Merry Monday #194 - Surfin' Santa

Hello Friends,
It's time for a new challenge at Merry Monday, this week Lori is challenging us to design a Tropical Themed Christmas card.  I used the surfing Santa from Stampin' Up's Happy Christmas Mate and added the Palm Tree and Hibiscus Flowers.  The images are coloured with an Aqua Painter and Markers and I Water coloured the Smooshed background.  Finished off with some Rain dots and the Sentiment.  Love how it came together.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Happy Christmas Mate, Whipper Snapper Palm Tree, Stamp It - Hibiscus 2560C Yvette, Gorgeous Grunge, Greetings of the Season
Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Bermuda Bay
Ink: Stazon Black
Markers: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Night of Navy, So Saffron. Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Blush Blossom
Finishing Touches: Rain Dots
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Stitched Circles Dies, Spellbinders Classic Circles, Aqua Painter, Misti Positioning Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
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One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #26 R - Come to Bethlehem

Hello Friends,
Today's post is a reminder that you still have time to play along at the One Layer Christmas Card Challenge for another week, as usual Anything Goes.  Hope you will join us.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Come to Bethlehem
Card: Thick Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black, Watercolour Paints
Cool Tools: Misti Positioning Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paint Brushes
Thanks for visiting today.
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Merry Monday #193 - Cozy Christmas

Hi to All,
Time for this week's Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge and Linda is challenging us to Use Bells on our cards.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Bells and Boughs, Cozy Christmas
Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Smokey Slate, Best Year Ever DSP
Ink: Stazon Black, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Smokey Slate
Finishing Touches: Wink of Stella Gold and Clear, Pearls
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Our Daily Bread Designs Window Die, Impression Obsession Cat Dies, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Sponges, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Lovely to see you here today.
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Merry Monday #192 - Holly with Berries

Hi to All,
Welcome to this week's Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge. Bonnie is challenging us to Use Berries on our Christmas cards.  I used Stampin' Up's Peaceful Wreath Stamp Set and embossed the background with Sizzix's Little Holly Leaves embossing folder.  The Joy sentiment is layered three times.  Hope you will join us and play along, we would love to see what you create.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Peaceful Wreath
Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive,
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Wonderous Wreath Framelit Dies, Sizzix Little Holly Leaves E/Folder, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen
Lovely to see you here today.
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One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #26 - Rejoice

Hello Friends,
It's time for a new challenge at the One Layer Christmas Card Challenge.  I gold embossed all of the stamping for my card, very CAS but elegant at the same time.  Hope you will join us and play along.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's  Every Blessing, Flourishes - Flourished Christmas
Card: Thick Whisper White
Ink: Versamark
Cool Tools: Embossing Buddy, Gold E/Powder, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Misti Positioning Tool,
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Jenna's 6

Hello Friends,
Our youngest Grand Daughter Jenna turned six this week.  This is the card I made for her, she has just started ballet classes.

Jenna

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black 2369J Pink Toes

Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Silver Glimmer Card

Ink: Stazon Black, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Smokey Slate

Finishing Touches: Sequins

Cool Tools: Big Shot, My Favourite Things Pierced Circle Stax Die, Spellbinders Classic Circle Dies, Papertrey Ink By the Numbers Die Collection, Sizzix Lucky Stars E/Folder, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

Love to read your comments, thanks for visiting today.

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One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #25R - Santa's List

Hello Friends,
Today's post is a reminder for the current One Layer Christmas Card Challenge.  Hope you will join us and play along.  I have created a very CAS design just using two stamps and a bit of colour.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Santa's List
Card: Thick Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Stazon Black
Cool Tools: Misti Positioning Tool
Thanks for visiting today.
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Merry Monday #191 -Merry Little Christmas

Hi to All,
This week Kristie is challenging us to create a card Using the Chalkboard Technique for Merry Monday. Hope you will join us to play along and do check out the awesome inspiration from the Design Team.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Cosy Christmas, Gina K Scallop Franes & Doodles Large Squares
Card: Real Red, Whisper White, Old Olive, Silver Foil, Basic Black, Merry Moments DSP
Ink: Versamark, Stazon White Opaque
Cool Tools: Big Shot, MFT Camellia Die, MFT Fancy Flourish Die, Sizzix Secret Garden Die, Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen
I love to read you're comments. Great to see you here today.
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One Layer Christmas Card Challenge #25 - Flying Santa

Hello Friends,
Welcome to a new One Layer Christmas Card Challenge.  I used this cute Santa image from Eureka for my card this week.  Santa is stamped and coloured, added my Sentiment and sponged a snow slope to finish off my card. A clean and simple design

Supplies:
Stamps: Eureka Stamps - Santa, Mama Elephant - Merry Greetings
Card: Thick Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Bashful Blue
Cool Tools: Post It Notes, Sponge, Aqua Painter, Misti Positioning Tool
I love to read your comments, hope you will join us, thanks for visiting today.
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Merry Monday #190 - Santa

Hi to All,
This weeks Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge is hosted by Kathy.  Kathy wants us to Use a Santa to make our Christmas cards.  I went with a Monochromatic colour scheme with a touch of red and used this gorgeous image from a Flourishes stamp set.  Love how it turned out, hope it gives you some inspiration to join us and do check out the rest of the Design Teams lovely creations.

Supplies:

Stamps: Flourishes - Santa I Believe, S/U's Cosy Christmas
Card: Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Suede
Finishing Touches: Red Pearls
Cool Tools: Trimmer, Dble Sided Tape

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