Share Your Design - Gerda Steiner Designs

 It's been a long time since I created cards for challenges and just recently decided that I wanted to create again for some challenges.  My focus lately has been birthday cards for 3 groups on Facebook and although it's fun, I'm a little "birthday'd out". 

Gerda digital stamps has been one of my favorites and I collected the freebies and used them and then purchased this one, many, many moons ago.  I played around with it, trying to get it sized correctly and came up with this design. 

This is the "Ice Skating Mouse", I think I have sparked a little mojo with winter cards.   I'm not sure about the designer paper, it may be a very old Lawn Fawn, the other paper is Stampin Up Old Olive.  I colored this cutie with Copic markers and you can't tell but I used Wink of Stella on the skates.  I created the sentiment with word and cut it out with a Spellbinders die (I'm sure retired) and then a snowflake brad from "somewhere". 

I'm entering this into the Share Your Design October challenge, getting in just at the end of the deadline.  I hope I can use this cutie on other cards, perfect for the upcoming winter season to make someone smile. 

Have a blessed day!  

Joanie 

Hero Arts Challenge #15 Fall and Halloween

 This is my first Hero Arts Challenge, so I had to dust off my blog that I have neglected for way too long.   I couldn't find any Hero Arts for fall/Halloween, it's possible I may have some. I have taken so many of my stamps off their wood blocks, and unfortunately did not document well. 

So my card uses Stampin Up! paper and ink (Really Rust and More Mustard). Stamps are Gina K including her wreath building template. I love the wreath builder it makes a card like this come together quickly. I don't normally make square cards, but sometimes it's a nice break from my usual A2 cards. 

I would love to be the random winner so I can buy some Hero Arts products for fall and Halloween.