{SFYTT} Let It Snow!

Good Evening!

Can you believe it.....it's almost December!  Another month gone!

I have had this card finished for ages, and just haven't gotten around to getting it posted.  Since I only have today and tomorrow left, I figured I better get it done!

This is my card for the November SFYTT.   With the holiday season fast-approaching, I figured it was a good time to get started!

I pulled out some old Wintergreen DP, from Stampin' Up, and then set to work.

I used the Snowflake Die, Hearts Trio and the Jolly Holiday set, all of which are from The Cat's Pajamas.

Keeping this post short....bedtime for the little ones!

Bear Hugs & Kisses

Happy Tuesday!

I made this card last week in hopes of getting it up before the SFYTT deadline, but my internet had some "issues", and alas, here I am posting it now.

 This sweet bear is one of my FAVOURITE characters at TCP!  I stamped Big Bear from Bear Hugs onto X-Press It Blending Card, and coloured him in with my copics.  I stamped him again onto a piece of paper from my Echo Park Yours Truly pad, and cut out the heart.

The hearts were cut out using the TCP Hearts Trio Cut-Ups, and the sentiment was stamped on a piece of kraft cardstock, and then cut out using the First Place Award die-namic from My Favorite Things.

On the inside of the card I used more of the hearts, and also the sentiment again, cut out with the Heart Trio Cut-Ups.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great day!

supplies

stamps - bear hug (the cat's pajamas)

paper - kraft, basic black, whisper white, x-press it blending card, yours truly (echo park)

other - copics, nestabilities, heart trio cut-ups (the cat's pajamas), first place award die-namic (my favorite things)

Snowy Saturday...

Good Morning! 

I am not sure what the weather has been like in your area as you read this, but I just took down all my Christmas decorations, and for the first time since before they were even put up, we had snow....lots of it!  Does anyone else find it really sad taking all that stuff down??  I LOVED our tree and having it in the house....even though there are lots of needles to vacuum.  However, it is nice to have things back to normal in the living room!

Speaking of back to normal, 2012 has started, and so too, have the Sketches For You To Try.  This month, the sponsor is one of my faves, The Cat's Pajamas.

I used one of my newest sets from TCP, Peeking.  This is really a Christmas set, but it is definitely versatile, and can be used for birthdays too!  PJ was stamped onto SU Whisper White cs, then coloured with copics.  The present was paper pieced using MME A Happy Heart papers.

The kraft panel was embossed using my Cuttlebug Seeing Spots folder, and to finish off the card, I added some Rose Red double stitched ribbon, and three copper brads.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy your Saturday!

supplies
stamps - peeking (the cat's pajamas)
paper - kraft, soft suede, whisper white, a happy heart (my minds eye)
other - copics, nestabilities, seeing spots (cuttlebug), ribbon (su!), brads (michaels)

He Really Does Exist!

Good Morning!  It's a chilly, but sunny Sunday morning here, and we seemed to have avoided the unnecessarily early wakeup from the kids.  Thankfully, it is Sunday, and a day of leave raking, then football should tire them out as well, and maybe a good nap could be in store!

This week we had a sketch challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  Sketches are such a great way for me to get a card started, and finished in good time!

I decided to flip the sketch, to make it work with my image, Define Good, from the Cat's Pajamas.  I just love this little bunny!  He was stamped onto SU Whisper White cs, then coloured with copics.  I added some liquid applique to his hat, then cut him out with my rectangle nestabilities.

The papers are all from the Bo Bunny Winter Joy collection.  I love the non-traditional colours!  The sentiment was added using the File Tab Die-namic from My Favorite Things, and then I added some buttons for the final touch!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

supplies

stamps - define good (the cat's pajamas)

paper - elegant eggplant, whisper white, winter joy (bo bunny)

other - buttons, twine (su!), file tab die-namic (mft), copics, nestabilities, liquid applique

Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!  I have a few minutes (hopefully) before my kiddos get out of bed, so I thought I would get this post up.  My DD starts school this morning, so we can get back to our routine.  Today may be a bit scattered, but we'll get there!

As you can tell, I still had my Echo Park Summer Days paper sitting on my desk, so I went with it!  I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #133 as my inspiration for this card.

This is Barry Balloons, one of the new characters from Stamp Fairy.  He is my absolute favourite!  I started by printing him out onto SU Whisper White cs, then colouring him in with my copics.  I added a couple of coats of Clear Glaze to give the balloons some shine.  The sentiment is from Birthday Bunny, from The Cat's Pajamas.

The border was cut out using my Clouds Cut-Up (which is currently out of stock) die, from The Cat's Pajamas.

Well, that is it for today.  I best get to making some lunches, so we are scrambling to get out of the door!  Hopefully, I'll have some crafty time this afternoon!

Have a great day!

supplies

stamps - barry balloons (stamp fairy), birthday bunny (the cat's pajamas)

paper - kraft, whisper white, echo park summer days

other - copics, nestabilities, cloud border cut-up (the cat's pajamas), clear glaze pen

The More Candles...

the bigger the wish!

Good Monday Morning! (or Holiday Monday Morning!) It is a cool and cloudy day here, and I doubt the forecast is calling for much sunshine, so today will be a day spent inside, baking and canning. 

I found this card that I had made AGES ago, and had never gotten around to posting.

This is from the TCP Tuesday #160 (see, I told you it was a while ago!).  I stamped my favourite little bunny, from Forget About the Cake, onto SU Whisper White, then coloured it in with copics.  I paper pieced the icing on the cake, using some of the DP from MME Stella & Rose Hazel.

The sentiment is from A Girl and Her Cake, which fits perfectly with this set too!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm off to the grocery store, to pick up some needed supplies!

supplies

stamps - forget about the cake (tcp), a girl and her cake (tcp)

paper - kraft, whisper white, soft sky, mme stella & rose hazel

other - brads, copics, nestabilities

All About Plaid

Good Morning!

Today, I didn't make a card using Crate Paper Snow Day! If they had a plaid pattern, that would be different!

The challenge today is Plaid! To see the challenge, and all the DT's creations, head over to the Christmas Card Challenge Blog.

Today, I pulled out my favourite bear, Big Bear!  I stamped him onto SU Very Vanilla cs, then coloured him in with my copics.  I used the plaid patter from Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather.

For some finishing touches, I added some buttons from my stash.

Handle with care

I'm a little late working on this TCP Tuesday #155 challenge, but I loved the sketch, and finally got a chance to play!

There seem to be a lot of babies being born right now, so I have been kind of in a baby card mode!  

 This (obviously!) is my little boy card!  I used the set Bear Hugs, a newer set from the Cat's Pajamas.  I stamped the bear in Memento Tuxedo Black onto SU Whisper White CS and coloured it in with my copics.  I then created a cloudy sky, using a cut out cloud and some Baja Breeze ink.  I used the TCP Grass Cut Up for the grass, and then mounted the bear on top!  The papers are from My Minds Eye Fine & Dandy True Blue collection.  To finish the card, I cut out hearts using the TCP Heart Trio Cut Up, then stamped the sentiment.

My girl card uses exactly the same stuff as my boy card, but the papers are from the MME Fine & Dandy Tickled Pink line!

Also, I know Jeanie was lookin' for some more entries for her That's Krafty Thursday #50 challenge.....so, at the last minute, I'll add these!  Obviously, I am adding them because I used LOTS of Kraft cardstock!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Stamps - Bear Hugs (TCP)
Paper - Kraft, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, MME True Blue & Tickled Pink
Other - TCP Grass Cut Ups, TCP Hearts Trio Cut Up

Have a Beary Christmas

Hope you all had a great weekend.  Mine was a long one, full of friends, family and celebrations.  I will likely need a few days to recover!

I was able to play with the TCP Tuesday #150 challenge last week, which was an awesome sketch.

I got this adorable set, Big Bear, as soon as it was released, but never had the chance to get it inky! I guess that would make this perfect for Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday #15.  I do love having this challenge.  It gets all these great stamps sets some ink!

I stamped Big Bear onto SU Very Vanilla CS and coloured him with my copics.  I paper pieced his feet and ears with some of the DP, Mitten Weather by Cosmo Cricket.  I also used plenty of my favourite Kraft cs, and added some gorgeous purple satin ribbon to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great Monday!

Also, be sure to check out the Stamp Fairy Blog!  Gerda has released an adorable new set!

Supplies – Stamps: Big Bear (The Cat's Pajamas); Paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather; Other: Copics, Satin RIbbon (Michaels)

SFYTT - Go Forth & Eat Cake!

I finally got myself around to making this card for Jen del Muro's SFYTT. She has changed things up a little, and is doing a monthly sketch. This month the sketch is sponsored by The Cat's Pajamas!  So, make sure you get your cards in....cuz there's a handy little gift card that could come your way!  Also, if you play along in all of Jen's sketches for the year, you can be entered to win a prize with over $200 in stamping goodness!  If that isn't enough incentive to play, I don't know what is!

This is the cutest bunny in the world!  I LOVE these bunnies from TCP, and have most of them in my stampin' arsenal!  This one is called Forget About the Cake.  I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto SU Whisper White cardstock, then colored him with my copics.  I used some Moonlight Smooch to give the icing a little detail.

The paper is Basic Grey Marjolaine.  For the sentiment, I used my MFT Rounded Banner Trio Die-namic then cut the sentiment out and placed it on top.  I added some SU brads and some SU Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon, and there you have it!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Supplies

Stamps - Forget About the Cake (The Cat's Pajamas)

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey Marjolaine

Other - Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copics, Brads, Ribbon, MFT Rounded Banner Trio Die-namic, Moonlight Smooch

It's A Snow Day!

It really is a snow day here in SW Ontario...for the second day in a row.  No school, lots of snow and CRAZY kids running around the house!

Even with the crazy kids, I did manage to finish a card!

This is Skating Bunny, from The Cat's Pajamas, and he is definitely enjoying his snow day!  He was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto some X-Press Blending CS and then coloured with copics.  I added some "snow" with my copics as well, then cut him out with my square nestabilities.  I used my new Big Scallop Border Cut Up, and some Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather.  The layout for this card is Card Patterns Sketch #93.

That's it for today!  Off to enjoy some snow!

Supplies
Stamps - Skating Bunny (The Cat's Pajamas); Paper - Kraft, X-Press Blending CS, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather; Other - Nestabilities, Copics, Square & Scallop Square Punches, Big Scallop Border Cut-Up

Some bunny's been naughty..

but it definitely wasn't me!

I absolutely LOVE this set from The Cat's Pajamas. The bunny is soo cute, not to mention the sentiments that go with it!

This is Deep Breath, and I'll tell you again, I LOVE him! I created this card using the TCP Tuesday Challenge 132, using Red, Orange and Pink. The sketch for this card is Jen's SFYTT from October 23.

I started out by stamping the bunny onto Choice Buttercream cardstock, and colouring him in with my copics. I paper pieced his had and scarf and added some Sugar Sparkly Fluff to his hat.

The paper in this card is all from the Crate Paper Pink Plum collection.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Monday!

Supplies
Stamps - Deep Breath (The Cat's Pajamas); Paper - Crumb Cake, Choice Buttercream, Rose Red, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Crate Paper Pink Plum; Other - Nestabilities, Open Scallop Die-namic, RIbbon, Copics, Sparkly Fluff

Think Pink!

Good Monday Morning! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadian bloggers!


It's the TCP Think Pink Customer Blog Hop, and since I am the proud owner of my first TCP stamps, I thought it was more than fitting that I participate!

For my card, I used Birthday Bunny. I totally fell in love with these adorable bunnies....they got me hooked! I stamped BB onto Whisper White CS, and coloured it in with my copics. I paired my pink paper with some Making Memories Black & White, following the TCP Tuesday 129 sketch for inspiration.

This is likely one of my favourite cards I have created...I was so happy with how it turned out!

Hope you all enjoy a great day today! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies - Birthday Bunny (The Cat's Pajamas); Paper - Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Making Memories Black & White; Other - Copics, RIbbon, Buttons