Monday, December 8, 2014

Wreath, Snowflakes and Dots...Always Playing with Paper #20, Addicted to CAS #53~Dots, Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge~Clearly Christmas, Bugaboo’s Second Annual Holiday Chaos

Hi,

Zipping in with a flash post (I know - so uncharacteristic of me!) during my *ahem* break at work to share two cards I made yesterday, inspired by things dotty, blue, green, and sparkly...

Here's card 1. featuring my obviously besotted by CB wreath and a Memory Box (or Poppy Stamps...) 'zig zag knit die...

 
Card 2 is sporting a strip of silver glitter tape, two snowflakes - one in teal foil paper, one in glitter paper - and a dotted Memory Box (or is 'that one' Poppy Stamps?!) Merry...

  I should have figured this one out earlier and made a zillion of them...so pretty in real life

 I'm adding these to the galleries at:

Bugaboo's Second Annual Holiday Chaos ~ Day 1: Sparkle and Shine


Always Playing with Paper #20



Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day. (Oh look...time to get ready to head home...)


28 comments:

Anita in France said...

These are both so crisp and gorgeous, Carol ... I'm particularly taken with the snowflake one ... so glimmery, shimmery and shiny! Hugs, Anita :)

Carole said...

These are fab-ulous, absolutely fab! I especially like the snow flake one and I love your dies...whosever they are! Thank you for your lovely comments on my blog but my creations don't come close to yours! BEAUTIFUL xx

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous cards, Carol! You really know how to make your Christmas cards special with your dotted dies...WOW! Love your choice of color combos, too!

Kim Heggins said...

Carol...both of your cards are amazing and I love all the dots, so much fun. Love that wreath too, I know I say that a lot and that is because it is so beautiful and fun. Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Challenge.

Lesley said...

I love them both! Love that zig zag sweater die cutout...so cute and added a little something to your card! Thanks for joining us, Carol!

Susanne Vargas said...

Gorgeous! Really love that snowflake one!

Marisa said...

Love the chevron die and fabulous wreath on the first one and oh my, the snowflake on the second is fabulous!

Geri said...

You are on one heck of a creative roll girl! Two more stunning creations. The simplicity of your designs is breathtaking!

I'm definitely convinced that this wreath is a "must have".

... I'm back....made a quick trip to SSS. Die is in stock, stamp is on back order. I'm on the waiting list. You are such an enabler dearest friend!

wienerhoneymooners said...

Carol uhhmmmm you have my address...Card one should be mailed promptly!! LOL... It is DIVINE, Queen of the Challenge cards!!!!!!

Seriously you are escalating your style in VOLUMES!!!

wienerhoneymooners said...

And thanks for joinin us at The Challenge!!

Jeanne said...

Wonderful work. That snowflake one is just fabulous!

~amy~ said...

absolutely gorgeous!

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Gorgeous snowflake and a fabulously dotty "MERRY"! Thank you for playing along at ATCAS - Sylvia x

Brenda said...

OMGosh, I am so loving these two cards Carol!!! The stamps and dies are so awesome!! I love, love, love and now here I go rushing out to work on my cleaning. lol So not fun! Hugs, Brenda

Monika Reeck said...

I adore the one with snowflakes miss C sooo elegant love love love and yeah you join BUGABOO too I am happy to see you there...the first card I love to see that border looks elegant too..both are gorgeous and elegant dear Miss C..
I am off now to make card for Tuesday challenge at Bugaboo today recipe is
1 Image, 2 Something and 3 something more..
not so easy hmmmm..
see you again later my friend
hugs, Monika

Tracey McNeely said...

Eeek, both card 1 & card 2 are fabulous! I love those sparkly snowflakes Carol! So many challenges nailed here. Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Curtain Call!

Kay Miller said...

Oh gosh! Such fabulousness here! These are both wonderful! I LOVE the die cut background on the first and the sentiment on the second! Adding that to my "to try" list! And really loving your obviously besotted CB wreath! haha! I went to get that set the other day and it's sold out :( The snowflake in the second card is stunning! So crisp and beautiful just like a winter day! ((Hugs))

Loll said...

Two fabulous dotty card Carol :) Thanks so much for playing along with us at ATCAS. xx

Sheri Gilson said...

Gorgeous cards! Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Curtain Call!

Amy Sheffer said...

I love these cards! Thanks for joining us at the Curtain Call!

Unknown said...

I'm totally going into jealousy mode! Not only because you used the Clearly Besotted Wreath one more to GREAT effect, but those dies … oh, those dies. I'm not sure if I should drool more about the color combination on your first card (stunning) or the CAS shinyness on the second card. I'm a sucker for white on white with just a few colorful accents and your cards go straight to my heart … love them both, want to cuddle them and kiss them and … well, you get the idea.

sammi said...

Great cards! Thank you so much for linking up with us in our “Holiday Chaos Sparkle and Shine” challenge at Catch The Bug! Please join us, again, next time, for a new challenge and more chances to win! ~~Sammibug~~ DT Member For Bugaboo Stamps

Anonymous said...

Two fabulous cards ! I love the casinos of them both such crisp cool creations.

Thanks so much for joining us at ATCAS and good luck.

Marie

Dana said...

Love the wreath and zig zag die!!i also love how you layered the snowflakes!! Fabulous cards!,

Greta said...

Oh my goodness, Carol--I love both of these cards! You are an amazing designer, my friend!

Nance said...

Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love that knit zig zag die! Thanks for playing The Challenge! Join us again soon!

Darnell said...

I was just scrolling through some posts I missed and I was completely gobsmacked and paralyzed by your Merry card, Carol! That is, without a doubt, my favorite card of yours and in my Top Ten Christmas Cards of 2014!! We overuse this word, but alas it's the best word: it's gorgeous!! Hugs, Darnell

Kim S said...

Your first card uses two things that are in my NBUS stash - and they are wonderful together! And those teal snowflakes are truly wonderful - such delicate and eye-catching die cuts. Love them as a simple accent to the dotted "merry"!