Make It Monday #98

That Betsy Veldman gets me every time.  I loved her technique today in Make It Monday, and this is what I came up with:

Winterberry, Shape Up Snowman, Tremendous Treats: Christmas Stamps, Peace Be Still dies (PTI)

 After I created the faux chalkboard panel, I had to figure out what card base to use.  White was the only color that made sense, but it seemed a bit boring.  So, I added some scor-tape to the edges, and poured glitter over it to give the base a shimmering effect!

You can see Betsy's video for this week's Make It Monday and other entries if you click here.

I have also used this technique before when I created some chalkboard cards for my colleagues.  You can see the post by clicking here. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Make it Monday #97

I've been a bad blogger, and an even worse crafter, but this week, I turned that around.  I've made 26 cards in the last couple of days - mostly for thank you  notes for birthday and Christmas gifts.  My son even sat down and wrote his twelve notes with minimal attitude.  It's a wonder what the promise of candy will do for the attitude.

After seeing a box of cards in the clearance section yesterday using this same color combination and polka dots, I knew I could recreate a card that was similar. I'm lucky enough to be able to include this card in this week's Make It Monday challenge.  You can find details here:

I made these cards for my son to send to friends and relatives:

Polka Dot Basics, Tremendous Treats Christmas (PTI)

I wanted to keep it simple because I had so many to  make, so I began by stamping the cute reindeer in the corner.  After stamping the polka dot background, I added a strip of the glitter ribbon I found last year at Archivers.  I colored in the hooves, tail, star and nose and gave a little sparkle to the antlers and eyes with my Sakura pen.  Before I went to bed, I dotted each nose with some Glossy Accents to give a little dimension to Rudolph.  

Thanks for looking!