Welcome to the final day of 2011: The Year in Review…October, November and December.  I love creating fall and winter cards, so it comes as no surprise that I had a difficult time narrowing down my choices to just one per month.  So here we go on the final leg of our journey!  To learn more about each card, just click on the month and name of the post.


October – Tree for The Players

Pearls, pearls, and more pearls, paired with delicious seam binding roses!  Need I say more as to why this card is my favorite for October!

November -Christmas Lodge for Freshly Made Sketches

Texture! Glitter! Pearls! Add a cute bow treatment…and you have the recipe for my favorite card of November!

December – Vintage Elegance for The Paper Players

How do I love thee?  Let me count the ways.  I love thy texture…thy coloring..and the awesome ‘possum ribbon treatment!  With its Victorian elegance, this Apothecary Art card is my favorite for December!

So what do you think?  Do you have a soft spot for seam binding roses, or do you prefer the “freshness” of a Christmas Lodge?  Or could it be that Victoriana is your cup of tea?  Just let me know in today’s comment!  And yes…for one more time…I will share fifty 6″ x 6″ retired pieces of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper with one more randomly selected person from all comments left on this post  by Noon CST Tuesday.  And to make things easier…I will do a simple post Tuesday afternoon and name the three winners of the paper (instead of naming two on Monday and one on Tuesday). Until next time…

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July – Caroling with The Paper Players

I love the movie “A Christmas Carol” in all its versions, and the stamp set, “A Christmas Carol” evokes memories of that movie for me! The richness of the Mocha Morning paper offsets the simplicity of the embossed image.  Add a beautiful bow and my favorite pearls, and I have card I could stare at for days!  I hope the person who received this card for Christmas feels the same way.


August – School Daze for The Paper Players

I can make clean and cute cards!  I love the bright colors and this adorable Greeting Card Kids image. For the water coloring on this card, I used inks and blender pens. 


September – Field Flowers for The Paper Players

Mmmm…Rich Razzleberry paired with Old Olive looks so yummy.  Plus I love this layout.  Once again, a beautiful bow and pearls place this card right at the top of my choices for September.


I hope you enjoyed our look at the “summer” months!  Although there were no fancy techniques, there were indeed a couple of pretty bows!  


Yesterday I asked which of the “spring cards” was your favorite, and so far the race is too close to call! So how about a little more fun, and a chance for another person to win fifty sheets of 6″ x  6″ retired Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper? In your comment today, just let me know which of today’s three cards is YOUR favorite! I will randomly select a winner from all comments left on this post by Noon CST Sunday.  I will make certain to post the names of the two winners in Monday’s post.  Until next time…

Welcome to Day Number Two of  2011: The Year in Review! Today we are looking back to the merry months of April, May and June.  To see the original posts with details, just click on the month and name of the post.  I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane as much as I did!


April – Sailing with The Paper Players

One of my favorite stamps from this year’s Summer Mini was Sail Away.  Every time I looked at this stamp, it cried out, “Emboss me, Ann!”  and emboss it I did! I found it to be perfect for the emboss resist technique, as was the anchor from The Open Sea.  And boy did I have fun distressing this card! The Color Spritzer Tool, the Seven Sided Tool, and the Waterspot stamp from French Foliage all received a workout!  This was a special card which was sent to a special person.

May – Pals Paper Arts Throws a Wedding

I am always amazed by those paper artists who are able to do fabulous things with punches.  As for me,  flowers are as creative as I get.  For my niece, I designed this Wedding Bouquet card using the Fancy Flower and Five Petal Flower punches.  And no…this one definitely was not mailed!


June – Snow Much Fun

June, with its Idea Book and Catalog pre-order, was a fun month.  From the minute I saw the “So Much Fun” stamp set, I knew that it would be coming to Iowa to live with me.  Pool Party and Calypso Coral were a delightful duo to use.  Of course, hind sight is 20 – 20.  If I were to make this card today, I would have added…can we say it all together now…Pearls!

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I hope you enjoyed this retrospective, and that you will join me Friday for the months of July, August and September!  But for now, which of these three cards was your favorite?   Your comment could win you fifty sheets of 6″ x 6″ retired Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper.  The lucky recipient will be randomly selected from all comments left on this post through Noon CST Saturday!  And remember to click on the name of the card to take you back to the original posts.  Until next time…

(Note to Bettie:  The information for the card featured on my Christmas post can be found here:  A Wish for Peace.  This card first appeared on The Stampin’ Schach back on December 9, 2010.)