Be merry - SCC #177

 Good morning!  It's time for another challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  This month we want to see your cards made using non-traditional colors.  I love my red and green for Christmas, but it's fun to explore other options.  

Here's my card...

I trimmed my card base so it is a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square.  I dry embossed a piece of Hobby Lobby O Holy Night paper with Darice Snowflake Swirl and added a navy border on the sides.  My snowflake is TH Vault Winter Wishes.  I added some TH Snowfall Grit Paste which kind of looks like snow on it.  (See closeup below.)  My sentiment is My Craft Spot Joy to the World and cut out with SSS Tiny Tags and attached to the snowflake with baker's twine from my stash. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Got the tree! - TMS #482

Happy Tuesday to you!  It's time for Tuesday Morning Sketches! 

Still working on Christmas cards, and this is a fun one!! 

My image is watercolor Christmas car clipart from Creative Fabrica. Such a cute set!  My DP is the Paper Studio "Pine St Square."  I used Kat Scrappiness Wavy Stitched Rectangles and Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics.  My sentiment is from My Craft Spot "Joy to the World."  It's cut using Kat Scrappiness Fishtail Banner dies.  My buttons are Poppystamps Stitched Buttons.  The baker's twine and gingham ribbon are from my stash.


**Come back in a day or two... after making this card, I had another idea for this sketch. :) 

Here's the fun sketch...

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

Andrea

Carol

Jenée

LJ

Lori

Melissa

Patti

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

Eat cake!! :)

Let's eat cake!!!!  Who doesn't love to eat cake, especially birthday cake??  I guess that would be my family!  Our "birthday cakes" are cinnamon rolls or cheesecake or S'mores Bars or French Silk Pie or German Chocolate Brownies or Oreo 'Lasagna'!!  Not very cake-ish, are we?  But that's what we usually have... my son is the only one who actually asks for a "normal" cake!

I've got a fun cake for you today!!   Doesn't this look like it would be yummy if it were real?

My cake features Cute Cake from Doodle Pantry.  FYI, this set is FREE with purchase until April 24!!!   So check your DP wishlist, buy a set, and get this set FREE!! :)

I kept my card pretty simple.   I printed the colored banner and cake, cut it to size, embossed with Cuttlebug "With Gratitude" EF, scored on both sides of the sentiment banner, fussy cut another cake, and popped it up with Scotch permanent mounting tape.  (That stuff is really neat... it gives dimension, but it quite thin so that card is not too bulky.)

Challenges...
Wags 'n Whiskers #126 - CAS
Fab 'n Funky #212 - Flower Power
My Craft Spot #133 - tags and/or banners
DL.ART April Linky Challenge - anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party


Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Merry Christmas, "Deer"!!

19 Days and Counting!  :)   In years past, I have tried to be making CHRISTmas cards all through the year, but this year I did not do well with that at all!!  So I decided to cheat... we are sending picture cards to most people and the cards I did make will go to a special few.  

 

This card was inspired by this one I saw on Pinterest.  Mine falls far short of that beauty, but I like it anyway.  I think mine is more on the masculine side.  Better ribbon and cord would help.  Next time!

I used Holiday Deer SVG Cuts from Doodle Pantry.  I just used the cut, but these SVG's work with Holly Stag and Merry Deer.  I just have a Cricut E so print and cut is too much work.  :/

The gold cardstock is from a 12x12 DCWV "Metallic" that I've had forever!  It is the same paper for the bottom panel and the deer but I guess the angle of the light on the card makes it look different.
I used up some scraps of ribbon and cord.  The sentiment is from My Craft Spot "Joy to the World" and is heat embossed with gold.  I tried something I read recently (can't remember where).  They suggested using the heat gun under the paper for a smoother "melting" of the embossing powder.  I don't heat emboss as much as I dry emboss, so I'm not sure it make a huge difference but it does look nice up close.

Challenges...
Cards for men 24 - anything goes
Digi Sketch Challenge - sketch and/or theme: Christmas
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #120 - sparkle & shine
Paper Playtime #24 - anything goes
Bearly Mine #115 - Christmas sentiment
Clear It Out - anything goes
Terrific Tuesday - Tinsel time: use silver or gold

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Christmas Greetings!

I know many challenges had "Christmas in July," but since I missed most of them, I'm making my own "Christmas in August"!  LOL

On our trip to England last fall, I loved seeing the phone boxes and the postboxes!  When I saw this image at Delicious Doodles, I had to have it!! 

Supplies...
~Delicious Doodles Snowy Postbox
~Spectrum Noir markers
~My Craft Spot "Joy to the World" sentiment
~Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles
~sparkle gel pen

I added a bit of sparkle to the snow

Challenges...
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Air mail
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #107 - clean & simple
jingle belles JB:13:16 - "Home for the Holidays"
Twisted Tuesday 2TC56 - Christmas + CAS

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Happy birthday doll

Today, I've got a Kewpie doll for you!  Now I am waaaaay too young to remember these except for seeing one at my grandmother's house or in an antique shop.   This little doll came from Christmas Morning SVG Collection from svgcuts.com

Isn't she cute??  And I used an Action Wobble, so she's fun to play with, too!

Supplies...
~Kewpie doll SVG
~DCWV Sweet Stack DP (background)
~Basic Grey  Sweet Threads DP (dress)
~Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Assortment 
~My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions (combined) sentiment
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~scrap ribbon

Challenges...
Peachy Keen 13-16 - anything goes
Action Wobble Wednesday #50 - birthday
My Craft Spot #95 - anything goes
Paper Pretties PWC254 - happy birthday

I'm hoping that I will get some more time to create and visit all my bloggy friends this weekend!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

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!!

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!!!

Christmas in the heart

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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!!!