I am very tired of the summer heat, and while I suppose I should be looking to make  Autumn cards, I am in the mood for CHRISTMAS cards. My favorite cards to make.

 So here is my favorite gnome who likes to dance (from Spellbinders) :

The inside:

His legs move freely back and forth and he just makes you smile when you see him.....

I am sharing this card in several challenges:

Peace on Earth #22 Anything Goes...

and Christmas Kickstart #65 Never in a Nativity

Thanks for looking in!

Patty Sue

A happy day to get a start on this year's Christmas cards.

We have quite a few friends with doggies in their families so that is where I began.

I am happy to join My Favorite Things for this weeks sketch challenge, which happens to be number 500. WOW! I was inspired by this sketch and here is the link to it:   https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc500

Here is that sketch:

Here is my Christmas card:

The image is from the MFT stamp set Happy Pawlidays and the sentiment is from Deck the Howls (retired). The dog was colored with polychromos pencils, cut out and layered and glitter put on the white of the hat. I put him on the left side instead of the right. I was going to add those images you see below the card, but I liked the card just the way it was, so I will put them on the inside of the card....I do like this sketch and will definitely use it again. Thanks to My Favorite Things! And thanks for looking in.....PaddySue

Just finishing up some Christmas cards and here's a card with Santa, just hangin' out!

Santa is from My Favorite Things - Jingle All the Way, and the tree is from Impression Obsession by Pink Ink.  Santa and the ornaments were colored with pencils, cut-out, and layered.

I am sharing this card with Christmas Kickstart Challenge #24 - Show Us Your Santas

I am also sharing this card with the the Double D Challenge - What is your Christmas Style?

 My Christmas style is traditional colors and usually cutesy images.

That's all for today. Thanks for the visit.

Patty

For a chilly Friday, here is another Christmas card:

Supplies used: Memory Box candle and Joy die,and T. Holtz holly dies. Gina K Designs layering wt. and heavy wt. white, Papertrey scarlet shimmer, and SU garden green cardstocks, red and gold stickles, and Sissix adhesive sheets. That's it..... 

I am sharing this card with Happy Little Stampers November challenge-Anything Goes with Dies

I am also sharing this card with  Cardz 4 Galz: #110 Get Ready for Christmas

Hi there,

I made another snowman card from the same stamp set that I used yesterday:

I try to finish the inside of a card to compliment the outside and I like the way this worked out:




Supplies: Lawn Fawn -Making Frosty Friends, sentiments from Papertrey Ink. and Penny Black, navy marker for faux stitching, organdy ribbon, string, and lil' heart punch, and heart nestability. The hat and scarf were cut-out and layered.

I am sharing this card with the clean and simple week at The Paper Players challenge#468-The North Pole

Though I really don't think that Santa's elves have any extra time right now to be outside building a snow man.

That's it and thanks for looking in!
Patty

Unleash Your Joy This Holiday Season!

Hello and happy first of the week!

I am still working along to get my Christmas cards all done, and I was recently challenged by my bestest friend (AKA my daughter), to make a holiday card using a non-holiday stamp set. (It was okay to use a holiday sentiment.) SO, I looked at ALL of my stamps (which took a while), and I found this one:

It is called Trampoline Friends by Simon Hurley. I don't know anyone with a trampoline. I just loved the jumping animals, especially the pooch.

So,

Here is my card:

I drew, glittered, cut-out, and layered the hat. The dog bowl and bone are from a MFT doggie stamp set (I have them all, of course, I love dogs)

So,

I am sharing this card with little red wagon challenge #523 Don't Be Shy-use more than 2 words

And also sharing with Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #247-all about occasions

I hope this card made you smile....Thanks for visiting today.....

Patty

Just a good day to make Teal colored Snowflakes:

More Christmas cards done!

Supplies: Impression Obsession snowflake dies, Papertrey Ink sentiment, Teal and Shimmer White cardstocks, a strip of patterned paper, and Nuvo glitter in the spaces behind the snowflakes. (really sparkles IRL)

Inside of card:

I am sharing this card with Shopping Our Stash Challenge #408 - Snowflakes theme

Thanks for visiting today!
Patty Sue

Snowman Joy

I love these happy snowmen as they spell the word JOY!  They were colored with Copics.

Other supplies: Art Impressions (Snow Friend set), Neenah white, retired SU Baja Breeze c/s and patterned paper. Baja seam binding ribbon. Snowfall embossing folder, snowflake punch, MFT stitched dies, and Nuvo glitter, and a large mug of black coffee......

I am entering this card in this week's Freshly Made Sketches:

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #410     

I am also sharing this card with a new to me challenge blog: Cardz 4 Galz

Cardz4Galz Challenge #109 - Let It Snow

Thanks for visiting today,

Patty Sue

Just a Little House in the Winter Woods:

Supplies: SU Marina Mist and Suede and Papertrey Shimmer and red cardstocks, Impression Obsession deer and cardinal dies, Papertrey one-liner Happy Holidays die which is coated with stardust Stickles (grrr - doesn't show up in the pic, nor does the sheen of the PTI shimmer c/s). Unsure of the maker of the house in the woods die) I've had it for some time, and most of my crafty "toys" are not labeled .......

Inside of card:

That's it!
Thanks for visiting,
Patty Sue

I am sharing this card with:

the Paper Player's Challenge PP466 - Into the Woods

                                                                                             
 the CAS Christmas November challenge - warm and cozy

Happy Little Stampers November CAS challenge

Just thinking of an old-fashion sleigh ride - and another Christmas card finished...

For today's card, an old background stamp from Stampendous was stamped onto parchment paper with espresso ink. Then it was cut into 5 strips and mounted onto espresso c/s and then meadow green  and then onto cherry c/s.  The sleigh and tree dies are from Papertrey Ink.  All of the edges of the strips and dies were lightly sponged with kraft ink. Put glitter on the star- I think I need to improve on that star. It doesn't show up very well. Other items used - burlap ribbon, dk. green twine, star and bow punches, and an old Hero Arts greeting.

I am entering this into several challenges:

Double D - Silhouette challenge        and     Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies                      

                                     

      Here is the inside of the card:

The cardinal die is from an Impression Obsession set. The sentiment is an old one from my old stash, and the tree is SU retired Lovely as a Tree.
That's all folks....

Patty Sue

Just a winter card for this challenge:

Christmas Kickstart #21

The theme is Woodland Creatures...

I used a Penny Black background stamp - Winter Song. It was stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder onto white cardstock. The edges were sponged with Tumbled Glass distress ink and the panel was layered onto retired SU Indigo blue cardstock. The Warm Wishes is from a die......................That's about it...............Patty Sue

Just a good day to be working on Christmas cards.

I am sharing today's card with a new to me challenge  - here: Happy Little Stampers Christmas

A pretty simple Christmas card:



The Merry Christmas was made with a Memory Box die. The tree image is a 50cent stamp that I've had for about 50 years...almost....It was inked with Hunter green pigment ink and heat embossed with green tinsel embossing powder, so it really sparkles, IRL. The star is gold glittery cardstock made with an old star punch...So I am off to assemble some more of these. I am having a pretty lazy day, so quick and easy is just what I need.  Thanks a lot for looking in.....Patty Sue

Just another Christmas card done!

I am entering this in a challenge here: the Paper Players challenge

I happen to have a large die that I haven't used very much...well, 'cause it really is big.

The Merry Christmas is made with a Memory Box die.  I've had this fun Snoopy/Woodstock stamp forever - it was colored with Copics and Nuvo glitter drops added for sparkle.  The main card is a Pinefeather green from PTI.  I will be making more of these cards for all of my friends with doggies. But, Snoopy makes everyone smile, right?!  That's it!  Thanks for looking in.....Patty Sue

I found a Christmas card challenge to help me get my cards done!

CAS Christmas October 2019 Challenge

This winter scene was created with a Serendipity stamp called Winter Farm. It was stamped with brown ink and colored with Faber Castell pencils. Glitter was added with Nuvo glitter drops. The sentiment is from an older Hero Arts set. It was stamped with a navy pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The snowflake was added to cover up a smudge. Upset me at the time, but now I am pretty sure that I like it there. That's it!
Was happy to create this wintry card!  Patty Sue

A Holiday Moose

I decided it is time to show my poor blog some love. So I saw this sketch #404 at Freshly Made Sketches

And here is my card:

I die-cut a square in the place of the oval. The stamp is from Avery Elle - Polar Peek-A-Boo Pals. I love Mr. Moose's little feet hanging out over the edge of the window. Other items used - Copics, snowy embossing folder, MFT stitched dies, Nuvo crystal glaze, navy twine, bashful blue and white cardstock.

 I'm also entering this card into the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge which is all about occasions. And I think it is time to get serious about making

Christmas cards, mostly because I am a very slow card maker...very slow, and I have quite a few to make...

That's it! Thanks for looking in, and have a good day.....Pattysue

A Christmas in July card....

I've been very busy here, but I did manage to make a card for the challenge #394 at Freshly Made Sketches

the sketch



What I created:

I used a sweet stamp set from Lawn Fawn - Here We Go A-Waddling which was colored with Copics and the images were cut out with a Scan-n-Cut.  The dry embossed snowflake background was spritzed with Imagine shimmer sparkle and Nuvo glitter drops was added here and there.
That's it for now.
Thanks for looking in!

Wishing you a cool day in the middle of this very hot summery day....

Pattysue