My Favorite Cards of 2012

I like the idea of a post at the end of each year showing my favorites.  We're having some light snow to add to what we got just after Christmas here - a perfect day to be retrospective!

This has been a banner year for me; being published for the first time in January's Paper Crafts has given me the confidence to try again, and every once in awhile, I get another one - so thrilling!  Look for upcoming cards in Create Stamping in February, CARDS in February and March,  CardMaker in March, and Paper Crafts in the March/April issue.  In April, Cath chose me as one of her Moxie Fabbers of the Week!  And as a door closed on my DT work at Lily Pad Cards, a huge one opened as I was one of the new DT members chosen at Simon Says Stamp in June!  I love this team!  Also, in October, I was chosen as a DT member at The Craft's Meow, and have been enjoying getting settled in there, too.

 So get comfy with a hot coffee or tea - I hope you enjoy my favorites from this year!  You can click on the picture to go back to the original post.....

 January

This one was part of the Hero Hostess Blog Hop last year, using new Hero Arts stamps:

Made while I was taking the Clean & Simple card class:

February

Made for a color challenge:

This one got me a Fab Five challenge shout-out at Hero Arts!  Love the colors together!

March

A card using Purple Onion Designs stamps as part of my DT work for Lily Pad Cards:

Made for a CASE Study challenge:

April

 Using some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps:

Love this darling Flourishes silhouette:

May

This one was for A Blog Named Hero:

For a CR84FN challenge:

June

I think this is my first use of tapes, using a Hero Arts sketch:

LOVE these Bo-Bunny papers:

July

The yellow and gingham here make me happy!  Made as a member of the Simon Says Stamp DT, a dream come true!

This may be my favorite of the year, made for another CR84FN challenge. LOVE Ali Edward's sentiment:

August

Hero Arts gave us some sketches this month, and this was my favorite.  When I'm stuck for an idea, this is my go-to lately:

This was a CASE of a card by Clare Buswell:

And this one made me a Moxie Fab World winner in the Minty Fresh challenge:

September

Another DT card for Simon Says Stamp - love these Amuse dotted papers!

And this sketch from Mojo Monday:

October

More Die-Namics Chevrons, using Crate Paper dps. I made this for World Card Making Day:

There's that Wallpaper Flowers stamp again, and I love the felt rose:



November
One of my DT cards for The Craft's Meow, using a Nina B sketch:



More Martha Stewart tapes:






Here's that sketch again!



December

Using my favorite Christmas papers, Basic Grey's Aspen Frost:





CASE-ing a Jennifer McGuire tag:

I'm happy to say that I am still loving this blogging and making cards; it is still a joyful thing for me.  Thank you always for your kind and thoughtful comments; it's the way we stay connected.  In the New Year I hope to do better visiting all of your blogs.

May 2013 be a fulfilling, wondrous year for all of us!