Beccy's Place Giveaway - Last Chance and Card #4

Hi!  Here is my final card for Beccy's April design release.  The set is called 'Serenity' and includes beautiful phrases and sweet blossoms.  Created digitally, I simply added paper layers and three sizes of flat-backed pearls for flower centers to complete this card.

I hope you like this offering.  Remember, this is your final chance to get in on Beccy's Giveaway!  Here's the info one more time:

*Sign up as a follower on my blog between now and the end of April and you will go in the draw to win one full set of Beccy's Place digital stamps.

Want more chances to win?  Just visit all of Beccy's other designers and sign up as a follower on their blogs, too!  On April 30th, a total of 10 followers will be chosen at random from amongst all the DT blogs and each will receive a set of digital stamps of their choice.

In addition, if you comment on any of my posts for my Beccy's Place cards, you will get another chance to win!*  GOOD LUCK!!!

'Til next time.....

BIG Hugs!!!

CHRISTINE

Beccy's Place Giveaway and Card #3

HI!  I'm back with my third card for the Beccy's Place April releases.  Stanley is a recurring character in Beccy's sets, and this one is just really cute as can be!  This set is called 'Happy Stanley,' and I did the main composition digitally, then added die cut leaves and additional paper layers before affixing to the card base.

Here is the info on the giveaway:

*Sign up as a follower on my blog between now and the end of April and you will go in the draw to win one full set of Beccy's Place digital stamps.

Want more chances to win?  Just visit all of Beccy's other designers and sign up as a follower on their blogs, too!  On April 30th, a total of 10 followers will be chosen at random from amongst all the DT blogs and each will receive a set of digital stamps of their choice.

In addition, if you comment on any of my posts for my Beccy's Place cards, you will get another chance to win!  Be on the lookout for those special posts!!*

I'll be back with one more card and one more chance to enter before the end of the month!!

'Til next time.....

BIG Hugs!!!

CHRISTINE

Beccy's Place Giveaway and Card #2

Here is my next card for this month's Beccy's Place designs and giveaway.  This one comes from the 'Garden Silhouette' set.  I really love the images and especially the sentiments in this set.  My card was done digitally with gems and a twine bow added after printing, and mounted on a black card base.

Here is the info on the giveaway:

Sign up as a follower on my blog between now and the end of April and you will go in the draw to win one full set of Beccy's Place digital stamps.

Want more chances to win?  Just visit all of Beccy's other designers and sign up as a follower on their blogs, too!  On April 30th, a total of 10 followers will be chosen at random from amongst all the DT blogs and each will receive a set of digital stamps of their choice.

In addition, if you comment on any of my posts for my Beccy's Place cards, you will get another chance to win!  Be on the lookout for those special posts!!

I'll be back in a couple of days with card #3.

'Til next time.....
BIG Hugs!!!
CHRISTINE

Love for MOM

Hi everyone!  Sorry I've been missing for a little while; life just got in the way a bit.  BUT now I'm back with a lovely little Mother's Day card for this weeks' Card A Day Blog theme.  I had some great fun with Washi Tape on this one, as well as a leftover flower and a butterfly from earlier projects.

I started by pulling several reds from my washi collection and laid a strip of each on a backing paper.  I cut the bottom into a banner 'v' and mounted it on a layer of white with double-sided tape and then on a layer of red with foam tape.  I then added that piece to the card base with the top edges flush to the top of the base.

I stamped the greeting with black ink on white, and then die cut it for a nice shape.  I used the next size nesting die to cut a backing layer in red.  I affixed these pieces together, and then used foam tape for layered mounting.  I colored the flower pieces and lightly colored the butterfly both with Pan Pastels, and gave them some rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.

I wanted to bring just a touch of red to the inside of the card, so I applied a narrow strip to the inside before stamping the sentiment, also in black.  Sorry it looks a little off-kilter; card wouldn't lay flat for the photo.

And that's it; really quite simple.

I hope you've enjoyed my card today; always love a comment!  And don't forget our giveaway at Beccy's Place.  I'll be back tomorrow with another card I created using Beccy's designs -- commenting there, as long as you're a follower of my blog, gives you another chance to win.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope the rest of your day is simply fabulous!!!

'Til next time.....
BIG Hugs!!!
CHRISTINE

Beccy's Place Card and Giveaway!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!  I am very happy to announce a fun giveaway from Beccy's Place.   But first, here is my first card as one of her Guest Designers.

If you've already been to Beccy's site, then you already saw the full collection.  I chose the images I wanted to use, printed them and fussy cut before layering with foam tape for lots of dimension.  I used a die to cut out the cute sentiment.  I just think this little friend is soooo adorable!

Now for the fun:

Sign up as a follower on my blog between now and the end of April and you will go in the draw to win one full set of Beccy's Place digital stamps.

Want more chances to win?  Just visit all of Beccy's other designers and sign up as a follower on their blogs, too!  On April 30th, a total of 10 followers will be chosen at random from amongst all the DT blogs and each will receive a set of digital stamps of their choice.

 

In addition, if you comment on any of my posts for my Beccy's Place cards, you will get another chance to win!  Be on the lookout for those special posts!!

 

'Til next time.....

 

BIG Hugs!!!

CHRISTINE

 

 

In Sympathy

Welcome, friends.  We have a week of those sometimes difficult-to-make Sympathy cards as our inspiration for you at the Card A Day Blog.  I have been enjoying using lots of my dies for my cards recently, and my card today is another example of that.

I used four different die sets, beginning with the medallion.  My initial thought was to have a sympathy sentiment in the center, but that changed when I came across my Inkadinkado inchie set of cross stamps.  I used a scrap of slightly shimmery gold paper to cut the medallion, then stamped the cross on a bit of 'Very Vanilla' Stampin' Up card and heat embossed it with Stammpendous 'Detail Gold' powder.

 

I used the same off-white paper as the circle to die cut the background and the flower.  I used Ranger Distress 'Antique Linen' ink to frame the cross, as well as to edge the flower.  I then shaped the flower petals with a stylus and assembled the pieces using a gold glitter brad from American Crafts.

 

 

Next I die cut the leaves from some coordinating scraps of green papers and formed them with the stylus as well.

 



 

When I was ready for assembly, I ran the background through my Xyron sticker maker and affixed it to the green card which was cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4."  I used Matte Accents to attach the leaves and a Glue Dot to add the flower.  I layered the circle and the medallion both with foam tape before affixing them to complete the card.

 



 

I think this is a very elegant and tasteful card to present to a bereaved family member or friend.  I hope it has been a good inspiration for you, and I thank you for your visit today.

 

I'll be back in a couple of days with my first card for my Guest Designer spot at Beccy's Place.  We just might have some goodies in store so I do hope you'll come back and take a peek.

 

'Til next time.....

 

BIG Hugs!!!

CHRISTINE

My News

Hello, out there!  This is NO April Fool joke!!!  I am so pleased to be able to announce that I have been chosen as a Guest Designer for this month for Beccy's Place, Designs by Beccy Muir.

Beccy is the designer of a wide variety of wonderful digital images.  Her designs can be purchased individually or in sets, and are provided in black-and-white as well as in color which makes for very easy use if you're not fond of doing your own coloring.

I will be showing you the cards I designed using Beccy's images during the next few weeks.  In the meanwhile, I hope you will pay Beccy a visit at her online shop as well as at her blog, Beccy's Place, for some great inspiration.

'Til next time...

BIG Hugs!!!

CHRISTINE