Day Two: Joy Sparkles

For Day Two of the "Twelve Days of Christmas Cards" I'm posting one of my favourites!

If you haven't already noticed, I'm a big fan of simple cards!  Especially Christmas Cards.  When you've got a ton to produce it's just SO much easier when there a just a few elements that can be done quickly.   It's even easier when there's no stamping involved!

Simple, yet elegant Christmas Card

For this card I started with an idea that I saw on Pinterest of a card my friend, Leena had created.  I really liked how she used the Mosaic punch with the Glimmer Paper.  Somehow that morphed into me using the same idea but with Coastal Cabana and Real Red as my feature colours.   I punched one "Mosaic" out of  Real Red Glimmer Paper and then two from the Silver Glimmer Paper.  By sponging Bermuda Bay ink onto one of those I was able to create a third colour of glimmer paper.

Sponge ink onto Silver Glimmer paper to create a new colour

I wanted something to go over the Mosaic punched peaces but not to cover them so I used the "Joy" die out of my Wonderful Wreath Framelits dies.  To anchor the whole thing I used the Real Red 3/8" Satin Ribbon (Holiday catalogue) and the Silver 1/8" taffeta ribbon.


Just a note to the wise, be careful how you orient your Whisper White card stock in the Mosiac TIEF or you'll end up with your shapes running the wrong way : )

Click here to see Day One of the Twelve Days of Christmas Cards : )

Happy Stamping!

Mosaic Birthday for DD100 and TSOT165

I'm a little sad as I write this post.  One of my favourite challenge blogs, The Dynamic Duos, is saying farewell after this challenge : (  While I didn't always enter each week I certainly was looking and taking inspiration from the colour combinations posted.  I wish Anne Marie and Lesley as well as the rest of the design team all the best as they pursue new opportunities.


Here are this week's colours:

Another challenge blog that I love is Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  Again, I don't always enter but I've always got one eye on their sketch for the week.  Here is this week's sketch:

I love the colour combination and this sketch is just so versatile!  It's been a while since I used my scallop-edge punch so I was glad to get it out again for this card.

Pretty, eh?  We have a lot of birthdays in May and June in my family so I'm stocking up on my stash of birthday cards to send out.  

I'm sad to see the "Simply Sketched" hostess set go and I'm pretty sure that it'll be one of those sets that I hold on to even after it's retired.

Here's what you'll need to make this card:

Stamp Sets:  Mosaic Madness, Flower Shop, Simply Sketched (Hostess set.....contact me to host your own party)

Paper and Ink:  Smoky Slate, Pool Party, So Saffron, Whisper White

Other:  Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (scallop circle), 3/16" corner rounder punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, bone folder (to curl edges of the flowers), Mosaic TIEF.

Happy Stamping!

Mosaic Poinsettia for FMS114

Well I'm into the home stretch for Christmas Cards and, true to form, I got really sick last week.  It was inevitable really because my son brought something home from school and it's been cycling through the household.  Hopefully that's the end of it..... 

I'm back for the time being and getting ready for my big Mystery Hostess Make and Take on Tuesday evening.  I've been seeing these really neat poinsettias made from the "Mosaic Madness" stamps and just had to try it with the Freshly Made Sketches sketch for the week:

Here's what I came up with:

I haven't used the Season of Style DSP as much as I wanted this year so I was happy to pull it out for this card.  Fun, eh?  I LOVE how versatile the Mosaic Madness stamp set from Stampin' Up is!  One can make ornaments, poinsettias, "patterned" paper, and everyday cards.  So great!

Here's what you'll need to make this card:

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive card stock, Season of Style DSP.

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Stamp Sets:  Mosaic Madness, More Merry Messages

Other:  Mosaic Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Happy Stamping!