52 Week Card Challenge--Week 14 and Christmas Cracker Week 14

I'm doing this card challenge over at the Kool Kitty Musing blog. Again, I did not follow the suggested challenge. I tried, I really did, but hexagons are beyond my capability. Instead, I concentrated on using up more of my meager paper stash. Remember, I am primarily a digital scrapper. Cards are the only reason I have for using my paper stash.

So...here are my week 14 cards for both the Card Challenge and the Christmas Cracker.



Maybe next week I can follow the challenge suggestions.

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 13, and Christmas Cracker -- Week 13

Continuing with the 52 Week Card Challenge on the Kool Kitty Musing blog, here are my latest cards.

52 Week Card Challenge and Christmas Crackers -- Weeks 10, 11, and 12

Here I am behind again because of life and sickness. Nothing makes card making harder than coughing every 20 seconds, and blowing my nose in between coughs. I spent most of yesterday doing catch up in both the Card Challenge and the Christmas Crackers. Some of the cards are not the greatest, but I can weed out the not so good ones when the time comes. Don't know how I managed to get The Week 11 card so crooked but I maintain that it is a design element!

I'm not listing the credits for the catch up because they've been mostly listed before for my other cards. I'm using everything in my stash to make as many cards as I can.

Week 10:




Week 11:




Week 12:

52 Week Christmas Crackers -- Week 9

I'm also using my stash for the Christmas Cracker challenge (and doing pretty good using it up, too!) but no roses or even anything resembling a rose to use for Christmas. So I sort of copied the sample this week.

Credits:
Background paper is from the ME Christmas 6x6 paper pad
Frame is from Jillibean Soup
Star and red bow is from Anna Griffin's 2011 Christmas Collection (I still had lots of stuff left from that collection!)
The verse is printed on Staples Matte Photo Paper Supreme
Font used is Gabriola in 30 pt.

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 9

I'm working from my stash for this 52 week card challenge, and the challenge this week was to use roses. I had this bit of rose background paper and one tag with a rose on it. So that's what I used.

Credits:
Background Paper by Crate Paper
Striped paper by My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 6x6 paper pad
Tag from Good Things sheet, Webster Picnic Co.
Additional items -- Lace doily and white ribbon

52 Week Christmas Cracker -- Week 8

Kook Kitty Musings blog is definitely an inspiration for me in continuing to make Christmas cards well in advance of the season. I'm not going to in a rush to make Christmas cards this year! I'll have a nice supply all ready to mail out.

Credits:

Background paper from Jillibean Soup's Christmas Eve Chowder
Journaling words from MME Christmas 6x6 paper pad
Red seam binding for the bow
Stars from Anna Griffin's 2011 Christmas Collection

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 8

My dearest friend is having a difficult time with her hip and knee. It's the bone on bone pain that comes with arthritis but she suffers through physical therapy with a smile on her face. Every few weeks I send her a get well card and this one is for her. Kool Kitty Musings is the blog that is helping me continue to do my weekly cards.

Credits:

Background paper from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 6x6 paper pad
Gerber Daisies from K&Co.
Clear Stamp sentiment
Queen & Co. green twine
Leftover piece of doily

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 7

My week 7 card is another general card that can be used for any occasion. I like this type of card because when I forgot a birthday it's readily available. It's also a good type of card to send if you are just thinking of another person and want them to know you care.

Credits:
Paper from Basic Grey Brown Sugar Scrub
Stamps from Clear Stamps Cupcake Collection
LePlume II Double Ended Markers

52 Week Christmas Cracker -- Week 7

Several weeks ago I joined the card challenges over at the Kook Kitty Musings blog. If you haven't been able to keep up with your card making, go over there and get lots of inspiration.

Here is my latest Christmas card--a simple one but it's made!

Credits:
Paper is from MME 6x6 Christmas paper pad
Chipboard from Chipboard Accents Christmas Greetings
Die Cut from Anna Griffin 2011 Christmas Collection

52 week Christmas Cracker Catch Up

I was a bit behind on my Christmas cards because I lost my mojo. I got it back today so I am posting cards for weeks 3, 5, and 6. I already did one for week 4. Looks like I have to get bigger boxes to hold all these cards!

Week 3 Credits:
Papers: Double-sided Jillibean Soup Frozen Haddock
Chipboard Tag: Echo Park
Chipboard Tree: K&Co.
Punch: EK

Week 5 Credits:
Papers: Background by jillibean soup Christmas Eve Chowder
Dots are by MMI Christmas 6x6 pad
Chipboard by Echo Park
Journal Tag: My Minds Eye Nostalgia die cut sheet
Words: Authentique Diction
Punch: EK

Week 6 Credits:
Papers: MME Christmas 6x6 Pad, and Star paper by jillibean soup
Chipboard: Echo Park
Santa Sticker from Anna Griffin 2011 Christmas Collection

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 6

Week six and I am still making cards. Can you believe it? I hardly ever stick to anything for that long, but it helps that I am having fun. That's the difference this time. It doesn't seem like such a chore.

Here's my card for this week. I need birthday cards a lot so I'll be concentrating on them for the next few weeks.

Credits:
Base paper is Basic Grey Origins Brown Sugar Scrub double sided--I used the geometric side.
Clear Type paper is from Jenni Bowlin's Haven Mini Pattern Sheet PP661
Can't remember where I got the yellow pocket paper
Embellishment come from My Minds Eye Nostalgia Pattern Sheet

52 Card Challenge -- Week 5

This isn't exactly like the template posted for Week 5 but it is based on it--somewhat. I now have five cards made for several different occasions and I feel good about that. I cannot post credits for many of the items used because they are all from my stash and nothing is marked. Of course, all the wrappings were thrown away a long time ago. I can tell you the ribbon was from a foot treatment gift from a friend. It was wrapped around a pair of soft spa socks. I hated to throw the ribbon away and the color matched. A larger ribbon was wrapped around the box so you'll probably see that on some other card this year.

Here is my card:

52 Christmas Crackers 2013 - Week 4

I'm still using left over Christmas materials to make my cards. Thank goodness I have those supplies because it's difficult to find anything Christmasy now that the holidays are over!

A friend sent me some really nice papers prior to Christmas (they are not left overs but full sheets!) so I am using the papers on the Week 4 card.

Credits:
Papers--White Lattice paper by Mambly Screen Prints
Hollyday Red Suit by American Crafts
Die Cuts from Anna Griffin 2011 Collection

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 4

Our challenge this week is to use paper from a paper pad that for some reason hasn't been used up. Several sheets left in one pad fits that criteria.

One is a text sheet, one a sheet of music, and also the reverse of the music sheet. I also had some butterfly stickers that seems to be ideal for this card.

My Week 4 card can be used to send to a friend I haven't been in touch with for a while, or it could actually be used for a sympathy card. Never seem to have one of those type cards when I need it.

Credits:
Papers from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found paper pad
Stickers from Tim Holtz's idea-ology sticker pad
Stamp from Clear Stamps

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 3

For the third week, our challenge is to use really bright colors. Myself, I love bright colors but I don't have many in my stash. My intention in doing this challenge is to use only my stash. Because of the conditions of this week's challenge, I am doing a general card but not a Christmas card. I may play catch up on the Christmas card later in the challenge IF I run out of stash. Ha!

It is amazing I have the stash I do since I am a digital scrapper. Most of it is hand me downs or gifts. It helps that I love making cards so I am using paper products and not digital. Seems strange to have glue and ink all over my fingers!

Here is my card for this week. I made it a birthday card because one of my very best friends has a birthday at the end of the month.

52 Week Card Challenge -- Week 2

So far so good, I am finished doing catch up for the first two weeks of this challenge and can relax until Monday when Week 3 starts. This week we were to concentrate on clean and simple.

Here is my general card:

Credits:
Paper is from Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Cubierta Miniatura
Butterfly raised die cut from stash--no longer have package it came in

...and here is my Christmas Card:

Credits:
Paper MME 6x6 Christmas Stack
Anna Griffin 2011 Christmas Collection die cut

52 Card Challenge -- Week 1

I often find myself needing a card and have to stop what I am doing to make one. That's not going to happen ever again. And, I'll never run out of Christmas cards either!

I joined Kool Kitty Musings for the 2013 52 Card Challenge.

Each week we are given a prompt to make a card, and also a challenge to make a Christmas card. We have the option of only using the card prompt if we want and not do the Christmas card. That would defeat my purposes so I will do my best to complete two cards each week--one a general card, and the other a Christmas card.

The first week is to make a card with something new--like this...

New stash
A new arrival
An announcement of some wonderful news
A card for someone new in your life
A new home

Here is my week 1 general card using new patterned papers:

Credits:
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 6x6 paper pad (new)
Die Cuts from my stash (lost the designer--sorry)

Here is my Christmas card:

Credits:
Cosmo Cricket 6x6 paper pad Cubierta Miniatura (new)
Anna Griffin's Christmas collection from 2011 (and other left overs)