MMCC266Santa

Today I am featuring the card I created for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #266 Santa Clause.

For my card I used the Vintage Santa stamp from Stampabilities. The sentiment is a die from Peachy Cheap. To add some color to my stamped image I used Distress Oxide inks on a cotton swab.

The stamped background is En Francais from Stampin' Up!

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Betty J Schaub

Merry Christmas - CCC47

Hi There:
This card was created using my friend, Trish's sketch for my sketch group on Yahoo. I created this card for the challenge at Christmas Card Challenges Week #47. The challenge of course was to make a Christmas card, but somewhere on the card we had to use flower(s).
I mixed some older Stampin' Up! products with some newer ones. I think I did a pretty good job of following Trish's sketch.
Don't forget to check out my Scavenger Hunt, there's prizes to be awarded on Nov. 1st.
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Betty aka ZacksNana

Merry Christmas - PCPCUTTLEBUG-ERS91

Merry Christmas - PaperCraftPlanet Cuttlebug-ers Group Challenge #91. Whew we are fast approaching our 100th challenge! But for now, I'd just like to give my ladies that play a big Shout Out and say Thank YOU!!

The challenge this week it to use a tag on your Christmas themed cards. I stamped my image on a piece of whisper white cardstock and cut with a tag die. Then I placed a piece of cherry cobbler cardstock on two dies and cut a frame.

I added silver gel pen to the M & C. Then I went over all the letters with a glaze pen. I tea stained the edges of the whisper white matte.

Stampin' Up! - stamps - Christmas Postcard
ink - Cherry Cobbler, Tea Stain Vintage Ink Spot
dp - Deck the Halls
cs - cherry cobbler, whisper white

If you'd like to join the fun you can see the deets for the challenge at PCPCuttlebugers.
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Betty aka ZacksNana

Merry Christmas - FS125

Merry Christmas - Friday Sketchers Challenge #125. I looked at the sketch and thought, NO WAY! Then I remembered the dp I used on my Card House and thought, I have enough scraps leftover from that project to make this sketch into a beautiful card. Was I wrong? :O)
My base cardstock is Cherry Cobbler and the first layer of dp is from Stampin' Up! I used some LOC stencils to add that "little something extra". Then I layered all the dp elements for the sketch. The tag is from the same dp collection and I stamped an LOC reindeer in Cherry Cobbler on it. The sentiment is also from the dp collection.
I die cut the Top Note die into a piece of swirlie white. Then I cut two pieces off the ends and matted them behind the tag.
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Betty aka ZacksNana

Merry Christmas in Blue - ICS87

Merry Christmas in Blue - Inspirational Card Sketches challenge 87. I kind of fudged the sketch on this one. I wanted to keep it clean and simple. My ornaments are stamped on marina mist iwith whisper white and embossed with clear embossing powder. The 'snow' is stamped on whisper white with marina mist and embossed with clear embossing powder.
Stamps: Stampin' Up! Artistic Etchings #120573, Elegant Ornaments, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, All Year Cheer III
Ink: Stampin' Up! MarinaMist,Whisper White
Cardstock: Stampin'  Up! Marina Mist, Whisper White

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Betty aka ZacksNana

Merry Christmas - PCSC13

Merry Christmas

PaperCraft Star Challenge #13 - use the provided sketch. My snowman image is from Simple Doodles. The little snowman was colored with Spicas and Copics.
Spicas used:
03 Red
04 Orange
10 Black
11 Gold (the orange and gold were blended together to make the stick arms brownish)
Copics used:
B60 Pale Blue Gray (shadowing the snowman)
BV23 Grayish Lavender (snow on the ground)
Ribbon is from my friend Reka's etsy shop DisPlayIt 
DP is from Creative Imaginations
Embellies are from Keep In Touch Kits

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Betty aka ZacksNana

Merry Christmas - ICS83

Merry Christmas - Inspirational ard Sketches Challenge #83. This weeks challenge is sponsored by InStyle Stamps. My tea cup image is from Treehouse Stamps and was colored using PaintShoPro. I colored the image once and printed it 3 times. Then I used dimentsional adhesives and made it 3D. I added ribbon and a paper flower with a button and a stick pin.
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Betty aka ZacksNana

ICS47 - Merry Christmas

Ok so I THOUGHT I was finished creating Christmas cards. LOL Seems every day I get a card from someone I forgot to put on my list. Anyhoo, I created this card for a friend using the sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches #47. Stack mat All Dressed Up from DCWV is my background. I don't remember where the bird stamp came from but it's stamped in white ink on white cs and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. So is the sentiment. Then I sponged alternating shades of blue and green. Kaiser rhinestone eye. Feather tail. Stick pin is from Keep in Touch kits and I added some beads from an old Scarlet Lime kit. Ribbons are Ki. Rhinestone flourish is from Prima.
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Betty aka ZacksNana

MOJO117 - Merry Christmas

How-dee!
Well, I think this may be my LAST Christmas card for the year. This one is for my postman. He's loyal, steadfast and true and any old Christmas card, just won't do! I hope he and his wife like it.
My hubs bought this textured cardstock from Joann's. I love it! The poinsettia is from Fred, She Said. Ribbon is from Joann's as well. The brads are from Creative Imaginations - Creative Cafe. I accented my poinsettia with red and green Stickles. The tag & sentiment are from a Keep In Touch kit. The border punch is EK Success. Inside sentiment reads: May your home be warm with Christmas cheer, and peace abide throughout the year. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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Betty aka ZacksNana

2S4Y Kazan #41 - Merry Christmas

Not your Mother's Christmas Tree! No, I don't think so. I kind of tweaked Kazan's sketch at 2S4Y a little but I think it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. The tree is simply 1" circles punched and then I added a little silver glittery gel pen to them. I used some felt ribbon and 2 grosgrain ribbons. Kaiser rhinestones accent my sentiment. TFL
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Betty aka ZacksNana

TESC94 - Merry Christmas

Hi There!
Whether you've completed your Christmas/Holiday cards or not there are some terrific sketches and challenges out there. So if you have a spare minute to just "PLAY" then go get to it!
Announcement:
My friend Tenia picked me to be a GUEST DESIGNER on her Jazzy Inspirations Blog for TWO challenges!!! I am so excited and so honored! Thanks Jazzy!
Now to my card. This is for my favorite Aunt on my hub's side of the family and the fact that she is his only 'still' living relative from his parent's generation makes her even more "SPECIAL". But for me, she has always been my favorite. Aunt Selma is 81 this month and she recently went through a double by pass with some complications. She is well and doing fine now, so this is an EXTRA SPECIAL Christmas for us all!
Below is my card for Taylored Espressions Sketch Challenge #94. I received some beautiful pattern papers in a RAK and wanted to make something special and different for Aunt Selma's Christmas card. So have a peek below.

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Betty aka ZacksNana