Penguin Tag

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a cute tag that I made recently.

Here's what I made.

The penguin and the sentiment stamps are from Sweet and Sassy Stamps' Christmas Penguins stamp set. I colored the penguin with my markers and glitter pens and fussy cut it. I cut out a tag from white card stock. I colored the top of the tag with my copics to give the soft blue green color. I punched a hole and added a similar colored ribbon to it.  This tag is inspired by Lindsey's tag from Day 6 of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

Thanks for stopping by. This week's been pretty hectic for me. But I'll be back soon to share more.

Submitting this to:

• Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark
• Crafty Carmakers - Anything but card
• Crafty Ribbons - Christmas
• Power Poppy - Sweet Treats 
• Time Out - Christmas with an optional twist of glitter/shimmer 
• Word Art Wednesday 

Christmas Cardinal

Hello everyone! A quick post to show a card that I made today. I thought of this card design yesterday night and I couldn't rest until I made it :)

Here's the card:

Those of you who follow me on Instagram would have probably seen another version of this cardinal that I had colored. For those of you, who haven't seen it already, this is from Our Daily Bread Designs Cardinal single stamp. Well, today I looked up on Google and only then did I realize that a part of the cardinal's face is actually black!! So I had to color it again. I colored the cardinal and removed all the pine cones and needles (I wanted to give the cardinal my own setting, which I was thinking about from yesterday night!! And I woke up very early today to make it happen!!)

The pine leaves are Inkadinkado - Branches Cling Stamps. This is one of my latest hauls from Create and Craft. I embossed it with Stampendous Jade Pearl embossing powder. The color and shine is amazing!! I bought it as a kit with 5 colors. For the branches (the brown part) I used clear bark embossing powder from the same kit.

I hope this picture gives a better idea of the shine. The sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy - Christmas Penguins set. It is embossed with the same clear bark (brown) powder. The bottom panel is actually a repurposed wedding invitation. It has a bit of mild glittery shine. I embossed the lines with my score board. I felt the card needed a bit more of red (Any excuse to add some sequins lol!!). So I added a few red sequins from my stash.

The layout of this card was inspired by Kristina Werner's holiday card. She's a genius!! If you do not follow her yet, I suggest you to check out her Youtube channel!

Thanks for stopping by. Please leave your thoughts and suggestions! They are greatly appreciated.Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments you have left on my GIU posts. If you haven't checked my Growing in Unity posts, do check them and leave your comments for a chance to win some Unity stamps.  I have planned to pick 3 winners who will receive Unity stamps from me. Also, Unity stamps is sponsoring another 2 winners - so there's a total of 5 prizes!! You can check the posts here: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

This is one of the cards for Caring Hearts Card Drive.

Submitting this to:

• Addicted to Stamps - Holiday
• Beyond Grey - Anything Goes
• ODBD SLC - Double embossing (heat & dry)
• Power Poppy - Bits & Pieces
• Simon Says Stamp - Monday - Throwback - Holiday
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Stamping Smiles Design - DT Call I used leaves, embossing and sparkle
• Whimsy Stamps - Christmas or Fall
• Word Art Wednesday

Feliz Navidad

Hello everyone!! I'm here to share another Christmas card that I made yesterday.

I sponged DI Tumbled glass on a piece of white cardstock. Then I stamped the pine cone repeatedly. I inked the stamp using my brown marker. The pine cone stamp is from the Joanna Sheen's Make a Wish stamp set. I also added a few dots with my silver glitter pen.

The sentiment is from the Sweet n Sassy Stamps - Christmas Penguins Clear Stamp Set. I embossed it with silver embossing powder. 

I colored 2 thin strips of white cardstock with the same silver glitter pen that I used earlier. I used the strips on either sides of the card. I love this color combination and I think it's perfect for Christmas, though it's not a very traditional one.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you liked my card. Please leave your thoughts and comments.

This is one of the cards for Caring Hearts Card Drive.

Submitting this to:

• Addicted To CAS - Sparkle
• All Sorts Challenge - No design paper
• Beyond Grey - Anything Goes
• CAS(E) This Sketch
  
• IBSIC 98
  
• Muse - Christmas Visions - color and layout
  
• Winnie & Walter WCMD - BBB masterBoard Background Building
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday - CAS Christmas

Gold Christmas

Hello everyone!!! I'm here to share a CAS Christmas card that I made today.

So here is the card:

I cut the 2 ornaments on my cricut. I got the cut files from Bird's cards. It is called Baubles 3.

For the ornament on the left, I used the solid bauble die cut and covered it with golden and green glitter tape. I then added a few punched flourishes and sequins.

For the ornament on the right, I took the bauble die cut with the flourishes, inked it and embossed it with Hero Arts Gold embossing powder. I then added a few green sequins.

The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps' Christmas Penguins Clear Stamp Set. The decorative line is from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps' Decorative Frame Toppers Clear Stamp Set. I stamped them and embossed them with Hero Arts Gold embossing powder. This is my first time using embossing powders. I'm delighted to see the transformation. I used an iron box, since I didn't have a heat tool. I see that the ink is not fully covered with the powder. So it is not perfect. Hope it'll improve :)

So, what do you think of it? Do let me know.

Submitting this to:

• All Sorts - Christmas
• Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Christmas
• Winter Wonderland - Gold Christmas

CAS Joy Card

Hello all, I'm back again with a CAS "Wishing you Joy" card. I've become a fan of CAS cards because, one - I really like them and two - because I can finish it quickly. Finding time for crafting has become really difficult for me now :) and so the second reason has become a major factor in deciding my crafting style :)

Onto the card. What really inspired me to make this card was the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!

Also, I was waiting to use my Unity Stamp sets!! So here comes the card!

The "wish" and the "wishing you joy" are from the Unity - Follow Your Own" stamp set. The decorative lines are from the Sweet and Sassy - Decorative Frame Toppers Clear Stamp Set

I used some bright colors of STIX Sketch pens, which actually don't show up very well in the picture. The colors are inspired by the Cosmic Color Challenge and the Unity Challenge.

It didn't really come up to my expectation!! Please do let me know your thoughts and comments...

Submitting this to:

• CAS(E) this Sketch #84!
• Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
• Cosmic Colours Challenge #3
• Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge - Challenge 43
• Imagination Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
• IBS
• IRON CRAFT CHALLENGE - Inspiration 4
• Just Keep on creating
• Scribble and Scrap Crafts - Anything Goes
• Unity Challenge - Color inspiration
• Word Art Wednesday
• Unity Friends with Flair