MIM: A La Carte: Diamond Wallpaper Stamping

   Now that the holidays are over and I can get back into my routine, I have time to not only make cards, but post them on this neglected blog. I love this week's challenge at PTI's MIM: A la Carte which is to revisit a challenge one did not already participate in. Although I did quite a few in 2014, there were still some I missed.
  My husband and brother-in-law both have a birthday in the middle of January.  I thought the
MIM: # 174 Diamond Wallpaper Stamping technique was perfect for a masculine card. I used a stamp from Square Prints to create my diamonds. This is my take.

   I used the color combination from this month's Inspiration Archive at PTI.

Now I have to decide who is getting this card. My husband or brother-in-law. I guess that depends on how my next masculine card turns out. Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

Merry Monday

We're back to having very cold temperatures today.  Seems like next week is going to get even colder.  I guess it is a perfect time to make a Christmas card. The challenge this week at Merry Monday is very apropos. It is to use snow people or a snowman on a Christmas project.  Since I really don't have a snowman stamp other than the die from PTI, I decided to create my own snowman using scallopped circles.

I made the hat from paper scraps and used part of a stamp from PTI's 2012 Birthday tags for the scarf. The paper is something I picked up after Christmas from Michaels.

  I really like how this card turned out. The bright colors make is so merry; perfect for Christmas, don't you think?  Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

Birthday tag for MIM

Here;s my 2nd entry for PTI's MIM: Multiple Layers Using a Single Stamp. My husband is celebrating his birthday a week from today. We will gather as a family for Sunday dinner. I decided to use this technique to create a tag for one of his birthday presents.

 I used some of the same colors that I used for his birthday card: Aqua Mist and Enchanted Evening and added Ocean Tides and Blueberry Sky.

 An upclose shot.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.