Monochromatic Season of Joy

Monochromatic cards can be some of the most elegant looking and I think that this card captures that feeling. Even though there are various layers and elements it doesn't appear to busy and the eye just travels from one element to the other.
Supplies Used: Stamps: Season of Joy; Paper: Whisper White, Soft Sky and DCWV Glitter Pack; Ink: Soft Sky; Other: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, Snowflake Punch, Ribbon, Zig Paint Pen, Silver Brads and Square Rhinestone Brad.

Inspired Season of Joy

 

I found this card and really loved the look, colors, and layout and had to try and make it. I did change a couple of things but it really didn't need any improvements from the original in my opinion.

 

Supplies Used: Stamps: Season of Joy; Paper: Whisper White, Always Artichoke and Sage Shadow; Ink: Always Artichoke and Sage Shadow; Other: Crystal Brads, Rhinestones and Ribbon.

Sledding

This is just a sweet card for a friend of mine at work. She has 3 children and I thought this was the perfect card for her. These kids look like they are having a great time playing in the snow. I remember how great it was to get the first snow and go sledding when I was growing up. Now I only wish for snow on Christmas.

Supplies Used: Stamps: Winter Play; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue and various background papers; Ink: Palette Noir Black and various SU markers; Other: Circle Cutter, Scallop Punch, Circle Punches, white gel pen, dimensionals and ribbon.

Deer Friends Squared

The inspiration for this card came from here. I didn't do any sewing and I kept the layers to only 3 for each of the images. I used dimensionals to raise each of the images to give the card more depth. The most difficult part for this card was getting each of the squares lined up.

Supplies Used: Stamps: Deer Friends and Glad Tidings; Paper: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive, Mellow Moss and Dashing DSP; Ink: Real Red, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip; Other: Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, Mat Pack, Ribbon, Rhinestones and stickles.

Penguin Gifts

This is another of the penguin stamps that I've collected over the years. The Darcie's stamp images are usually on the larger size and are very easy to color. I've tried to watercolor images but still need more practice so until then I'll just continue to use markers or my blender pens and ink pads. I just haven't quite gotten the technique right when trying to watercolor. Now that I have 2 penguin cards made I've got to decide which one gets mailed to my daughter.

Supplies Used: Stamps: Darcie's Penguin and Holiday Wishes; Paper: Naturals White, Real Red, Whisper White and background paper; Ink: Palette Noir Black and various Prismacolor Markers; Other: Ribbon, stickles and Sakura glitter pen.