Merry Monday Guest Designer

Another Monday! 
It's gray and rainy here but I'm feeling very happy and bright because I'm sharing a card as a guest designer for the Merry Monday Challenge!!! Thank you Kristie for choosing my card as the winner last week!!

This week the challenge entries must have a bow. 
The challenge photo was also the inspiration for my color choices.

I chose paper from a Doodlebug 6 X 6 pad.  I'm working hard to use supplies from my stash!  It's one of my New Year's resolutions! I cut the paper on an angle and adhered it to the card base like a sunburst.  I also included some black card stock.  I like the bright, graphic look of this design!  
 

 The image and sentiment are from Hero Arts.  If you are familiar with this set, you'll see I did a little masking. The stamp of the girl has her holding a Christmas tree and I wanted the little girl to be holding the present with the giant yellow bow!  Once again, there were crossed fingers and do-overs as I put this card together, but you don't need to hear about all of that!

I like how it turned out!  Bright and merry!!  Perfect!

Be sure to stop by Merry Monday to see what all the designers have created!  I love seeing how they are inspired!  Come play along, too!


Have a great day!
Mary

Another Card!

I'm spending a cozy day indoors.  Love it!  

For the card below I used the Paper Smooches Squared Die to cut out a background from watercolor paper.

  I then laid the die cut over another piece of watercolor paper and squooshed Versamark ink over the entire surface. 

 I heat embossed with white, then used Distress Inks for a cool resist effect.

I'm playing along with Curtain Call's "Soft Scarf" challenge using their photo as inspiration for the color scheme.

 

Since the die and sentiment are from Paper Smooches I'm making a last minute entry to their  SPARKS Anything Goes Challenge, too!

I have been introduced to so many talented card makers as a result of joining challenges or even just checking out the entrant's blogs!!  There are so many creative ladies out there!

Have a great day!
Mary