Mo Manning Sympathy

 Thank you Deann! - For getting me inspired to get into action again!  My only New Year's resolution is to finish all the cards I started last year! LOL!  And there are a LOT of them!  I've had these adorable little angels colored for some time now but just couldn't find the right background papers for them.  This one is Graphics 45 "A Ladies Diary" and goes perfectly with the Wild Wasabi green.  The clouds are from a template I found online and covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Twinkling Clouds.  The sympathy banner I cut freehand.  The corner dies are Sizzix.

 Deann needed three of these, so I have slightly different versions.  The pink background paper is Paper Pizzazz and the lavender is from a paper pad called Dreamcatcher.  The corner embellishments and oval frame on the lavender one  are simply white cardstock colored with a gold leafing pen. And the blue one uses Ballet Blue with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Shimmer embossing powder.
Thanks for looking and hopefully You'll be seeing me soon again!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes

Bismarck's Gift

Here is the second in my doggy series - this one is another Mo Manning called Bismarck.  He is colored with Copics and cut out using Spellbinders Labels Two. The DP is not marked and I'm sure something I picked up for 25 cents.  The trees are Hero Arts Merry Christmas Trees embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle's White Spark embossing powder and the poinsettia rhinestone is from JoAnn's with a little strip of ribbon behind it.  Bismarck reminds me a lot of my little Schnauzer "Schatzi" that I lost two years ago.  (Although she wasn't so little since she ate everything in sight!)
I will be entering this in the following challenges:
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - #9 Gifts of the Season
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Christmas Presents
Craft Punked - Pets
LEJ Designs - Winter Wishes
Papelitos Challenges - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking!
Gerlinde

Merry Christmas, Doggone it!

Warning!  This is the first in a series of cards for my friends dog grooming shop and who else would I go to for images, but Mo Manning! This Christmas Sheepdog (with hat) is colored with Copics and cut with Spellbinder's Labels Twelve.  The DP is K & Company Shimmer Paper and the Santa hat  has Sparkle N Sprinkle's Twinkling Clouds on the white fur.  The embellishments are just from my stash.  I won't tell you how many I colored and threw away, but that's the fun in tackling a new challenge, isn't it!
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Christmas Crafting - Traditional Christmas Colors
Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge - Sparkle & Bling
Lia Stampz - 3 R's - Red, Ribbon, Rhinestones
Anything Goes - Early Christmas
Mema's Crafts - Holiday Bliss
Stampin for the Weekend - Starting Christmas Early
Nutcrafters - Countdown to Christmas
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Christmas

Thanks for visiting!
Gerlinde