Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Something New and a Merry Monday

Here's my card for the first 2013 Merry Monday #44 challenge which is to create a Christmas card using the colors of Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Real Red. I used a Lawn Fawn image, coloring with Copics and adding some frosted Stickles for "snow." I mounted on kraft using a long-retired SU! punch to cut the corners. The border was done with a MS Skylands Snowflake punch I got for Christmas. Sentiment by G Studio, embossing from CB snowflake ef, and the ribbon, clip, and mini brads were from my stash. For the final touch I added a dab of liquid applique to the bunny's tiny tail :)

And here's my card for the SNSDC86 which is "something new."  A baby is always something new :) I'm using the digi image Cocoa's Baby Block from SNSS and the image was colored with Copics. I added a SNSS border die, woven with baby blue ribbon and embossed the background with a CB swiss dots ef. For the finishing touch, I added a jewel tag that I wrote "baby" on, and added a snippet of ribbon.

Have a fabulous day today and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

18 comments:

Notes by Nina said...

Wonderful cards Carol, I love that little bunny it is such a sweet image. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

jimlynn said...

Two more great ones! LOVE that second one for baby.....so sweet and pretty.
Lynn

Kim S said...

That is one happy bunny! I love the pops of red - it's so festive!!

LeAnne said...

Oh my goodness....these are both adorable, but that LF bunny is CUUUTE! Love the snow! Your embossing is awesome too! (I didn't forget about your embossing folder, just haven't used it yet!)

Benzi said...

How cute your first card is and makes me wish it was snowing here instead of raining..again. Ugh!

The baby card is precious and I love the ribbon border.

Lesley said...

That little bunny looks to be enjoying the ride very much! Lovely embossing accents and the ribbon treatment adds a whimsical feel to your cute card Carol! Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday! Happy New Year!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

So happy we could give each other the giggles today! Each one of these cards is sweet in it's own way. The bunny just is so full of fun, and Cocoa mouse is precious with the embossing and woven ribbon.

Bonnie said...

I love all the texture on this Christmas card and that delightful little bunny! And the baby card is so sweet! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday!

Loly Borda said...

Your cards are awesome! The first one is so fun and the baby's one is adorable. TFS and for the inspiration.

Wendy said...

Your baby card has got to be the cutest! Love the image and your ribbon thru the diecut piece! Looks amazing!
Absolutely LOVE your bunny card, Carol! Love your coloring and the added snow! And that border punch is awesome! Nice job on both!

Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

Sherry Eckblad said...

Cute cards. Love that bunny image. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

Cynthia said...

Both cards are precious, Carol. I always struggle with baby cards and this is such a sweet design. Thanks for joining the Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge this week!

Patricia Hays said...

Two adorable cards! I really like the pops of red on the bunny card. The woven ribbon on the baby card is fantastic! Thanks for sharing your work in this week's Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge.

Darnell said...

Great cards, Carol. I am particularly swooning over the baby card and have pinned it! I love the sweet wee tag and your ribbon detail!!

Allisa said...

Such cute images and I LOVE the bunny tail! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

Janice M said...

Oh i LOVE your cocoa baby card!! I have some of these printed out....need to use them now that you've inspired me!! :)

Unknown said...

Two super sweet cards. I love these images. So glad you joined us this week at Merry Monday.

Sue from Oregon said...

Love both these creations...the baby card with the border die is super sweet!