Merry & Bright

 Welcome, and thanks for the visit!

Today's post is a short one with a card for a couple of challenges.  I ended up posting my last card (blue & white) Color Hues #125, and then was asked to join another challenge asking for shades of blue, Inspirational #359.  So I came up with this card, probably for my eldest grandson this next Christmas ~

While this has several layers, it's a pretty easy card (HA - struggles listed later).  The blue layer was cut with a cover plate punching out the starts and snowflakes, then layered over a layer of white glitter cs.  A second panel of glitter cs was then cut using an NBUS die for the treeline, layered over that.  Lastly, I cut the NBUS snowman and put him together, thinking I would add him on a wobbler.  That's where the frustration started!  I have these wobblers and yet I struggle to use them, 1) they aren't "flat" under the sticky portion, so the small side always has trouble sticking to whatever I want to wobble; 2) with added glue and using my reverse tweezers, I try to get them to stick more and still no success!  Thus, I removed the wobbler and layered him straight onto the panel -- easier for mailing anyway, with all the layers of glitter cs!  A foiled sentiment was then added.  With two unused products now used, this'll be going to NBUS #182 too!

Supplies:

   HB - Northern Star coverplate

   Ps - Whittle Friendly Snowman die (NBUS) 

   MB - Woodsy Plaid dp, AlpineTree die (NBUS)

   Splb - Merry Messages pp

  

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

TK

Let Us Adore Him

 Greetings, Friends!

I'm here today, with a QACAS card, using new-to-me items.  

I started with the embossing -- I tried to add inking on the first panel to highlight the pine boughs but that was a No-Go!  So, I embossed another panel and left it plain.  Now what's a gal to do with it?  I spied the new-to-me press plate and pressed right onto the embossed panel.  I first pressed using Delicata Gold twice, and while it was wonderful, it was still a bit light.  I pressed a third time using PTI Fine Linen to get a bit of a darker look, then went back to press with gold.  Much better!  Then, the gold thread was wrapped and tied making a slight addition to the gold pressed sentiment.  While very CAS, I do like that it lets the sentiment stay at the focus.  My only question now, should I add sparkle to the "snow"?  A bit of Nuvo, or chunky glitter?

A close-up ~

Since both products are seeing the light of day for the first time, I will be sending this to Darnell's NBUS #82.

Supplies:

   HB - Snowy Pines 3D folder

   Splb - Let Us Adore Him pp

Hump Day, Folks!  Hope you have a great rest of your week!

Hugs,

TK

Three Challenges and a Bonus!

 Hello, my Friends!

Today I'm here so excited about this card.  It all started with a Double D - 10th year Birthday (Go Double D!!!), since I'm in need of Birthday cards.  Then I strolled over to Triple B - January to see their beautiful inspiration photo with gorgeous blues and whites.  As per usual, I took a stroll through my NBUS products and was able to come up with a press plate and die plus a hot foil frame, then got quickly to work.

Here's my card ~

Initially, I tried to foil on the blue cardstock (darker than it appears), but it did not work on the MFT card.  I didn't want to waste the beautiful blue cs, so I cut off the foiling to save the outside strips and inside rectangle for another day.  I used the "new-to-me" double rectangle frame and foiled in Aura on Hammermill, then foiled the "new-to-me" centerpiece floral too.  I colored it with Copics, then cut it using the die.  Once I had done this, I realized one strip of blue would be nice behind the floral piece, but lo and behold, if I used the floral die again, I could also fill in the inner circle with the remaining blue -- cool!  Sentiment  pressed, cut and mounted.

Now, the Bonus!  After photographing my card (trying out a new light, which is why I got so many other colors in the foiling), I read Marcia's latest post.  Ta Da -- bonus challenge with Color Hues #125 - Blue and White!  Yay!

 

 

ETA:  I was invited by Carol to join them over at Inspirational #359 - Shades of Blue

Supplies:

   Splb - Essential Duo Lines hfp, New Beginnings Timeless Sentiments pp

   PFS - Floral Round Frames pp/die

   Aura foil

Thanks for the visit, have a blessed day!

Hugs,

TK

More Christmas Tags

 Welcome!

Today's post is a couple more Christmas tags that will be used for next year.  I wanted to get these done early, using a few older products but a new stamp set, so one of these will go to NBUS #82.

 

I'm loving this new stamp set, so fun!

 

Now, while I don't celebrate Santa, the Easter bunny nor Halloween (it is rare if you ever see one on my blog); I have no problem with those that do, so this third tag will be used for them.  I really like this stamp set and think they're really adorable!  For me?  The fourth tag says it all - Tis the Reason for the Season!  

Tags cut, toppers cut and added, twine tied and stamps stamped.  What you might not see is that the Nativity stamp was stamped in gold Delicata and the topper is gold shimmer paper.  Are you confused about that background?  Those tags were photographed right in my tree!  The colors were hard to deal with, especially since the light shows as yellow (my house was dark except the tree), but I still like my attempt at being artsy - lol.  The first and last tags actually look truer in color.

Supplies:

   RC- Topped Off Tags, Toppers and Hang-Ups

   Un - With Love, From Me (NBUS)

That's it for me, and I hope you all have a great week!

Hugs,

TK

Warm Winter Wishes

 Hello, and welcome to 2026!

I have a card today that fits a few challenges.  I was wanting to play at Inkspirational #357 - Cold, and then I saw the colors that Bonnie chose at Color Hues - Red & Gray, and it all went from there!  The only issue?  What sweet image should I use today?!

Sweet, huh?

I started with the PB little girl ,but I needed something for her to be reaching for and my mind went straight to bird.  This set doesn't have one, so I had to find one that was the appropriate size and had the same approximate line width.  While this one fit the bill, it also really pushed the color choice to be the perfect option!  

The images were colored with Copics, small snowdrifts masked and ink blended, then a little WoS for sparkle.  The image was cut down, added to a gray fog cs, and the sentiment I already had in my stash -- perfect!  While my photos leave much to be desired (I need a PS lesson, or ten or some more sunshine through the winter), I'm happy with this card.

 

And since I used another NBUS product, I'll also be adding this to Darnell's gallery!

Supplies:

   PB - Snow Folks

   AE - Festive Wreath (cardinal)

   PTI - In The Meadow dies

   KS - Fany Scalloped Rectangle die

   Splb - Merry Messages pp

Well, we're off to the weekend now, and I hope you've had a great start to 2026!  Thank you for your visit, I appreciate you!

Hugs,

TK