Goodbye 2015

We've all greatly enjoyed creating cards for you in 2015.

As the holidays approach and life gets hectic we will be taking time off to

be with family and friends and to celebrate this amazing season of celebration.

Don't fear, we'll be back in 2016, with lots more challenges and cards to share.

We've played with the schedule and how we will be presenting cards 

to you in January and we'd love you feedback. 

We love comments on the cards and challenges we present and we'd love to know

what inspires you.  So please leave us a comment on this post and tell us which challenges were easy for you and which were hard and why? 

Tell us what you'd like to see in the future. 

Theresa

Anna, Denise, Gracie and Kathy

PS: Would you like to be a part of the Card A Day Challenge Blog Design Team?

We are looking for DT members and we'd love to have you join us.

Send us an email at scrapsbygracie@gmail and include a few samples of your work.

Anything Goes Friday

I thought today we'd share a post from Theresa's blog and her series CASE-ing Christmas.
You can read the remaining posts in this series on Theresa's blog.
Just click on these links to be taken directly to the posts.

DAY 2   DAY 3  DAY 4   DAY 5


Now on with the post.

It's been a great week at StampNation! 

Catherine and the Design Team have been presenting a daily class to all the members called, C.A.S.E-ing Christmas. 

Click on the image for more details on joining StampNation.

It has been really fun seeing all the different takes on the same ideas. 

I love how different minds think alike in some ways and so far from each other too.

Here are the cards from day 1:

This is Catherine's card. Gorgeous, right? I love the non-traditional colors.

And here is my case of the her card.
I used Ranger Distress Inks and Pearl Ex powder, the Happy Holidays die and snowflake stamps
from the Stamp Of Approval Holiday Magic box.
Catherine used diecut snowflakes and a stamped greeting. I reversed those.
She used watercolors to create the corner color and I used ink blending. 

Remember when you C.A.S.E. to change at least 3 things. 

You will then be creating a new design and something all your own.

Happy Crafting
Theresa

Technique Thursday

Today's challenge is to use your embossing folders in a different way.

I made several cards based on this video by Jennifer McGuire Ink. 

 

 

I used Ranger Distress Inks for all the backgrounds and Perfect Pearls or 

Pearl EX Powders to create the faux metal effect. 

I used a variety of Darice and Sizzix embossing folders.

Hope you like them.  I highly recommend giving this technique a try. 

It is lots of fun and produces an awesome card.

Happy Crafting

Theresa

Wild Wild Wednesday

So I thought today we'd do a throw back post.
This is a post of cards I did on my personal blog back in 2013.
WOW what a change a couple of years and a few hundred cards makes in
my crafting ability and style.

On with the post from July 13, 2013 and a blog hop Christmas in July:

Today's blog hop is all about Christmas cards.  I've created one specifically for the blog hop and will post that one first.  I've also created several other cards this week for a card swap that I'm participating in and guess what this month's theme was also Christmas in July.  I'll share those too.

I hope you like the cards that I've created and they will inspire you to create some fun and easy cards of your own.

I've done a little embellishing on the envelopes as well and have included them in the photos.

This is the one I created for the blog hop.  It is very simple and easy to mass produce.  I used a pre-made 4x9" card.  I ran the card twice through the Big Kick using an embossing folder.   I created a small
slip in the fold to thread the ribbon through where the seam of the two embossingfolders meet.  I threaded the ribbon through and glued it.  I created the snowflakeusing the Christmas cartridge.  I stamped it with the word Joy from the Wonderland Wishes stamp set by Raisin Boat www.raisinboat.com.  I ran it through my Xyron X and coated it with Martha Stewart glitter.  I attached it with  dimensional foam, added the rhinestones and it was done.  I also ran the envelope flap through the same embossing folder.

This one is created using an ebossing folder, a stamp that came with a summer set, but I thought it looked like a snowflake, the same Joy stamp and more rhinestones and ribbon.  

This one I used glitter paper and embossed it.  It is gorgeous in real life!  The sparkle is amazing.  I used a  trim from the sewing section as the ribbon and used the same stamp set as above to create the tag.  The snowflake brad started out just plain white and I heated it using my heat gun and dipped it in some glittery embossing powder and heated it.

This is one of my favorites.  I used an 8x8 sheet of embossed cardstock and cut out the snowflake from the Christmas cartridge.  I used my Zig glue and MS glitter on the blue cardstock.  Popped up the white on foam tape and used my Fiskars punch on the bottom.   I used the positive and glittered it for the envelope.  Super simple but so pretty!

This one was amazingly simple but this is my very favorite one of this bunch.  I just love how it turned out.  I used an embossing folder that had branch and bird on it.  I roughed up the edge of the white cardstock with my Tonic paper distresser and inked the edges. The cardinal is a dimensional sticker 

This one too is simple.  I used the ornaments embossing folder. I used my Zig pen and clear embossing powder to highlight some of the ornaments.  I then cut out the ornament (sorry I don't remember what cartridge) and used MS tinsel glitter to give it a little sparkle. 

I have to say that some of these are still among my favorites. 
I really love the blue snowflake one and the very simple long snowflake with the ribbon one.

Happy Crafting
Theresa

Technique Tuesday

Today's challenge is to use a die to emboss.

This card was made using a metal Spellbinder Impressability as the stencil.  

The ink is SU! Real Red and Forest Foliage.

 I used Stickles Platinum  and Icicle to add highlights below the tulle wrap and red organza bow.

Happy Crafting

Kathy

Mistletoe Monday

Today's challenge is to create a card based on the song

White Christmas.

Here's a card colored with SU! Markers, metallic Sharpies and a white paint pen. 

It is backed by bright gold metallic card stock from Hobby Lobby.

Happy Crafting

Kathy

Clean & Simple Sunday #41

Today's Clean & Simple Challenge is to use Gold.

 I used pearlized white and gold card stock with a pretty white ribbon on the seam. 

The paper for the small circles is from a Hobby Lobby Christmas stack. 

The sentiment is stamped in silver and is a SU! Christmas stamp.

Happy Crafting

Kathy

Mood Board Inspired Saturday #40

Today's Mood Board Inspiration:

I've created two cards for you today.

I was inspired by the snowflakes, silver and bling in the mood board.

Happy Crafting

Theresa

Anything Goes Friday #40

Thought I'd challenge you today to a little cute Christmas card, 

but then I sort of got carried away making them.

So my challenge to you today, create just ONE cutesy Christmas or holiday card.

Bet you can't stop at just one. LOL

By the way, I'm participating in the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop.

I'd love it if you stopped by my blog and hopped along and commented.

There are some great prizes being given away. 

Happy Crafting

Theresa

C.A.S.E. A Card Thursday #40

Today's C.A.S.E. A Card Challenge:

I know you are thinking, it is December now, 

why are we C.A.S.E.-ing a card that has leaves on it?

My answer is because I want you to look at cards differently.

I want you to see the potential in a card not just what's there.

So where can we take this card and be inspired to create something different?

1. A dark background

2. Embossed stamping

3. Vellum Sentiment

So what if we took the leaves and made them snowflakes?

What if we added a holiday greeting to the vellum?

Embossed in gold or silver instead of white?

Here are my cards (once I started, I couldn't stop LOL):

Happy Crafting

Theresa

Card Sketch Wednesday #40

Today's Card Sketch Challenge:

Happy Crafting

Theresa

Color Challenge Tuesday #40

Today's Color Challenge:

I didn't have quite the same colors but I used icy blues and grays to create these cards.

Happy Crafting

Theresa