Thursday, September 22, 2011

MAGICAL WINTER MOMENTS

Hi there, so glad you have stopped by for a look at the Sparkle N Sprinkle September Blog Hop.  Now that the temperatures are dropping, along with the first of the leaves, it is time to get a start on those holiday cards.  To make things easier on the pocket book, for the month of September, all of our Christmas & WinterChristian & Sympathy and Jewish images are on special at 15% off along with some coordinating glitters and embossing powders.

So let's get on with the show!  If you came here by way of the amazing Linda Loew,  then you are on the right trail, but if not, in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize, plus three other prizes, you should go back and begin your tour at the SNS home page.

For my first card I decided to use our new Playful Pengies set.  So many fun images in this set, I know a good few of my Christmas cards this year will be made from this set.  This month I challenged myself to think outside the box (or should I say card), so I decided to make a Gatefold card using this set:

Here is the finished card:







If you wish to give this one a go, you will find  complete instructions here.


 Below, you can see the opened card.  I used a mirror stamp to stamp the penguins for the inside.  Doing this (apart from making the inside cuter) it also helped to steady the card.







 




So then for my second card, I decided I would take a stab at creating a Step Card.

I made my own Star of David using the SNS Tear-ific Tapes and lots of glitter!!  Click right here for full details, on how to make my Happy Chanukah card:


Thanks again for stopping by today.  Remember to leave a comment for me, to increase your chances of winning!  Then continue on the trail by hopping over to see what my awesome fellow Designer, Barbara Bruder has in store for you.

57 comments:

  1. Shona, your gatefold cards are always so interesting with lots of unique details and hidden surprises and lovely artwork. The center step Chanukah card is gorgeous with the Star of David featured so prominently! Thank you for always putting so much thought into your cards

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  2. Shona your cards are beautiful. I love the colors in the first card and your Chanukah card is over the top.

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  3. Beautiful cards. Thank you for great inspiration.

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  4. Shona - your gatefold using the Grand Nestie is really neat. And the glittery Star of David on the second card is awesome!

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  5. Your cards are beautiful, Shona. I love the gatefold and the Chanukah card is lovely. The pengies are one of my favorite sets!

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  6. Great cards, Shona. That pengie gatefold card is truly unique. And I love how you made the star of David. Really glitterific!
    Cheesy

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  7. Shona, Both cards are so pretty. I love the gatefold and how you made that look so unique and the Chanukah is really spectacular with all the glitter.

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  8. I especially love the gatefold card. Fantastic! The soft blues are perfect for those penguins.

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  9. Shona, I love your cards. They have such fun details and elegance.

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  10. It's always difficult to find the right sentiment/stamps for inside my cards. LOVE what you did with the Merry Christmas and stamp design inside the card. GREAT job Shona!!

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  11. really like the gatefold card and the inside treatment...a great total package... great job on the Star Pam Beeson

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  12. I love how you did the gate card. very cute! I've been wanting to try the step card and I think I might just have to give this one a try! thanks for sharing!

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  13. Beautiful and icy - that's the gate fold card! What a great job you did on it. Your Chanukah card is amazing too!

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  14. Adorable, I love that you matched the inside of your card too

    Kathyk

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  15. OMG!!! What a unique, fantastic gate folded card. The soft colors really convey winter and the use of the penquins create "winter fun"! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  16. both cards are gorgeous and simply elegant.
    dilnazheckman @ hotmail . com

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  17. The front and back of the penguin card is inspired . . . it really does add a lot to have a 'behind' look ~ thanks so much for that clever idea! Also, a very, very pretty glittering Hannukah card (this is one I'd like to copy and make for a dear friend).

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  18. When I go to different blogs during a hop, I like to scroll down and see older entries. I just wanted to say that your 'capiz shell' coffee filters are amazing, amazing, amazing!!!!

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  19. Love the gatefold card with the penguins inside and on the cover

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  20. Shona, I really like your color choices. It's nice to see something different. Love your gate-fold. I need to learn how to do that!

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  21. Your penguin card makes me feel the chill in the air, so cute.

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  22. What beautiful cards! I love them both. Makes me realize I need to use more glitter! You are wonderfully original!

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  23. Loved the gatefold card.

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  24. What wonderful card designs. I really like the colors for the Star of David card. Really elegant.

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  25. Both of your cards are great! I love the fold on the first as well as the step card. You did a wonderful job. I am really loving these penguins!

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  26. Both of your cards are great! I love the fold on the first as well as the step card. You did a wonderful job. I am really loving these penguins!

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  27. I love the gatefold carf. The Chanukah card is outstanding.

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  28. What cute cards and projects. I really enjoyed looking at several other things on your blog. Great job.
    Candy Meyers

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  29. seShona:

    Having seen you work in person, no wonder i love the cards you made. I love how you incorporated the front and pack of the pengiun.

    No stamp for hte STar Of David. how unique but that card is a 5 Star in my book

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  30. These are gorgeous Shona! I love the shaped cards and all of the embossing.

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  31. Shona, love the gatefold card! the soft pretty colors...beautiful

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  32. Wowee! I really like the gatefold card - and the inside as well! The colors are fabulous! Thank you for sharing this with us!!

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  33. I love the colors in the penguins card. They seem so brrrrrrrrr! It fits them perfectly. The gatefold is a card type I have not yet tried but I think that won't be the case tomorrow. Thank you for sharing.

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  34. What a beautiful card. Very interesting gatefold.

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  35. Shona, your gatefold card sparks interesting ideas for my cards. Thanks for the tip about reinforcing the critters to help the card stand. I know a lot of people who like to stand their cards up for a while. Thanks for sharing.
    Jan Hobbs

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  36. Pretty cards! I love the gatefold one with the penguins. The soft colors are beautiful.
    DeniseB

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  37. Great Gatefold card. Love how you used the Spellbinder to make the shape. Awesome center step card, too. Love how you made Star of David.

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  38. Shona, these are beautiful! So much detail! Love them both!

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  39. Love those adorable Penguin stamps! Nice to see a Hanukkah card as well! Great job!
    Kasot@aol.com

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  40. I loved you Chanukah card. I've never seen a step card before, but I liked the way all the different sections oon the card and how they were each so distinctive. I also likes how you used the Star of David throughout the card.

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  41. The cards are amazing - both in the decorating and in the different shapes you used.....very very nice. JudyS

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  42. GREAT cards. I absolutely love the "gatefold" type card and the Step Menorrah card is exceptional
    poochiegrammy@yahoo.com

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  43. Nice. I love the "penguins in a snowstorm" look!

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  44. Love that gatefold card and the gorgeous wintry colors you used!

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  45. Wow! Both cards are great. The first card is so clever. Love all the details and the center fold with the neat inside.

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  46. How clever to add the smaller penguins on your gatefold card for extra dimension.

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  47. What a beautiful soft colored Christmas card it's just fab

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  48. Your card is so elegant and different and I love the unique fold you used!

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  49. I particularly like your Chanukah card. It is so pretty & glittery.

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  50. I especially like your gatefold card and the pretty colors used on the penguins - thanks for sharing!

    karenajo

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  51. Very beautiful it lookes like a winter wounderland. love the soft tones you used it makes it look like winter. and the glitter just adds that pop. I like the tri fold look thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  52. What fun folds and images Shana! Love both your cards!

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  53. Shona - I love the colors you used for the cards.

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  54. I love the unique shape that your gatefold card has! Just fabuluos!

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  55. I had to come back and comment about your Chanukah cards. I missed them the first time. I really enjoyed these cards, too. As a Christian, I really didn't know that penguins were a good image. Your card was so cute. I also really liked the menorah on the second card. Thanks, Aileen

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