Merry Monday with Nina ~Rustic Card

 Nina is our hostess and she is looking for a RUSTIC Christmas card over at the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge...here is mine:

 Rustic to me means Kraft paper and darker accent papers.  I pulled out PTI's pine feather card stock and the pattern paper.  The team has an amazing galley for your inspiration too!

 

SSS: Yuletide Holiday
Friends, as you read over on the Merry Monday blog, this is our LAST Challenge!
It is sad to say goodbye and to NOT be making any more Christmas cards following this challenge.
It has been a pleasure and a joy to be on the team with all these fabulous ladies.
  

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with Marcia ~

Hi Friends!!  We have only this week and ONE more week of challenges and we all take a Summer Vacation break!  This week Marcia is our very MERRY Maker and she has a fun photo inspiration that is filled with yummy mints over at the Merry Monday Challenge!

I made my own background and added a paper ribbon to highlight the sentiment!

 

I hope you will join us...please check out the inspiration from the design team!

PTI: Candy Cane Christmas

  

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with Leanne and a barn door

Welcome to a new Merry Monday friends!  We have three more weeks of challenges before we all take a break for the summer!  This week Leanne is asking us to make a card with a barn on it.

I didn't have a barn anything,...so what is a crafty girl to do but go buy a barn door stamp!

I found this lovely stamp at Serendipity Stamps.  Inked it up and colored it with copics!

I hope you will join us for this challenge!  See you in the gallery!

Serendipity: Barn Door with Wreath

PTI Mix & Mat Confetti

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday ~ Christmas Angel ~ with Linda

Hello friends!  

This week my BFF is the hostess for our Merry Monday Christmas card Challenge and she is looking for Christmas Angels on our card!

Penny Black:  Mimi's Christmas

PTI: Shape Shifter~ Circle

PTI Holiday Cheer (sentiment)

copics

 

I look forward to seeing your card in the gallery friends!

We will complete the month of June with our Merry Monday Challenge, then we will be taking a little summer vacation break and resume in September!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with Kim ~ Penguins

I had this rubber stamp sitting on my desk and shame on me, but I don't have any wrapping for it, or the name where it came from...it has the sentiment: Let's Chill at the bottom of the penguin (I didn't us the sentiment!) so if anyone recognizes it, please let me know who I should give credit to for this darling penguin!  I used what I learned from Kit & Clowder when coloring penguins.  

MFT: Mini Cloud Stencil

Marvy Snow Marker

MFT Stitched Scallop Frame 

Copics 

 

Please check out the Design team cards for more inspiration!

See you in the gallery!! 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with Kelly

Hi friends!  Today Kelly is our Merry Hostess for the Merry Monday Challenge where we try to encourage you to make all your Christmas cards YEAR-ROUND!! 

Isn't that a fun photo inspiration? I loved the sugar cookies and the candy canes!

PTI: Friendship Jar holiday

Stamp of Approval:  Candy Cane Lane

Nuvo Drops

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with JoAnn ~ Bells

Welcome friends to our Merry Monday Challenge! Today our Merry hostess is JoAnn and she is looking for BELLS on our Christmas cards...go check out the wonderful cards with all the different kinds of bells the design team made for your inspiration!

 

 Sunny Studios: Holiday Style

PTI: Ombre Christmas Sentiments

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday with Debbie and Stars!

Welcome to another Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge friends!

Debbie is our Merry Host this week and she is looking for stars on our Christmas Card!

My BFF gifted me this Gina K Wreath builder stamp & Kit...(I know, I have the BEST BFF, right? You all know her...Linda from Lin's Craft Corner and we have been BFF's for 6o years...I know we were all most cradle friends...LOL!) )and the first think I wanted to do was see if I could make a card and when I saw I needed stars for this challenge I set to work!  I of course practiced on scratch paper first and I learned a lot...1. Use the correct size paper in the template...ha ha...I know that should be a given, but I am not always focused! 2. Make sure each stamp as you turn the paper lands on the paper!  LOL again! 3.  If you are using something that has somewhat of a line to it, make sure it is straight and NOT kindywampus! IYKWIM!!)  So after several practice templates, I was ready to go for the GOLD!  I stamped three stars at a time with versamark, then embossed, then did three more, I did the larger 8 pointed stars first, then placed the other two stars in between and stamped them at the same time, again I turned and stamped three times then embossed.  And VOILA!  It worked friends!!

I then die cut a circle and stamped and embossed in gold my sentiment.  I attached it to a shiny gold paper and mounted it on a 4.25 x 4.25 square card.

 

So friends, I will look for your cards in the gallery!  But first, go check out the awesome star cards the DT made for you!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday Challenge #288 NO STAMPING allowed!!

Hi friends!  Deanne has a fun twist on our Christmas cards for Merry Monday this week!  No stamping allowed...so for me that means die cuts all the way!!

I was still able to make a simple scene using my dies.  I hope you will be challenged to play along this week and make a Christmas card!  Please go see what the team used to make their cards without any stamping!

 I will see you in the gallery!!

Penny Black: snowman joy

Penny Black Stitched Snowflake Frame

Little yellow bicycle:  Believe

Lawn Fawn Stitched hillside borders

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday Challenge # 287

Hi friends!  Today I am your host for the Merry Monday Challenge.  I found this fun picture to inspire you when making your Christmas card!  There are lots of fun colors, festive houses and even snowflakes and hearts...surely there is something for you to draw upon when making your card!

I was inspired by the tiny town and the snow, but I made mine a night sky.


 I hope to see your card in the gallery friends! And while you are at the Merry Monday blog, check out the design teams inspiration for you!

Penny Black Die:  tiny town

Lawn Fawn: Snowy Backdrops and sentiment

Distress Oxide Ink for sky

embossing powder for snowfall & flakes

Lindy's magical Powders (compliments from Marcia Hill!)

 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 286 ~ Favorite Christmas Verse

Welcome to a new Merry Monday Challenge!  Are you getting inspired to get your Christmas cards made before the hustle and bustle of the season?  We have lots of inspiration for you over on the Merry Monday Blog, go check what the design team made!

Sue is asking us to use our favorite Christmas verse on our card!

I have too many favorites, but I must admit this is one of my favorites!

Background is Lindy's Magical Powders

Poppystamps Die:  Sloping Hillside

Penny Black:  Most wonderful stamp set 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 285 with Nina

Welcome to a new Merry Monday friends...we are all about helping you get your Christmas cards made all through the year and save some stress come December!

Today Nina asks for us to use a ribbon on our Christmas card!

I think this Christmas card will go to someone "special"!  What do you think?

I will look forward to seeing your card in the gallery!
Please check out all the inspiration from the design team too!

Whimsy Snow Flurry Background stamp

Penny Black Love & Peace (sentiment)

PTI Silver white Winter (snowflake) 

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday #283 with Leanne

Leanne is our Hostess this week at Merry Monday and she is looking for a puppy on our Christmas cards! Please be sure to check out the other design team members for a furry friend on their cards.

I couldn't resist coloring up this cute little guy and of course he has a wonderful background filled with the Christmas tree all aglitter!  Since he is "man's best friend"  I thought it appropriate that the sentiment says "Goodwill to men"! I think these little guys bring as much joy and happiness into our lives as we bring into theirs.  I love puppy's.  Speaking of puppy's, my daughter has a new one...she is now wondering what possessed her to get a new puppy!  LOL  Everyone knows you cannot resist those cute little faces in the pet store...she is a sucker for them!  so she came home with an 8 week old.  It is like having a baby...doesn't sleep through the night, wakes her in the very early hours and then wants to play, NOT go back to sleep!  And she has to be walked outside every hour so she learns that is where she does her business, not inside the house...that is still a work in progress!!

Her name is Lucy and she is cute and she is smart, so hopefully it won't take too long to train her!  Of course they had to get the invisible fence fixed!  We can't have her out in the road!!

Have a wonderful week friends and I will see you in the gallery!!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday #282 with Linda as our Hostess

Welcome to another Merry Monday Challenge!  Linda is our hostess this week with a lovely inspiration photo.  I saw the gold candle and played off that by embossing my candle with gold ep.

This stamp set is WPlus9 Merry & Bright.  I used the Mix & Mat Berry & Bough Dies.

I hope to see your card in the gallery and please go see what the design team has made to inspire you even more!
Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 281 with Kim!

Welcome friends!  Glad you are back to play along with our Merry Monday Challenge where we encourage and inspire you to make your Christmas cards RIGHT NOW for next December!!~

Kim is our Hostess this week with a photo and asking us to use it as inspiration for our card.

I pulled out the Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers series from PTI and die cut the smaller jar from vellum and colored on the backside of it with a brown copic to look like hot chocolate.

I added embossed marshmallows on top and colored a bit with a C1 copic.  I also added a peppermint stick to the hot drink! *wink

 Please stop by the blog and see how the other team members used this photo and I will look forward to seeing you in the gallery!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 280 With Kelly as our Host

Hi friends!  Welcome to another Merry Monday Christmas card Challenge!

Today Kelly is our host and she has a wonderful photo inspiration for you!

I was drawn to the stars...so I used a new to me die that my BFF gave me for Christmas called Star Frame Die from Avery Elle...it comes with three sizes of stars too.  I cut the stars out of some glitter paper and the frame out of glitter and the silver Lux PTI paper.

First I used some brushos for the background and framed it in white and put it on an indigo blue card stock.  I used a sentiment from Penny Black called Holy Night and embossed it with HA silver ep.

I hope you will be able to play along with us and check out the rest of the design teams cards for their interpretation of this wonderful photo.
I will see you in the gallery!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Merry Monday # 279 Poinsettias

JoAnn is our host for the Merry Monday challenge this week.

She is looking for a poinsettia on your Christmas card.

I used the Avery Elle Holiday Bouquet and stamped it all around the edges, I die cut the sentiment in black and added it on top of the card. The flowers were colored with copics and I added glossy accents to each of the white berries!

I hope you will be inspired to make a poinsettia card for the challenge this week and I look forward to seeing your card in the gallery!

Heart Hugs, friends!