Holiday Card Workshop 2013

It's finally here (time to get serious about Christmas cards)! Today is Day 1 of the Online Card Class: Holiday Card Workshop 2013.

Day 1: Creative Insides for Holiday Cards
So much inspiration today - all four ideas were fantastic, but I'm just going to focus on one tonight.

"Gift Card Pocket"
Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, kraft, Neenah - Solar White, vellum
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts -Shari's Tree No 3 and Miracle of the Holidays
Cutting/Embossing: Sizzix embossing folder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Corner Rounder, Judikins Opaque white embossing Powder
Misc.: Copic markers, yellow stickles, clear Zig Wink of Stella glitter brush, glossy accents, dimensional adhesive, washi tape, jelly roll white pen

And a little knitting:

Pattern wasn't boring, but the finishing was a pain. Nice end result, though.

Pattern: Baby Yours
Needle: 3
Size: Newborn
Yarn: Socks that Rock Medium Weight - Very Merry Green

Tiny little needles, but fast knit!

Pattern: Garter Stripe Baby Socks
Needle: 0
Size: Newborn
Yarn: Socks that Rock Medium Weight - Very Merry Green

More knitting (Christmas)

What to do when under the weather... knit!

Pattern: Lake Street Cowl
Needle: 11
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Bulky Handpainted

Pattern: Chunky Mochi Lace Cowl
Needle: 11
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Bulky Handpainted (Red Rover)

Pattern: Felted Christmas Stocking
Needle: 10.5
Yarn: Cascade 220

90 Minute Crash Dash and a LOT of Knitting

Here's a little card that I came up with for the Hero Arts Flickr Group's 90 Minute Challenge.
The Challenge: 
1. Use snowflakes.
2. Use the colors blue and any neutrals - kraft, white, cream, gray/silver and of course black.
3. Make it in the shape of a tag.
4. Use a HA product - stamp, die, ink, whatever.
5. Tag your card - quickcard72
My Card: 

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, DP
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Faded Jeans, Shaded Lilac, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass; HA - Shadow Ink - Tide Pool, Versamark, Fresh Ink - Provincial Gray, Hero Arts - Designer Snowflakes and Message Bursts
Cutting/Embossing: PTI - tag die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, pearl embellishments, ribbon from Michael's, Perfect Pearl mist

Knitting for MY baby (photos are unblocked):

Pattern: Little Coffee Bean Cardigan
Yarn: Rowan RYC DK Silk Wool DK Brownstone and Lime Wash
Needles: 6/7
Size: 3 mos

Pattern: Magic Coffee Baby Hat
Yarn: Rowan RYC DK Silk Wool DK Brownstone and Lime Wash
Needles: 6
Size: Newborn
Pattern: Newborn Mittens
Yarn: Rowan RYC DK Silk Wool DK Brownstone and Lime Wash
Needles: 6
Size: Newborn

Pattern: Cozy Little Toes
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock lightweight (colorway - Lucky) - and I supplemented for the toes, which you can probably tell more obviously b/c of light box and white background. It's not really that dramatic in real life, and they're for me, so they're fine :).
Needles: 1
Size: Newborn

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, misc. seasonal cardstock, kraft cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Darcie's Rubber Stamps - Lots of Smiles, DeNami - F206 Happy Halloween, Lawn Fawn - Trick or Treat, SSS - Hey Pumpkin, Versafine - Onyx black
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Scalloped Circles; Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Memory Box - Graveyard Landscape die
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhseive, Zig wink of stella clear glitter pen, buttons

Avery Elle Challenge!

Since we are all getting together for a little "mini" class, I decided to put together a quick and simple card using some new stamps/dies I just received in the last few weeks... and combine it with a little challenge over at the Avery Elle design blog...

I love a good sketch challenge, and this seemed to work well for our cardmaking gathering tomorrow night...

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Green glitter paper, TH mirror paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Avery Elle - Holiday Fill in the Blank stamp set
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, Avery Elle - Holiday Fill in the Blank Elle-ments, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Sizzix Ornament #2
Misc.: Black marker, twine from The Twinery, Tombow adhesive

And a little knitting (just so you know that although it's been a little quiet, it hasn't been for lack of being busy...)

 

WCMD - DeNami

Happy World Cardmaking Day, courtesy of DeNami Design!

The challenge: Tic Tac Toe

My row of three: green, glitter, and polka dots

My card:

The glitter is subtle - midnight stickles on Mimi and Wink of Stella clear glitter pen on the yellow hearts. I have a close up of the Wink of Stella, because it is hard to photograph!

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Bo Buny polka dotted paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Bamboo Leaves, HA Shadow Ink - Butter Bar, DeNami -PF43 Hearts Set, K74 Mom-to-be Mimi, PF48 Thoughtful Greetings Set
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, Wink of stella clear glitter pen, midnight stickles, pearl embellishment

And a little knitting:

A quick and easy cabled baby bib with adjustable straps knit out of 100% cotton.

World Cardmaking Day

Happy World Cardmaking Day (a day late)!

This was a card that I made yesterday during the Hero Arts flickr group's 90 minute scramble. The challenge was to create a birthday card appropriate for a child (0-18 yrs).

 Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Bahama Blue, HA -Wish Big Candles and Wonderful Birthday
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart grass border punch
Misc.: Yellow stickles, dimensional adhesive, copic markers, copic multiliner

And, a little knitting from when I was out of town:

Pattern:
Colorways: Springier and Patina (new at the Yarnery)