Pink Christmas Inspired By 100

Nov. 28, 2019

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  I hope your day is filled with family, friends, food and fun!  I love Thanksgiving and I have so much to be thankful for!  ENJOY!

It's time for a new challenge at Inspired By.

How does this photo inspire you?  Is it the pink, the Kraft,  the gifts, the tree, the polka dots?  SO many ways to go with this gorgeous inspiration photo.  We can't wait to see what you create!   

I found this fabulous paper in my stash, so I trimmed it with a scalloped border and let it speak volumes.  The poinsettia is cut in pink paper using the MFT Poinsettia Dies.  I sponged the edges with a darker shade of pink for more dimension.  I added a few sparkly pink enamel dots to complete my card.  No sentiment needed on this one!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Check out all the inspiration from the Design Team.  We sure hope you will play along with us this week!  

  HUGS! 

Claire

Peace On Earth Krafty Chicks Challenge #483

Nov. 28, 2019

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my family and friends in the U.S.  I hope you have a fabulous day!  So much to be thankful for!  I have 20 coming for dinner, so I am busy in the kitchen this week.

This is my final week of Guest Designing for the 
Krafty Chicks Challenge.  I have enjoyed working with this amazing team.  THANK YOU for the opportunity to be a part of your challenge!

As always, our challenges are Anything Goes, but we also have a little "twist" for those that want to play along.  This week's twist is MONOCHROME!  So grab a color (varying tones of that color are good too!) and have some fun!  We can't wait to see what you create.

Red is my favorite color, so I went with a red on red card.  I used a set of dies in my stash to create the background.  I added some Cherry Cobbler ink with a sponge to darken the edges.  My poinsettia is heat embossed in white on red paper. I added some darker ink in the center with a sponge.  The sentiment and pearls complete my card.  

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Don't forget to visit all the DT's blogs for lots of inspiration!  

HUGS!

Claire

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With Strings Keeping Christmas

Nov. 25, 2019

Can you believe November is almost over?  It is our last post of 2019 to share our Christmas ideas with all of you!  If you played along all year, you should have a stash of cards ready to address for the holidays! 

                                                 

It's time for this month's installment of the Keeping Christmas Inspriration Blog Hop!  The Challenge Design Team is sharing Christmas creations on the 25th of each month!

The whole idea is to have some Christmas cards and projects in your stash ready to go for December 2019!

So hop along and be sure to visit each blog.

There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

Kelly Lunceford  

Lesley Croghan (off this month)

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe 

Claire Broadwater (me)

    Julee Tilman  

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth
   Vicki Finger   
Nancy Guse

I have always loved this song, so I decided to make a couple of cards with the Favorite Things stamp set from Papertrey Inks.  I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on pink and turquoise card stock. 

I used the Simon Says Stamp Brilliant Gifts Wafer Die to create the packages.  I cut it twice in Kraft paper and twice in white.  I added a piece of tape on the back of the Kraft ones so most of the pieces stayed in tact.  I only had to piece a few pieces back in the spaces.  I glued the white outline on  top of the Kraft cut outs.   I did add dimensional tape on the back to make it pop.  A few white enamel dots were added for fun. 

Do you have a favorite?  I love non-tradional colors for Christmas.  You could make them in so many colors!  I may make a few more to add to my stash. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.  I love to hear from you!  

The hop is hosted by the fabulous Kelly Lunceford's blog, so head over there to start from the beginning.

ENJOY the blog hop!  I hope we inspired you to make a few cards, too!

HUGS!

Claire