Ingenious Inkling

Regal Christmas

We're still creating with all things sparkly at Jingle Belles this week.  I chose to take my inspiration from Inspired by All the Little Things.

I started with some new DCWV Purple Paper and inked the edges with several Distress Inks.

Next I die cut my large snowflake from gold glitter paper and embossed it before layering on two more punched snowflakes and an Eyelet Outlet Champagne gem.

I finished with purple swirl gems from Eyelet Outlet and a Stampotique sentiment.

With my three punches, I'm also joining Simon Says Stamp to use more than one die or punch.

BLING! on the Holidays

This week we're going to sparkle & shine ... we're making cards which incorporate jewels, gems, beads, studs, pearls, glitter, stickles or *ANYTHING* sparkly!

I started by die cutting my Christmas Tree from Glitzy Glitter Paper from DCWV. Next I used Eyelet Outlet Bling Swirls to add lots of decorative sparkle.

I finished with a big bling square for the star and some sticker sentiments. The stitched frame is from STAMPlorations and I covered my card base with the same fabulous glitter paper.

I'm joining the Holiday Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

DCWV Stack-a-holic Thank You

I joined in the Stack-a-holic challenge at DCWV this month using this awesome sketch.

All Papers are from DCWV Mariposa Collection (Matstack & Cardstock Matstack).

I added some epoxy blooms and a stamped sentiment to finish the card.

When There Are No Words ...

All losses are hard ...

but some seem a bit harder than others.  For those, I'm always grateful I have this Outlines Stamp in my stash.

Layout is The Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge.  I flipped it so I could feature the birds in the beautiful paper from DCWV Timeless Type Stack.

Wood & Cork Sympathy

When I saw the Wood & Cork theme at the Challenge Up Your Life blog, I knew those were the perfect textures for a masculine sympathy card I needed to make.

I combined two cork designs from DCWV's Cord Stack using this week's Retro Sketch.

At A Blog Named Hero the challenge is Make the Sentiment the Star, which I did with my new Hero Arts Deepest Sympathy sentiment.

I finished with a wrap of dark brown twine and two Studio Calico wooden feathers.

Farm Window Thank You

I wanted to create a card combining the colors from the colourQ Challenge and the Sketch from The Paper Players.  

I tried several of the color combinations for the card base, but nothing was working ... then I remembered the Texture Me Challenge at Shopping Our Stash and decided to make a monochromatic base incorporating Kraft Burlap Paper from DCWV.  I thought the texture was perfect for a farmland theme.

The Die Cut is Farm Window from Die-Versions.  I finished with a Thank You sticker from Doodlebug Designs (I love these ... they make cardmaking so easy).

So Grateful

The January Stack-a-holic Challenge at DCWV has lots of layers.  I used papers from four different DCWV Collections to create my design (Gauze Paper Stack, The Autumn Melody Matstack, Tattered Time Matstack, and the Performance Matstack).

I finished with several chalkboard stickers and a few text stickers for contrast against the black tag.

Boho Chic Birthday

On the list of cards I needed to make this weekend was a Boho Chic Birthday card.  When I saw the December Stack-a-Holic Challenge at DCWV, I knew that layout would work perfectly.

I picked out several patterns from DCWV A Type of Art Matstack and then when searching for my focal image.  I decided on a gorgeous glittery Love Feather Tag from Papaya!, which coordinated perfectly with a third paper design from DCWV Arctic Wishes Matstack.

I finished with sequins and some chipboard stickers for my Happy Birthday sentiment ... I just love these colors together.

Trust Your Heart

I love the inspiration at the TIME OUT Challenge.

I love the brown of the wood, texture of the burlap ... and of course I always love texty designs.

My initial plan was to stick with an all neutral palette, but I ended-up adding a wrap of blue seam binding ribbon, which added just the right pop of color for me (while still keeping a *natural* feel to the design).  The words are Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text Stickers (love them so much) ... and the burlap is DCWV Burlap Paper (much less fraying than trying to use straight burlap ... how do I know, because I tried that first).

Burlap Thank You

I needed a masculine thank you card, so I thought some DCWV Burlap paper would be perfect.  Background paper is Studio Calico Darling Dear.

I used Die Cuts from Paper Smooches Quote Tag Dies together with a sentiment stamp from Chit Chat.  I love how the denim ribbon looks with the texture of the burlap.

It's Anything Goes For the Paper Smooches Challenge, so I'm linking-up.  It's also a Die Cut Linky Party at Pause, Dream Enjoy.