Wednesday, October 26, 2011

A Couple of Non Traditional Holiday Cards....

Hey Y'all!!!

Happy Wednesday.....yay for the middle of the week!!! So I have a couple of non traditional holiday cards to show ya!! Here is my first card:

Okay....so I had a blast creating this fun card!!! I created this card for several challenges. I created this card for the Hero Arts October 2011 Contest(I went for using non traditional stamps to create a holiday card), used the CPS sketch this week, played in the Moxie Fab World Texture Challenge(My Owl has a felt scarf and hat) and I used the color inspiration for the CR84FN Challenge this week.....here are the colors:

Here is my second card:

I created this Non Traditional Thanksgiving Card for Stampendous CAS Holiday Challenge and for the CARDS Blog Fall Challenge!! Thanks for looking and have a great Wednesday night!!!

-t


Card Recipe for Believe Owl Winter Card
Stamps: Hero Arts
Paper: Blue(SU!), White(Papertrey Ink), Yellow DP(Bazzill), Gray DP(Nicki Silvils), Light Blue DP(Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Tuxedo Black(Memento), Copic Markers
Accessories: Ribbon(Michaels), Felt, Googlie Eyes(Michaels), Button(DeNami Design), Sentiment Sticker(SRM)
Tools: Paper Snips(SU!), Corner Rounder(EK Success), Paper Distresser(Tim Holtz), Nestibilities(Spellbinders), Big Shot(Ellison)


Card Recipe for Give Thanks Card
Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: Orange(Paper Temptress), White(Papertrey Ink), DP(Bazzill)
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa(Memento)
Accessories: Ribbon(Michaels), Pearl(Mark Richards), Sentiment Sticker(SRM)
Tools: Corner Rounder(EK Success), Paper Distresser(Tim Holtz), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder(Provo Craft), Square Punch(SU!), Big Shot(Ellison)

22 comments:

Laurel said...

These are fabulous!

Cindy Haffner said...

Oh girl I'm LOVIN both your cards!!~

Mona Pendleton said...

Lovin the googly owl eyes Tenia! Thanks for joining along with CR84FN :)

Anonymous said...

Lovely cards, love the googley eyes on the owl
Lindsay xx

Cyndie said...

What a cute couple of cards! I don't think I've ever seen an owl wearing a hat before--cute idea! Love the mix of patterns and colors on your second card, and that lovely, lush bow!

Annette Allen said...

aww that little owl is just so cute with his little scarf on.. Great cards...

Linsey R said...

I love these both, Tenia! Mr.Owls winter hat and scarf are such cute and cozy touches! Your Thanksgiving card is fabulous, I love the non-trad. look and feel and colors you chose. Wonderful! Thanks for being such a great inspiration and friend. Have a great day xoxo

Paige Taylor Evans said...

Totally great cards! Perfect for fall!

Angi Barrs said...

Fabulous cards. I love the cute little owl. :)

Linda Beeson said...

Both cards are wonderful. I am in love with the color conos on both.

Unknown said...

OMG, that owl card is amazing! that second card is beautiful, the pp is perfect!

Sue Lelli said...

Tenia, LOVE the stamped eyes with the googlie centers! They really just pop out at you! LOVE the body of the owl, too! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

Cheryl said...

That owl is the cutest! Love his winter accessories! Thanks for joining us at CR84FN! ~Hugs, Cheryl

Jennifer Rzasa said...

I just adore the creativity of your non-traditional cards! Hope all is well by you!

Lisa Elton said...

These are both GREAT Tenia! Your little owl looks ready for winter :)

Emily Leiphart said...

These are fabulous, Tenia! I love how cozy that owl looks and those chairs are so elegant. Hope you're doing well!

Deborah Frings said...

Love the sweet little owl with the dotty hat and scarf! So sweet. Thanks for playing along with CR84FN!

papertrails leaver said...

These are fantastic Tenia! I love the owl! Congrats on the CARDS blog!

Scrappychick said...

Totally fabulous! LOve that little chair from the Charms! BTW< you won one of the Stampendous! stamps from teh Haunty Halloween Hop! shoot me an email with your info:
thescrappychick@gmail.com

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Tenia! Thanks for linking this up to the Textured to Perfection challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

~Tammy~ said...

What a fun idea~

Lisa Petrella said...

That owl is SO DARLING!!! LOVE the felty hat and scarf!!! And I LOVE the chair image and all of the polka dots in the second card too!!!