Angel Blue

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.ca/2012/09/flutter-by-wednesday-205.html-Favourite Colour

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.ca/2012/09/challenge-51-sponsored-by-tlc.html - Anything Goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/09/mim107-with-meljens-designs.html - Anything Goes
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/09/challenge-41-celebrations.html - Celebrations

This is my celebration card for my anniversary  with my hubby. We have been together a total of 6 young years and it has been fun and we also needed the angels with all that has happened from my mom getting dementia to Michael now needing full shoulder replacement surgery due to his rheumatoid arthritis. I thought angels were a good choice. I created the backgound in sponging different blues on glossy white. I stamped the image in black and embossed it in black sparkle powder. I had these new leaves and stars which I added to opposite ends and added silver stickers and mounted it on glossy blue cardstock. Blue is my Favourite colour. Anything goes at Whimsy and Make It Monday so I entered them here as well. Everyone have a great day! 

Presents galore

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.ca/2012/09/september-challenge.html -Presents
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/09/challenge-75-early-christmas.html - Early Christmas
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/09/r-for-recycling.html-Recycling
http://52cct.blogspot.ca/2012/09/september-2012-theme-challenge.html -Theme challenge-gifts
http://christmasstampin.blogspot.ca/2012/09/csayl-challenge-28-snowy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChristmasStampinAllYearLong+(Christmas+Stampin'+All+Year+Long) -Snowy
http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/09/ch-20-sparkle-bling.html - sparkles-bling

I can not believe we are already in September! At CCAYR their theme was presents and also similar was 52 Christmas cards throwdown. They actually show a beautiful picture of gifts. Christmas comes early at Anything Goes and I always try to recycle something and I hope we will have snow this coming year:) I also always love sparkles so it is on almost every card in some form. One of these had a quilty theme a while back so the first card was using that image and I had a present sticker and I used glitter to fill in the gift. I used an old ribbon and mounted the cardstock on top of the ribbon. I finished it with gold stickers and a Merry Christmas.  The second Picture I recycled the stickers from the present to make a 2nd gift card. I coloured it and mounted it on shiny paper I had lying around. The 3rd card I used perfect powders and used a present stamp to make the background and then used several layers of paper I had, again, laying around and mounted the Christmas stamp that I also used the powders on to make a more manly card. My Mr. Penguin for the 4th card is done in purples. I had used powders for the background  and then placed the penguin on top of that. I used silver cardstock, purple cardstock and an old ribbon I have had for ages and made a very sad looking bow to finish it off. My last card shows some snow.  I used the cuddlebug and the snowflake design for the background. I took some very shiny sparkly cardstock and mounted the penguins on top and finished it off with some snowflakes(I got these new) and crystals.

The 2 Jeffs

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/08/mim-103-with-meljens-designs.html -Anything Goes
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.ca/2012/08/challenge-50-lots-of-layers.html - Lots of Layers
I made these 2 cards a while ago for 2 important men in my life-the 2 Jeff's. The first one is like my brother whom I call V.J.(for Vancouver Jeff). and the other is for my ex whom is shared 16 years together and, although the separation was sad and painful, our friendship has weathered that storm and now he is freinds too with my current spouse and vice-versa. The first card I used stamps of the alphabet(I wish i had all of them). I coloured them with my tombow markers and mounted them on this great brown glitter paper-well, more of a sheen than a sparkle. I added the gold stickers around the border too. The 2nd card I mounted it on several different pieces of paper which I think, goes along with the Whimsy challenge. I made the background paper too on the kraft coloured paper. I used the cut out for the nestibilities and stamped "Happy Birthday" in Egyptian gold powder. I used a gold pen for the edging and some purple crystals too. I can say they enjoyed their homemade cards.

The Holly & the Poinsettia

http://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/07/c-18-sketch.html -a Sketch
http://christmasstampin.blogspot.ca/2012/07/challenge-20-sketch.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChristmasStampinAllYearLong+(Christmas+Stampin'+All+Year+Long) - Sketch you like
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.ca/2012/07/july-challenge.html- use Holly or Poinsettia

Oh I missed a few challenges like Gothic challenge from Craft Your Passion and Whimsy for Monochromatic. I just had to deal with my mom taking another turn downward with her dementia and my dog passing away. Boy...I guess I am a bit of a downer but I tried to get better by making cards! The first card is the Sketch that Sparkles wanted  us to use and I had fun doing. I used up some card pieces I had (well I have alot left) and I used sparkles for the tree and stickers of holly as well as the tree. The 2nd card is in silver but the same tree-just different sparkle colour with the holly leaves. The 3rd card is from the 52 Christmas Cards Throwdown that I also missed but I love the sketch so much and the way I did the sketch that I entered it  in the Christmas Stampin. I used my poinsettia stamp and  embossed in 3 different spakle colours (Green, Egyptian Gold and red). I cut it for each panel and the background I used Pearl dust pwoders. I stamped the Seasons Greetings in the same sparkle powder and used watercolour for the distressed edging.  The 4th and 5th card would have been great for Christmas Stampin last week as I never used those stamps! The 4th card is a stamp I bought for $4! I used all shades of brown with a hint of colour. I used mainly my chalks and distressed the edges too. The punch is the poinsettia punch and I used some stickles on that flower. The last card I tried my gothic look. I stamped the angel in silver along with the holly and used silver sparkle. I added the snowflakes and raised everything with pop up dots. Only black and grey papers were used...all with some shimmer:) Have a great day everyone and week!

Summer blooms

http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/07/anything-goessummer-colours.html - Summer
http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/07/july-august-color-inspiration-challenge.html -Colour Palette-Dark Purple, Lavender, Cranberry, Light Blue, Sky Blue
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/07/make-it-monday-99-with-digi-my-world.html - Anything Goes
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/07/challenge-37-summer.html - Summer
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/07/challenge-71-lavender-and-lace.html - Lavender & Lace

I have been busy as I made some Christmas cards which you can also see on my blog. I entered them after this one:) I have also been a bit blue. My mom is taking a little turn for the worse. I think she is losing her ability to know how to cut her food up and so I make sure I am with her for at least 4 days of the week, after my work. It is just sad to see someone succumb to Dementia. On top of it my beautiful Doggie, Katie, Passed away. She was 13 (a Black Lab) and she was my peaches and cream. I thought she would last longer but she had a stroke and the vet said it was the best thing and I know he was right. So I have been away from making cards but I tried for some summer. It has been way too hot here. It is weird to say that we are looking forward to a chilly 27 tomorrow. Anyway, On this card I stamped and embossed the hyrdrangea 3 times and coloured it in tombow markers on watercolour paper. I cut each one out and raised it on background white paper. I tried to use lace and stamped on top of it for the background but it didn't quite turn out as I wanted. I had some left over lace which I used for the border after I used my dye inks. May the summer get a little cooler and a little rainy here:)

This is my beautiful Katie...All Smiles

Theda, Oh Theda

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.ca/2012/06/challenge-44-white-on-white.html --White on White
http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/06/time-or-travel.html -Time or Travel
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/06/mim-95-with-cupcake-cards-craft.html --Anything Goes
 http://artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.ca/2012/06/anything-goes-performing-arts-part2.html - Anything Goes-Performing Arts
http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/06/june-challenge-is-here.html - Colour Pallette

The top card is for a friend's birthday. I used the colour pallette of cream, light and dusty rose, lavender and sage green. I stamped the flower image in basic black ink. I coloured it with gamsol pencils. I stamped the image again and cut parts out for a 3D effect. I also used a little ribbon. the cuddlebug and background in 2 shades of pink. I hope this works with the abc challenge and Make It Monday.  The 2nd card is for travel for the Stampman Challenge. It was for my husband who loves Picasso. The stamp was bought in Venice and he is travelling on his horse. I added the background image and coloured it with sparkly golden hued pens and added the mask since it just seemed to go with Venice. The last card, works for the Whimsy Inspire challenge to have a white card except for the image which I drew-I did not trace -from one of my favourites-Al Hirschfeld. This image is Theda Bara. The first screen Vamp. Poor Theda-she always wanted to be loved. I used the cuddlebug alot for the background and the scrolls. I added the bling and now Theda is alive again! 

Too Late for Favourite Songs of Christmas

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2012/06/mim-92-with-pretty-little-ribbon-shop.html - Anything Goes

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/05/challenge-33-humour.html - Humour

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/05/k-is-for-keep-it-simple.html - Keep It Simple

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.ca/2012/06/challenge-13-perfect-presentation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChristmasStampinAllYearLong+(Christmas+Stampin'+All+Year+Long) - Monochromatic

I missed Christmas Cards All Year Round challenge where one was to make a card to one's favourite Christmas song/Carol. They now have that one can make one card but I still like making 5 and decided to do the challenge anyway and have fun with other challenges.  On Make It Monday it is always anything goes so there are 5 to choose from:) The first card is "Blue Christmas" but with a twist and it is my humour card for  Dream Valley Challenge. I have this version...sung by Porky Pig! If you can ever listen to it-you will laugh yourself silly:). The piggies are coloured in prismas colours and masked so the background notes are stamped on. I mounted it on layers of cardstock and cut the edges with Victorian cut style scissors.I used a glitter blue pen for the wording around the card.

The 2nd card is a song sung by Ivan Rebroff who could sing low F to high F-I am not kidding and I love this one song sung in German which is supposed to be a Russian sleigh song. I had no sleigh so the carriage will have to do. It is about getting home as fast as the wind to home and sit by the fire and be with the children at Christmas. It is my favourite Christmas song since I was a kid. This is a punch out card and 3d effect with pop up dots.

The 3rd card is Monochromatic for the Christmas Stampin Up challenge. I thought of the song "Angels we have heard on High". I bought this new cuddlebug emboss folder-It is 2 in one. I also bought the victorian cutout one that I can use with my cuddlebug as well. I distressed the edges. I stamped and cut out the angel and coloured her with tombow markers. I added the ribbon and stars on the edges.

The 4th card I thought of the "Skater's Waltz" but it could be "Winter Wonderland" as well. I love the "Skater's Waltz" better and this was also done with the pop up dots which I love.

The last card is "O Christmas Tree" and This works for the ABC Christmas Tree Challenge for Keep it Simple. I chose a basic black cardstock. I embossed the tree in silver and used White sparkle embossing powder. The Merry Christmas stamp is embossed in Egyptian Gold sparkle. I added some stars and snowflakes and that is it. Oh and I added the edge in Egyptian Gold as well.

So Christmas rules at the beginning of June:) Have a fund day and week!!