Merry Monday #202 Something Snowy

This week Kathy wants our cards to depict something snowy.   Come take a look at the other designers cards for inspiration.

Merry Monday 

 

Wild Rose - Snowmen colored with Copics

PTI's Pure Poppy & White Striped pattern paper

PTI's Christmas Cheer for sentiment

Merry Monday #175 Add a Moose

 

Join us this week for Nina's challenge to add a Moose to your card.

Merry Monday 

 I didn't own a single moose so had to go in search of one.  Found this cute little moose  juggling gifts on his head  by Stampendous.

Used Copic to color and added a piece of PTI's Christmas Prints and then popped him up with some foam.

Sentiment - PTI's Keep It Simple Christmas

Merry Monday #170 Holly

 

Colleen and I were watching a video by Jennifer McGuire with this technique.  We both looked at each other and had an inspiration for the MM challenge.  Prior to this I didn't have a clue, but I love this technique.

Merry Monday 

 

 

First, I stamped it with H/A BG Holly Flourish with H/A Unicorn pigment white ink, dried it slightly then used PTI's Background Basics Super Stripes in Pure Poppy and New Leaf.  I love how this turned out.

Sentiment is PTI's Wet Paint Christmas

I used my Misti to make sure I got good coverage with the stripes.

Merry Monday, #169, Lt. Green, Dk. Green & Red

 

Here is my card for Merry Monday 

 

Every time I see this picture, I start craving M & M's.....

WPlus 9 Silver Bells colored with Copics.

Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Lil Inker's Stitched Oval Die

PTI - Christmas Prints pattern paper. 

Merry Monday #168 - Pastels & August Live, Love Cards.

 

A card for Merry Monday 

 

MFT- Happy Heart Snowman colored with Copic.  I tried my Zig watercolor pens, but it just wasn't turning out to my satisfaction.

My Mind's Eye Merry Little Christmas pattern paper. 

Merry Monday #160 Newsprint

 

My card for Merry Monday 

Stamping with my best friend is the greatest.  We live in separate states so only get to visit 2 to 3 times a year.  And it is so fun when that happens.  When we are each in our own homes, we do Skype with each other while we are stamping and it is almost like being together.

MFT. Inspired by Christmas in Pure Poppy on a newsprint tag.  PTI's Confetti Garland die & Keep It Simple Christmas.  The tag was sponged with Distress Tea Dye

Merry Monday #159 - Non-Evergreen Trees by Debbie

 

My card for Merry Monday 

PTI's Merry Little Christmas in Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Ripe Avocado & H/A Latte

Misc. pattern paper/

Merry Monday #158 - Stencils

 

My card for Merry Monday this week using a stencil.

MFT - Moroccan Stars in PTI's Pure Poppy and New Leaf.

Stamps of Life Christmas to Build using my new Kuretake, Zia Clean Color Real Brush Carmine Red & Green

These are a vibrant watercolor pen and I think I am going to love them once I play with them a bit.

Merry Monday #157 & The Glory of Christmas #58

 

I love it when a card comes together without any fuss or frustration. It's much prettier IRL.

This is for two challenges

The Glory of Christmas 

Focus on the sentiment

&

Merry Monday

Embossing

 

The Paper Studio Poinsettia embossing folder on PTI's Vintage Cream Cardstock

PTI's Holiday Double Merry 

Gold foil from Impress 

Merry Monday, #156, Pine Cones, Greens & the Word Believe

So, I forgot as usual that I wanted to put some sequins on my card.  Here it is with them. A much clearer picture too.

 

 My card for Merry Monday

 

This is the frame from PTI's Sentiment Splits Curve in some gold foil paper

PTI's Peaceful Pinecones & Bells & Boughs in Classic Kraft, Ripe Avocado & Pure Poppy on white Linen cardstock

MFT Inspired by Christmas - Sentiment

Merry Monday #154 Let's Get Vintage with Nina

 

After spending the whole afternoon working on another card, I was able to come in and make up this card fairly quickly for Merry Monday 

MFT - Inspired by Christmas in PTI's Pure Poppy

Miscellaneous Pattern Paper

Strip of PTI's  Lux Gold Adhesive (which I forget)

Delicata Gold Pigment Ink

Lil Inker's Stitched Ovals 

Make It Monday #207 with Laura & Merry Monday #152 with Kristie

 

A card for two challenges

Make It Monday 

A technique by Laura showing double partial die cutting

&

 Merry Monday

A color challenge 

 

PTI's Holiday Double in Hawaiian Shores and Mat Stack #1

Embossed with a Poinsettia by the Paper Studio

Sponged with Hawaiian Shores & Memento's Pear Tart

Little dots of Irresistible in middle of Poinsettias

Merry Monday #151 - Tree & The Glory of Christmas - Tree #55

 

My card for Merry Monday this week

I actually wanted to go for non-traditional colors this week but picked up Ocean Tides instead of Aqua Mist.

The Glory of Christmas 

 Heidi Swapp stencil to sponge with Hero Arts Bubble Gum and PTI Ocean Tides

PTI's Polka Dot Parade #9, 

Swiped along the edges of the pink paper with Bubble Gum also.

When I tried to blend both colors they turned to a gray so decided to not blend them.

Embossed sentiment with Liquid Platinam

Clear Wink of Stella on some of the stars and some Glossy Accents on heart and star topper.

Then a few Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins.

Merry Monday #150 Gifts

 

Karren challenges to use gifts on our cards this week for the

Merry Monday Challenge

Wow, struggles with this to try to come up with something different but alas it's pretty ordinary. 

I have been using my new MISTI.  What did we ever do without it?  It is so amazing, but I'm still in the first stages of playing with it, so still had some problems.  I thought the issue of getting smudges on it would be over but not true.  I think I had more trouble today.

PTI's Basic Background - Birthday Fun in Pure Poppy

Misc Christmas stamp set colored with Copics BG000, 01 & R22, 24, 27 & 29

Christmas sentiment - Tiny Treats Christmas

Clear Wink of Stella on bird and present.

Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles

Merry Monday #148 Red & Green

 

I had this started with just the Merry Christmas on it that was for a previous challenge but thought I could just add some red and green and call it good for this Challenge.

Merry Monday 

 

PTI's - Wet Paint Holidays, Mistletoe and Holly in New Leaf & Pure Poppy

Embossed in Liquid Platinum

 

Merry Monday #147 Stars

 

My card for Merry Monday 

Use Stars 

Heidi Swapp Stencil and Embossing Paste with Spring Rain Ink

PTI's Holiday Double, Confetti Garland Die

Pure Poppy paper

Clear Wink of Stella on stars.

Merry Monday #146 Santa

 

My card for Merry Monday 

My third Shaker Card and I still really have to think when I am putting them together.

Hero Arts Candy Cane Santa colored with Copics

R24,27,29, G07

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

PTI Double Ended Banner & Keep it Simple Chrsitmas, 

Christmas Prints pattern paper

Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle

Merry Monday #145 Candy Canes

 

My card for Merry Monday this week

Stamps of Life - Christmas2build in pure poppy.

Avery Elle's Custom Panel

 

Addicted to Stamps & More #128, Merry Monday #142

 

My card for the following two Challenges

Addicted to Stamps & More 

HOLIDAY

&

Merry Monday 

 

PTI's Holiday Home, Background Basics Evergreen in Scarlet Jewel & New Leaf

Snowdrift was embossed with Judikins Frosted Twinkle

Sentiment embossed with Liquid Platinum

Hard to see but there are snowflakes using Irresistible.

Merry Monday #130 - Silent Night

 

My card for Merry Monday 

Click to play along

All PTI:  Background Basics - Evergreen, Simply Jane, Holiday Home,

Sentiment - In the Meadow

I inlaid the trees above.

Colored them and the snow with Wink of Stella

Unfortunately, the snow looks like "dirty" snow.  Yuk.  It looks worse in the picture than IRL.