gamsol). It's also for The Twelve Months of Christmas "Polar Bears".
Next up the first of the Valentines I make every year for my best friend (she orders 10 every year). She loves seeing text on the background of the cards. It's for The Color Hues Challenge "Red and Kraft".
And back to Christmas cards, for Jingle Belles "Something Old, Something New" and Simply Clean and Simple "Something New". I used a new horse stamp I hadn't yet used (so I'm also linking it up with the NBUS Challenge) and a snowflake background stamp I've had for many years.
I stamped snowflake background in pale blue, then stamped the horses below it. Added a sentiment, trimmed the panel with a square die, bordered with black cs, and used a quickie glue pen and glitter along all the snowy lines on the fence.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - SU Bearing Gifts
Ink - Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
Paper - white and brown cs
Size - 4.5" square
Accessories - coloured pencils, Gamsol, Lil Inkers stitched square die
Supplies for card 2:
Paper - red cs, kraft script dp
Size - 6.25x3.25"
Accessories - Tim Holtz love die, Poppy Stamps Heart String die
Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - Cardio horses, Penny Black sentiment, Impression Obsession snowflake background
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Broken China
Paper - white and black cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - square dies, glitter
Two great Christmas cards,your fist card is so cute, I don't think I've ever seen that one and the second is perfect for your Christmas sale :)
ReplyDeleteYour valentine card is very elegant with the script background.
Such a pretty slimline card, Susan. I always like the look of script on any card as I think it makes it so elegant. Looks like a very productive afternoon in the craft room. Thanks for taking the time to join us at Color Hues.
ReplyDeleteI love the fun polar bear image and a great sentiment to go with it Susan, and then the pretty Valentine which looks lovely with the kraft and red card, and lastly the sweet pair of horses and the soft blue snowflakes in the sky work beautifully and the finished perfectly with the added glittery snow on the fence and a great coordinating sentiment. x
ReplyDeleteSusan, such a fun card. Your polar bear bearing elves who are bearing gifts is just too sweet! thanks for making me smile. So glad you shared this with us at Festive Friday this week
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A triple treat of designs, Susan, and well done with all the challenge briefs! I've never seen the cute polar bear stamp with the happy kids on it and the punny sediment ~ you can't help but smile! And your red and kraft romantic Valentine with the background text will please your friend! Finally, I love the serene scene of your silhouette horses enjoying the pretty snowfall. Terrific schparkle on the fence, too! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Happy New Year Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteYour red and kraft valentine is lovely! I love the die cut heart and sentiment over the script background. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteAs always, ALL of the cards are beautifully and thoughtfully made and embody the different challenges so well. An especially good job of combining something old and something new from your crafty arsenal for that sweet horses card, you've set the scene perfectly So pleased you could join our holiday cardmaking fun at Jingle Belles in 2025!
ReplyDeleteI always think this polar bear bearing the kids is so fun, Susan! Fun colors too! The valentine is so pretty with the script in a slimline! Sweet horses in the snowy scene too! Thanks for sharing your red and kraft with Color Hues!
ReplyDeletethe snowflakes are so pretty with your horses ... so very glad you shared your old & new with us at Jingle Belles.
ReplyDeleteYou are on a roll!! Three cards in an afternoon --- way to go! Love that sweet polar bear giving a ride to the children. Adorable image and wonderfully coloured with your pencils. Great V.Day card using Red and Kraft. And your second Christmas card is lovely. What a great new stamp!! ... and love that snowy background. xx
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing your horse Christmas card over at NBUS. It's such a pretty sweet scene, perfect for winter!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous set of cards! Thanks for sharing with 12MOC!
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