Bazzill Sketch Challenge

     I was so honored to be asked to provide a sample card for December's sketch challenge on Bazzill's Facebook page.

     I guess it's the rebel in me that makes me pick colors other than red and green for Christmas. I'm seeing lots of blues like I used on this card though. One year I used orange and turquoise. Another year I used black and silver.

     I hope you'll enter your own card in the challenge. Here's a link to Bazzill's page where you can find the rules and a copy of the sketch.   

 



https://www.facebook.com/bazzillbasicspaper/?hc_ref=ART8oRAZ_K9GYESoOa9f9dpcoYj9LenrEv8N7wyYSzCqjcnO6NNtYF9isXYRNvhSMCI


    Products used besides Bazzill cardstock -

     embossing folder - the Paper Studio
     snowflake die cut - ODBD
     snowflake brad -  the Paper Studio
     sentiment stamp -  Sweet 'n Sassy

     Thanks so much for stopping in today. May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

DCWV Challenge, November 2017

    I discovered this tiny rabbit next to my back patio. He was so tiny, it's a wonder I even saw him. I hope you can zoom in enough to see him hiding in the first picture. I kept blowing up the picture until I had what you see in the third picture. 

     I created this layout for the November challenge at DCWV. I used the last of the Home Spun Stack to make my page. I do wish DCWV would offer it again. It's my favorite of all time! It comes with the score-line texture and adds so much to my cards and layouts.

   Check out DCWV on Facebook for the details and deadlines if you want to play along. Here's a copy of the sketch we had to work with this month.

     Thanks so much for stopping in. Hope you have time to create a layout or card today.
    May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands, Pamela

Red, White and Green Challenge - Stamp TV




      I have a card to share with you today for the Red, White and Green challenge over at Stamp TV (STV17MON42).
     I stamped the flowers in black and colored them with pencils in a variety of reds and greens. Then, I used an oval die to cut a window in the green cardstock. I adhered the green layer with foam tape. Hard to photograph that for some reason today. I stamped the sentiment in grass green.
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     I used the following Gina K Designs products on my card:

          stamps- Bold & Blooming

          ink-         black onyx

                           grass green

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     You still have a few days if you want to submit your own card. Here's a link to all the rules: http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/mix-it-up-monday-stv17mon42-red-white-and-green

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     Thanks so much for your time and comments today. Hope you are having a wonderful day,

          Pamela

Sketch Challenge - DCWV Stack-a-holic Oct 2017

     Today, I have a card for the Stack-a-holic sketch challenge over at DCWV. I used the Beach Front Stack and the Foiled Stack from Die Cuts With a View (DCWV on Facebook - Guidelines for the challenge are on their Facebook page.)

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          Designer Tip

 

              Don't be afraid to use non-traditional colors on your

              Christmas cards like I have here. I chose teal and

              beige with a touch of gold for mine.

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     To create the circles for my tree, I dug around in my punch drawer looking for anything that would make a circle.

      Here are some of the things I came up with. Look at the great circles on the "cherry punch". I punched a cherry stem not worrying about the stems and leaf since I planned to trim them off.

     Below is a copy of the sketch we had to work with. There is still a bit of time left before the deadline so come join the fun. Look up DCWV on Facebook for the details.

    Thanks so much for stopping in.

    May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

                Pamela

 

 

 

Off the Page Challenge (Stamp TV)

    Today, I have a card for the Off-the-Page Challenge over at Stamp TV. The point of this challenge is to let your image go off the edge or edges of your card. I did that with one of my flowers as well as my sentiment. I had to use a mask and my Misti to achieve the result with the sentiment so that I didn't have to actually cut the stamp.
     I heat-embossed the flowers and used foam tape between the layers.
     When time allows, I like to bring an element from the front of my cards to the inside like I did here on this card. Just an extra little touch to cheer the recipient.

     Want to make your own card for the challenge? Here's a link to the rules. http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/stv17mon41-creative-crop

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     Thanks so much for stopping by. I really appreciate the time you spend with me on my blog.

     May the Lord be glorified by the work of my hands,

            Pamela

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      I used the following Gina K Designs to create my card.

 

cardstock- Blue Lagoon, Turquoise Sea, White

stamps-      Grand Greetings

                     Bold & Blooming

dies-            Bold & Blooming

ink-              Blue Lagoon

 

     Other products used:

pigment-  Orchid and Violet (ColorBox)

powder-    clear embossing powder

pearls -      Michael's

adhesive-  double-stick and foam (3M)