Christmas Card Challenges - Week 48

Happy Halloween!

I had full intentions yesterday of getting this post up, but between gardening, parties and family, it just didn't happen.  So, as I sit here, mug of coffee in hand, I'll get it finished today!

The challenge at the Christmas Card Challenge Blog this week is to use Liquid Applique.  I haven't used it much at all, but I do love the effect it gives, especially with Christmas cards!

I started by using one of Heather Ellis' ADORABLE snowmen.  He was printed out onto SU Whisper White cs, then coloured with copics.  After cutting him out with my square nestabilities, I added some Glossy Accents to his scarf, and the Liquid Applique as the snow.

The paper is from the My Mind Eye Twelve Days of Christmas.  I went with a fairly simple layout, so that snowman could really shine!

Thanks for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - snowman (digistampcharacters), snowy days (there she goes)

paper - kraft, garden green, lucky limeade, whisper white, twelve days of christmas (my minds eye)

other - nestabilities, copics, glossy accents, liquid applique

Frosty!

Good Morning!

I am not sure what you woke up to this morning, but we woke up to a frosty, chilly morning!  I do know that winter is on its way, but I am not sure I am quite ready for it!

Today, being Friday, is release day at Stamp Fairy.

This is Clementine, and she is totally ready for frosty mornings!  I started by printing her onto SU Whisper White cs, then colouring her in with my copics.  Since October is almost over, I decided to use Jen's October SFYTT one more time!

My papers are from the My Minds Eye Twelve Days of Christmas paper pack.

Make sure you check out all the rest of the DT's creations on the Stamp Fairy Blog.

Have a great day!

supplies

stamps - clementine winter (stamp fairy)

paper - kraft, real red, whisper white, 12 days of christmas (my minds eye)

other - ribbon (michaels), copics, nestabilities

CCC - Recipe Challenge

Good Morning!  Hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend!

The challenge at Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge is a recipe challenge this week - 2 DP, ribbon and a bird!

Here's my use of the recipe - for my DP, I used 2 sheets of My Minds Eye 12 Days of Christmas, the ribbon is red satin, and the bird is from Sparkle & Cheer, by Taylored Expressions.

I am really happy with how this turned out, from the ribbon, to the sentiment with the bird....I might have to make a few more of these!

Make sure you pop over to the Christmas Card Challenge Blog, to see all the great creations!

Have a great day!

supplies

stamps - sparkle & cheer (taylored expressions)

paper - kraft, real red, whisper white, mme 12 days of christmas

other - markers (su!), nestabilities, ribbon (michaels)

Happy Holidays

Well, it certainly seems like everyone is getting in the holiday mode....be it halloween or (gasp!) Christmas!  Stamp Fairy seems to be with the latter!  This week's release is adorable!

This is Barry's Stockings.  He is my favourite teddy from Stamp Fairy!  Don't you just want to grab him and squeeze him until his stuffing comes out?? (or, maybe it's just me!)

I printed Barry out onto SU Whisper White, then colored and shaded him with my copics.  I added some Sugar Sparkly Fluff to the stocking (which I see isn't really evident in the photo!).  He was cutout with my nestabilities, and while it was still in the die, I added a border with a black marker.

My paper is from the MME 12 Days of Christmas pack....I just might actually use this whole pack this season!  (that will be a first!)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you pop over to the Stamp Fairy Blog, and check out all the other DT creations!

Enjoy!

stamps - barry stockings (stamp fairy), snowy days (there she goes)

paper - kraft, real red, whisper white, mme 12 days of christmas

other - copics, nestabilities, ribbon, sugar sparkly fluff

Blast from the Past Time!

Good Morning!


It is hard to believe that it is time for another TE Blast from the Past Blog Hop.  It seems like we just had one!  It's also almost November, which is totally crazy!

This month the challenge was Trick or Sweet.  I am not a Halloween card maker, so I obviously went with the Sweet!

I used the awesome sketch provided by Taylor, that was designed by Sankari Wegman.  My "sweet" stamp comes from the Sprinkled with Love set, my first purchase from Taylored Expressions, and still one of my favourites!  I stamped the ice cream cone three times, the first onto some SU Very Vanilla cs, then twice on two different pieces of this gorgeous dp, from My Minds Eye Six by Six A Happy Heart.  The cone was coloured using my copics.

After cutting out my cone, I traced around the edges of the nestie with a marker, then did the same with the base of the card.

To finish I added some Bella Dots.

Thanks so much for hopping by today.  Make sure you check the link below to see all the hoppers on today's Blast from the Past!

supplies

stamps - sprinkled with love (taylored expressions)

paper - kraft, soft suede, very vanilla, mme six by six a happy heart

other - bella dots (stamping bella), copics, nestabilities

Stickers!

Good Morning!  I hope you are all enjoying a much needed weekend!

This week, the challenge at Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge Blog, was to use stickers.  I was stuck on this one, because I thought I had just gotten rid of all the stickers I had been hoarding!  But, lucky for me, there was one left!

I used the October SFYTT for my layout.  (I have actually gotten all 10 sketches done so far!)  All the papers are from my MME 12 Days of Christmas pack.

This post is going to be super quick....there was no stamping, or colouring!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your day!

supplies

paper - kraft, garden green, mme 12 days of christmas

other - real red ribbon (su!), nestabilties

Friday Release!

Good Morning!  The beautiful sunny and warm weather we had most of last week has turned to cooler temps and lots of rain.  Luckily for me, this rainy weather means more time in the house to be doing something crafty!

It's release day again for Stamp Fairy, and I think there is Christmas on the brain right now!

This is Clementine Winter, isn't she cute?  To start my card, I began with the Mojo Monday Sketch #210 for my card.  Clementine was printed onto SU Whisper White cs, and coloured with copics.  I cut her out and mounted her onto a rectangle of Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder.  The scallops were made using my Jumbo Scallop die-namic from MFT.


Thanks for stopping by today! 

supplies

stamps - clementine winter (stamp fairy)

paper - kraft, riding hood red, whisper white, jillibean soup christmas eve chowder

other - copics, nestabilities, twine, jumbo scallop die-namic (mft)

Have a "Zoo" per Day!

Happy Thursday!  This week is finally almost over....it's been a long one for me!

I had a chance to play along with the There She Goes Challenge this week, which was an awesome sketch!

Here's my take on it:

I used one of my newest TSG sets, Zoo-pendous for my card.  I started by stamping the rhinos onto SU Whisper White, then paper pieced them with some MME Lime Twist Fly a Kite dp.  The tree was also paper pieced with the same paper.  The grass is the Fresh Cut Grass Cut Ups die from The Cat's Pajamas.  I don't yet have the World's Best Stamp Set and Dies, so I used the First Place Ribbon Die-namic from MFT.

Thanks for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - soo-pendous (there she goes)

paper - kraft, whisper white, mme lime twist fly a kite

other - copics, nestabilities, brads (su!), twine (SU!), clear glaze pen, first place ribbon die-namic (mft), fresh cut grass cut-ups die (tcp), cloud border die (tcp)

Have a Great Day - TSG124

Good Morning!  Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

This will be a quick post....we are getting some cleaning done, then off to relax and enjoy the day with family!

The challenge this week (well last week, I'm a little late!) at There She Goes was a colour challenge - yellow, gray and a neutral.

I grabbed some paper from my MME Stella & Rose Hattie pack, and got to work!

The sentiment is from Sentimental Birthday.  I just LOVE the handwritten sentiments!  It was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a circle of SU Whisper White.  I then added a hand drawn border for a little detail.  The flower is called Wild Flower, from Verve Stamps.

I added some pearls, and some white ribbon, and there you have it, a birthday card!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy!

supplies

stamps - sentimental birthday (there she goes), wild flower (verve)

paper - basic gray, whisper white, mme stella & rose hattie

other - open scallop die-namic (mft), nestabilities, pearls, ribbon

CCC45 - an inspiration

Good Morning!  Hope all my Canadian friends are enjoying a great long weekend!

This week's challenge from Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge is an Inspiration Challenge!  This is what I came up with, based on the photo!

I started by using the Taylored Expressions Sketch #147 as my starting point.  I grabbed my Sparkle & Cheer set, and set to colouring the Christmas tree with a Lucky Limeade and Chocolate Chip marker.  Then, it was stamped onto some SU Very Vanilla cs and cut out with my oval nestabilities.  While still in the die, I sponged the edges with some Antique Linen distress ink.

The papers are from the Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder collection.  Love these papers!

For some sparkle, I added some of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to the Christmas tree.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm off to enjoy some football!

supplies

stamps - sparkle & cheer (taylored expressions)

paper - lucky limeade, very vanilla, jillibean soup christmas eve chowder

other - ribbon (su!), nestabilities, distress ink, tiny twinkles (taylored expressions)

Sweet Saturday...

We are in store for some FANTASTIC fall weather!  The sun is shining, and I am looking forward to spending some time outside with the kids.

While going through my files, I noticed I had made this card some time ago, and never posted it.  It was too cute to file without posting!

This is Lollipop Sophie, one of Lori Boyd's adorable Lollipops.  I added a Sugar Stick Pup to hang out with her!  The image was printed onto SU Whisper White cs, then coloured with copics.  I cut the image out using my nestabilities, then sponged around the edges with Antique Linen while the die was still in place.

The paper is from Bittersweet, by Basic Grey.

Quick post for me....it's time to get outside and cut some grass!

supplies

stamps - lollipop sophie (bld), sugar stick dog (bld)

paper - chocolate chip, purely pomegranate, whisper white, basic grey bittersweet

other - copics, nestabilities, clip (su!), ribbon

Better Late....

than never!  So sorry, my Friday post is so close to being Saturday!

My life is rather hectic, and when I had a few minutes to get this post done this morning, my internet wasn't working.....hence my posting now!

Today, Stamp Fairy released some ADORABLE birthday images....meet Birthday Barry!

I printed Barry out onto SU Whisper White cs, then coloured him in with my copics.  My layout is fairly CAS, and I am loving this!  The sketch is Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #21.  This is another sketch I'll be pulling out again!

The papers are from the MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

supplies

stamps - barry birthday (stamp fairy)

paper - kraft, whisper white, mme lime twist out of the blue

other - copics, nestabilities

Tags!

Good Morning!  Hope ya'll are enjoying your weekend!  I am looking forward to a day spent watching football!  The weather is perfect for staying cozy inside!

This week, the challenge at Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge Blog was to use Tags!

After checking the Viva La Verve sketch for Week 4 in September, I realized it would be perfect to combine the two!

I started by stamping the Sweet Scallop Tag onto some Very Vanilla cs.  Then, I added the {flowers}, from Merry Wishes and coloured them in with copics.  I cut the tag out using the Sweet Scallop Die.   The sentiment I added afterwards, and then tied the tag using some Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon.

The paper is from the MME 12 Days of Christmas pack.

Thanks for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - merry wishes (verve), sweet scallop tag (verve)

paper - very vanilla, real red, mme 12 days of christmas

other - copics, ribbon (su), sweet scallop die (verve)