2012 Favorites July- December

Back to finish up the post of my favorite cards for this year :)

I hope you all have a wonderful night and please, be safe and smart. If you are drinking DO NOT DRIVE. It's not worth it.

 I wish everyone all the best for 2013!

July:

Ok, I couldn't pick just one. These 2 are my favorites. I love the images and the colors!

August:

It was between this card and a Christmas one and I decided to choose this card. I like how simple it is, yet it also looks elegant at the same time. I don't do a lot of wedding or anniversary cards so I was happy this one came out nice.

September:

On this card I tried the starburst technique for the first time and had a fun time with it. I also used the last of my stash of Spice Cake DSP. Why oh why couldn't SU have put this in the catalog!

October:

Moose. My favorite thing ever. Of course I would love a card with a moose on it LOL

 



November:

I love the yellow and black and just how CAS this card is.

And finally, December:

I just love this card I recently made. It's not something I would normally make but I am just so proud of how it came out!

My 2012 Favorites January- June

At the end of Dec. of 2011 my friend Rita over at Rita's Creation made a post about her favorite cards that she had made that year. I loved the idea and followed suit. Tonight I was checking Blogger and lo and behold, who is posting about her favorite cards again but Miss Rita and I went ohhhh yeahhh, lets do that again! So tonight I'll post Jan-June, the cards I made that really made me happy.

January:

Yep, it's got a moose on it AND it's a Christmas card, my two favorite things. I just love the paper I used and the texture. I am definitely going to make a similar card to this in 2013 for my Christmas card stash!

February:

This card was created using a color challenge from The Paper Players and a sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches and I just loved the color combo. This was a great sketch to let the DSP and simple sentiment take center stage.

March:

Ohhhh this was a tough one for me to choose, as there were a couple cards for March that I was really pleased with. I finally decided to go with this one. I love the colors, how the quilted technique came out, etc. My SIL ended up buying this card and sending it to her mom shortly after they lost their grandma/mom, as butterflies were loved by her. Made me feel good that in a small way I could help bring some comfort to them during a time of loss.

April:

This was another tough choice for me, it was another month of cards I was really happy with, but I decided to choose this one. I like the colors and papers I used and I like how CAS it is.

 

 

May:

 

Another CAS choice for the month of May. I love the black and yellow together and the simple sketch lets the image take center stage.

 

 

 

June:

 

I'm going with a Christmas card for June. I love the colors, the layout...just everything about how this card come together.

 

 





Favorites for 2011

I saw Rita over at Rita's Creations post her favorites tonight, and she mentioned she had seen other bloggers doing it also, and I thought, why not! Its a quiet night in our house...my boys are watching TV, hubby is already asleep because he has to be in the ER at 4am for work and the daughter is with her boyfriend, so I might as well go back and look at my cards and see which ones I liked the best :)

January:

This card was meant to convey a lot of emotion to my step mom, as we had just lost my dad to cancer in Oct.2010. I love the bright cheery colors I used and the birds make me smile. My step mom loves birds, as do I, so I knew this card would bring a smile to her face also.

February:

I love the color combo on this card and while I know a lot of folks don't care for this sock monkey stamp I get a big kick out of him. A nice CAS card.

March:

Yep, a Christmas card! I remember I wasn't too sure about the sketch when I saw it, but in my opinion this card turned out very fun.

April:

Yes, its another Christmas card. I adore Christmas cards and make them all year long, what can I say. This is one of my favorite stamp sets(I just used it to make a New Years card!). For me its the combo of the colors and the serene scene that just makes me love this card.

May:

If there was ever a card I made that screamed "THIS IS TOTALLY LISA" then this card is it. Moose, green, outdoorsy....yep, this card is totally me!

June:

Ok, I can hear you groaning, but I am choosing another Christmas card. I love snowmen, I love the colors I used...I just love this card!

July:

Hey, look, its not a Christmas card! LOL I remember liking how unique this Splitcoast sketch was, and I like the DSP and colors I chose. I gave this card to one of my closest friends and she loved it, which made me happy :)

August:

Dang it, I cant help myself. I adore penguins and I think this card came out super-fun and super-cute!

September:

This is a card I made for a Friday Mashup challenge. This card was so easy to make, between using the Cricut and SU products, and I was really pleased with how it came out.

October:

I made this card for Pink Week, and it was for my step mom, who is a breast cancer survivor. I like it because I went out of my comfort zone for it...I am not a fan of pink or "girly" looking cards, so when I do a card with those themes and it comes out nice I am pretty surprised, and happy!

November:

I love the DSP, the colors, everything. I think it might be my favorite card of the entire year.

December:

Since its December its safe to pick a Christmas card ;) I made my first real shaker card and I just love this little scene I created. Penguins, I just love them!