Candy Cane Heart

When we think of hearts and especially at this time of year, we tend to think Valentine's Day.  That's normal.  But I have a Christmas card for you!  We won't discuss what that says about me! LOL

 

My image is the pre-colored candy cane heart from the Sweet Warm Ups Set.
DP is  MME Vintage Christmas.
'Roman Bath' embossing folder.

glittery snowflake brads

decorated inside

I'm submitting this card to these challenges....
jingle belles JB13-2 - Scandinavian Christmas (photo inspiration)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 189 - sketch 
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown: Jan Theme/Recipe Challenge - patterned paper, glitter, decorate inside
Just a Scrappin' - snowflakes and bling 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Christmas caroling

I got to spent some unexpected time in my craft room this morning but was unable to use my printer, so I made up a quick Christmas card with a digi I already had printed...

The digi is Doodle Pantry Caroling Friends.  I used the sketch from Merry Monday again because it's so 'flat card' friendly!  After trying to mail embellished cards, I realize that this year I need many more flat cards!!

Well, I had fun playing, but now there is work to do!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

"Let not your heart be troubled"

I don't think any of us would argue about the fact that we live in troubled times!!!   But the wonder of it all is that we don't need to be troubled about it!  God's promises are true in good times and bad!  He is faithful and He will (if we let Him) give peace in the midst of our storms!

With that in mind, this digi from Doodle Pantry was perfect!!  This is so beautiful and encouraging!!   The image is from Cattail Pond Color Plus.   This is an older digi that Laurie colored this month.

This took me several days to get finished because life kept interrupting me!!

My supplies...
~Doodle Pantry Cattial Pond colored digi and sentiment
~Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles
~Impressabilities circles (see close up below)
~TH tea dye distress ink
~CM corner rounder
~K&Co paper scrap
~ribbon from my short pieces container

Challenges...
Clear it Out -circle + anything goes from stash (ribbon and paper)
Cuttlebug Spot - round and round it goes (circles)
Shopping Our Stash #85 - Suits me to a T (Two ribbons, tea dye ink)
Paper Pretties PWC 241 - ribbon
Card Crafter's Circle #58 - layers
Perfect Sentiment PSC62 - encourage me w/ ribbon
Word Art Wednesday #63 - anything goes

better view of embossing

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Have a great day!!
I'm off to get my kids moving in school so we can go skiing later! :)

Teddy bear love - Tuesday Morning Sketches #181

Happy Tuesday to you!!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches #181.  We've got a fun sketch for you, as always, but this week is a judged challenge with a twist!  

Our sponsor is Stamp Fairy!  They generously provided the team with some fun images to play with!!  Thank you, Stamp Fairy!!   Play along and you could win!!

The sketch...

The twist... use 2 ribbons on your creation.

My card...

~Stamp Fairy Patches Love 1 colored with Spectrum Noir markers
~Quickcutz scalloped circle embossing folder
~hearts from George and Basic Shapes
~ribbon and ric rac from my stash

You'll want to check out the creations from the rest of our DT...

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa

Thanks for stopping!!  Be sure to come and play along with us this week Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Thankful for you

My last post of the day... maybe! :)

Here's a thank you card, or it could be sent just to encourage a friend...  I need several thank you's so that's probably what it will get used as.

I THOUGHT I had some Vellum tape... obviously I don't! :/  Though the tape actually looks worse in the pic than IRL

~Kraft card base

~heart Vellum

~clear verse stamp from Clear Dollar

~Fiskars punch

~ribbon from my stash

Challenges...

Word Art Wednesday #62 - hearts/anything goes

Twist of Faith #19 - sketch

DL ART Thankful Thursday #101 - thank you card

Thanks for stopping by!!

Penquin wishes

Card #2 for today...

I'm not really ready to start thinking about Christmas 2013 yet, but even with emailing and FBing some greetings for 2012, I still had to give some cards from the store!!!!!  :-O
My goal for 2013 is to have ALL my cards be handmade this year.  So I'd better get started now!!

My first Christmas card of 2013...

~Bugaboo's Little Penguin Winter - Skate digi
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles
~Paper Studio "Jolly Holiday" DP
~sentiment from My Craft Spot "Joy to the World" set
~snowflake brad

Challenges...
{PIN}spirational Challenge #39 - penguins
Merry Monday #45 - sketch
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #82 - anything goes
The Perfect Sentiment PSC61 - winter wonderland (outdoor skating is the PREFECT winter activity!!!)
Paper Pretties PWC240 - brads

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Puppy love

Wow!  I got 3 cards made today!!  I'd been feeling like I just could not "get my sparkle on" and still do a bit, but at least I did get something accomplished!  

Here's a Valentine card made with these cute little puppies from Daydream Designs. 

~Daydream Designs colored digi from Snowbaby Love Colored Set and Snowbaby Love Sentiments Set
~scraps of various Valentine papers
~MS border punch
~sketch from The Sweet Stop: SSS193 so I'm entering that challenge

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Howdy, partner!

Our printer was not working over the holidays, so I missed posting on the 1st with Doodle Pantry's January New Release!   But we are back in business, so I've been printing and creating and have a fun card to share with you today...

Aren't these ants just the cutest??  Can you believe I just said that?!!?  Ants (and mice) are one of those that are so fun in crafting and not so fun in real life!!!

All of the new releases are fantastic so be sure to check them out over at Doodle Pantry!!

I used...
~Doodle Pantry Saddle Ants - colored image and digi paper
~Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles
~ribbon and button from stash

Be sure to come over and see the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #30.  You can play along until 9 PM EST, Jan 24th, and just for playing (must use a DP image), you will receive a free digi set!!  This month, the featured set is Cupid Turtle...

 

I'm entering this in Paper Playtime's Ch#1: Pets.  "Are ants pets?" you ask...  haven't you ever heard of an ant farm? ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Tuesday Morning Sketch #180

Happy Tuesday to you!!  Time for Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge!

We've got a fun sketch and a great sponsor... Freckled Fawn!  The winner of this week's challenge will receive a $20 gift card!!!   They have an amazing selection of Washi tape as well an many other wonderful embellishments!

Here's my card...

Mine is very CAS for a couple of reasons... I need masculine cards in my supply (they need to be more on the CAS side, I think) and this tape was the only one I have! :)  My tape is not Washi tape, but it was fun to work with.  Using it 3 times but putting on different cardstocks, each one looks a different shade.  The yellow strip is on white CS, the greenish is on black, and the lowest strip is directly on the card. 

This sketch by Melissa was fun to work with! 

~Colormates Molasses cardstock
~Scotch 'leopard' tape
~Paper Studio brad
~rubber stamp from ?? (I think M's $1 bin!)
~Spellbinder Circles
~hemp cord

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the rest of our DT...

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa

Be sure to come and play along with us this week Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Snowman thank you

Today was a sad day!   It was warm and sunny and much of our snow melted!  *moment of silence* 

I spent very little time crafting lately, but did get some Christmas thank you cards made.  I need a few more and am hoping that this week things get back to 'normal'!   Ha!

Though a little bit crazy, this week was great!  We ate lots and lots of bad-for-us food (more on that below) and got to go skiing on Friday.  :)  

Here's one of my thank you cards...

 
 Challenges...
Card Crafter's Circle #56 - "there's no business like snow business"
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #29 - snowmen
CAS-ual Fridays: CF84 - thank you

Now I'll show you a beautiful pic I took while skiing... I took this pic with my phone so I think that caused the glow...

Everything was covered and so beautiful!!

 This is the road going to the ski hill...

I may have said it before, but I love snow!!!

Now remember I mentioned lots of food?  Have you ever had Jalapeno Popper Dip?  Or oven "fried" ravioli?  Or homemade "Totino's Pizza Rolls"?  Or deep-fried pickles?  Or deep-fried Oreos?????  I think I gained 5 lbs just New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!!  (We did eat some veggies, too!)

They were all delicious, but I was amazed at the deep fried Oreos!  When I first heard of them, I thought, "Gross!!!"  But they are delicious!!

Pizza rolls made with wonton wrappers

Deep fried dill pickle spears

Oven baked ravioli

DELICIOUS deep fried Oreos!!!

 Now that you are either totally grossed out or very hungry, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Happy New Year!!!

 Wow!  Can you believe that 2012 is now history?!?    
Happy New Year to you all and may you have a Blessed 2013!!

Time for Tuesday Morning Sketch #179!

Our sponsor this week is Floppy Latte Digital Designs and they generously provided the team with digis to work with!  Thank you!!  And thanks to Melissa who printed mine and sent it to me as our printer was in the shop!  I hope to be back printing again this week. 

Here's my card...

~Floppy Latte "Just For Baby" digi
~Echo Park "Splash" DP
~Paper Studio cardstock
~Spectrum Noir markers (I used the blender to make the design on the rattle)
~buttons from stash

This is our great sketch for the week by Melissa...

We're sorry to say 'so long' to Cheryl!  We'll miss her!
But we are happy to welcome new DT member, Jenee, to TMS!!

Be sure to check out the wonderful creations of my talented teammates...

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura

Melissa


Thanks for stopping by!!   Come play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Friendship

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends!!  We are having  a wonderful visit with my family!  We had a wonderful Christmas day together, had DeLuxe Fish 'n Chips for lunch today, bought several bags of  Ketchup chips, and now tonight it is snowing!!!   :) :) :) 

These last couple of weeks have been so busy that I've not been able to craft or visit my blog friends, and I'm sorry for not stopping by to see your creations!  I will be back home on Saturday night and I hope to get back to "normal"!   Our printer needed some attention so I have not been able to print any digital stamps.  I made this card but never posted it, so I thought I'd do it tonight.

~Doodle Pantry Violin digi stamp and sentiment
~Prismacolor markers
~Spellbinders Labels Four
~Sizzix "Branches" embossing folder
~silk flower, brad, and ribbon from stash

challenges...
~Digital Tuesday #191 - layers
~Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
~Wags 'n Whiskers #94 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Merry Christmas to you!!!

I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!
I hope and pray you have a wonderful day with your family and friends celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ!!

Today, I am with my family, and we are sharing Christmas with my parents, sisters, niece and nephew!!

But it is Tuesday and that means time for a Tuesday Morning Sketch!!  This is sketch #178, but we have no sketch!!  8-O    Today, it is an "anything goes" challenge.  But it is also a judged challenge, and the twist is that we are asking for you to try a new technique to do something that will challenge you!  You know... use the new paper crafting supplies and/or toys you got today!! :)  We are asking you to challenge yourself and bring your A-game!!!

Melissa is sponsoring this challenge and the winner will receive a package of goodies!  I can guarantee it will be fantastic!

Here is my project...  I made a calendar and used my Bind-it-all.   This project certainly was a challenge for me! 

 I used the 2013 Mini Calendars from Daydream Designs.

There are 6 pages each with a month on both sides.  It goes from Jan to June, then the other side is July to Dec. (Except for the one page I got mixed up!  Oops!!)

 I embellished each page a little bit. 

This is the second side.

~Basic Gray "Recess" paper
~chipboard base
~MME Lost & Found
~Spellbinders Labels Four, Fleur de Lis Squares, Doodle Parts
~Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug
~Daydream Designs 2012 Mini Calendars

So get your game on, challenge yourself, and share something wonderful with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!!

Tuesday Morning Sketch #177

One week until Christmas!!  I'm so excited that I'm "going home" for Christmas!!   We're going to be with my parents, and I'm really hoping New Brunswick has snow for Christmas!!  (Just don't want it falling next Monday when we are traveling!!)

I'm sorry I haven't posted since last Tuesday and haven't visited many blogs and commented!  Many things happened to keep me away, and then my laptop fell on its head and had to see the doctor.  :(  Thankfully, I got it back yesterday, so I will feel 'with it' again.  I hope to get some crafting done and do some visiting with you this week before we head north!  Can you believe that I still need to make more Christmas cards??!!  :0

But now it is time for another Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge!!  For this challenge, we are using Angela's awesome sketch...

Our sponsor is Bugaboo!  So many fun digis, so little time!!  A big "thank you" to the folks at Bugaboo who generously provided the team with images!!

Is there anything cuter than a sock monkey??  I have made them for gifts, embroidered them, and now I colored one! 

Isn't he just the cutest little guy??  I put Glossy Accents on the snow but the shine isn't visible in the pic.  I need a snow pen!!

~Bugaboo's Winter Sock Monkey - ski
~Paper Studio "Jolly holiday" DP
~Spectrum Noir markers

Challenge...
Paper Playtime #91 - winter fun 
Paper Pretties PPMC70 - create a Christmas creation
jingle belles JB:12:25 - a December to remember


Thanks for stopping by!!  Be sure to play along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week for a chance to win!!

Tuesday Morning Sketch #176

Two weeks until Christmas!!  I'm still making some Christmas cards though by now I should have been done and had them in the mail, but I'm just a little slow!

Time for Tuesday Morning Sketch #176.  This week is a judged challenge!  That means a chosen winner and a Top 5 (if we have enough that qualify).  To be eligible for the judged challenge, follow the sketch and do the twist.  This week our beautiful sketch is by Cheryl...

And the twist...non-traditional Christmas.   Our sponsor is Debbie, a Close to My Heart consultant.
Our very own wonderful Theresa provided us with CTMH stamps to play with!  Thanks, Theresa!!   I used the "Glory to God" set...

To me, black and white is very non-traditional for Christmas!!  I've mentioned a time or two (or a dozen times) that I'm very much a red/green Christmas kind of person, but I am pleased with this card!!

I embossed the image and some stars on the background

Be sure to check out my amazing fellow designers' creations for inspiration then play along for your chance to win!!
Angela

Bonnie  

Cheryl

Dawn

Jessi

Laura

Melissa
Lee - our December 'best of the best' guest designer

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Sympathy, new life, and Christmas trees

A little bit of everything in this post...

I printed some digis a couple of weeks ago and used one of them this weekend.  This is a sympathy card using a verse from Daydream Designs.  I'm submitting this card to Word Art Wednesday #57 - giving/anything goes.

This  verse is from the Design Team Scripture Set 1

Now on to "new life"!  My niece had a baby boy in October and I put vinyl on a onesie for him...

My kids want sweatshirts that say the same thing! :)

And finally, Christmas!  We had our ladies Christmas party at church this past weekend.  I was sick most of last week so many things I had procrastinated too long to get done planned to do, I did not get done.  :/  I did manage a few paper trees for the tables that turned out ok.   I found these on Pinterest though I had to search and search for the post!  So then I pinned the actual post.  Click here to see the Pin.  Pardon me while I rant a little... Link to the POST not just the BLOG, people!! 

I'm entering my trees in Decorate to Celebrate's challenge #39 - holiday choice

Couldn't find red doilies, so used Valentine leftovers!

Cut stars on my Cricut and adhered with a toothpick

I also made the favors.  I saw and loved this one that Melissa had made, so went looking for instructions and made them using K&Co Mod Holiday double-sided DP cut to 6x6.

I forgot to take pics of the other side... it had another piece of chocolate and a tag wishing them a Merry Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Oldies but Goodies - Doodle Pantry Blog Hop

Welcome to Doodle Pantry's Blog Hop!!  

We are featuring some "oldies but goodies"!!  

Vintage and retro are in!!  I'm okay with that, but doesn't it make you feel old when you see something you had just a few years ago and it is now retro or vintage??!!  I remember my grandmother laughing at folks getting so excited about antiques... she wondered why they were so eager to buy the "old things" that she had been so happy to get rid of!    Some of the showcased images are vintage style but all are older stamps that we want to take another look at!!

*Laurie has put the featured images 

(and a few more)

in the Digi Grab Bag for 25% off*

You have today and until tomorrow night, Dec 9, at midnight EST, to visit and comment on our blogs.  One DT's  blog will be chosen randomly and a commenter will be chosen randomly to receive a $20 gift coupon to Doodle Pantry!!  

**Be sure to visit Doodle Pantry for 
the 35% off Sale going on until Jan 3** 

If you arrived from Ellen's blog, you are on track.  If not, you can start at the Doodle Pantry Challenge Blog or use my list below to see all the wonderful creations by our talented team!!

I used MS and Spectrum Noir markers, cut my image with Spellbinders Labels Four, embossed the white with D'vine Swirls, inked the edges, and added a bow.

My images are from Vintage Place Setting.  A table set for Christmas with china and silver is sooooo beautiful!!  I love to use my Royal Albert Tranquillity china that has a gold edge like this plus some tiny flowers, so this set just called to me!  :) 

 

Can you relate??  Saw this on FB and it is so true!!

 
Your next stop is Georgia's blog.  Here's the entire list if you need it...

Dawn  

(Doodle Pantry Blog)

Shirley 

Jennie 

Lori

Donna  

Ellen 

Debbie - you're here!  

Georgia  

Linda  

NanaConnie  

Sarah

  

 Thank you for joining our hop!!!  

Christmas in the heart

*Click here for my Tuesday Morning Sketch post or scroll down*

Second post today.  This will be a quick post with just my card and not a lot of chatter.   I'm a little out of it and ready for Christmas break!   I printed this beautiful digi from Daydream Designs awhile ago but just finished my card this morning...

~Daydream Designs Deck the Halls Digi Set-Color
~sentiment from My Craft Spot's "Joy to the World" set
   (I won it at their latest release blog hop!)
~MS branch punch
~Swiss Dots embossing folder
~Spellbinders Circles

Deck the Halls Digi Set-Color

Challenges...
~Paper Playtime #90 - Christmas colors
~Simon Says Stamp-anything goes (MS punch used)
~jingle belles JB:12:25 - Anything (Holiday) Goes
~Shopping Our Stash #80 - winter holiday or winter/snow
~Clear It Out - Happy holiday
~Die Cuttin Divas #94 - Holiday Spirit (used Spellbinders)
~My Craft Spot #78 - Merry Christmas


Thanks for stopping by!!!

Cocoa & Cookie - TMS #175

It's Tuesday and time for Tuesday Morning Sketch #175!   This week, we are sponsored by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.   They have really cute digi stamps, clear stamps, and dies!!  Play along this week and you could win!

Here's the sketch...

I would have made this card is a little differently had I been thinking correctly!  I was a little mixed-up and had "non-traditional" on the brain when I made it.    I actually like it, but this will probably not be a color combo I use often! 
But it works for Sentimental Sundays challenge #131 - non-traditional Christmas colors :)

~Cookie Warms the Heart digi from Sweet n Sassy Stamps
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Recollections "O Christmas Tree" DP
~Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles
~ribbon and adhesive pearls

Please go check out my awesome fellow DT's blogs to see their wonderful creations...
Angela

Bonnie  

Cheryl

Dawn

Jessi

Laura

Melissa
Lee - our December "best of the best" guest designer

Please come and play along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Beautiful bundle - Doodle Pantry

Happy December 1st to you!! 

Today is new release day at Doodle Pantry!  Laurie always has such amazing digi stamps!   Right now, there is a Blowout Sale!!!  35% off everything through January 3!  Use the code 35BLOWOUT.    But wait, there's more... Dec 1-8, you will receive Vintage Ornament free w/ purchase! 

Only 24 days until Christmas!!!  You'd think I'd be making Christmas cards.  I do need some more, but this time it's a baby card.  Vintage Bear is soooo adorable!!  He/she doesn't have to be only for a baby card... there are several sentiments for other occasions as well.

the blue is more teal IRL

This month, Laurie also colored some of her preciously released outline images.   For this card I used an image, sentiment, and digi paper from Snowdrops COLOR Plus...

Be sure to run over to Doodle Pantry and see the wonderful new releases!!

Thanks for stopping by!!