4 Christmas cards done!

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/03/bingo-card-recipe.html - Bingo Recipe-chose Green, Flowers, Swirls

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/03/simon-sayslets-play-bingo.html -Bingo Recipe-Chose Flowers, Glitter, Brads

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.ca/2012/03/march-challenge.html - Green plus 2 patterned papers

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.ca/2012/03/challenge-3-anything-goes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChristmasStampinAllYearLong+(Christmas+Stampin'+All+Year+Long) - Anything Goes

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/03/f-is-for-furry-andor-feathered-friends.html - F for furry or Feathered Friends

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/03/make-it-monday-82.html - Anything Goes

I finally made all 5 cards for CCAYR and this was difficult for me since I rarely work with patterend paper...I know...I am a freak!:) The first card i combines it with Simon says and The Stampman Challenge because each had a bingo card recipe and it seemed to fit all together so i hope this works for the challenges since I combined them. I used a nestibilities cut out of a poinsettia to make a flower and used 2 different patterned papers for that. I also used glitter paper for the swirlies and brads and glitter which I love always. The squirrel card does have 2 patterned papers but they were from the same bag, sort of speak, so I combined them. I stamped the squirrel and coloured them with tombows for a little definition. The 3rd card I love that patterned paper and didn't want to cover it up much because of the birdie and cage. I used a strip from another patterned paper near the top and then I placed "Merry Christmas" from my peel offs which I almost always use. The last card has the fun snowmen. The stamped image was painted slightly to reflect the same colours in the background snowmen and then I used a tacky sheer double paste to cover the snowman so I could use my ultra fine glitter to cover him with. I hope that made sense. I can not believe I am in the top 10 for make It Monday either-Wowzers! I am usually in the 200's:) Everyone have a great day!

Green Christmas

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-challenge.html -use green and 2 patterend paper
http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/ch-14-to-use-peel-offs.html -use peel offs

True to form even my picture is crooked. It is a wonder I don't walk with a permanent slant. I also am not centred with the card which also is so true to my form. This will drive my hubby crazy......so it was well worth making it crooked:) I can sit for hours trying to make it straight and it still will turn out crooked. I used a ruler on this damm card too. I am true to my calling which is not a true artist as a true artist would have thrown this card away because they are freakishly wanting perfectionism. My mom is one and my hubby is another which is why I can say they are true artists. I rarely work with patterned paper. I just can't wrap my mind around it(sorry for the pun, you know-wrap-chuckle, chuckle). I will be making 4 more but this is my first one. I used the stars papers and coloured it green with tombow marker and paint that gives this pretty sheen. I used a second patterned paper in 4 strips to set it off. The middle is a peel off showing a town. I coloured it all in green tombow markers and I tried-the word meaning TRY to evoke the Currier and Ives feeling but using green instead of blue. I took a very pale green shimmer paper and used the cuddlebug for the background added a jewel and a peel off star and-Voila! my card for March..the first of 5.

springtime and Yellow

http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/springtime-challenge.html -Springtime

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2012/03/flutter-by-wednesday-194.html -Card for a child

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/03/make-it-monday-80-with-meljens-designs.html -anything Goes

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/challenge-91-yellow-grey-black-white.html-Yellow, Grey and Black

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/03/vintage-theme-challenge.html -Vintage

OK so I am finally trying to get my cards uploaded and my dinner is getting cold...waaay. Anyhoo I made a bookmark and a cute card for springtime. The cutie card is for someone who recently had a baby boy. I love the colour challenge so I made 2 cards and I hope the one fits the vintage theme since mideival is quite old. At least I hope it meets the challenge. I used alot of the pencil crayons and tombow markers and layered and cut. Now off to have some food!