Oldie-but-goodie Christmas card

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I've got a cute Christmas card to show you.  I have mentioned that I have too much waaay too much lots a few things in my stash that I'm trying to use up.  I really "shopped my stash" with this card!!  The Recollections "Cozy Lodge" DP is a more recent purchase, but the image was saved from off of a card I received [I-don't-know-how-many] years ago!  The sentiment is FTHS and was a leftover just floating around waiting to be used.  The snowflakes are cut with a punch that was one of my very first purchases once I started scrapping.  (We love snow, so I NEEDED it! ;) )  The paper that the snowflakes are cut from was a small piece of white cardstock with measurements for another card that was just sitting on my table.  The MS border punch is several years old, too.  I love to play with new toys, images, papers, etc., but there is something very satisfying about also using the "oldies"!!

Here's a close up so you can see the sparkle on the image...

Challenges...
Tuesday Throwdown #273 - snowflakes
Simon Says Wednesday - Let it snow
Christmas Stampin' All Year Ling #61 - Christmas gift
Clear It Out - anything goes + anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - anything goes Christmas
A Snowflake Promise #11 - Christmas/winter
Cuttlebug Mania - Christmas animals (image cut with Spellbinders Standard Circles, sentiment cut with Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A)


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas and snow and a big mistake!!

Have you ever made a big mistake when crafting?  I do that often!  Sometimes, it totally messes me up and everything goes in the trash can, but sometimes, the mistake turns out to be a blessing in the end.  This card is the latter.  I do not often "fall in love" with my own cards, but I did with this one... mistake and all.  Maybe even because of the mistake!   I was printing my images, some on white cardstock and some on Kraft.  I printed some outlines that I want to color and then I printed some pre-colored images so the card will go together more quickly.  Ummm!  I always keep the printer setting on "color" so I don't have to go change it every time, but somehow it was on "black and white" so when I printed, I got black-and-white "colored" images.  Not happy!!   I meant to leave the cardstock by the printer so I could print the other side PROPERLY the next time, but mistakenly grabbed those sheets and took them to my craft room with the others.  As I was beginning to work, a thought came to me... try to color the black-and-white colored image.  Maybe you've done that before, but it was new to me.  And... I love it!!!   Some images work better than others depending on the original colors and amount of shading, but I was happy with this result.

First, the Kraft...

I love the muted tones because of the Kraft!  I used lighter shades of my Spectrum Noir markers.  This DP (all scraps!) is awesome and I love the inked embossing, so this one really make me happy!   The image is from Fred, She Said - Emma and the Snowball (if you want to see what the image would have looked like if I had printed it correctly, check it out here), the EF is Darice Snowflake Swirl, and the Merry Christmas is a clear sentiment from M5D.

Here's the white...

This one is much brighter.  I'm not a very experienced color-er, so the shading really makes it look good without much effort! This DP is AC Let It Snow and it is embossed with CB Holly Ribbons.

Challenges...
CASE-ing Christmas #29 - CASE card (I CASE-d the snow)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long  #56 - lots of texture or layers (I have both!)
Hand Stamped Sentiments #221 - sketch

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Glory to God - TMS #318

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  We've got a great sketch and great sponsor and I got another Christmas card made! :) 

My DP is Recollections "O Christmas Tree."  My images and sentiment are CTMH "Glory to God" acrylix stamps that were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The ovals are Spellbinders Petite Ovals.  The flower is Recollections as are the few adhesive pearls.  I used a glitter pen on the stars and flower though it's hard to see in the above pic.

Our sponsor this week is Patti Rowe- Close To My Heart consultant.  Check out her website HERE. 

Here's our wonderful sketch...

Challenges...
Merry  Monday #171 - Sentiment in the Spotlight
jingle belles JB:15:19 - Shopping Our (jingly) Stash ( I've had this stamp set for almost 3 yrs and my DP is over 4 yrs old!!)
Shopping Our Stash bonus challenge - w/ jingle belles, must use stash (as above... 3yr old stamp and 4 yr old DP!)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #55 - anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges #41 - anything goes


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

Jenee
Jessi
Kris
Melissa
Nina

We'd love to have you play a
long with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!

Triple time Christmas

Awhile back, I made a card and entered a challenge and used a new-to-me technique called "triple time stamping."  (Click HERE to see my card and HERE to see a tutorial) I love it and planned to do more, but....  Do you do that too?  Plan to use a technique or product and then forget or just don't have the time to "play"?   I did finally make the time to try this again and found a few challenges to inspire me, too.  

My triple stamped card...

Supplies...
Core'dinations Patterned Kraft
Snowy Mailbox digi by Delicious Doodles
Spectrum Noir markers
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A
Twine
Paper Studio snowflake brad
McMahon 5 Designs clear sentiment
Distrezz-It-All

Challenges...
Brown Sugar Challenge #133 - use a bow and a die cut (Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #39 - anything goes (Christmas)
Christmas Card Challenge #11 - Christmas/Winter and/or photo inspiration (I just went with Christmas)
'Tis the Season TTS35 - photo inspiration (I went with the trees)

CASE-ing Christmas #7 - card to CASE made by DT member Donna (I CASE-d the many layers)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Merry Christmas!

No, I'm not seasonally challenged!  I am trying (though very pathetically) to get some cards made before December comes and I run out of time and resort to buying them! :-O

This one was quick to make, but I think it still looks very pretty and will be fairly mail-able.  I plan to do more of this type but will not pop the layers and will try to make a flat bow. 

 

Supplies...

~Little Christmas Scriptures from Doodle Pantry (obviously, this set has greetings as well as Scripture!)

~MME "Vintage Christmas" DP

~Darice "Snowflake Swirl" EF

~Spellbinders Labels 8

~MS ink

~Kraft Outlet Hand Stained Bias Tape

Challenges...

Cuttlebug Mania - anything embossed (used the Darice EF, Spellbinders Labels 8, and my Cuttlebug)

Clear It Out - anything goes + anything goes from stash (I've had this DP for at least 3 yrs!)

{PIN}spirational Challenge #123 - photo inspiration (I used the colors)

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #25 - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #148 - anything goes w/ Scripture or uplifting sentiment 

V's Sweet Ideas Challenge VSC 27 - Circles and Dots

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas... in May??!!??

When I first started my blog, I played along with some Christmas challenges and made cards all year long.  The last couple of years, I have been TERRIBLE and not made Christmas cards until the last minute.  But... I've got a Christmas card to show you today!!  I've turned over a new leaf!! :) Haha, no!  Actually, our printer is giving me trouble so I cannot print any images.  (That's really bad!!!)  So I was trying to do a bit of tidying up in my craft room and came across this image all printed and cut so I checked out a couple of challenge requirements and made a card with it.

The colored image and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry Mini Bethlehem.  My DP is scraps of Basic Grey "Wassail."   I used Spellbinders Standard Circles and Petite Scalloped Circles.  Some adhesive bling finished it off... I even used a few to put some "stars" in the sky.  :)


Word Art Wednesday #132 - anything goes (Scripture or uplifting sentiment)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #11 - anything goes
jingle belles JB:14:10 - "'Tis the Season to Jingle" (sketch + bling)
'Tis the Season TTS16 - sketch + bling (JB and TTS are working together this challenge)


Thanks for stopping by and have  blessed day!! 

Warm hugs - TMS #201

Happy Tuesday!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches #201!!

Do you realize that Christmas is less than 7 months away???  You might not even care, but I do!  For the last couple of years, I have been trying to make Christmas cards all year long so I'm not stressed in December.  Unfortunately, this year I am waaaaaaay behind!!!  This week I made one that I will use as a Christmas card even though it does not actually say "Christmas" on it... 

 Here's this week's fun sketch by Melissa...

Our sponsor is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Play along for your chance to win!!

My supplies...
~Sweet 'n Sassy's Cookie Warms the Heart digi
~Spectrum Noir markers
~MME Vintage Christmas DP
~Spellbinders Large and Small Labels
~Snowflake punch


Challenges...
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #18 - anything goes
Pile It On #22 - stripes and/or plaid 
Card Crafter's Circle #77 - stripes

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

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura

Melissa

We'd love to have you come and play along with us this week Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #190

It's Tuesday and time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  We've got a great sketch this week and a great sponsor!!  Our sponsor is Stamping Scrapping!!  Play along and you could win this beautiful stamp!!

Here's the awesome sketch by Melissa...

Here is my take on it...

Supplies...
~Bugaboo "Teddy Present"
~Spectrum Noir markers
~DCWV Metallic gold cardstock
~Slice Shimmer Pearl Vine paper
~Spellbinders Fleur de Lis squares
~sentiment -My Craft Spot "Joy to the World' set
~Studio 112 swirly border stamp (embossing on present)
~Stampendous Kalaidescope and Gold embossing powder

Challenges...
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown March Theme - animals
jingle bellesJB:13:06 - Neutral Noel
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #91 - embossing or glossy accents
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #7 - Sparkle and shine
365 Cards: Day 74 - color combo

Close up to see the sparkle and shine :) 

Please go visit my talented teamies to see their wonderful creations with this week's sketch...

Angela

Bonnie  

Dawn
Jenee

Jessi

Laura
Theresa

Melissa

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

Christmas Poinsettia

Today, Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ. This is one of my favorite challenges!!!   The SSIC DT is showcasing Christmas cards with Jesus as the main focus.  Awesome!!  After all, without Christ, there is no CHRISTmas!!!  

I'm trying to make more flat-ish cards so they will mail without costing me so much!  This one should be pretty good...  a little dimension but no big bows or buttons.   Just a simple red & green Christmas card!! 

I printed the poinsettia 3 times, cut the whole flower, then the middle for just a little dimension.

~Doodle Pantry Poinsettia image, sentiment, and digi paper
     *this is a November new release... go check them all out!
~Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles
~MS border punch
~ribbon and adhesive dots

Challenges...
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #167 - Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long CSAYL#37 - "To Die For"

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Christmas JOY

A friend posted a pic on FB that was from Nordstrom saying they won't "deck the halls" until after Thanksgiving because they like to celebrate one holiday at a time.   We don't have a Nordstrom nearby so I don't know if that is really true or not, but I know that even though we don't decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, if I didn't start preparing for Christmas sooner than that, we'd be in trouble!!  Actually, I've been making cards all year with some challenges and made another tonight.

The digi is from a new set of Daydream Designs called Deck the Halls Digi Set-Color.  This set is GORGEOUS!!!    There is also available this set in outline, matching "Boughs and Borders", and a Deck the Halls digi paper pack that is amazing!!

My card....

I printed 2 and cut the poinsettia and popped it up

Challenges...
jingle belles JB12-23 - "Do you sketch what I sketch?"
BasicGrey Challenge 80 - anything goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #35 - anything goes
Joyful Stamper Inspire Me Fridays #83 - anything goes

~Daydream Designs Deck the Halls digi set
~BasicGrey Wassail DP
~Recollections sentiment stamp
~misc punches

Thanks for stopping by!!!