A Little Grundge, A Little Elegance, A little Christmas!

Good morning friends!  I'm here to share another Christmas card I have made for the upcoming holiday season.  I know it's early, but I do get distracted and go off in different directions, so I need to do this while I'm at least a little focused!    My card uses a sentiment from Heartfelt Creations and lots of Spellbinders dies of course.  You know I have to have them on most everything I do.  Some pretty sparkle and bling, some pretty paper and I'm off and running.  I even used a gold leaf pen on the edges of the green oval layer although it's pretty hard to see in my photo.   But trust me it's there.  It's also on the burgundy layer.  I love those pens and think they add such an elegant feel to projects.

So what are you doing today; do you have to work or is this a day off for you?  I'm planning another day in my craft room but as always, that's subject to change.  It seems I have really good intentions and then I run a wheel off and have to go see if I can find it in the bushes.  So whatever you are doing today, I wish you well and remember ..... take time to breathe!

Supplies:  Canson watercolor paper, Prima paper, music paper, cardstock, Spellbinders, Prima bling, gold leafing pen, Ranger Distress Inks, Zip Dry Glue, Heartfelt Creations Stamps

Yellow Roses... A Beginning....

As you know, I love making roses and yellow roses are something I have never tried.  I can see by looking that I'm going to have to rethink what I do next time.  Although, this card is much prettier in person, I still feel like it just needs something.  A dear friend of mine suggested I do yellow roses because they are her favorites.  I will keep trying girl, I promise. 
I'm going to enter this into the challenge over at Joan's Gardens.  The rules this week are:
Make a Butterfly Card...Done
Use Green and Yellow...Done
Use something from Nature...Done
Have at least three layers....Done

I used lots of Spellbinders Dies and some pretty Prima paper to make this.  And oh yes, the sentiment is from Flourishes. 

That is all for me today.  It's Monday and I have a list of chores a mile long!  Have a great day and as always, I hope you have time to create!

Wishing you a Day of Joy.....

Some days I wish someone would wish me a Day of Joy!  So this morning I'm sharing a card I made for a friend...We all need Joy in our lives.

I love violets...well I love all flowers, but this stamp had not seen ink in several years and I decided to bring it out again.  This is part of my plan to use what I have and let me tell you people there is quite a bit stashed away.  Out of sight, out of mind!  I colored these with Prismacolor pencils and then used a cotton ball and Distress Ink to highlight in yellow.  My sentiment is from Flourishes Stamps.  It just seemed to fit perfectly on my card.  I cut an extra die cut and trimmed it for the lace and then used the cotton ball on it too.   Some pretty Prima paper and it is ready to go in the mail to my friend! 

I know this is short and sweet, but my card is sort of short and sweet.  No frills kinda card, but I wanted it to be easy to mail.  Have a wonderful day and try to take some time to be creative!

Supplies:
Hampton Art Stamps - Violets
Prismacolor Pencils
Flourishes Stamps
Spellbinders Dies: Romantic Rectangles and Small Labels
Ranger Distress Inks
Prima Paper