Christmas cards

 

I love this stamp and it was so much fun to make these cards.

Ten of them.

Using Tim Holtz distressed crayons and diamond stickles

for the beard, etc. just made it all pop.

I forgot how much fun stickles are and what

they do for your page.

They had somewhat fell out of vogue and

since nothing I do is really in-style - I'm gonna use them more.

I used a Michaels "background" stamp and tore

the edges and distressed them.

The yellow I admit is a strange choice but it appears to work

and make ole Santa pop off the page.

Just need to stuff and mail.

Hopefully, on time.

 

Rectangles are your friend when artistically challenged

 Cards are fun to make, however, it's becoming tricky each year to come

up with something new using the same ole stash.

The turkey stamped has been used before and

because it's small it needs to be "showcased" or it'll get lost on

the card.

 

 WA-LA----the pilgrim hat.

It turned out cute (I make 10 of them) and how about

                                      that buckle!!!! It was saved from a destashing I had completed

in getting rid of some 2x2 QK dies that I have

been carrying around and not using.

Well....guess what's back in the stash LOL!!

The inside sentiment cleverly says

"Happy Thanksgiving!"

 

My pal, Holli,  picked up a sidekick for me which is perfect for the

2x2 QK dies....

(it does make me wish I kept the QK squeeze).

Ah hindsight.

In case you're wondering, we live full time in a 38' RV and 

space is a premium so.......

and we like to keep things simple.

Snort.

 

St. Patricks day cards

Cruising through pinterest these shamrocks

caught my eye and were easy to

make using my heart punch and

some watercolors.

I was also thrilled to use those pretty sparklies too.

And then I got to thinking.

Where is the fun in these cards for kids.

Specifically the grandkids.

 So back to the drawing board - I removed

the pretty sparklies and made leprechaun faces.

Some parts were hand drawn, others

I used my circle punch.

It was fun to do, and while I'm not the

greatest draw-er it's okay.

I'm learning to embrace the "imperfections".

Recollections cardstock. Studio Calico stamps.

Christmas cards!! It's that time of the year.

I had a bunch of Christmas paper leftover from a couple years ago

so I decided to use that for the grandkids cards and

they are getting older, however, cuteness in cards is still

on the table in the future.

I'm of the mind to not do cards this year for non grandkidlets because well.....

this won't be our address next year and we've got awhole lot going on

this year. However, I still have time to change my mind.

The snappy PL cards are Photo play. I do love the retro look.

and on the inside there were a bunch of puffy stickers so more stash used
and a snazzy stamp that I've had forever that says
"Merry Christmas" stamped on white cardstock
that won't get lost on the deep red background.

Gotta love ideas for cards from Pintrest!

How about these cute turkeys???

If I have to actually BUILD a critter, or thing, I need help.

Since I make about 12 of them, I like 

something simple.

Doesn't get much simpler than circles, squares and stamps.

The feather stamp is from Dear Lizzy stamp set - one of my favs

and I used distress inks from Ranger.

The hat is made from one inch squares and the brim a thin strip

cut to size and I actually handwrote the sentiment and their feet.

Am I artistic or what LOL.

And who doesn't love googly eyes.

The nose & buckle were whacked out of some older

Studio Calico paper.

These little guys are a composite of the bunch of examples

I happen to come across.

Recollections cardstock.

I keep trying to use up all the Halloween stuff

But it seems to no avail LOL.

Oh well there is fun in the trying.

Very old stamp-it says Clear Stamp

 This is a total mishmash of whatever paper I had laying about.

Would you believe there are no strips with mfg names on them?

Shocking I know.

fun stuff.

Now I just need to remember to mail them.

4th of July cards & a Birthday card

Sent all the grands a 4th of July card

made from kraft cardstock

and then being quite bold and daring

I freestyle painted the stripes using regular

craftsmart paint.

The stars are from a punch and popped up.

Assorted stamps for the sentiments. 

Then firecracker girl Annie has a birthday 2 days later

so I broke out my flamingo QK die cut

and added a fun party hat and a googly eyeball.

Love the splatters.

Got a couple more cards to go before

we hit the road for the summer grandkid tour

and the family fun for Labor Day at the shore.

Once again cards...

Happy Easter!!!

Once again my pal Holli came through.

We spent the day together- mostly going through

Tuesday Morning to see what goodies they had going on.

And since the mojo was on a break I shopped

her stamp section (I'm telling you Michael's would

be jealous) and found the chicks and bunnies

so I stamped a bunch of them while

we chit-chatted - and watercolored them in and then

when I got home fussy cut all of them out

while watching TV.

How cute are they.

Now to get them in the mail.

Christmas cards/ornaments

Broke out another Quikutz 4x4 die

(I'm so rockin' them this week)

Actually it's been over a couple weeks.

I had this flamingo.

Why?

Seriously, I can't answer that except it was

probably an impulse buy many

many many many many

years ago.

And I forgot it was Santa themed.

 So each one of the grandkidlets are getting one.

Their names are on them, and yes,

even the boys are getting pink - because

flamingos are pink.

 I put straws on them wanting to make an ornament type

so they can hang them on their trees if they wish
or just mess around with them. I ordered straws from Studio Calico

(they were on sale) but because

of all the black Friday happenings they shipped late.

So instead of green straws they are pink.

And these pink one's from M's came in 100 piece pack.

Anyone neeeed any pink straws??

Please?

It was actually a lot of fun to do.

Alot of die cutting.

I was also going to use cotton balls for 

Santa's hat but, where's the fun in that so I decided to roll

with stickles. 

Why do I not use stickles more often???

We are have decorated for Christmas - the big tree

needs to get set up.

All in All we are rolling really early this year

mostly because Shane was here and

he was the one to bring it all down from the attic.
How're your decorations coming?

 Bazzill Cardstock.

Halloween cards

And for once I'm ahead of the game.

GO ME!

Anyhoo, instead of making the cards exactly the same this year

I used the tons of stuff leftover from prior years;

 a mix of Echo Park and K&Company stickers

and cut aparts.
I'm hoping that I can do that for future cards as well.

I also tried to keep in mind that the age range of grands

is from 3-15 so I'm trying to make

cards age appropriate-sort of LOL!

Now to remember to mail these badboys out in time!

4th of July cards

Yea Yea I know it's early but since we may be on the

road during this holiday and I love making

and sending cards to the grands,

I decided to have them ready and just dropping them in

the mail wherever we may be.

We are heading out sometime in June maybe - so I'm also

putting together my scrappy supplies for the road.

It's quite interesting.

Kraft, my sunburst punch for fireworks and Studio Calico star & heart stamps.