Saturday, December 20, 2008

Are You Ready For Some Football and a Little Bit of Pink Christmas!!

Happy Saturday everyone!!

I hope your Saturday has been a good one. It was actually quite pleasant here today, but since about 5 o'clock this evening the temperature has been dropping and the wind has really picked up. I am sad to say that tomorrow sounds like it is pretty much going to be a miserable day. Super cold and really windy. I am so glad we aren't leaving till Monday. Tomorrow would be a terrible day to travel.

Well, I am almost caught up on all my challenges for the week. Just one more to do and I will be up to date. Of course, I won't be posting them on time, but at least I can say that they were completed on time!

Since it has been so chilly at night, Izzy has been taking two baths, once with me and then once by herself. Well two nights in a row now, she has decided that Tuxy should be included in our bathtime fun. (As a side note, Tuxy is completely terrified of the water. I am talking hates it with a passion.) Izzy sits in the bath the whole time and says, "Tuxy. Bath. Please." Poor Tuxy, he now stands as far away from the bathtub as he can get. It is like he knows. I think that he figures at some point she is going to get strong enough to actually pick him up and put him in the bath. He knows he will be in trouble then!!! Lol!!

My first card for today is actually for my husband and was created using this week's Watchadoin' Wednesday Challenge over SUInk and More. This week's challenge was to create a card that could hold a gift. Well, my husband loves football. He watches it every weekend and well, pretty much anytime I don't have the remote. I on the other hand do not like football, I don't want to say hate, because I do occasionally watch it for him. I do however hate going to any sporting event. So for this Christmas, I have decided to give him a coupon for him and I to attend a sporting event of his choice. This is a pretty big deal, because I am such a fair weather fan. And I mean that literally, I only want to go to the game if the weather is perfect. I am talking upper 70's, low 80's, slight breeze, no rain, not too sunny though, because I don't want to get burnt either. Because of these guidelines, I almost never go. So see, I do love him so!!
Isn't it cute!!! I started this card by stamping the boy, helmet and football from First and Goal by SUInk and More on white card stock and colored them in using my copics and markers. I then cut out the helmet and football and popped them off my image. I mounted my image on a piece of blue card stock that I punched with my Martha Stewart edge punch and then placed it on a piece of red card stock. For the background I layered, red and blue card stock along with two different kinds of DP. I ran the blue card stock through my houndstooth cuttlebug embossing folder to give it some texture. I added a stitched ribbon to the corner and stamped the sentiment on a piece of white card stock and cut it into the shape of a banner, again using my Martha Stewart punch. For the inside of the card, I attached some more DP and added a blue band across the bottom to hold my coupon. I stamped the tickets three times, cut them out and adhered them around the bottom. I completed the card by stamping the sentiment, "Merry Christmas", from Sugar Nellie. I just know that he is going to love it. However, now I am thinking about adding in my fair weather clause! Lol!
My second card for today is all about having a pink Christmas. I love the color combo of pink and brown together, and really wanted to create a Christmas card with that color combination and since I was running behind on this week's Magnolia Vs. Stampavie Challenge, I decided to use my favorite color combo for the challenge.

This sketch was actually really difficult for me. Probably the reason it took me so long to participate. I don't have any Stampavie or Magnolia stamps that are small enough to fit in the squares and I wasn't too keen about breaking an image up, so I decided to switch the images and the text. It worked out perfectly. I started this card by coloring in Tilda in Dalecarlia Coat by Magnolia with my copics and markers. I actually just received this wonderful image from my friend Kimmie. Thank you so much!!! Following the sketch, I layered on brown and pink card stock along with two kinds of DP. I printed off the sentiments on my computer and mounted them on brown card stock. I added a brown gross grain ribbon and three white flowers with brads in the center. Like I said this was a difficult challenge and I am just so glad that I was able to come up with something.
Well, I am outta here for tonight. Hubby and I are going to sit and relax together on the couch as today was his first day of vacation!! Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by!

14 comments:

Lynda Nielsen said...

Oh Janna, BOTH cards are wonderful, but I have to say I'm not ready for football, LOL, It's too cold for that! =) You've colored your images beautifully. oh and that tilda.... WOW - she's SOOOO adorable!
Hope you have a very Merry Christmas
hugs
Lynda =)

Danni said...

More wonderful cards! Love the football one, especially how you did the inside too and ohh, the Tilda, she is just precious. I just love that image and great job coloring her and what a wonderful card!!

Cassie said...

Just Darling!! I love her coat - wish they made it in real life, in my size!!

Kimmie said...

Do you have that First and Goal stamp set? That's such a great one! I love "boy" sets. Great work on both cards.

Jami said...

You crack me up...I hate sports on TV, but I love them in person. Weird, huh? I'm sure your hubby will get a kick out this. The coloring and image are too cute. And I love how you did the sentiment in the squares of the second card.
hugs, Jami

Jessica Diedrich said...

These are adorable!!! I wish I was better at making BOY cards, seeing as how I have two... lol. Of course my brain went STRAIGHT to gushing over your tilda card...OMG! SO sweet! You are so awesome at coloring! Hope you're having an awesome weekend!

Paula Still said...

Both your cards are too cute for words!!! Love your coloring and color choices on both. I know Jason will get a "kick" out of his card! Great job!

Heather Schlatter said...

Janna,
I looked at these last night right after you posted them. I am not sure how I missed commenting on them?? Any who I came back because I was looking at your post in my sidebar on my blog, and I thought, I do not remember commenting on those cards.

I love the Magnolia vs. Stampavie Challenge sample. The colors and the whole sketch are just tooo precious!!

I really like how you put it to paper too. You did an awesome job with your stamp, coloring and papers!

The football card is very cute too, and I thought it was funny we both choose to make cards for our Hubby's the same day!!

I love your inside, and the 3 DSP's you choose all go together very well too!!!

Great job on both cards Janna!!!

Can not wait to get my Copics!!

I hope you have an awesome time in KC, and everything goes well with your Sister too!!!!

I'll be thinking of you!

Heather

Debby said...

fabulous cards!!!

Powerful Search Engine said...

Love the take on the sketch cute image and great colours. Pascale :)

Kim Dellow said...

Oh fabulous cards. Lovely colouring on the images. Kim

MJ said...

How cute are these. I am so impressed with your football one, perfect coloring. Great job.

Lorraine A said...

This is just gorgeous , love the colours you used , beautiful
Happy New Year

COCO said...

oh very nice i love it !!!!!!