I'm not sure where May has gone, but here we are the end of the month. I made two cards today and I'm cutting it fine because I need to link them up by the end of May!
My first card is to help my blogging friend Mia celebrate her 4th Blogaversary. She generously puts mandalas on her blog for bloggers to download and use. To celebrate her blogaversary, she has asked for her mandalas to used in creations and uploaded on her blog. The closing date is in a couple of hours, so I'm sneaking in my card just in time. This is the mandala I chose to use and I coloured it with Polychromos colour pencils and added a green Card Candi in the centre. I die cut the image with a Memory 'Stitched Circle Layers' die and layered it on a Memory Box 'Stitched Scallop Circle' die cut. I embossed the background with a Couture Creations 'Chain Link' e/f and added a strip of ribbon across the middle of the card.
I am joining in the following challenges:
The May Rudolph Days Challenge ends today, so I made a card to join in the challenge.......just in time! I used a Memory Box 'Grand Merry Christmas' with a snippet of Stampin' Up plaid paper. The tree is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Perfectly Plaid' set and stamped with Versafine Clair 'Rain Forest'. I added three gold holographic stars in the corner and one on the top of the tree.
I am joining in the following challenges:
Hi Liz,
ReplyDeleteHappy Rudolf Days.
Your card is brilliant and such a very lovely design.
Love the plaid theme and design.
Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT
Two gorgeous cards Liz hugs Sue x
ReplyDeleteLove the colour combo in your mandala and that lovely embossed background is a perfect backdrop! Your Christmas card is just gorgeous - I love plaid at Christmas!
ReplyDeleteReally love this card, so simple, yet so effective! Thank you for sharing with us at Fab ‘n’ Funky.
ReplyDeleteRachel DT
Great colours on the Mandalay and lovely papers. One of my favourite Christmas sentiment dies with great papers and design. Thank you for joining our 'Any celebration but Birthdays, at Allsorts.
ReplyDeleteKath x
I love the bright happy colours of the mandala, it makes you smile. Super festive Christmas card with the plaid and the tree in a contrasting colour x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours in the first card and gorgeous plaids in the second
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards, love the first one with the beautiful Mias's mandala and the second one is a great way to use snippets, such fabulous look!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully colored Mandala from Mia. Your Christmas card is CAS. Love them both. [Bunny]
ReplyDeletea bright and cheery mandala card, Liz and such a pretty Christmas card featuring lovely plaid and traditional colours! Thank you so much for playing along with the Rudolph Days Challenge.
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Both cards are adorable, Liz. Great design on the Christmas card and beautiful colours on the card with the mandala. I love the embossed background too. Thank you soooo much, my dear friend, for coloring my mandala and for participating in my blogaversary candy. I send you a BIG hug and many many kisses.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, love the cards and the gorgeous strong colours. xx
ReplyDeleteWow! Liz this is a burst of color and cheer! Such a happy card - and you are a sweet friend to help Mia celebrate!
ReplyDeleteYour Rudolph entry is a lovely card. I also have that Merry Christmas die and I love making cards with it. Sure ooks great with your design paper!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking part in the May Rudolph Days Challenge.
Love the colour palette on the first Liz and the traditional ones on the second, thanks so much for sharing and joining us at Allsorts challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteB x
Well done for catching up with these two challenges just in time. A super colourful mandala beautifully matched with the background and the Christmas card is great, looks like a good one to make in quantity if needed.
ReplyDeletetwo beauties sliding in just under the wire! Love that colorful medallion, but that plaid on the Christmas card won me over hands down! Great job on both!
ReplyDeleteYou have been very busy Liz and I love the mandala which Mia designed and love the colours you have used and also the coordinating background in red and yellow, and then your Christmas card in that beautiful tartan background in the red, and complementary green for the tree using that very useful sentiment border die and finished perfectly with the little holographic stars. x
ReplyDeleteWhat eye catching cards Liz. Love the colours on the mandala and I am partial to a bit of plaid!! xx
ReplyDeleteMia's designs are wonderful aren't they? You've shown off her mandala beautifully a lovely card Liz.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
Your work is always so very neat Liz, I love the design and colour palette on the first one. Your Christmas card using the tartan is also a wonderful design. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring on the mandala. That is so generous of Mia. I love the plaids on the Christmas card. The tree is so cute in plaid.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteQué bonita, la textura del papel es preciosa
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Two wonderful creations Liz. I keep forgetting it's June! Shabneez x
ReplyDeleteLove that colourful mandala!
ReplyDeleteGreat Christmas card too!
Thank you for sharing with Crafty Hazelnut's Weekly Christmas Challenge!
Susan
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Que preciosas tarjetas, las dos están geniales y con una gran composición y combinación de colores, gran trabajo! Nos ponemos a seguir tu blog para no perdernos nada ;).
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