Another Essentials by Ellen October 2017 Pin Sights Challenge Card

I actually made three cards inspired by this month's EH Pin Sights challenge inspiration board, something I've never done before.

I've always admired cards with one tiny image and lots of white space, so I decided to make one for this challenge.  I was definitely out of my comfort zone and had to resist adding to the card as I thought it was just too plain.  But it has grown on me, so I decided to add it here and to the challenge link-up.  

Again, I was inspired by the picture of the pink Christmas tree on the inspiration board.  It reminds me of a little pink tree my Mom used to put on our bathroom counter every holiday season.  It first appeared in the early 1960's, and I think in the late 1970's my mom took a chisel to that pink tile one day and soon after had it replaced.  She always had a remodel project going on in our family home.

 

Essentials by Ellen supplies:

Bear Ware 2 stamps

Other:

AveryElle Double Pierced Rectangle dies

Copic markers

Gelly Roll clear glitter pen

And one more similar card

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MFT Stamps Color Challenge #80 - Hope Your Day Rocks

I made a birthday card for my stash for MFT Color Challenge #80. Playing with Spring-like colors, pink, blue, green and yellow, was a nice diversion from all the traditional Christmas cards I've been making for the past several weeks.

I hope your day rocks too!  Thanks for taking a look.

 

MFT Supplies:

Double Stitched Oval STAX dies

Heartstrings stamps and die

Sketchy Flowers stamps and dies

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Sweet Celebration 6x6 Paper Pack

Other:

Copic markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Simply White

Essentials by Ellen October 2017 Pin Sights Challenge

The pink Christmas tree on this month's EH Pin Sights Inspiration Board immediately caught my eye.  My Mom had a little pink 12" tall artificial Christmas tree that she'd put on our pink and gray tile bathroom counter every Christmas season.  Pink bathroom tile was very popular in the 1960's.

I kept my card very CAS using the Geo Tree dies by Julie Ebersole.  To make the teal ornaments, I used an extra-small hole punch and covered each paper dot with a tall dollop of Glossy Accents so they look like little ornaments.  The top panel and the tree are popped-up with foam tape for dimension.

Essentials by Ellen supplies:

Geo Tree dies

Merry & Bright sentiment stamps

Other:

Avery Elle Double Pierced Rectangle dies

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MFT Stamps Sketch Challenge 356 - Ho Ho Ho

I made another Christmas card for this week's MFT Sketch Challenge.

I used the H from the HUGS die, and the O from the LOVE die to make HO HO HO.  Both dies were free gifts with a $60 or more MFT purchase, so thank you MFT Stamps for those!

The little stack of gifts is from the Santa's Elves set and the sentiment stamp is from the Toasty Greetings set.  A quick and simple card ready to donate to Send A Smile 4 Kids!

MFT Supplies:
HUGS die
LOVE die
Santa's Elves stamp and die
Toasty Greetings stamp
Cherry Crisp cardstock
Black & White Basics 6x6 Paper Pack

Other:
Copic markers
Christmas Red Stickles

MFT Stamps Sketch Challenge 354 - Halloween Treat

A quick Halloween card for this week's MFT Sketch Challenge.  These little ghostly images are super cute and simple to color.

 

 

MFT Supplies:

Fab-BOO-lous Friends stamps and dies

Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window die

Picket Fence die

Plaid Patterns 6x6 Paper Pack

Black & White Basics Paper Pack  

Images colored with Copic markers

MFT Stamps Sketch Challenge 353 - Fa la la la

These weekly sketch challenges are such a great way to get Christmas cards done.  In November I'll donate a some to Send A Smile 4 Kids, a volunteer organization that collects handmade cards for distribution at several children's hospitals around the country.

For this week's MFT challenge I made another card with the cute Perfect Harmony stamp and die.

 

MFT Supplies:

Perfect Harmony stamps and die

Trim the Tree sentiment stamp

Let It Snowflake die

Diagonal Stitch Rectangle die

Pierced Circle Frame die

Stitched Oval Word Window die

Cherry Crisp card stock

Black & White Basics 6x6 Paper Pack

Fresh Squeezed Chevron 6x6 Paper Pack

Image colored with Copic markers

Essentials by Ellen October 2017 Mix It Up Challenge with Altenew

Christmas in New York City is so beautiful with the tree in Rockefeller Center, festive store window displays and lots of lights all around the city.  I used the skyline of Manhattan stamp from Altenew's Sketchy Cities America set and the Christmas lights and sentiment stamp from the Essentials by Ellen Merry & Bright set to make another Christmas card to donate.

I kept it quick and simple by using black card stock, gold embossing powder and some gold star sequins.  I colored the lights with Copics, fussy cut them to eliminate a white boarder, and applied two coats of Glossy Accents make them shine.

I used tiny bits of black fun foam to pop-up the lights.

Supplies used:

EBE Merry & Bright stamps

Altenew Sketchy Cities America stamp

Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder

Copic Markers G06, G19, R29 and R59

Glossy Accents

Celebrations sequins

MFT Stamps Sketch Challenge 352 - Merry Elf

Another MFT Sketch Challenge and another Christmas card to donate to Send A Smile 4 Kids.  I think these little elves are so cute!

 

I stacked three layers of the die cut elf for some dimension and embellished the elf with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.   I always make some super simple cards to donate SAS4K so they can be given to very young children in the hospitals SAS4K's supports without concern of small removable pieces and choking hazards.

MFT Supplies:

Santa's Elves stamps and die

Toasty Greetings sentiment stamps

Diagonal Stitched Rectangle Dies

Graphic Grid 6x6 Paper Pack

Image colored with Copic markers and embellished with

Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents