TWO CARDS

Happy Saturday everyone!! Wohoo! I just can't believe how quick the time flies! Just a couple of sleeps more and it's already December!!! And I'm so looking forward for our holiday in the Philippines as we can get to see our family and relatives (and friends. of course!) back home!! We'll celebrate Christmas and New Year there! YAY!! How's that?!!!

Anyways, let me share you some cards that I made lately. I have received my Whiff of Joy stamps from Bec few days ago and Charlotte is so gorgeous that I couldn't help but ink her straight away and use her on these cards!

The first card is a Christmas card but I used the colours from the recent CC246 challenge.


The next one is very Christmasy and I used the Out of the Box technique here. (Charlotte's hair passing outside the frame). This challenge is from TLC247 challenge last week. (talking about being late here, lol!)

That's it for now and I'll try to post more later after doing my Saturday chores! Hubby's home early today so that means "badminton" for the family later! Wohoo!!

God bless us all!

Jhet

Card # 1

Stamps: Charlotte-Whiff of Joy Stamps, sentiment - Darkroom Door Yuletide Reindeer set
Paper: white cs, SU! Pretty in Pink, Choc Chip, Bermuda Core'dinations cs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versacolor Petal Pink
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, odourless solvent, blending stumps, Spellbinders Labels 8, Inverted Scalloped Circle, Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder, Fiskars All A-Fleur embunch, satin ribbon, sponge dauber, pop dots, rhinestones

Card #2

Stamps: Singing Charlotte by WOJ, Darkroom Door Yuletide Reindeer
Paper: white cs, Bazzill, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly dsp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,SU! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Copic Markers, Bic Mark-It, Prismacolor pencils, odourless solvent, blending stumps, Spellbinders Labels 4, Mega Curved Rectangles, Circle and Inverted Scalloped circle, Fiskars Lace punch, Kaiser pearls, sponge dauber, Copic Spica glitter pen

TWO CARDS

CC246 Be My Friend

Hi everyone! I was able to play tonight for this week's Colour Combo challenge over SCS. This is CC246 wherein you are to combine SU! Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Bermuda Bay. I don't have the latter colour but I was able to use an alternative with Core'dinations Bermuda which I think is close enough with the Bermuda Bay.

My card is 5.5"x5.5" in size. I started with the white base, then the Bermuda (Core'dinations) and then with thise lovely plaid dp from K&Company Classic K Charlotte paper pad which I purchased from Windsor Cottage Botanicals.

The horizontal panels of Bermuda and Pretty in Pink were punched using Fiskars All A-Fleur embunch but the Pretty in Pink was Cuttlebug-embossed first with Divine Swirl then embunched afterwards. I don't have anything on my mind for the lay out so I went for a simple one. Image is from Darkroom Door and sentiment is from Jemac stamps. Both were stamped with Old Olive and sponged around it with Versacolor Pink Petals. The lovely pearl slider/buckle is from BizzyBecs which was made by the owner herself, Bec! Thanks Bec, they're really lovely. Btw, I sprayed Glimmer Mist pearl to the image panel but the camera just really couldn't capture the glimmer on the paper.

Good morning and happy Wednesday! (it's 1250am, Sydney time)

God bless us all!

Jhet

Stamps: Darkroom Door, Jemac Stamps
Paper: white cs, SU! Pretty in Pink, Core'dinations Bermuda, K&Company Classic K Charlotte pad
Ink: SU! Old Olive, Versacolor Petal Pink
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels One, Fiskars all a fleur embunch, Cuttlebug Divine Swirl embossing folder, black grosgrain ribbon, pearl buckle, sponge dauber, paper piercing mat, Glimmer Mist pearl

CC246 Be My Friend

CAS42 Sponging with Butterflies

Yay!! This week's set CAS challenge over SCS is a simple technique called "sponging" which happens to be one of my favs! That's why as soon as I saw the post, I didn't waste anytime and made my contribution to it straight away. :)

This sponging technique is actually a reverse masking. I'm so into the challenge but I was lost at first and didn't know where to start. I bet you also have days like this. So, I flipped onto my stamped images and stamps (which I organised on a 3-ring binder) and saw these cute butterflies from Darkroom Door Wildflower set. Okay problem solved. I did the sponging first (using the negative side of the Labels 1 die cut as the mask), stamped the butterflies, coloured the biggest of them all, stamped the sentiment then finished off with 3 layers of assorted flowers with a Basic Grey pearl on the centre. Quick, clean and simple.

What do you think?

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Jhet

Stamp: Darkroom Door Wildflower set
Paper: white cs
Ink: Versacolor Petal Pink & Misty Mauve, SU! Purely Pomegranate (retired)
Accessories: Labels 1 negative side, sponge dauber, Glimmer Mist Pearl (sprayed on flowers), Basic Grey Black pearl, Copic markers, assorted flowers

CAS42 Sponging with Butterflies

THANK YOU CARD AND AN ALTERED CAN

Happy Monday everyone! Now I can finally share with you this Thank You card I made the other night and the altered tin I've finished yesterday. I didn't post it not until the recipient receives and sees it IRL (so as not to spoil the suprise). I'm so glad she liked the stuffs when I handed those to her yesterday! :)

I made this "Thank You" card for her as she recently altered my 2 new jeans the past few weeks. Just a simple token of thanks for her time and effort. :)

And to thank her more, I altered this Cadbury Drinking Chocolate can for her to use as pen holder.

I really like this colour combo. It's so me (talking about brown!). The cute and glittery dp is from DCWV Sweet Stack, the yellowish one is Bazzill and the brown cs is...from my stash. :)

Actually these are mostly left-overs from a previous card but just can't post it because I still have yet to let the recipient receive it first! (again heheh) It's a birthday card for my sister so I have to wait 'til the postie delivers it to her.

This is all for now! Hope you'll have a blessed start of the week!

Hugs to all!

Jhet

Stamps: AmyR Thank You Sentiments
Paper: white cs, brown cs, DCWV cs, DCWV Sweet Stack
Ink: Versamagic Drew Drop Sahara Sand
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 4, Prima flowers, Fiskars all a fleur embunch, corner punch, Prima flower, Kaisercraft flower. Kaiser pearl, brown satin ribbon, buttons, Cuttlebug Olivia Alphabet die, Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder, Glimmer Mist Pearl (sprayed on

the flowers)

THANK YOU CARD AND AN ALTERED CAN

SQUARE CARDS

Yeah I know, you always see square cards on my gallery. LOL! What I mean is, square cards but a smaller version. :) These cards are sized 4.75"x4.75". I'm beginning to make cards with such size as I want to make use of my scraps and other leftover papers or embellies or whatever I can find that isn't enough for a 5.5" square cards (sizewise) but is just too right for this 4.75" squares.

My finished cards:

Aren't they cute? :) The one in the middle is the Just Because card I posted a few days ago and rest are Christmas cards to be given for my family and friends.

Detailed shots below:

Here, I used my leftover dp from my "Stockings on a BIG Card" card.

And the papers on this one are from past projects as well. Can't recall what are those now. LOL! And I also tried stamping onto this stitched grosgrain ribbon from SU! using my Choc Chip ink. Not bad to look at though. ;)

How about you? How do you use your scraps?? :)

Thanks for visiting and happy Saturday!

Jhet

Card #1

Stamp/s: SU! Lots of Thoughts

Ink: SU! Bashful Blue

Paper: white cs, DCWV Christmas stack, Bazzill

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 1, satin ribbon

Card #2:
Stamp/s: Our Daily Bread Designs "Worship the Lord"

Ink: Choc Chip

Paper: white cs, Real Red, K&Company Charlotte dsp, Basic Grey

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 2, stitched grosgrain ribbon, Spellbinders Create a Flake 1, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter, piercing mat pack, pop dots

SQUARE CARDS

WT245 Give Thanks

This week's Ways to Use It Challenge over SCS is about Giving Thanks. Such a lovely challenge that reminds us to be thankful everytime. As one of my favourite Bible verses says: “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

So here is my share for the challenge. Looksee..

I had a hard time putting this card together as I actually started with it 3wks ago. Well, I really wanted the colours and the dp but I was thinking on what image stamp to use or if it really needed one in the first place. I set it aside and forced myself to forget about it and went along with my Christmas cards orders. LOL! But after seeing the challenge set by Julia over SCS, I suddenly remembered that I have a pending card to put together. Yes indeed it didn't need any image stamp, but a sentiment stamp would do! And voila!! My card's done! :)

I stamped the sentiment (Amy R Friendship Sentiments by CC Designs) with Night of Navy Ink onto the retired River Rock dp and cut it with Labels 4 Nesties. This goes out to all my friends...THANK YOU so much for the friendship! I love you all! ♥

Thanks again for visiting and if you haven't been saying thank you lately, you may start now. Remember that "Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women." -- Gordon B. Hinckley

God bless us all!

Jhet

Stamps: Amy R Friendship Sentiments set by CC Designs
Paper: 290gsm Rust cs, Night of Navy, River Rock (retired), Paper Loft Grandma's Garden "Well Worn" dp
Ink: Night of Navy, Choc Chip
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 4, FIskars texture plates, sponge dauber, Kaiserpearls Chino, edge distresser

WT245 Give Thanks

CC245 Always Real Chocolate

And this colour combo rocks! The CC245 over SCS is a combo of Real Red, Choc Chip and Always Artichoke (and any neutral colour is allowed as well). I really like these rich colours that's why eventhough I'm already 2days behind the challenge, I still made a card for that.

This House Mouse is sooooo adorable! Just look at him with his eyes closed. ;) That's why I chose the sentiment "Peace" to go along with the image as this mouse exudes peace and calmness. Don't you think so? :)

I stamped this mouse with Versafine Onyx Black, heat-embossed with clear ep and then coloured it with a combination of Copics and Prismacolor pencils. His cheeks are more pinkish IRL, the real colour wasn't just captured by the camera. I cut it and mounted it onto a Basic Grey Wassail dp and then matted altogether onto a Choc Chip cs cut with Scalloped Oval Nesties.

Here's a closer shot:

Card size btw is 4.75" x 4.75". And most of the materials I used here are from my scraps. ;) The Choc Chip mat behind the Real Red is actually hollow in the middle. You know when you cut your mats using Spellbinders and what's only left is the square thing with holes on the middle resulting from your die cuts?? IFYKWIM. That's it! Sorry, I hope I'm making sense here. LOL!

Okay, this is it for now. Gotta grab some quick lunch for me and DS2.

God bless each and everyone of us! Enjoy your day!

Jhet

Stamps: House Mouse, Stampendous
Paper: white cs, SU! Choc Chip, Real Red
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Small Oval and Scalloped Oval, Copic Markers, Prismacolor pencils, odourless solvent, Fiskars Embunch, Prima Festive Christmas flowers, Kaiser Pearl Chocolate & Snow, Glimmer Mist Pearl (sprayed on flower and leaves)

CC245 Always Real Chocolate