Holiday Cheer (a2z post)

This is my first post for today and this one is for a2z Scrapbooking. Click here if you would like to play along with this months challenge for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store.

I decided to do a Christmas card today, got to get them started! 

Here is a closer look at my card...

If you would like to see more on the card please see my post at today's  a2z scrapbooking blog!

 I hope you will get a chance to join our Challenge this month.  Remember: (Hero Arts Products Required)  This challenge runs though the end the month.   You have a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to the a2z Scrapbooking Store.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Hero Arts- lower case greetings (on sale) 

Distress inks- festive berries, hickory smoke and mowed lawn

HMFMC- all white

Hello everyone I'm here with my last card as a guest designer with HMFMC! Maybe someday I'll get the honor again. In the mean time the challenge is all white. You may color your image, but that is the only color allowed.

I love the mouse in the cup I think he's so adorable. I layered white and some vellum for my layers, die cutting the corner of one layer for some texture on the card. I kept the coloring very light so it would distract form the white theme of the challenge very much.

Here is a closer look of the corner with  the die cutting, this was the first time I've used it! :-)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Stampendous- Warm Cup

Sizzix Alterations- Mixed Media

Misc- vellum, cardstock, copics

Happy Halloween panels

Stopping in with a quick post today to share a card that I adding to 

Lawnscaping

Addicted to CAS

and 

AAA Cards

 challenge blogs. Here is my card...

I started my card by stamping the images on a panel. After I colored them, I cut the panel in four pieces and layered them on pattern paper. I used the same pattern paper to cover the card base and added my panels to a larger panel. Once everything was adhered I stamped my sentiment up the side.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn- Booyah stamp set

Misc- Copics, glitter pens, pattern paper and cardstock

Happy Halloween (Fusion challenge)

Stopping in with a card for the Fusion Card Challenge.

I decided to make my card based on using the photo for my inspiration...

I used a few papers from previous years paper pads and die cut doily that I picked from work (Michaels) and a halloween set from Close to my Heart that I hadn't used before. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Dancer

Stopping in with a card today for the Die Cut Diva's blog challenge. This month the challenge is shaped cards our sponsors are...
One Happy Cut

and

Morgan's Art World

Don't forget to play along for a chance to win a prize from one of our wonderful sponsors!

Today's card...

I started by printing off the image and then cut it using a die. I then colored it with copics. I die cut another oval  for the back of the card and scored it about quarter of an inch from the top. Adhered the ovals together and add just a tad of stickles to the center of the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!
Monica

Supplies:

Morgan's Art World- Ballerina

Lawn Fawn- Stitched dies 

Clearly Christmas

I'm dropping in with a quick card I made for the Shopping our stash challenge blog and just in time too! I'm just excited I didn't miss it yet again. ;-)

I started  by stamping the image on some acetate with staz on ink. Then I used some glossy accents to adhere glitter in a few spots. While that dried I used some distress inks to color my background of the oval cut out area. 

Once everything was dry I adhered the acetate to the front panel and popped the whole thing on the card base with foam adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Supplies:

Stampin' up- image and sentiment

Lawn Fawn- Small Stitched Ovals

Distress inks- tumbled glass, chipped sapphire and black soot

Happy Haunting.

Today I'm sharing a card that I made will looking at the Simon Says Wednesday challenge blog. They have an awesome fall/ Halloween mood board and color combo for inspiration!

I had a hard time choosing, but ended up using the bottom left image as the inspiration for my card.

I masked off the moon area and distressed the background. Stamped the tree, fence and bats on the background. On a scrap piece of card stock I stamped and colored the haunted house, then fussy cut it before adding it to the background. I then heat embossed the sentiment in silver to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by and a spooktacular day!!!

Monica

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn- Happy Haunting

Copics, various distress inks, embossing powder