CHA Blog Candy
Here’s the Blog Candy I mentioned — I picked up 2 packs of goodies from Making Memories at CHA and thought someone out there might like them! It’s kind of a conglomeration, but all by Making Memories.
- 24 sheets of 12 x 12 paper in the Cheeky Collection
- 7 Ribbons/trims in the Cheeky Collection
- 24 Board Clips in the Cheeky Collection
- 21 Colorboard Stickers in the Springtime Collection
- 1 5 x 7 Mini Book Kit in the Deck the Halls Collection
- 12 Jumbo Pebble Brads in the Noteworthy Collection
This Blog Candy will run until Sunday night, July 27, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at which time I will pick a winner using a random number generator. Only enter one time, please.
To enter, merely leave a comment telling me what your absolute favorite style of card is to make — examples — clean and simple, pretty/elegant, vintage, grunge, distressed, heavily layered, white cards – etc., etc., etc., — whatever — just tell me me what YOU like to make! Thanks — good luck!!! (Oh, and if you don’t actually make cards yourself, just tell me what kind you like best.)
Oooh, this is difficult. I don’t have a favorite of any card type…I love layered cards and pretty cards, but I also love cutesy and humorous cards. If it’s a simple card, something really needs to stand out to make it special. Cards with embellishments are nice…I gives me a chance to see what’s new that I may not have seen yet. Thanks for offering the goodies…I haven’t ever won anyone’s blog candy, but there’s always a first time. Have a wonderful day! Cheryl in Reno-Sparks, NV.
I’m definately a cutesy card person. Lots of florals. I’m new to cardmaking and need supplies desperately! Thanks for the chance to win. Love your blog!
I’ve become much more of a clean and simple stamper I think. I used to feel like a card had to have a thousand layers and embellishments to be worth anything, but now I’m drawn to one layer cards that really emphasize the stamps. It’s quicker, less stressful, and cheaper!
There are so many types of cards I like to make but layering is one of the things I like to do. What great candy!
I like elegant, but I LOVE to make clean and simple.
Great candy, thanks
I like to make card that are pretty with lots of layers and ribbon. I put ribbon om most of the cards I make, but the last few I have made I have used my nestabilities and less ribbon. Now having said that I aols like to make all type of cards and try new things.
Many times I ask friends to pick several cards or a set of cards they would like to have as a gift. I have noticed elegant and simple are the most popular. Not sure if that says I do better with that style or if that is just what most people prefer. But it sure is fun once in awhile to use several layers and embellishments. Sometimes ugly but always fun.
I love doing cards with many layers, and if it calls for something 3D, I do that, too. I like vintage. I like distressed. I like clean and simple. Really, I like all styles.
Oh, how yummy!!! I love making pretty, elegant cards that lean towards clean and simple. A couple of layers, and usually some ribbon or a little bling. I haven’t mastered the distressed look yet.
Hmmm..my favorite is probably vintage, like Stampsmith. I haven’t been making them much lately, but I have to say I love the old time look of photostamps. I guess Distressing is a big part of it too. Great question! Thank you for the chance to win your wonderful blog candy!!!
I think I am pretty simple. I love playing so I try to add something different to the cards, I just made a very simple Bella card… but I added beads on the dress. lol.. check out my blog to see.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome blog candy!
Your blog is great!
Gosh, thats really hard…. I guess it would have to be clean and simple, then again, I like art cards , grundgy, bright,…. you name it! Just call me a everything but the kitchen sink kind of stamper! Thanks for the chance to win.
I usually like to make simple cards without too many layers. I like to look at all types but this would probably be my fav. tfs all the goodies.
Bev J. (Maxell on SCS)
I am definitely drawn to the pretty and elegant cards.
I think I’m a clean and simple or elegant kind of girl. I love all cards, but when I make them I lean towards elegance and clean.
Thanks for the chance Sharon! Looks like you all had fun at CHA!
I wish I only made clean and simple cards….but I like to dabble in the distressed look too! Honestly, I just love to make cards…..any kind!! Thanks for the chance to win this awesome candy Sharon!
I really like plain, simple and elegant…. but love making most anything!!!Thanks for the chance to win this candy!
I love clean and simple! Its easy to mass produce and always looks great if you do it right!
For my cards, I am definitely clean and simple. Even if I have a few layers some distressing, I tend to still stay on the clean and simple type of designs.
Thanks for the great giveaway!! Wish I was at CHA!!!
My card making style is definately vintage. I love the soft muted colors.
Ooh, what fun goodies! I’d have to say that I go for simple cards leaning toward an elegant style - but I definitely enjoy whimsical stylings at times
Thanks for offering this up!
I like all types of cards, but clean & simple is the type I usually make!
Wow! This is a tough decision. If I can only pick one, I’d say lightly distressed layers, simply sweet and elegant. That just about sums it up.
I love clean and simple and elegant cards. I’m just not good at foo-foo-ing up a card, so I stick with clean and simple. I leave the foo-foo for my momma (Joan Ervin)! LOL
I love the elegant cards made with touches of ribbon [like the ones made with Scarlet’s Letter paper], but I love vintage also. So much fun to distress and give that antique look to. Love your work!
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I always love streamlined and simple!! Nice and clean!
Thanks for the opportunity for the blog candy!
OH WOW!!! i would love to win that goodie assortment!!! my favorite type of card must be lots fo layers!!! i seem to always end up with tons of card stock even though when i sit down to create…i think…this will be a simple card…..we’ve all been there, huh?
What fabulous candy!!! *Ü* I would have to say that my favorite cards to make lately are clean and simple cards. They take the least amount of time and I think sometimes make the most impact.
I love to make cards with many layers and lots of embellishments - i try very hard to use metal and ribbon on every card, and use the design triangle.
Love your blog!!!!
I would have to say clean and simple with a touch of beauty >”<
the MM stuff really would have a nice life with me in my home LOL
I love to make cards that are distressed and have embellishments on them…they are not cheap to mail! LOL!!! The new Making Memories line is awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
Those are some goodies! I personally like to make flowery elegant cards with scroll or script type font sentiments. Those are my favorites. I would follow that up with clean and simple type cards. You know, the no fuss no muss type cards.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I love to make the clean and simple cards. But I love looking at all the other cards that people make!
I love everybody else’s cards! hahahaha I am very simple and basic in my cards and love when I see how others use layering, distressing paper peircing to make a card look amazing!
Clean and simple!!!! Let me use my cuttlebug and I am golden!!
Thank you!!
I love the simple elegant stil- mixed with vintage or distressed or nice Pictures and I love green, brown and red colors Sorry my English is not good- ich liebe den simplen eleganten Stil- gemixt mit Vintage oder distressed oder mit süßen Bildmotiven- meine Lieblingsfarben sind grüntöne, brauntöne und rottöne-
I love to make the clean and simple cards…but secretly, I wish I could make the totally outrageous, color saturated cards that I see on so many web pages…including yours! I hope you enjoyed Chicago while you were at CHA - this time of year it has so much to offer! Come back again!
I tend to distress up most of my cards. The grundgier…the better!
Thanks for the chance to win some great goodies!
Ooh so hard to define myself! How about cute/whimsical. Thanks for the chance to win!
I find that no matter how many techniques I learn or materials I have,
I enjoy making clean and simple designs most of all or simple elegant.
I would say that 95% of the cards I make are either vintage or distressed. I am not into cute and very seldom make simple and elegant cards.
What a wonderful chance to win such awesome goodies!! Loved reading your report about all the going ons at the CHA!!! Thanks for sharing!
I love grunge!
My favorite style to make is vintage…though I’ve not made a card like that, just scapbook pages. I will one of these days though!!
And the goodies are fabulous!! Thank you for giving us the chance at them!
Really, I am all over the place. I like simple, but always feel like I am missing something. I’ll get there I hope! I don’t really feel like I have a style yet? Does that make sense?
Thanks Sharon for gin these away, so sweet.
I like to look at vintage and heavily layered cards.
But I tend to make clean and simple graphic cards.
I like to go heavy on the layers with lots of dimensionals and paper piercing. I’m not sure if there’s an official name for my style. I just stamp suits my mood at the time.
I’m torn between distressed and vintage but I know most of my family likes to receive more traditional or cutsie type cards.
Since I make many cards to send to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, I tend to make easy cards that I can mass produce. However, I love to make special cards for friends and family and experiment with ribbons and brads and layers. Lately I’ve been on a “cupcake kick” - pink and brown cupcakes. YUM!
Yummy looking candy! I make encouragement type cards that hopefully would brighten someone’s day. It can be fun to elegant.
I like the simple elegant cards the best. I am a beginner and have not developed a “style” yet.
I think I like all styles of cards. The thing that matters to me is the overall apperance of the card and does it Wow you when you see it. I have been WOW’d by plain and simple to heavily layered.
Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite thing to make are layered cards with embellishments like ribbon or vellum tags but they MUST have stamping on the front. With the kind of investment I have in rubber, I would be too embarrassed to send a card without something stamped!!
I don’t know if I have a favorite type of card to make. I like to make a lot of different styles of cards. I really like cards with many layers and ribbon.
Other days I like simple cards but find them harder to make for some reason.
I really like tailored. Classic and simple, with a touch of elegance. Not sure if I make this card, but i strive for it each and every time…
I like the clean and simply kind but elegant and layered too. I’m not sure that I have a certain style…it’s what suits me and what I have working together. Kinda like your style. Thank you for the chance to win some beautiful paper and goodies.
Sharon King
What awesome blog candy! Thanks for the chance! My fave cards to make are definitely cute, usually more clean and easy.
what fun assortment of goodies! thank you for offering them to us. my favorite card to make is crisp and chiq.
Yummy goodies, Sharon!! Aren’t you wonderful to share them!
I like to do things clean and simple … but I also sorta tend to lean toward vintage-grunge. Oh. Wait. Then there’s those punch art flower cards I like to make … LOLOLOLO, guess I don’t really have ONE favorite!
Thanks for the chance to win!
~Hugs, Deb
I LOVE to make elegant and distressed I think those are by far my favorite. Not to mention anything with layers and layers and a ton of flowers is good too!
Thanks for the chance at some great blog candy…Oh to see CHA
Lately, I’ve had fun making little 2×3 cards with smaller stamp sets and sayings. I bundle 4 or so cards together, tie a ribbon around them, and give them to friends. The best part? I don’t mind if they are regifted!
It’s the gift that keeps on giving.
I LOVE to try and make cards that suit the personality of the person I am giving them to. It really challenges me to step outside of what I like, at least for certain people.
Hmm. I don’t know what I’d call it, but I love cards that are a little bit fun, usually with color, and a little bit sophisticated, not excessively cutesy. Sophisticated fun? Like a mad hatter cake: clean lined but fun and colorful.
those are some nice lookin’ goodies ya got there!! i’m totally jealous that you got to go to cha!! i tend to make simple cards and i like to distress the layers….
Have to say I enjoy clean and simple or elegant and layered the most. I have decided recently that I really must get back to more clean and simple. My stash of cards for gifts and hostess gifts seems to be at an all time low!
I love elegant simple cards. However, I can’t make them. I put way too much stuff on mine. I can’t make a card without ribbon. Okay, every now and then but it is rare. I love the cards you make. I also love Leslie Miller’s style. When I grow up I want to be a hybrid of the two of you! LOL Thanks for all your great tutorials and I love the new stamp simply line of Flourishes. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the chance!
I love simple, but elegant at the same time….I think sometimes it is hard to make one like that with all the beautiful stuff we can find and use!
Keep up with all this beautiful inspiration!
My absolute fav is pretty and elegant — lots of florals and layers. I keep telling myself I have more than enough flower stamps, but they keep jumping into my shopping cart! They’re so fun to color.
Hmm. . .usually I love the heavily layered and embellished cards, but lately I’ve been in a simple mood — one layer, one ribbon, simple and bold stamps. Maybe it’s the hot summer that’s causing me to strip off the excess, but I sure do get a lot more cards done this way!
I love clean lines with vibrant colours but then again - anything goes!!!
Mmmmm……I love all kinds of cards.
I love layered cards,Pretty and elegant.
Also love simple and clean .
Lately I am drawn to cards showing a lot of white.
I tend to make the cards geared towards who I am giving them to, but I like to recieve pretty and elegant ones.
I guess I am a bit different. #1 I let the stamp set dictate what type of card it will be and the mood I am in when stamping. It really changes from stamp set to stamp set and how much time I have to put into it. I really do a lot of five minute cards so……I guess I am a quick and easy stamper.
I prefer a clean, simple look………once in a while I like to do a color-blocked layout.
What great blog candy! Thank you for the chance! I have to say I love making the Square cards with layers as it gives me lots of room. Most important to me is that everything is layered straight. I received lots of cards where time was taking to make sure stuff is straight, it’s kind of disappointing, all that work.
I like layers card with a great colored image.
I’m a clean and simple kind of girl, but I do love layers!! Kind of a newbie at this and have alot to learn and try!
Sounds like you had fun at CHA! My preference is clean and simple but I do like to make pretty and elegant cards.
Hi
When I do make cards they are clean and simple:)
Thanks for this sweet offer!
Cecile
What great blog candy. I like to put hours into cards and make them lots of layers - All my cards are also 3d.
I love the shabby, or grungy cards, but I tend to make clean and simple. Awesome blog candy.
It sounds and looks like your having a fabulous time at CHA! I’m sure there are alot of exciting people to meet and products to see.
The blog candy looks awesome!! I love distressing my cards. I scrape my scissors along the edges of most and crumple up paper, too
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What great blog candy - thanks for sharing your CHA goodies & pics. I like a mix between clean & simple w/some layers.
I have several favorite styles and combine them often. Vintage, collage and grunge are things I gravitate towards. Thanks for the chance to win Sharon, fun stuff!
I’m fairly new to making cards…..so far, I’m making very clean and simple ones….I have a few birth announcements that I recently made on my blog
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Typically, I like clean and simple. However, when the mood strikes I really enjoy making a heavily layered card.
Thanks for thinking of us while you were are CHA. Maybe a few of us will join you next year.
What fun you must have had at CHA! I love to make pretty/elegant cards, but also like the simple ones in a pinch. THanks for sharing
hi sharon my favorit kind of card to make is ones with horses or chikens on them i love critters thanks michelle
I’m loving the pictures from CHA ! It looks and sounds like a great time! My favorite card to make is pretty and elegant. I am not always successful, but I try!
I like cards with dimension that’s why I usually have die cuts, ribbons, rhinestones or buttons. I also like clean and simple cards; something that’s not too busy. And most of all, I love stamped images on cards although I’m not really good at it…yet.
When I first started stamping I liked to color -cut -glitter- CUTE images. Now I like to color and exacto out the image- pop dot it -add some sparkle to just about any stamp I have. Thanks for shareing.
Anne S.
I like distressed / grunge-y vintage kind of cards. Thanks for being so generous.
The style of cards I like to make seems to change with my mood! I seem to make most of my cards with layers and the ones I have a very hard time with are the single layer cards. I really enjoy reading your blog and I thank you for the chance to win some fab blog candy!
Clean and simple is my favorite by far! That’s why I love yours so much.
Clean and simple is my favorite. Thanks!
I love to view clean & simple. However, my own style tends to lean towards over-the-top. It’s like I just don’t know how to stop!
Oooh … the Deck the Halls mini album is so cute! I’ll have to keep an eye out for it at my LSS soon!
I love to start with a piece of white glossy paper … some ink .. a brayer and some pearl ex powders and create some interesting background paper … and then I love to use that as the first layer on my card .. I love distressing and many layers .. and flowers!
So much fun!
Thanks for sharing new products,
Kimberly
I love the clean and simple mostly. And what great blog candy! Thanks for the chance to win.
i like clean and simple the most, probably because it’s what i’m best at…but i love looking at the heavily embellished, gorgeous froo froo over the top ones…one day, one day
I love clean and simple cards! Pick me, pick me…tee hee!
I love clean and simple cards. What a great blog candy. thanks for the chance to win.
Hmm…I tend to like clean, simple cards with just a touch of elegance to them. I only wish my stuff looked HALF as cute as the examples I see online!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Oh how nice and generous of you! I like the simple style, with clean lines. Although I don’t think I’m the best at it! So many to be inspired by, however!
I love all white cards, embossed cards, cute cards, etc. It is probably easier to say what I don’t like. lol Thanks for the chance to win.
That is a hard choice to make but I get the most satisfaction out of elegant cards I think. Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite type of card to make is simply elegant. QP
Hi Sharon! It’s a tie. . .I love clean and simple as well as dry embossed. I really enjoy your blog and cards. Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us!
My favorite kind of cards are the fun and cute ones. I do a lot of HM as you know and simple cute cards. Great blog candy. Hope I win. hee hee
Oh what a great package — crossing my fingers
Thanks to you, my favorite style of card to make is Clean and Simple!! Thanks so much!!
Plain and simple with just a little bling!
What great blog candy! I love making cute and sassy cards. It is so much fun to make cards that have a little attitude with them. ( : Thanks!
What a yummy looking bunch of stuff!! My favorite style is clean and simple and not a lot of layering (but gotta have the ribbon!). Thanks for the opportunity! -gigi
I switch back and forth from Clean and simple, to elegant and pretty and sometimes —-clean, simply elegant and pretty
Great blog candy!! I like making all types of cards because I like to challenge myself to do different things but my favorite kind to make is distressed. Have a wonderful week!!
WOWZA!!! What great blog candy! I LOVE clean and simple. It’s just me. No other style feels so much like me as that. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’d love to be able to identify my style! Geesh, I’d be happy just to discover it!! I have heard it once as described linear. I am really drawn to the layered look. I don’t like bright. I love floral. Maybe I’ll be able to figure out my style the more sketches I take on.
Someone want to try to pinpoint my style??? I dare you!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=12495
My favorite type of card to make is one with bling (gems, glitter, anything that sparkles).
This question made me think! I guess I like clean and simple. I made a card this weekend that had the image piece slanted and that was really funky and bold for me! LOL
sandyh502001 at yahoo dot com
I would have to say I like making simple and pretty cards. : ) Thanks for the chance to win.
What a cool collection of goodies! My fave type of card to make is simple and pretty, but I like to try all kinds. I always seem to go back to the simple!
Wow Sharon! Is this a glimpse of items to come to Flourishes??
My style is pretty much clean and simple, on the cutesy/ whimsical side. Although I definitely enjoy making a really detailed elegant card every so often.
I really enjoy making baby cards. No particular style, just whatever works at that particular moment. Thanks so much for sharing such an awesome prize. Someone is going to be very lucky!
I love all kinds of cards. I love clean and simple, yet I love those elegant cards with details and embossing. I love embossed cards most!
Thank you for the chance!
I like to make the simple and elegant style cards.
I like to make simple and clean cards most of the time, however, I also like to make humorous and cartoony cards. Thanks for the candy!
So easy to answer this one! I love the simple, elegant card the best. They seem to have the most impact.
My favorite cards a clean & simple, with a nature image!
Wendy Pannell
I like to make clean and simple cards with moderate layers. Distressed, shabby chic look fab but just aren’t me!
Thanks for the chance to win the awesome blog candy!
I love making clean and simple cards, they are the ones which I do best.
I really like the way clean and simple cards look, but mine don’t always turn out that way!! Thank you for the chance to win this great blog candy!!
Kerry Morgan
My favorite cards to make are clean and simple cards! Thanks for the chance to win this awesome blog candy!
Thanks for this opportunity! My favorite cards to make are rapidly becoming more and more HEAVILY embellished. There’s a whole world of ribbon, Primas, and hardware out there and I want it ALL on my cards.
Great blog candy Sharon!!! I like to make a little bit of everything, but I love elegant and clean and simple.
Thanks for the chance to win and your great generosity.
God bless
Giovana
I really enjoy clean and textured cards. I also like a little sparkle with either rhinestones or stickles as embellishment. Thanks for the blog candy opportunity!
My favorite cards to make a heavly layered fun cards. Wimiscal are the best!! Have a Great and creative day!
I adore Leslie Miller’s layering, but I’m a plain and simple.
I usually have a few layers. I love to use designer paper to make it quick and easy. I can’t seem to leave ribbon off either. Thanks for offering up the blog goodies.
Julie
I’m glad you got to go to CHA - it sounds like an awesome event. Good for you! My favorite kind of card to make depends on the person and occasion. I try to think of the person I’m giving the card to…and go from there. Layering is good…it takes an “okay” card to the “wow!” stage.
Blessings, and thanks for the blog candy offer!
Hi,
I like to make clean & simple cards.
I see other styles and although it looks REALLY great (and I wish I could have done such things) - I know it’s not my style… Too bad
Anyway - the blog candy is gorgeous, very inspiring.
Thank you!
Shir Benovich from Israel
I love flowers and bright springy colors and anything to make it more feminine, whether it’s ribbon, lace, pearls, scallops or all of the above!
I like clean and simple, not too many layers, not too much busyness. But I do like a little sparkle, either from shimmer chalk or glitter pen or Stickles. Also, I like to make “larger” cards, 5 x 7 or 5.5 x 8.5, especially if it’s a birthday card, wedding card, or sympathy card. Thank-you notes I do A2. Thanks for the chance to win this generous package!
Great question. As my talent does not compare to yours, I like making any card that makes me feel good, and proud to send to someone. I have a lot of cards I put in the trash, but the ones that make it to the mailbox are my favorite.
I like the simple elegant card the best. Layers or small embellishements are a nice touch. I also like a little shimmer, either glitter or stickles. Thanks for the opportunity to win!!!
While I love clean/simple and vintage the most, it might be most accurate for me to say I love one layer cards or minimal layer cards. Those are the kinds I like to make the most, but I love every style and kind of card I’ve received.
TFS your CHA experience with us!
I love interactive style of cards. They are my favourite to make. Another favourite are the simple/easy cards…ones that will make up quickly, but look great!
I love all kinds of cards. I find myself doing some layering but keeping it fairly clean. Those are the cards I love the most!
WOw, what nice blog candy! My favourite card to make or receive would be one with lots of layers. I really think that when things are double or triple matted, they really stand out. It may be more work, but definately worth it in my opinion. Thanks for organizing the contest.
Jennifer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
jenreynard@shaw.ca
Oh my gosh! What a heavenly prize package! I love lots of layers on my cards - mattes and layers…lots of them — and ribbon. (and flowers). and maybe a little glitter or bling…and that’s it.
I love the elegant cards. Those are the best! and yeah, i like my card complicated somehow and sometime colorful. I just love adding some extra things on my card such as ribbon, many many layers.
I don’t care so much about what I put on the card as the type of fold it has. I like them to be top folds. They sit up better.
Oh my! I’d love to win this! I like to dabble in all cardmaking styles.
I just have so much fun!
Oh I LOVE to do collage, Vintage ,anything artsy. Cards with found objects!! What a great give away your doing. I Love candy also. Fingers crossed.
I always love your clean and simple style!! Awesome blog candy, BTW!!
I tend to like clean and simple styles, but on the cards I make, the style varies. Thanks for offering blog candy!
I like clean and simple cards with a touch of ribbon. I am still new to stamping and I find I can do these quickly and they still look great. As I continue to stamp I am learning new techniques and I’m sure my style will evolve!
WOW! What fab blog candy! Sounds like a great time at CHA! My favorite type of card is usually what ever you do! I like mine clean, but heavily embellished! Thanks for the chance!
My favorite type of card is simple and elegant…like so many of yours!! You’re such an inspiration! Thanks for this wonderful opportunity to win lots of blog candy.
thanks Sharon for a chance to win some goodies! My favorite is completed cars, lol! I like them all layered, grunge, clean and crisp. have a great day! *~*
My favorite type of card to make would definitely be pretty, colorful, blingy or elegant cards. And I’ve really been enjoying trying out new ways of folding the card stock rather than the standard.
I love all cards, but love the elegant cards using the cuttle bug for embossing. Color, no favorite, but do like most.
Have been trying to find time to make more detailed folded cards and using more layers.
Thanks for allowing me to enter you contest.
Maxine
Your card is gorgeous! I have some of their Christmas stamps and love them. I like pretty and elegant cards, I make a lot with many layers and lots of details. Thanks so much
Karen Wallace
jkwallace@mchsi.com
depends on who’s blog I am stalking….love the challenges on Splitcoast…
I didn’t really like to make cards at first!!! But now I love to make them. It really doesn’t matter the style! I am having a Christmas in July workshop this Saturday, with 17 planning on attending. I can hardly wait to see all their cards that they will be bringing!
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Hi, sharon—-I hope you’re quickly on your way back to feeling well. (All that excitement at CHA must’ve worn you out!!)
My favorite style of card to make is heavily layered, with brads and my signature Ribbon Blossom!! I feel that between lots of layers and the Ribbon Blossom, I can choose to accentuate a certain color, a certain ’style’ (aged, bright, subtle, etc.), or a certain emotion in a card. Above all, though, I try to keep in mind just how the person receiving it will feel when they first see it—if I feel I’ve ‘hit’ that feeling when I’m finished, that’s a perfect ending to some creative time!
Thanks for a chance to win some beautiful goodies. Big hugs to you!! Pam B. (4Hounds)
I really do like to do quick, easy simple cards. I do like adding a little extra either ribbon, brads, glitter just something to make it standout.
Clean and simple. I can do other styles, but they just aren’t “me” LOL!
Thats some yummy candy! My favorite style of cards is simple and clean, but I just can’t seem to do them. I start off with that in mind and just have to keep adding to the card, lol!
What I like are monochromatics , with texture & shimmer but all one colour.
I also like All one colour cards then there is a burst of another colour somewhere on the card. I like cards that that have layers and ribbon and embellishments. Not too much embellishment but enough to make the card pop.
Thank you for the chance to win Blog candy. Love your blog
I love making the ‘white’ card! I like to stamp directly on the card and do my coloring on that is what I mean. So I guess you would call that the ’simple’ card? LOL! But to me those can look sooo awesome! Thanks Sharon for the chance to win some gorgeous goodies! Wow, what a prize! (pick me! pick me!) hahaha!
I kike making several different styles, but I would have to sa my favorite is simple elegance.
I like simple layers. That way I can make it pop with ribbon or brads or an embossed background.
I have to say for card I love simple and elegant. I love sheer ribbon or just a touch of satin ribbon to give the card some class. (Now for scrapping I am just the opposite –embellies all the way!!!)
I like to make cards that have a simple design with a few layers. Thanks so much for the chance to win the blog candy!
How generous of you! I like to make cards with lots of layers - adding dimension to a card really makes it POP! :o)
I’m a simple kind of girl…and I like “quickies” too! Altho I would like to learn to use my markers, chalks and crayons! Haven’t been too impressed with my skills so I tend not to use them!
Thanks for the opportunity to win all these goodies! Smiles….Maggi
Clean and simple is what I like although I do like working on vintage images also.
Thanks for a chance to win.
I love making cards and find that I am drawn to clean, classic shapes. I love all colors and love to add flowers, diecuts and ribbon to make the cards lots of fun! My new fave is making more funny cards. The older I get, the more fun and silly my friends and I need to be!
Oh boy, I love Bright and Cheery type cards. I tend to stick with florals too and I love them to be fairly quick type cards. Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy!
I’m new to cardmaking and haven’t discovered my “style” yet, I collect antiques and love the vintage,distressed,layered and embellished cards made by others.
So many types of cards! Choosing one style to favor is difficult. I would say a classy image is my favorite. And I seem to use ribbon with every card I make, so that is a favorite, too.
I think that my cardmaking style runs to: distressed, but I also like simple. Not necessarily clean & simple. Can you do distressed & simple?!?
Thanks for the chance for some blog candy.
I really love to make Christmas Cards. I am a punchaholic so to say. Most of the time they are plain and simple with a touch of elegance.
Thanks for the chance to enter this blog candy.
Clean and simple cards are my favorite! And, I love to use ribbon!
Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite is clean & simple although elegant is special too!
I love to receive handmade cards. My favorite to make and give are simple, usually stamped, dainty embellishments. I especially love to make Christmas cards for family and friends. I like when I am able to use ribbon on my cards, as I have two boys, and do not get to do all those cute girly pages. Anytime I can scrapbook and make cards is a happy time.
Hmmm. I never really thought about it before - I guess it would have to be both simple and layered.
I definitely love earthy colors and lots of layers! Have to hane an embellishment or 2 too! {wink}! Thanks so much for the chance! {SMILES}
I’m a distressed and vintage gal…. The more distressed the better..
My favorite to look at, and make, are vintage style and collage style cards..although I’m not that good at it yet, but I’m working on it…enjoy your blog..thanks for the chance to win some candy!
Hey there! Welcome home– sounds like you had fun!
I love layering– I think layers really make a card more rich by adding dimension and possibly more color…it gives weight to the design and can highlight the image so much nicer…
I love “busy” cards. To me, less is a bore. I love printed paper, elegant stamps, ribbons, chipboard, silk flowers. Cutesy cards are probably my least favorites - no farm animals, children (kewpie dolls are good, though.) BTW - I love your work! Thanks so much for sharing!
OOH! I want to win! Great looking stuff!
I usually tend to do more clean and simple. What can I say? I’m a simple kind of girl. I do like to mat my panels usually. I think matting adds a lot.
I think my favorite kind of card to make is Clean and Simple; While I admire cards with tons of layers, I have trouble pulling it off! Thanks for the chance to play along!
Hi Sharon - it looks as though you had a wonderful time at CHA - thanks for sharing about it all. The type of cards I like to make depends a little on how much time I have available! If I have plenty of time, I like to do a lot of coloring of images, otherwise, something that I can put together quickly. I love bright, clean colors, and I like my cards to be elegant, and precise.
Hugs, Anne.
Clean and simple is my absolute favorite style, but I also enjoy vintage and some whimsical today. CAS is the reason I keep visiting your site — you are the queen! CAS, but still elegant!!
I guess I fall somewhere between clean and simple and lots of layers! I love to use a new technique on my stamped image and use that on my card or scrapbook page.
Sharon, my very favorite card to make is Vintage with sweet and simple elegance and a touch of class! However, I love to take a walk on the wild side and learn to do new and different techniques and experiment with various textures and color combinations, etc. Thank you for the chance to try and win a very generous blog candy from you. Enjoy your day and God Bless you. ~Amy S.~
Boy it’s a tossup between clean/simple or vintage. Thanks for the chance to play!
I love to make clean and simple cards. I use a lot of squares and straight lines. I also love using patterned paper!
Pick just one? I like a combination of beautiful elegant vintage with clean lines and some layering. How’s that for picking just one?? I really like all kinds - just to stretch my creativity. Thanks for the opportunity to win this fantastic blog candy. Dru from South Lake Tahoe, CA
That’s an easy one for me — anything with a vintage flair, anything that makes us remember a “gentler time” and leaves a smile on our face!
My favorite style of cards is to layer different kinds if paper, whimsical and eye catching with colors. Love to be creative. Thanks for the chance to play!!
I love to make simple and elegant cards, with at least a little glitter on every one - a girl’s gotta have her bling! I love to admire all handmade cards though, because I learn something new from every one of them. Thanks for the chance to play for the yummy blog candy!!
I like to make layered cards and I have enjoyed making the 6X6 cards lately. Thanks for a chance to win.
I used to make collages and artsy cards…….now I’m into simple and eye catching types.
Kathy L….
I like they to be simply elegant which gives the card a clean look.
I love pretty and elegant or simple and clean. Wonderful candy.
Thanks for the opportunity to win
Eileen
My favorite is Clean and Simple. They can be elegantly simple, cutesy simple … but simple.
How fun! I love making birthday cards that are specifically designed for the recipient and I know they will enjoy! Thanks for the chance for blog candy!
Well, right now, I like to make cards using my Spellbinders dies. I’d like to make more with the JustRite monogram stamper, but so far I have made jsut one style with it.
OH, Sharon!! I just have to try for this blog candy–Making Memories stuff is my very FAVORITE!!! I’d say I like making Clean and Simple or lots of layers the best. Dimensionals are my friend!!! Thanks for sharin’!!! sus
Although I like to make all kinds of cards, my favorite are simply elegant. Thanks for the opportunity to be able to win this blog candy.
I love clean, simple but elegant cards.
I love to distress my cards via sanding, lots of brown inking etc. I also love to add sewing whether it is with the machine or by hand when I can too.
Thanks for the chance to win some fun items!
I love to make cards with a clean look, but with lots of layers and stitching. I like pretty cards, but fun and cute are nice to make too!! Thanks for a chance at some awesome candy!
I think my favorite style is pretty and elegant. But I like simply elegant too. I think that’s why I love your blog so much. Thanks for all of the inspiration and the chance to win this wonderful blog candy!!!
Janet
I love layers, texture, inked edges and distressed embelishments. More and more, i am using chip board and adding glitter, embossing powders, etc to make unique embelishments. now, i am dabbling in clear cards and think i could really fall in love with acetate. thanks for sharing!
I love the clean and simple cards because they are so much easier to make and quick as well. I think we think that we have to put tons of layers, embellishments, etc. to make a wow card, but the truth is simple is eloquent and lovely…
Pinky
Does Quick & Easy count? I am always late and having to throw together a card as I go out the door! Anything that is quick and easy works for me! I am not much for the cards that are too froo-froo! All that extra gives me a headache. Keep mine very clean and neat!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I love the look of heavily layered and distressed cards but many times I’m in a hurry and just need to make a simple card to get it finished. Thanks Sharon for all your great ’simple’ inspiration!
I bet going to CHA was a lot of work but really fun!
I seem to be more a clean, cute and simple person I like layers but not all the hoopla sometimes and too much stuff makes a cluttered card I think. Although sometimes they are so pretty… What a great blog candy offer - glad you had such fun at CHA!
you must have had a great time at CHA, I sure wish I had an opportunity to be there. I prefer to make clean and simple cards. This being said, I am still on the beginner side of the spectrum, and like trying new techniques when I have a little more time. MM sure makes beautiful products, that for the opportunity to win blog candy. Take care.
That’s a tough question. I think I like to make clean/simple cards, but I gravitate toward pretty/elegant when I am searching around for inspiration. I am just not yet there at making pretty/elegant my self. I will keep trying however.
I tend to do more clean and simple. However, I really love them all. — I have enjoyed all the CHA chatter. Thanks!!
I like vintage, elegant cards. I’m not a stamper myself (yet!) But am looking to learn!
My favorite cards are Vintage, Distressed and Elegant. It would be very hard to choose only one!
I’d sure love to win some Blog Candy! Thanks for the offering!
Wilma
Many of YOUR cards are an inspiration to me! Soft vintage with angel kisses of glitter may suit my dreamy thoughts, whereas I do also enjoy times of using eclectic designs, colors and fonts on my cards! It is soooo exciting to design in the moment when an idea comes to mind!! Thank you for sharing your ideas and also for the opportunity to win the blog candy you are offering!!!
I like clean and simple cards. Susan
Well I hate to admit it but to me more is better. Once I begin a card I just plain get carried away. I always have to use some “technique” to “enhance” the card. I end up spending hours on a single card. I’m nuts — but at least I know it. Thanks for the blog candy.
My favorite style of card, a simple white background with embossing.
My favorite type of card to make is one that looks like it took hours to make. I don’t like ‘clean and simple’ cards because I think ‘it looks like it took only minutes to make’ or ‘is too easy’ and then looks like the person really didn’t care enough to take the time to make a really great card in the first place. I think if your going to go thru all the trouble to make a card, then make a GREAT one, or why make one at all–just send a store bought card.
Ooo, great giveaway!
Hmmm…not sure I have a fav style? I seem to do layering….but not a ton.
Clean and simple. Embossed usually. And I love flowers for embellishment. I like ribbon but am still learning how to tie it. I love your site for inspiration.
Hi Sharon! I love to make intricate, elegant, pretty cards!! I love to add lace, buttons, pretty brads, papers…what ever I can get my hands on!!! However, I tend to oooooh and awwww over simple, one layer designs….go figure!!!
I like clean and simple most of the time, but I do like layering too!
WOW, what great blog candy!!! My favourite type of card to make is the Z- fold! I love the versatility of it, and it is so fun for the recipient to open! Thanks for this great chance!
Chris
Amazing blog candy. How generous of you. My favorite style is clean and simple. I have tried for years to get the hang of collage style cards and it always took forever and felt uncomfortable. Clean and simple with a little “pop” is for me. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I like layered cards with elegant and rich colors or textures best. Your Christmas card in the above post fits that bill nicely!
What a perfectly delightful assortment of blog candy! I’m glad to hear your visit to CHA was such a fruitful one. My favorite type of card to make is distressed. But then again it might be a close second to the heavily layered variety. Thank you for bringing back the blog candy for one of your lucky readers.
Fabulous blog candy! Hmmm…I like to make clean and simple but have been trying to get out of my box and do more layered style cards.
Charmaine
HMM, thats a tough one- I like embellishments and layers- i have been known to add a button and ribbon or two!!
I try to be diversified with my cards and try something new every once in a while. My favorite are the “antique” vintage cards but I also like to make bright “sunny” cards. I reallly enjoy your blog and it looks like you had a wonderful time in Chicago.
Yummy candy! Love the pretty colors. I love all kinds of cards… depending on my mood… but simple and elegant is my favorite! TFS!
I like clean and simple with great paper as background. I stamp by myself so I only get ideas from blogs such as this. I love to see others ideas but many cards seem so complex and how do you mail them - you need large envelopes with extra postage? Clean and simple with color.
This is hard…I actually like two best…simple and elegant and heavily layered. I pretty much go back and forth between these. And I always use white cards. Was given some very very very nice heavy white cardstock to use (a whole ream) so why not use ite?!? Looks like you picked up some really great stuff! Woohoo!
Thanks for the chance to win!!
Wow! Nice haul! Thanks for sharing….love your work!
resqbarbie@mac.com
I like cards that are simple, often with an asymetrical look, but also like to play with some just plain funky styles from time to time and try out new techniques.
I love your non-traditional Christmas card. I may just have to have the Peace Bird. I have been so happy with my order from Flourishes
Wowzahs!!! Look at your blog candy, that is awesome!
I love to make clean cards with yummy colors w/ lots of layers and embellishments.
Thanks,
Stephenie
I love making cards and have made a ton lately. I’m making them as a fundraiser for my church and have made over 200 in the past two months. I use my cuttlebug for all of them. I sure could use the blog candy for my cards!
crystaljoy03@gmail.com
I just love making cards. Sometimes I make them busy with lots of layers and other days more simple and elegant or depending on the recipient I make a differents style. Love all the blogs and ideas, they are my inspiration from so far away. Just wish I could get my hands on some of the beautiful stamps.
I love to find new ideas to try, so enjoy making lots of different styles. I always like to have some texture and some layering on my cards. Have always used background stamps and recently started using pieces of designer papers which is easy and very colorful. I have gotten many ideas from your blog. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.
I love to make layer cards with different techniques and texture.
Thanks for a chance at this sweet candy.
I love clean and simple when I see other cards but when I try them they all look so empty to me so I add layers and bling. I love layered cards. Tanks for the chance to win this great candy! Love your blog!
Dorothy
I love layered cards…usually with some DP and the rest matching CS…love embellishments, also…do not find it easy to be simple!
I love clean and simple but also love layered cards. I particularly like whimsical! Really, I love it all!
Wow, what fun it would be to win all THAT!!!
I love pretty and elegant, sort of in the Debbie Olson style! There are so many beautiful ways to make a card, though…how can you go wrong??!!:D
Just found your blog. I’ve been looking at the CHA pictures - so great to put a face with names that are familiar! TFS
I would have to say Clean and Simple and also Pretty and Elegant are my favs! Thanks for the opportunity to win some fun stuff!