WMSC64 Week of 9-12-11 Season's Greetings

Ready for another great Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge? I immediately started thinking Christmas when I saw this design.  Maybe subconsciously I wanted to use some of the new Spellbinders I just got in the mail and this was the perfect opportunity.   For that great holly background I cut out a circular design from the Holly Motifs collection and simply cut it in half to extend it around my main image.  The nutcracker is on the Spellbinders Labels 20 die cut  - I hand cut the red border behind it.

My son thought this was a great masculine card - apparently he thinks I've been making too many cards for the ladies lately.  I told him it would be perfect if I could just stick a big shiny ribbon bow on it somewhere ;)!!  Just kidding!  It still has some of the bling elements that I'm so addicted to - the gold embossed nutcracker and sentiment, the red pearls, and the gold beads so I can't complain.  I hope you like it and that you're playing along this week!

Products Used:    Finished Size 6" x 6"

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps- Nutcracker Sweet

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders Holly Motifs, Fancy Tags, Fancy Tags 3, Labels 20

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Fruitcake Collection - Holly Berries 

Embossing Powder:  Zing! Gold

OWH Mid Week Throwdown Challenge - Autumn

This week's  OWH Midweek Throwdown Challenge  is Autumn.  If you saw my OWH Thanksgiving card you will notice that I'm stuck on turquoise and copper for fall.  Maybe that's because while I am walking the dog I'm looking up and seeing the leaves changing color against that beautiful blue sky!  Or maybe just because I think its a striking color combination!  Whatever works right?

I used a few products that I've had on hand that I finally got to put to good use!  I bought the stamp set about a month ago - it's on sale at Just Rite for $5.  I bought the Spellbinders Labels 21 I don't remember when.  I thought they were a neat shape, but hadn't come up with any clever way to put them to use.  Don't you hate when you buy something and it goes unused?  Glad I don't have to say that about these two any more!

I wrapped some twine around the card base to anchor the tags so they look tied down.  I thought the button looked cute but didn't want to put string through it - I thought it would take away from the sentiment - so I stuck some tiny little gems in the button holes.  OK so it was just another excuse to put a little glam on my card!!  I also used metallic paper for the leaf, button and blue tag.  Hope you like it!

PS Thanks to everyone who left me a sweet comment on my "Princess" - Anything But Glitter card.  Since I got a good response I am in the process of making 20 more (as promised).   I'm working assembly style - cutting each element one at a time.  Thanks alot of cranking through the old die cut machine, but it's worth it!

Supplies used:
Stamp:  Just Rite "Give Thanks Nested Frames & Occasions"
Patterned Paper:  Me & My Big Ideas
Die Cuts:  Spellbinders Labels 21, Assorted Leaves, Timeless Heritage, and sentiment die from Spellbinders for Just Rite
Twine:  Martha Stewart
Ink:  Momento Rich Cocoa, Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Antique Linen

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - Garden Glory

OK I saw the new Tuesday Trigger and the first thing that hit me was that fantastic material on the chair - I thought "what a perfect background".  It reminded me of a trellis or some fancy ornamental iron in a garden.   I tried to duplicated that by embossing some cream colored paper, and adding some emerald green accents. 

I grabbed the turquoise off the book on the table and used that for a thin border around my base, and then attached it all to a cream colored card base - like the frame on the chair.  Looking at that gorgeous pillow and the peony's inspired me to put a big fat turquoise flower smack dab in the center!

I made the rolled flower out of seam binding and glammed it up by sewing some beads in the center.  I also added some gems to the background to give a little sparkle.  I hope you like it!

Products used:
Stamp:  Waltzingmouse Stamps Fancy Phrases
Dies:  Spellbinders In Spades Border, Fancy Tags Two, Foliage
Hug Snug Seam Binding:  Elegant Peacock Blue
Ink:  Momento Rich Cocoa, Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Antique Linen