don't peek!

 Hello!  This is my second posting of the day, two challenges in one day is a great day when I am trying to stock back up on my card supply.
 I created this card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge challenge.  

This week they are hosting a theme challenge for creating a Christmas card (so fun!)

I love these challenges!  

I am staying on schedule for making all my Christmas cards ahead of time and that makes me incredibly happy.  And, with each new challenge, comes a lot of creativity and original cards for my recipients, win!

Here is my card for this week's challenge.

Don't Peek card

I decided to create a file folder design this time for my card base (it's been a long time since I've created one and my recipients usually enjoy the different style of card)

(click pictures to see details of glittered papers)

I used lots of silver glittered paper to create the bows and ribbon for the gifts and so this card turned out very sparkly.  I dry-embossed some circles using my Cuttlebug to add some more dimension to the card base but not distract from the sparkle of the gifts.

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oh baby. love hearts

Good afternoon!  

I am back with two cards that I created for the current challenge over at Twofer Card Challenge.  They are celebrating their 2nd anniversary and having a fun party!

The theme is HEARTS!  How fun! 

I created a LOVE card and a BABY card using the same 3-heart die run through my cuttlebug.  I am sorry I do not remember the maker of the die, it is oh so old, but it cuts three size-variation hearts and is perfect for this challenge.

This challenge being a design challenge using the same focal element with two different designs of cards allowed me to play with my more CAS style and my layering style, how fun!  

Here are the cards I created pictured together
(click pictures to see the vellum hearts)

oh baby card

On this card, I die cut the hearts one time through Cuttlebug and used them as my focal for the "daddy, mommy & baby" makes three.

I stamped the Hampton Art "oh baby." sentiment using Color Box Silver ink and it really shimmers in-person.  Once it was dried, I painted polka dots using black acrylic paint and a toothpick.

LOVE card

(click pictures to see the layered vellum hearts easier)

On my second card, LOVE, I die cut the hearts four times through the Cuttlebug using vellum paper.  I layered the hearts and stitched them together, added a button to each and the letters to spell "LOVE".

I hope you can see the two different sketches in my cards!

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Frosty Friends Make Winter Warm

 Hello!  I am back with another card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge.  

This week they are hosting a color challenge for creating a Christmas card (yay!)

Frosty Friends Make Winter Warm Card

The snowman is on a WOBBLER so he springs when flicked, super fun!

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Shh Quiet

We are back with another challenge over at  Inspired By card challenges.   

This week was a fun challenge and took me a bit to decide how to approach it.  Originally, I planned a baby-themed card but decided to go with a get well card for our uncle.  

Shh Quiet get well card

inside sentiment: Marine resting (with one eye open of course)

 I love this CUTE DIGITAL STAMP and have colored him several times more for other cards, so fun!

Check out all the cards and a layout from the team this week, they're awesome!

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Frosty Christmas

Hello!  I am back with another card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge.  

This week they are hosting a color challenge for creating a Christmas card (yay!)

Here's the card I created

Frosty Christmas

This color combo was a challenge for me for a Christmas card, but the beautiful thing about these challenges is stretching your creativity and I love it!  

Thank you so much for visiting!

IB Gallery Inspiration Week One and Two

Good afternoon! 

Last week I decided to start a fun feature (that will be shared here on my blog and on my Instagram: danni.reid) and share how people in the gallery and around the industry inspire me.

The first card I chose was shared in the Inspired By Bring in the New Year gallery.

I was inspired by Vicky Hayes from Crafting Clare

Her cute card was so beautifully designed and perfect for the theme.  I was inspired by her design and created a card inspired by it.

Here is her CUTE card

Happy New Year card

This is definitely a fabulous start to the new year right?  Love it!

And here is my card inspired by her card.

Friendship is the Sweetest Flower card

And this week, I was Inspired By DJ from Sendable Sentiments

Her cute card caught my eye because I love the theme and the design.  I was inspired to stay with the overall theme and design to create a coffee-themed card for my stash.

Here is her CUTE card

Coffee & Friends card

Isn't it fabulous?  

The Inspired By gallery is always so amazing and jumpstarts so many ideas for all the participants and dt too :)

And here is my card inspired by her card.

You Got This --coffee  card

I used the awesome digital stamps from Graciellie Designs: Cheery Cocoa

 And the gallery is looking inspiring again this week for our current challenge: Inspired By Hot Chocolate, it's going to be so hard because there's just not enough time to create a card for every card that inspires me weekly.  

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Wishing You a Beautiful Holiday

Good afternoon.  I created a Christmas card for the current challenge over @ ABC Christmas Challenge.  

The challenge this month?

Anything Goes Christmas

or 

B is for Bingo 

I chose to create an "Anything Goes" Christmas card using some Christmas sentiment stamps and a candy cane stamp.  I pulled out the acrylic paint to create some red berries on the holly and contrast between the repeated sentiment.

Wishing You a Beautiful Holiday card

 To create the patterned papers, I stamped the holly and merry sentiment using white chalk ink and then added the red berries and polka dots using red acrylic paint.  I die-cut a scalloped circle out of vellum and stamped the sentiment and candy cane.  After machine-stitching the sentiment tag, I adhered the sentiment to the vellum tag and the candy cane to the sentiment, and then Silhouette-cut a bow and added some sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by!