Welcome to my blog. I hope you arrived here from Linda's marvelous blog. If not, and if you want to start from the beginning of the hop, jump back over to Stamp TV where you will find the list of everyone participating in today's hop.
Today we are doing a sketch hop using this great sketch created by Melissa Cash.
This was such a fun and easy sketch to work with, so I made two cards to share with you. If I'd had more time I probably would have made more, but I will definitely be going back to this sketch again.
Both of my cards were made using stamps from the new Stamp TV kit, Wishing You Joy. I would have to say that this is one of my all time favorite Stamp TV Kits. I'm a huge fan of the holidays, and there are so many fun images and great sentiments in this kit. I'm sure many of my holiday cards this year will be made using it.
Here's the first card:
This was a really quick card to make. The main card base is made with Pure Luxury White heavy base weight card stock and the strips are Pure Luxury In the Navy and Silver Lining. I embossed the strips with some Cuttlebug folders that are one inch strips. They work perfectly for something like this. I stamped the ornament image in Versamark and embossed in silver. The edge of the oval is also embossed with silver, which I did by going around it with a Versamark pen. I colored the ornaments with Copics and filled in the stars with a glitter pen. The snowflakes were in my stash of stuff and I don't know where those came from. Easy to make, but not so easy to photograph; too much shiny, sparkly stuff, I guess.
And, here is the second card:
For this one I used a Pure Luxury Ivory base and Lipstick Red that was embossed with a Sizzix folder from SU. The paper strips on this one are from the Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus, which is one of my favorite new paper pads. It has a very vintage Christmas look to it and some really fun designs. I stamped the trees onto PL Ivory using Memento Tuxedo Black and then paper pieced them with more of the Cosmo Cricket paper. I didn't put a sentiment on the front of this one because it was busy enough with the paper strips, so it will just get a greeting on the inside.
Well, that's all for me! Hop along now to see what the creative Karen has in store for you. Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 1), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that lucky person will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!
96 comments:
Beautiful. Love the embossing on the strips for the first card. And the different DP strips on the second is just great. Love them both.
Both of your cards are fabulous, Kay! I really like the dp you used for the second card. It gives it such a vintage Christmas look.
Pretty, pretty, pretty card! Really like the silver/blue! Thanks for sharing!
Kay these are gorgeous!! The first one is so elegant looking and one of my favorite colors combo for Christmas! I love the paper pieced trees on the second!
LOVE that blue card -- great use of the embossing! Both the cards are fabulous!
these are both so beautiful! love the dies and colors (-:
Love them both Kay! I really like how you embossed the strips on the first one. Why didn't I think of that?
Kay- These cards are gorgeous. I love the colors you used in the first one and the little trees are just adorable!
Thanks so much for this great idea! I have those little one inch embossing folders too and I seldom know what to do with them. I'm going to be using this idea for LOTS of cards this Christmas season.
Kay, I just love these! Somehow you've managed to make them look whimsical, yet elegant at the same time. Gorgeous!
Both of your cards are so beautiful!! Love the colors of each. Wonderful job!
Kay, these are both so pretty! I love the embossing on the first one and those paper pieced trees are super cute.
Fabulous cards. Both so different yet both so lovely. I have just *found* my CB strips and used them on the Friday challenge, yours look so lovely with the snowflakes, like a trail! Clever!
Lovely cards. The blue really takes my eye, my Dad always felt Christmas and "blue" were one and the same. All blue balls on the tree, etc.
Great job.
Both of your cards are very nice...well done
Love both of these, Kay, but the first is my favorite! So very elegant!
Both cards are great. I love the diversity that crafting gives us just by changing the combinations of colors.
geat cards on both, nice and wintery on the first one and nice and bright on the second.
Love how you did the strips. Very pretty cards!
Gorgeous Christmas cards!
Both cards are great - loving this hop :)
Love the Christmas cards, but the ornaments really caught my eye.
Very pretty designs and uncomplicated which appeals to me. Thanks for the great ideas!
Both are gorgeous cards!!
Beautiful cards. Love the silver and blue and the embossing on the stripes.
My favorite is the somewhat distressed looking Christmas paper-pieced tree card! Love!
Love that blue and silver combo. So elegant!
very pretty card thanks for sharing i hope if u have time to stop by my blog thanks
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Lovely cards, providing great ideas how to use the sketch.
Both cards are so, so pretty.
absolutely LOVE these cards, will be copy catting these for sure!!!
Wow these about both beautiful cards. I like all the embossing you did on the first card. And love those tree's on the second card. Great job on both.
Beautiful cards, love your papers and choice of colors....
Thanks for sharing
Amazing cards, nicely done, TFS!
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Great idea to use the small embossing folders.
Such creative use of embossing and dp! Well done!
Love both of your cards. I now how some other use for the narrow embossing designs. Thanks for sharing.
Hazel
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Love it! Just around the corner isn't it!
Beautiful cards - I agree, this Stamp TV kit is one of the best - has everything you need to make all your holiday cards, especially with such variety in the stamps!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas. Hugs, Sharon :o)
The details on these cards is amazing. I try to stay away from traditional Christmas colors of green and red, but I gotta say you may have convinced me to go traditional this year!
What beautiful cards - can't decide which I like the best! Excellent!
The first card is so classy, love the colours, the second is such fun, tanks for sharing
These are beautiful cards. I love both of them and want those sets.
Oh, how sweet they both are...I really love the little trees ...my favorite...thanks for sharing...wonderful work!
your cards really show off the adaptable sketch!
Beautiful cards and color combinations!
I love these cards,but I think that the first is my fav.
Lovely cards...both are great designs.
Great cards you have me thinking about pulling out my embossing folders.
Nice Card! I love the cool colors!
Your Christmas cards are just wonderful. You have inspired me.
This is a beautiful card, excellent work.
Beautiful colors! Lovely cards!
Very pretty! I can't decide which one I like better so I guess I'll just have to CASE them both :-)
Love both of the cards. Awesome job. Thanks for sharing.
Love the retro look and the perfect embossing details!
Very nice colors and design
Cool and elegant...warm and whimsical!
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L.
Those are both fantastic. I love the look of the first one with your embossing.
Love both of your cards! The strips with the embossing are a great idea! Thanks!
Wow, two fabulous cards - I'm inspired to go make my Christmas cards right now, thanks.
Just when I thought I knew my favorite I hopped to your beautiful cards. I may have to consider this for my own Christmas cards. WONDERFUL
Both of your cards are gorgeous but the first one is just stunning and looks like it would take much more effort
Your first card has the zazz= such an eye catcher. Blue but also adding the metal pen accent. So nice. The red- so appropriate for Christmas. Very neat use of the sketch! thanks for sharing
My favorite is the christmas trees but both are beautiful.
Gorgeous! Love the colors and the papers you used! Great job! Olena
Beautiful cards, especially like the the addition of embossing on the strips. Thanks for sharing. RuthAnn
I love the embossed strips on the fist card, and the different dps on the second. Reminds me of an old fahion Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love how you have embossed the strips - the colors on both are just stunning.
those are beautiful; simple, and appealing. And, no, there isn't too much glitter!
Really pretty cards. Thanks for sharing!
Both cards are absolutely gorgeous! Loved the embossing you did on the strips. Very creative use of a simple sketch!
I love these cards. Great use of the sketch.
Gorgeous cards amazing what can be done with different colors and one sketch
Wow, I love the elegance of the first one and then up pops the next one. So beautiful vintage looking, great job and tfs
Oh how gorgeous! I love the color combo on the first one - you can almost feel the cold, crisp air. And the second one is so beautiful and cheery. Love them!
~ky
Love your cards! I love the colors you chose. Thanks for the eye candy!
Dekida
Kay, lovely cards, I always love the touch the embossing folders add, they look wonderful here!!
Thanks for the reminder
Donna
I love the colors and papers o both of these cards
Beautiful- I especially love the silver and blues Christmas card- I love those colors at Christmas
Great Holiday cards, I love the embossing on the strips on the first one and the choice of patterned papers on the second.
Both Christmas cards are awesome!
TFS
Nice cards. I like the way you used the thin, narrow embossing folders. It's a great idea!
Cute card. Love the papers.
Beautiful cards!!!!
Great cards!!! I love the colors on both!!! And I love the strips of paper on the second one !!!
Great sketch and love your cards; thanx for the inspiration and blog candy opp!
This is fabulous! I'm getting such great idea with this sketch! looooove it! :)
I love Christmas! TFS!
Kris in Alaska
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awesome cards. I needed some inspiration for my Christmas cards so here goes.
Great cards!
Thank you snow much for great ideas with the newly received stamp set.
Kay, I love both of your cards, they are both fantastic!!!
Beautiful Christmas cards Kay! Love the silver/blue combo and those paper-pieced trees! I recently ordered this kit - thank you for the inspiration!
Gorgeous Christmas cards - love how different they are, but yet so elegant at the same time!
Love the blue and Silver together, nice holiday card!
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