Friday, November 9, 2012

November StampTV CSS Alumni blog hop


 Hallo,
  Welcome to the Gina K CSS Alumni November blog hop - this month we are using this inspiration photo for our creations.
  If you are following the hop then you came to me from Shari's sweet blog  http://www.suessentiments.org/ -  and I am sure she had something awesome for you!!!
  Remember that we are drawing for a yummy  grab bag of Gina K stamps from those who leave comments along the way!!!
   I need to get my Christmas cards finished so I chose to go with a Christmas theme instead of fall but I used the browns and white and the round shapes for my cards. I used a digital stamp from Gina K for my cards and colored them with prismacolor pencils.
   The letters on the first 2 were done with a gold pencil but it doesn't look very gold in the photos. I did a bit of distressing and them too. The last card is layered to a rich dark brown but I couldn't get it to look brown (instead of black) no matter how many pictures I took.....
   We this is all for me today - the DH and I are going to a concert tonight and out of town - just the 2 of us :)
   Have a great weekend!!!!
         Tera



 




49 comments:

Jennie said...

Great job on these and way to get ahead on Christmas cards!!

Cheri said...

WTG, Tera! You're way ahead of me. These are so creative and what a great idea to use the digis.

Theresa Momber said...

Fantastic set of shaped cards, Tera! Love the use of gold and the distressing!

Kay S said...

Love the set if shaped cards! These are so pretty and I like that you were able to make them look different even though the image is the same on each. Very nice!

Rosy Newlun said...

You were super busy! 4 great cards! I do love the shape and variations you put into them!!

joy said...

Great cards! I'm a little partial to the "Joy"!

redwasher1 said...

Wow, gorgeous cards. You have been busy!! Love this image.

Brenda said...

Great cards Tera! What a way to get a jump on those Christmas cards.

mermaid fenicia said...

Those are lovely Christmas cards ~_^

Payne Holler Cards said...

oh my they are beautiful!
hope the concert was wonderful (-:

Verna Angerhofer said...

What a great way to use that digital image. I love them all.

Sharon said...

Great cards! How neat to take a basic design and then vary with colors and patterns!

Gayle said...

Love the shaped cards and the distressing on each.

HappyCrafter said...

I really like to see how a different colour scheme totally changes how this come out! My fav is the first one.

windinstarsranch said...

very interesting set.

Unknown said...

LOVE the shape of your cards and you can't go wrong with "JOY" in my book! Well done!

BeverlyBL said...

Very nice cards. Like that digital idea. Wish I did more of it to get better at it.

Kathryn A said...

Wow! You are full of infectious JOY! Great cards ;)

jandbspiegel said...

nice set of shape cards

scrappinmommom said...

What "joyous" cards, love them and aren't you a clever one to be getting the start on your Christmas cards.

Audrey said...

thanks for sharing many variations for your cards.

I love to make JOY cards for Christmas and these are super.

Anne Biesterfeld said...

What a lovely set of cards. Thanks for sharing.

Carol said...

Love, love love this idea

Char said...

Your cards are great! Wouldn't that design be wonderful on a big platter?

Lagene said...

Wonderful cards!!!

meemee48 said...

Thanks for showing us different creative ways to use the same image.

Patti J said...

Thanks for sharing these beautiful creations with us! Very clever!

Annie C said...

Your very first is my favorite. Love the warm tones with the gold.

bettybaker said...

Simply stated but beautifully executed.....luv them

cardscookiecarrotcake said...

Lovely cards!

Debbie G said...

Pretty cards...

NormaJ said...

Very interessting shape cards, wouldn't have thought of that, nice job...This was my first Blog hop will do it again for sure

NormaJ said...

Like your cards, shapes are always pretty and fun to make......

Loly Borda said...

Great job! I love how you made them all different using the same digi and shape. TFS

Kris in Alaska said...

Cool! And you reminded me to get busy on my Christmas cards!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Marsha said...

Nice ideas with the digital stamp.

Unknown said...

I loved your segway from Thanksgiving to Christmas. It is all in the interpretation. Beautiful!

Kitty said...

Your cards are beautiful and all that food is making me hungry

Blessings,
Kat

Olga said...

Easy and sweet cards!

Judy Inukai said...

Beautiful cards.

Joyce Erb said...

Nice cards and good use of the digital

Carol said...

Fabulous project, thanks for sharing your talent and ideas!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Pat Jandacek said...

Terrific Christmas cards, yet still incorporating colors and shapes from the inspiration photo. Good job!

Anonymous said...

Love the distressing colors and how they can change the appearance of a card....very nice!

Stephanie Earls said...

Should I be working on Christmas cards? YIKES! These are inspiring. Can we push Christmas back just a few more weeks? I am NOT ready!

Sharri said...

Great set of Christmas cards Tera!! I love the shape and the colors!

NJMullins said...

Love the distressed look on these. Colors and design are great.

Unknown said...

What a great idea to use that freebie as inspiration. Love all your cards.

Sharon Underwood said...

I have often wondered the best way to color this image. Now, you have shown me. Thank you! Looks great!