Christmas Blessings - SCC #102

Good morning and Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian family and friends!!

Today is Sparkles Christmas Challenge #102 - include a tree.  Here's my card...

I was so happy with the way this card turned out!!  I can't take credit for the idea... I was inspired by this card and video by Gina K.   My plan is to make several more like this before Christmas.
My trees are from Raisin Boat Nature's Reflections.  The sentiment is from Sunny Studio Christmas Chapel.  My DP is Graphic 45 Christmas Carol and embossed with Darice Snowflake Swirl.

In case you live in a place without snow and don't believe in "trees white with snow" here is a picture taken in my yard after a snowstorm...  I love snow!!!!!

Challenges...
Aud Sentiments #230 - anything goes w/ sentiment
Crimbo Crackers #187 - anything Christmas goes
The Holly and the Ivy #52 - anything Christmas goes
Cute N' Crafty Christmas #15 - anything Christmas goes
jingle belles JB:19:13 - snow much fun



We're less than 6 months away from Christmas, so come join us and get a card or two made early. :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas ornaments - TMS #507

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  This week, I've got a Christmas card for you...

(It's hard to see in this pic, but the ornaments really

shine and are so pretty IRL!  You can get a glimpse below.)

Supplies...
~Raisin Boat "Holiday Hang Ups" clear stamp
~Versamark ink
~MS embossing powder
~the Paper Studio "Old World Winter" DP 
~Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics


Challenges...
Crimbo Crackers #186 - anything Christmas goes 
Merry Little Christmas MLCCB #10 - June anything Christmas goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas #441 - anything Christmas goes



When I heat emboss, I put the heat gun both on top of the design and under the design to help keep the paper from warping.  I had heard that going under helps the EP melt better.  It's true!  I did these ornaments in a dark red EP first, but made a bloober, so did it again in the green.  I heated the green from underneath only.  See how much smoother the green is that the red...  It's cool!  

Here is our sketch for the week...

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

Andrea

LJ

Melissa

Patti

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

Sending wishes - SCC #101

June 1... wow!  It's hard to believe this year is almost half over!

It's time for Sparkle Christmas Challenge #101!   Our theme this month... include a reindeer.  Fun challenge, but I don't have a lot of reindeer images, so I was happy to find this cutie in my stash of printed digital images!  Because it's so cute, I'll send this to some of our friends with small children.

My image is pre-colored Doodle Pantry Deer Wishes.  My paper is from my scrap box. :)  I love using up what's lying around!  (I could probably use only what I have and create until I'm dead without ever buying more... but where's the fun in that! ☺)  My snowflakes are cut with a MS punch.  Probably have never seen a plaid snowflake before. ;)  Simple card, but still fun.


Challenges...
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - May anything goes Christmas
Crimbo Crackers #185 - anything goes Christmas
Cute n Crafty Christmas #14 - anything goes Christmas
Crafting By Design - get ready for Christmas


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

You're the coolest - TMS #498

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  **In just 2 weeks, we'll have our 500th sketch challenge!!!  Wow!! Be sure to come by then for a blog hop and chance to win some great prizes!!

I've got a fun note card to share today... 

I love this Die-namics Soda Pop Bottles die set and matching Soda Pop clear stamp set from My Favorite Things!!  We drink too much lots of Coke products in our house, so this die is perfect!  My paper is all scraps.  The main panels are cut using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basic A and B.  I used CottagCutz Stitched Rectangles, Cheapo Dies Pierced Circles, and Sweet n Sassy Stamps Stars dies along with the Die-namics bottle.  See how cool it is?  It embosses to look just like "the real thing"!  I heat embossed the clear sentiment with white embossing powder. 

  

Challenges...
Papercraft Challenges #43 - polka dots
Dies R Us #118 - anything goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU store (Spellbinders, Cheapo Dies)
Pile It On #153 - lots of layers 
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April - must use patterned paper

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And... I had this image sitting around, so I made a Christmas card, too...

The church and sentiment are Sunny Studio Christmas Chapel.  The BG paper is Old World Christmas and the rest is scraps.  The tag is Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags and the flower is the Paper Studio.

Challenges...
Merry Little Christmas MLCCB#9 - April anything goes  
Crimbo Crackers #181 - anything goes Christmas


Here's the sketch...

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

Andrea

LJ

Lori

Melissa

Patti

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

Joy to the World - SCC #98

Happy March!  Time for Sparkles Christmas Challenge #98!  Our theme this month is to make a vintage card.  I had so many ideas in my head... none of them came out as planned, but I had finally settled one of the cards I made and even had my blog post all ready.  Then I remembered this die and went a whole new direction.

My BG is Textured Cream Sheet Music from the Paper Studio.  I used Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles to cut down the Recollections doily.   My carolers are Die-Versions.  The musical staff is Memory Box Virtuoso Music.  The sentiment is from Sunn Studio Christmas Chapel.  It's cut out with Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tags. Ribbon, flower, and twine are all from my stash.  With the height of the flower, this will definitely need to be hand delivered!! :)


Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp Monday - vintage/past times
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #376 - #377 - anything goes w/ uplifting sentiment
Fab 'n' Funky #429 - feel the music
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - February anything goes
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas #44 - anything Christmas goes
Crimbo Crackers #179 - anything goes Christmas


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!  Please come over and play at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #98!

Be jolly - TMS #476

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I've got a jolly card to share today. :)

My image is a colored digi from Dearie Dolls, and it's cut using CottageCutz Double Stitched Ovals.  My DP is Crate Paper "Peppermint."  The border is Fiskars Threading Water punch.  Momenta clear sentiment, Sizzix tags, a brad, and natural ribbon finished it off.  


Challenges...
The Merry Christmas Challenge 10/14-11/14 -- anything Christmas
Sparkles Christmas #93 - Christmas is for kids
Happy Little Stampers Christmas - anything goes w/ opt ribbon (I did AG)
Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Oct anything goes (2nd entry)
Crimbo Crackers #169 - Christmas anything goes 


I also printed the image on white CS, so here's a second version...

This is our fun sketch for the week...

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

Carol
Jenée
Melissa
Patti

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

Joy to the World

It's been such a busy summer that it's been awhile since I've posted anything other than my design team commitment, but I had some extra time in my craft room, so I decided to make a Christmas card.  I searched for some challenges for inspiration and came up with this...

Here's a closeup of the front...

Supplies...
~Di's Digis "Merry Snowmen"
~Spectrum Noir markers
~Unbranded Stitched Nesting Banners
~the Paper Studio "Pine St Square" DP
~ribbon from my stash
~Clear sentiment from Sunny Studio "Christmas Chapel"


Challenges...
Di's Digis - fancy folds (I made an easel card)
Winter Wonderland - Christmas Joy (snowmen and singing carols both bring me joy!)
ABC Christmas Challenge - S for snow or T for teal (I went with S for snow)
Christmas with the Cuties #19 - the cutest snowmen
The Holly and Ivy Christmas #35 - anything Christmas goes
Merry Little Christmas Sept - anything goes Christmas
The Merry Christmas Challenge Aug 15 - Sept 14 - anything goes Christmas
Crimbo Crackers #166 - anything goes Christmas


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Tie down the tree!

I've got a Christmas card to share today.  I was a DT member of a Christmas card challenge, but it closed in December, so now I need to find other inspiration (and motivation) to get my cards done.

This card features Stampabilities "Tie Down the Tree" rubber stamp colored with my Spectrum Noir markers,  the Paper Studio "Cozy Lodge" DP, Sweet n Sassy Stamps Star die, CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles dies, Cuttlebug Swiss dots EF, MS branch punch, an unidentified sentiment die, and a bit of red twine from my stash.   I used my Wink of Stella pen on the tree...

Challenges...
Happy Little Stampers - February Anything Goes w/ Dies
The Merry Christmas Challenge #8 - anything goes Christmas w/ optional twist: elves (I did AG)
Fab 'n' Funky #382 - Christmas
Crimbo Crackers #152 - anything goes Christmas or festive
Sweet Stampin' Christmas February - anything Christmas goes


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!