Recently I've enjoyed altering printed hymns, and this was my first project doing that. (I do have several more to share!!) I used a floral corner stamp and a sunflower stamp, which was willing to be a poinsettia for the occasion. :) I stamped the corner stamp directly onto the hymn page, colored the floral images with markers and shaded with Prismacolor pencils, then stippled around the image. The sunflowers have super glittery centers, and are popped on mounting foam.
My second card is a z-fold. I used the door set (you can get all kinds of seasonal accesories for it - sooooooo fun), and 2 carolers, then watercolored the scene. (I stamped the carolers first, masked them with post-it notes, then stamped the door and accesories.) I stamped the floral corner again on all corners of the card base, then on the inside panel. I meant to attach a ribbon so it would tie shut.....but forgot to add it before adhering the caroler scene....oh well.
We have some serious issues going on at our campus today involving some of our students... for their sake and privacy I'll leave it at that, but please pray for wisdom for the staff as we determine what the consequences should be for their actions.
Enjoy your day!
My card is pretty monochromatic, which is a fun change sometimes. I didn’t even color the main image except for adding a little penciled shadow behind the girl. The daisies are stamped on decorative paper and trimmed. I had some fun with the embellishments, buttons, Skittles, and some punchies.
I thought I'd try my hand at a vintage card - a style maybe I need to study a little more, but it was fun doing something different. The images on this card are from the set "One Smile," which is maybe the first photo stamp I ever purchased.....then I started making my own! I didn't color the image at all - another 'unusual' for me. I'm not sure that there's a lot to explain here, so if you have questions, please ask. The corner embossing was kind of fun - the straight lines were done with my Scor-Pal, and the circle was done by lightly embossing with an 1/8" punch - just don't squeeze too hard! I usually put a folded paper behind to make sure I don't punch through. This might also qualify as a Tea Party card from our last challenge - what do you think? I think I used some of the scraps that were still on my desk...but maybe not. (I had to clean my desk so I could get out of my pale blue/tan color rut, seriously...I couldn't believe how many of my cards were the same colors last week...) 
