My First Beate Weekend Sketch!

This weekend I made a card for the Beate Weekend Sketch Challenge. I used my new set "From our home to yours" by Hero Arts. I stamped the house twice and then two trees in between the houses. Ive just discovered the "bending" of clear stamps to make them look different, so I bent the top of my tree two different ways to make them each look slightly different. And of course now that I'm looking at it I could have stretched out one of my houses to make them look different also. Oh well, I guess there's always a next time! I colored in my image using my Stampendous chalks. Then I added this great ribbon in the corners and the scallop sentiment along with a finishing touch of rhinestones. I love how simple this card was and the sketch was very easy to re-create!

Enjoy and have a fabulous day!

Sleigh Full of Presents

Well Ive officially started on the christmas cards. Im the type of person that will start with one design, decide to mass produce it and then a week later completly hate the design and start over again. So this year I will be making a different for card for every person on my list!!! Its going to be a challenge, but at least you will get to see a lot of cards!!

This card started out with this great Oriental Trading paper that has glitter on it. Then I layered it on DCWV Metallic Paper to make it even more shimmery. I cut out the "snow piles" with white card stock and then inked them with Martha Stewart's Silver Ink. The stamped image is one I received a while back and am unsure about the origin. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to the next card I will posting which is a sentiment only card!

On one final note I want to say Thank You to everyone who voted yesterday. It is such a blessing to be part of such a great nation and I am looking forward to our future!

Have a great night!