GREETING CARD KIDS 1

Good Saturday morning from Southern California! It is going to be another warm day here but our humidity has broken so that is good. The air hasn't come on yet and it is almost noon so that is good.

The card below was designed for the challenge on Paper Players this week (APP11). I love to do challenges even though I have not been selected as a winner as yet, it is still challenging my creativity and I love it.

I started with a 5 1/4 x 51/4 base card of Cherry Cobbler. Then I layered that with a 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 piece of Always Artichoke. Next layer is a 5 x5 piece of the beautiful 'Deck the Halls' DSP from the Holiday Mini ( I love this paper). I cut a 2" strip from Very Vanilla and punched opposite long sides with the Scallop Trim Punch. I layered it with a 1" strip of Cherry Cobbler. I cut my Always Artichoke plain circle with the now retired Coluzzle which I also love. Then I cut my scallop circle from Very Vanilla with the Scallop Circle #2 Die and the wonderful Big Shot. I then stamped my image on the scallop circle using the stamp set 'Greeting Card Kids' which I also love. I could say that about just about everything in the new mini catalog. Next I punched 2 holes for the Glimmer Brads Basics with my Crop-A-dile. I put the circles on with dimensionals. I used the Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke markers to color the image. Lastly, I sponged around all layers with Cherry Cobbler and/or Always Artichoke. Nice finish!

I know it is only August but it is never to soon to start designing your Christmas cards. December will be here before we know it. I hope you like this card as much as I do and that it will inspire you to start designing your own Christmas cards soon.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Day!

June Switzer

"You're blessed when you stay the course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God".

Curtain Call Challenge

This was a fun challenge from Curtain Call (Act 42). I just love the new in-colors with Early Expresso. They just look so great together. I am excited about making Halloween treats for my great-grandchildren this year. Last year I also made treat boxes for my neighbors 8 grand children and I will do that again this year also. I got the cutest thank you card that all the kids signed.



Anyway, for this card I use Pear Pazzazz as my main card base and layered it with Early Expresso punched with the Eyelet Border Punch. I then put the 1 1/4" striped Pumpkin Pie ribbon around both layers and tied it in a bow. I stamped my image with Black Stazon Ink and colored it with the Pear Pazzazz, Peach Parfait, Early Expresso Markers. I layered that onto Pear Pazzazz and that onto Peach Parfait. Before adhereing them I punched the top corners with the ticket corner punch. My sentiment is stamped in Early Expresso and punched out with the small oval punch and adhered to a Peach Parfait scallop oval punched with the Scallop Oval Punch and put on the card with a dimensional. The stamp sets I used are Grateful Greetings and Greeting Card Kids. I just love it!


Thanks again for stoppin in!


Have a Blessed Day!


June