egarcia

Flamingo Christmas

Card making

Hi all,

As I shared in a summer post, I moved recently from Connecticut to Florida.  So today’s card featuring a Christmas flamingo makes perfect sense.

When I saw last month’s MFT card kit which featured the Festive Flamingo stamp set I just had to get it.  The patterned paper I used for the background comes from the patterned paper that was also included in the kit, Petite Plaid.

For the focal I created a little scene.  I used some distress oxide inks to create the purple sky. The image was cut, colored in with copics, and die-cut with the coordinating dies. I added some Nuvo glitter drops in White Blizzard. I’ve seen Nichol Spohr use these in her videos and finally got some for myself to try it.  I love the glittery look it adds to the scarf.  I also used it to create the snow on the sky.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment onto the strip and added it to the top of the focal.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

egarcia

Holiday Wreath Card

Card making

Hi all,

It’s time to get those Holiday cards started!  Here’s a simple one using some oldies from Lawn Fawn.

I used patterned paper from my stash for the background.  For the focal I used the wreath from Lawn Fawn’s Bows and Holly stamp set.  I used my copics to color it in.  For the sentiment I used the Be Joyful set from Simon Says Stamp.

I added some shimmer to the red parts of the wreath and a red pearl for the center of the bow.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

egarcia

Thanksgiving Card

Card making

Hi all,

Can you believe it’s November?  It’s hard to believe that the holidays are almost upon us.  But let’s not forget Thanksgiving.  So today and for the next few posts I’ll be sharing some Thanksgiving cards with you.

Today’s card is a nice clean and simple one.  I started out with Neenah Dessert Storm card stock for the base. I flicked on some brown ink for some interest to the background.

For the focal I used a stamp set I purchased last year from Altenew which I didn’t get to use.  I can’t tell you the number of stamps in my stash that have been waiting a long time for me to use them.  But I was happy to finally get to play with this one.

The name of the stamp set is With Gratitude.  The cool thing is that you get the outline and two different solid stamps that allow you to color in the small bits inside of the leaf.  I used the coordinating dies to cut it out and then stamped the sentiment from the same set onto the card stock.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

egarcia

Dog Halloween Card

Card making

Hi all,

Happy Halloween!  I’ve been out of the loop a bit on the blog, I know.  Life has just been hectic lately.  I’m hoping to get a grip on things in the coming weeks, just in time for the holiday season.  In the meantime, here’s a cute Halloween card.

For this card I used a few patterned papers from my stash for the background and for the scene.  I love the combo of purple and orange for Halloween.

For the focal image I returned to some original stamps from Lawn Fawn.  They are older but they are classic.  The dog image is from the Critters in the Burbs set.  His Witch hat comes from the Hats Off Stamp set also from Lawn Fawn.  I stamped the images and colored them in with my copics.  Then I cut them out with the coordinating dies.  For the sentiment I used the Spooktacular stamp set also from Lawn Fawn.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks so much for stopping by!

egarcia

Witch Halloween Card

Card making

Hi all,

Today I have a fun witch Halloween card to share with you.

I love this MFT stamp set for Halloween.  It’s the Witch Way Candy set which includes all those adorable images.  I stamped them, colored them with copics, and die-cut with the coordinating dies.  For the sentiment I used an old Hero Arts Happy Halloween set full of Halloween sentiments.

Here’s a close up of the cute images and sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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