Oct 7, 2017

Winnie and Walter World Cardmaking Day Hop


Winnie & Walter is celebrating World Cardmaking Day with a bang. There's a sale, challenges, and this blog hop. All details can be found here.

More than delighted to be part of the Winnie & Walter World Cardmaking Blog Hop. There's some super serious talent here (some of my favorite crafters) and I cannot wait to see what they are sharing. You should have come from the mega talented Nina Marie Trapani's blog.

Plus prizes!! 5 random winners in total will be drawn from all the comments left on the different stops along the hop. Deadline is October 13th. Each winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Winnie & Walter shop.

I've got two cards to share. First up is one of my favorite color combinations -- gold, white, and black.



The sentiments and dies are from Winnie & Walter's In Bloom: Frenchy's Festive Florals with Angelica Suarez. And I LOVE this sentiment.

The "tree" triangle is cut out of Modern Graphic paper from Essentials by Ellen. It is black and white paper, but I put it through the Minc to add gold foil on top of the black dots.  The Joy die is stamped and layered 5 times to get a nice thick focal point.


The next card was a snap to make. Fell in love with this simple Noel cutaway die. Used a very bright red cardstock (Holly Berry from Memory Box) to go with the bold typography.


The next fantastic cardmaker on the Winnie & Walter blog hop is Vanessa Menhorn.

Hope you are able to carve out some time to stamp today!

MOOD WHEN DONE = What the heck am I doing as part of this lineup of stampers?? Thanks to Taheerah with Winnie & Walter for inviting me. Haven't done design work in over a year and this was fun.

81 comments:

Betty said...

two fantastic cards, Joan - love how you designed the tree card!

Hussena said...

Both your cards are so fabulous and elegant..Love them !!

Sherri said...

Love them both!

Megan said...

I really love the typography card! Such a strong impact with a single die!

cm said...

How wonderful to see your creativity showcased in this hop; you've brought us a marvelous duo of delights! Love your stylish tree (the joy certainly is the star o f the stage) and eye-catching typography card!
~carol

Dee Earnshaw said...

Oooh what amazing designs - love them:0

Donnalee Boisseau said...

Beautiful!

Unknown said...

Very simple and creative designs.

Lea Lawson said...

Love the clean & graphic design on both of these!! Amazing job! ♥

ckd said...

love both cards!

bev p said...

You have just proved that simple is beautiful when it's done right! Very nicely done. Thank you.

Leslie Miller said...

Hmmm... World Card Making Day? Well, gee, if I'd remembered I would have declared it a stamping day. As it is, there are other things on the agenda, but maybe I can carve out some time. You wonder how you wound up in this line up of stampers? It's pretty obvious to me. You've got two fantastically creative cards in your signature CAS style. You used these stamps and dies beautifully!

Custom Crafty Lady said...

Clean, simple and nice. Not over kill.
Erica K.

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the "tree".
The way you edged the sides was
great. the dots and the
star were great additions.
thanks for sharing.

Janis said...

Your cards are so fresh and alive! Love the playful look of them.
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

Michelle said...

Beautifully CAS.... with the perfect bit of dimension (and sparkle)!!

Kim Faucher said...

Two wonderful CAS cards!!!!

Elise Smith said...

Wow! So sweet and simple! I love the pops of gold on the first card :)

Winnie & Walter said...

Your cards are outstanding, Joan and it is clear why you are part of the hop! ;-) I love how well you do CAS (such a skill)...I would have never known it was a while since you last did design work and sure glad you did. Thank you for joining us for WCMD.

Amy C. said...

Beautiful graphic holiday cards!

Deepti Aggarwal said...

Love Your CAS style..Both the cards are simply awesome..

Debbie said...

Wow, love the simple gold and black card, but gives a big "wow" punch.

Laura said...

I love these cards!!! Fantastic!

NanW said...

Great designs!

Patty said...

My kind of cards...clean & simple!! I REALLY LOVE the first card with the foil. I have bought some foiling supplies very recently & can't wait to try them!!

Stacey L. Palmer said...

Love these CAS cards. That tree is Fabulous.

Daria Z. said...

Love the bold colors in the second card! And what a clever use of stamps on the first.

Kate said...

love your cool cards :)

Janet's Joy said...

2 awesome creative cards!

Isabelle said...

Two very elegant cards !

Di said...

Two awesome modern cards, love them.
Di B.

judy said...

Two very striking cards!

Marjorie DUMONTIER said...

Great CAS cards, very efficient !

Stefanie White said...

Wow, love your style. Awesome cards, just awesome!!

Deborah Kaye said...

I really like your cards! The subtle and sparse dots on the tree are fabulous!

Jája Stará said...

I love this simple style, almost no cost and no supplies, but the wow effect is great!

happyscrap said...

Cool cards and fun to recreate! Thank you!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

WOW, beautiful holiday cards! So inspiring! Happy World CardMaking Day!

Freda said...

Simple but so beautiful. Love!

pcm said...

love the tree!

Laura said...

Modern and sleek. I really enjoyed seeing both of your cards.

Barb Thompson said...

Such cool, clean and modern looking cards. Love the ideas. Thanks!

Janet said...

First time to your blog! Thank you for sharing the 2 cards, very nice work & design. Thanks again will be back to visit again!!

liz said...

Love the minimalist design

Jenny said...

Great cards, thanks for sharing

TracyM #6773 said...

FABULOUS cards Joan!
LOVE your repeat "noel" die cuts, ADORE your ELEGANT black, gold & white "Joy", such a BEAUTIFUL design!

Louisa Mochizuki said...

Very modern looking cards.

Helen said...

Great cards. I love the simplicity of the Christmas tree. It's so good to see something different from the traditional cards.

zoeysmomma1 said...

Love Love Love the noel card! simple but packs a punch!

Deeps said...

Very nice set of cards. Simple but yet elegant.

Teresa Doyle said...

WOW, what great cards Joan!

I Card Everyone said...

Glad to see you came out of design-retirement for W&W, Joan - really wonderful designs, and execution, too! That subtle little Christmas tree is so darling - you, E.H., and that paper are going to push me over the edge to buy a Minc, Joan! but that would be a very good thing, right?
=]

Michelle H said...

These are both wonderful cards. I hope you will keep creating.

Patt H. said...

Love both fabulous cards!! My fave is the black & white. The simplicity & elegance are awesome?

Kati C said...

Love your "out of the box" thinking in both these card designs -- very simple yet elegant and very effective!! Thanks for sharing! This is a great release!! Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Unknown said...

I love the simplicity of your first card. Very creative.

cghundley said...

Lovely cards. Like
how you used the
die cut on the
second card.
Carla from Utah

Pat said...

Absolutely love these cards. The first one had me reading very carefully to see how you made it. Fantastic, Joan.

Debbie B said...

Two great cards! Very classy Christmas tree design! Thanks for sharing!

Lisa Moline said...

I love the simplicity of the Christmas card - it's really beautiful! The other card is so bold, just the opposite of the first one! Both are great! Thank you for sharing!

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

wow! so pretty. such a cool idea on the first card, love it :)

Anonymous said...

Love the beautiful simplicity of these cards. Classic!

Kris in Alaska said...

Fabulous! I've saved then to my Christmas cards Pinterest board!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful cards! Love that tree! Gotta pin it!

Karthikha said...

Super beautiful CAS cards! Love the first one! It is sooo elegant! :)

None None said...

Beautiful cards, Joan! Love the first one with the tree and the foil accents. Both are perfectly CAS and striking!

Arianna Barbara said...

Beautiful cards!!!

Laura said...

Less is more..... creative cards. THANKS!

Beverly S. said...

Your cards are very modern looking but oh so striking too! :) Good job!!
Thank you for sharing your work and thank you to Winnie & Walter for all the fun WCMD activities. Happy World Cardmaking Day!!!1

Judie said...

These cards are gorgeous! Love the unique style!!

Mary-Anne V said...

I love the elegance of the first and the graphic nature of the last.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Wonderful projects. I just love the first card. I love the clean lines

Angela Walters said...

I love how you used the star shining down on the first card. It's a wonderful idea! I also love the noel card. I love those Winnie and Walter word dies! They are so versatile!

Karenladd said...

Oooh, that modern take on a tree is so elegant and striking! Love this unique design

Amy Seigler said...

Great take on your two cards. Love the out of the box thinking you did on them. The first card is very elegant and the second is just bold and fun.

Jan said...

Always love your cards. And YOU do belong on the list of other card makers on this hop!

Trina P. said...

Cool cards. Love your tree card... simple and stylish. I wish I had a Minc to do the foiling. Fabulous idea.

Sue D said...

Great card designs. I really like the tree.

Sindhu said...

Both are fabulous and different...

Andre M. said...

Love these cards. Simple and stunning.

Piyu said...

Lovely cards! Loved the tree and the gold on black and white!