Happy World Card Making Day!

Here I am posting again!  I have so much fun making cards that I want to start posting again to share them.  Not sure who will be looking, but they'll be here!  I'm spending the day with a friend, and part of our plan was to design a card to share.  Here's what I came up with.  I used a clear card - retired from Close to My Heart.  I used a current CTMH stamp set called Autumn Wishes, cutting the elements out using my Cricut Explore, the Artbooking and new Flower Market cartridges. I sponged the wreath, "straw" and pumpkin.  The paper on the inside is from CTMH Fundamentals Rustic Home.  The embellishments are from 28 Lilac Lane Fall Collection by May Flaum.  

May Flaum Tried and True- Grid

This card was inspired by May Flaum's Tried and True class final lesson.  While I won't share the specifics of the class, I followed the basics.  I used all CTMH products, cutting the cups from the new CTMH Artistry Cricut Cartridge. Stamped with holly from the stamp set from the White Pines Scrapbooking Workshop, and the sentiment from Holly Jolly Christmas. I did use a gold Wink of Stella on the cups. I thoroughly enjoyed this class. I have to go back and review the lessons and make cards. I'm going to make Christmas cards as I do.

Snowflakes and Peace

Made with all CTMH products. Sponged background with Glacier, Pacifica, Peacock and Eggplant. Love the winter sky it created. Snowflakes D1480 is an older set but still available as its Cricut compatible. They were embossed with Ranger Superfine white Embossing Powder. I stamped a few of the small flakes with Versamark. A few sparkles. The Peace sentiment is from the October Stamp of the Month Twinkle. 

Christmas One Line

I'm continuing to use the sketch and concepts from May Flaums class Tried and True for Cards. She made a card using small stamps you can see on 

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I've used all CTMH stamps and ink, except Delicata Gold ink was used to stamp on top of my water colored trees. The trees were cut from CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy. 

Canvas with one line technique

This uses the same concept as the card I made last night. In real life the pieces of paper in the collage aren't as apparent as they are in the picture. I used paper and sticker from Prima, and went again into my bins. I've been watching several artists doing mixed media, and I really like the process. I've acquired a number of media options. It's fun to use them! 

May Flaum class

I have been following May Flaum n Periscope, and love her style and encouragement. I signed up for her class Tried and True for cards today. It's an online class in the month of November, but will be available indefinitely. I have to say that making this card from lesson one is the most fun I've had making a card in a long time!! And you know all of the buttons and brads you have that you don't use anymore? It was really fun to dig around in those bins! Even dug out very old rub ons for the sentiment. The butterfly us cut from some old Stampin Up DSP, with the top layer of vellum. This will be a great hand delivered birthday card, and I think it can be displayed as a piece of art!

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I'd highly recommend the class! 

Happy Thanksgiving

This card was made using very little stamping. I used my Cricut Explore to cut the wreath and acorn image, from CTMH cartridge, from CTMH watercolor paper. I really like this paper, it holds up well with a lot of water. I used CTMH watercolor paints to color the wreath and acorn. I could watercolor all at. I really like these paints( I have a few brands:)) and they are very reasonably priced!! I used the sentiments from CTMH Harvest Wreath set. The papers are from CTMH Sangria paper packet.