Happy New Year Card

 

The count down is on! We are in the last hour of 2012 here in Oklahoma. My hubby and I went for an early dinner and movie. Now we're just waiting for the ball to drop. I couldn't let the day go by without posting one last card for 2012. So, here it is a Happy New Year Card. I used a digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps and a sketch from the Catch The Bug Challenge blog. Wishing everyone a super happy 2013!!!

 

This Happy New Year Card is linked to the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug Blog: Stella Says Sketch
• Digi Makeover Challenge: Anything Goes with a Digi
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Snowflake Thank You Card

This last week feels like it has flown by! I can't believe we only have a couple more days left in 2012. I'm trying to get all my Christmas thank you cards in the mail by Monday. I spent the morning creating this Snowflake Thank You card for my in-laws. The design is from this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch and I used an Island Indigo and Baja Breeze colour scheme with accents of silver and white. Enjoy your evening and thanks for stopping by!

Snowflake Thank You Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Deep Ocean card stock (source unknown), silver pearlescent card stock by Wausau Paper, Festival of Prints dsp stack, Island Indigo card stock and Baja Breeze card stock all by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Perfectly Penned stamp set (122890) and Snowflake Party stamp wheel (127870).
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Island Indigo (126986).
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz die (127813), Cricut Machine (George and Basic shapes cartridge for circle and Straight From the Nest cartridge for filigree shadow), silver glimmer brad, small rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

This Snowflake Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Broken Box Stock: Winter/Snowflakes
2. Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes
3. Moving Along With The Times: Thank You

 

After Christmas Thank You Card

 

After all the presents are opened and the excitement fades away, what is left to do? Make After Christmas Thank You Cards!!! One of the things my mother taught me was you should always send a thank you card when you are given a gift. Now that I make my own cards I enjoy sending them even more.  For this Christmas Thank You Card I've kept the design really simple but I used a gold swirl foil paper by The Paper Studio to add a touch of elegance. I've layered two butterfly punches to add detail and stamped the sentiment with a gold pigment ink. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

This Christmas Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Crafting for all Seasons: Red and Green plus Glitter/Sparkle
• The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Handmade Merry Christmas Card

Hello and Merry Christmas! My family celebrated Christmas over the weekend, so it's been a quiet day for my husband and I. This gave me a wonderful opportunity to try this weeks challenge at CAS-ual Fridays, CFC83: Create a CAS holiday card in less than 10 minutes! I have said many times that I am the slowest card maker and that makes this challenge perfect for me. I kept the design really simple and used a K & Company dimensional snowflake sticker for the focal point. I'm happy to say I completed this Handmade Merry Christmas Card in under 10 minutes, but I didn't set any speed records. Thanks for stopping by my blog and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Handmade Merry Christmas Card in entered into the following challenges:

• CAS-ual Fridays: Dashing Thru the Holidays
• Pretty Pink Posh: 10 Minute Craft Dash
• Crazy Amigo Challenge: Merry Christmas

 

Coconut Bon Bons

One of my favorite Christmas candies growing up was Coconut Bon Bons. The last several years nobody in my family made them.  So, I decided to make them.  The recipe is super simple but it does take some time to dip the bon bons in chocolate. They turned out really good and my dad and brother both were happy I made them. Here is my family recipe and I hope if you try them you'll love them as much as we do.

Coconut Bon Bons Recipe:

• 1 Stick Butter
• 1 Can Eagle Brand Milk
• 2 Pounds Powdered Sugar
• 3/4 - 1 Cup Coconut
• 3/4 - 1 1/2 Cups Chopped Pecans
• 2 tsp. Vanilla

Melt butter, mix in Eagle Brand milk, add vanilla, then add all remaining ingredients, mix well. Roll into bit size balls and chill at least one hour. Dip bon bons into your favorite dipping chocolate. I used Ghirardelli chips, mix 2 TBSP shortening with every 2 Cups of chocolate chips.
 

Cranberry Bliss Bars

Good Afternoon! Right now it is all about the food and baking. I was up until 3:00 AM last night making Cranberry Bliss Bars and Coconut Bon Bons. Our family is starting our Christmas this weekend. It's nice to spread it out to eliminate the rushed feeling. I'm happy to say all my shopping is done and presents wrapped so now it's all about visiting and enjoying time with family. Here is a link for the Cranberry Bliss Bars recipe, the only adjustment I made was I added 1/8 tsp. of ground ginger to the bar batter. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

 

Something Sweet

Hello Friends! This time of year it can be hard for me to find time to create a card. Yesterday my project was something sweet for my coworkers. I made these decorated pretzel rods. I used a Wilton mold for the trees which proved to be more challenging than expected, but they turned out okay for my first attempt. I wasn't sure how the Wilton vanilla flavored green chips would taste, but they are really good. They melted really smooth and have a nice flavor. When I placed the decorated pretzels in the bag, something just didn't look finished. So, I stamped Merry Christmas and used my EK Success Real Estate punch to make a tag. It was nice to see the smiles on my coworkers faces when I handed them their something sweet. Thanks for stopping my my blog and have a wonderful day!
 

Candy Cane Christmas Card

 

Mmmmm.....Candy Canes! I love peppermint and this time of year I have a fondness for this sweet little treat. When I was gathering my supplies to make a card today the Candy Cane was my inspiration. This Candy Cane Christmas Card was made using this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. All the supplies for this card are by Stampin' Up!  Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Candy Cane Christmas Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla card stock, Cherry Cobbler card stock, and Festival of Prints designer series paper stack.
• Stamps: Scentsational Season* and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler. Stampin' write markers in Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler.
• Other Stuff: Framelits Holiday Collection*, Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, 3/4" circle punch, word window punch, and stampin' dimensionals.

*The Scentsational Season stamp set and Framelits are sold as a bundle (wood) or (clear).

My Candy Cane Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Mojo Monday: Sketch
2. Come and Get It: Anything Christmas
3. The Squirrel and The Fox: Christmas 

Christmas Cat Card and Blog Hop

Merry Christmas Blog Hop

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Created with Love Challenges

 

Welcome to our second blog hop. 

Please take time to hop through our design team blogs...

you never know where you might find some blog candy.

 

Our sponsors for this hop are...

prize pack of 7 free images

 

 

5 Images of your choice

 

 

 

There will be 3 random.org drawings! 1 winner per sponsor prize!

Thank you so much Sponsors for your generous prizes!

 

 

The Christmas Cat image on my card came from DigiDarla Designs. I have used a sketch from the Totally PaperCrafts blog for the design. I colored the image with my Copic markers and added a little puffy paint and stickles to the hat for some dimension and sparkle.  The patterned paper is from the Eskimo Kisses Collection by BasicGrey. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

Andrea's Christmas Cat Card

  

Andrea's Blog Candy

 

Here is the list of blogs...

If you get lost along the way be sure to come back here.

You will find the design teams inspiration on their blogs.

 

CWLC (be sure to comment before you leave)

 

Chris

Dawn

Lisa

Andrea (you are here)

Linda

Sandra

Sue

 

 

 Now remember you don't have to make a card. 

Any paper craft project can be entered. 

 

 Thanks for joining us at

Created With Love Challenges.  

 

Our design team will be on vacation from

December 24, 2012 through January 6, 2013.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

 



This Christmas Cat Card is entered into the following challenges: 

• One Stitch At A Time: Christmas, must use digi
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
 

 

Eggbert Christmas Card

Another work week is over and Christmas is almost here. Just when I thought I was done making Christmas cards, I couldn't resist making this Eggbert Christmas Card using the sketch from Seems A Little Sketchy. I used traditional Christmas colours and coloured the Eggbert Christmas digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps with my Copic markers. I stamped the inside of the card and added a little patterned paper to finish it off.  

 

Eggbert Christmas Card Supplies:

• Paper: Green, red, lime, and white card stock by Recollections and all patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc.
• Stamps: Eggbert Christmas digital image by Bugaboo Stamps and inside Merry Christmas sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado.
• Inks & Colouring: Copic markers (C3, E00, E50, G05, R29, YG06), classic stampin' pad in Riding Hood Red, stampin' write markers in Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green, and ColorBox Scarlet Cat's Eye for inked edges.
• Other Stuff: Essentials green ribbon, holly dimensional stickers by Recollections, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Eggbert Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Pixie Dust Studio: Christmas - Traditional Colors
2. Anything Goes Challenge: Traditional Colours
3. Oldie But A Goodie Challenge: Use Sponsor (Bugaboo) Image, holly dimensional sticker, rhinestones, and inside sentiment stamp bought after Christmas last year.

 

Merry Christmas to Ewe Card

When I found this Merry Christmas to Ewe digital stamp by Bugaboo stamps, I knew I had to have it! It's super cute and my parent's raise sheep, so you could say it was meant to be. The design for this Merry Christmas to Ewe Card came from the Stella Says Sketch challenge at the Catch The Bug blog. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added Tulip Puffy Paint to make the sheep look fluffy. I really wished I had some flower soft and debated going to the store but I decided to make do with what I had.  I would be really broke if I went to the store every time I had a creative idea! I'm still trying to build my stash and flower soft is now on the shopping list. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful night/day! 

 

This Merry Christmas to Ewe Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Crazy Challenge: Christmas Time
• Cutie Pie Challenge: Cute Christmas
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card

Good Morning! I took a long weekend and the hubby and I went to Branson, MO to see a Christmas show and the lights at Silver Dollar City. We had a very nice time. Now, it's back to reality. The reality that I still haven't finished my Christmas shopping!!!

Are you ready for another Created With Love Challenge? This Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card was made for this weeks theme, Birthday/Things with Wings. Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles and my card features their Cupcake Fairy image. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and added a few die cut accents. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you play along with this weeks challenge.

 

This Cupcake Fairy Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Lili's Little Fairies: Use 3 Punches or Dies
• Avadares Challenge: Anything with a Digi

Over the Hill Birthday Card

Hello Friends! Here is an Over the Hill Birthday Card I made for my Mother's Birthday. She loves blue and burgundy so I used those colours on top of the herringbone patterned paper by Crate Paper and added a fun strip of blue zebra paper by The Paper Studio. The Over the Hill image is by Bugaboo Stamps and I coloured it with my Copic markers. It's fun to make handmade cards for family and friends. I didn't just go to the store and buy something generic. I created something  special for someone special. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by my blog!

This Over the Hill Birthday Card is linked to the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug Blog: Anything Goes
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Lady Anne's: Anything Goes

 

 

Red Star Christmas Card

Here is quick afternoon post to share this Red Star Christmas Card I made using the Mojo Monday sketch designed by Carole Burrage. I combined the sketch with the color challenge at CR84FN and went with a Christmas theme. If you're wondering why I didn't make the star a glittery silver? There is a story behind that! The short story is I do want to stay married to my husband, who has threatened to throw away and ban glitter from the house. His position is it gets everywhere and then the cats walk through it and then lick their feet and they could ingest it. I know he is right, but it's really hard to refrain from using glitter. So, I went with a red star. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Red Star Christmas Card Supplies:

• Paper: Dark red folded card by Recollections, basic grey, very vanilla, and cherry cobbler card stock by Stampin' Up!, Christmas Sheet Music and Red Harlequin patterned papers by The Paper Studio, Rejoice Collection patterned paper by Bo Bunny, and basic grey/neutrals dsp by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Merry Christmas by Stampabilities.
• Inks & Colouring: Tattered Angels glimmer mist in silver sugar and classic stampin' pad in cherry cobbler.
• Other Stuff: Decorative edge punch, silver ribbon, Cricut machine, Christmas cartridge (star), grey rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

 

Merry Christmas Kitty Card

Good morning! We are well on our way to Christmas. In three weeks it will be Christmas Eve. To help inspire you to create a Christmas card/project our challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is Blue Christmas. Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop. My Merry Christmas Kitty Card was made using an image from the Pretty Kitty Christmas Blue coloured clipart set available at PJG Scrapbook Heaven. I hope you will join us this week and create a projected inspired by our Blue Christmas theme. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!!!

Merry Christmas Kitty Card Supplies:

• Paper: Light blue card stock, blue card stock, white card stock all by The Paper Studio, aqua glitter card stock by Recollections, and patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc.
• Stamps: Digital Christmas Kitty image by Cheryl Seslar Designs and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Royal blue die ink by Craft Smart.
• Other Stuff: Snow Flurry Bigz Die by Stampin' Up!, white gemstones and white glitter brad both by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Merry Christmas Kitty Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. Sunshine Creations: Snowflakes
3. Eclectic Ellapu: Santa Paws/Snowflakes
4. Sentimental Sundays: Non-traditional Christmas Colors

Happy Holidays Card

Wow! I can't believe it's the last hour in the month of November. The month really did seem to fly by. I wanted to share a quick and easy Holiday card I put together. There is nothing fancy about this design, but it works. All you need is a nice patterned paper, image stamp, and sentiment stamp and you'll have the ingredients to make a handmade Holiday/Christmas card. The ornament on this Happy Holidays Card was heat embossed using a red glitter embossing powder and accented with rhinestones for sparkle. The supplies for the card were purchased last year at Hobby Lobby. Thanks for stopping by my blog!



This Happy Holidays Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. 4 Crafty Chicks: Ornaments
2. Broken Box Stock: Happy Holidays
3. LEJ Designs: Favourite Technique (Heat Embossing)

 

Owl Season's Greetings Card

Here is a quick post to share my latest card. This Owl Season's Greetings card was made using the colours from the ColourQ challenge and a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I stamped the owl with stampin' write markers and coloured him with my Copics. The tree branch has a little Tulip white puffy paint to look like snow. Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

Owl Season's Greetings Card Supplies:

• Paper: Pink folded card by Recollections, Eskimo Kisses patterned paper pad by BasicGrey, Gumball Green, red, and aqua card stock from my Stampin' Up!stash.
• Stamps: Snow Owl stamp by Inkadinkado and Season's Greetings stamp by Studio G.
• Inks & Colouring: Early Espresso, Gumball Green, and Cherry Cobbler stampin' write markers, Copic markers (E00,E31, E55, E27), Tulip white puffy paint, and Gelly Roll pen in clear star.
• Other Stuff: Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, Marvy scalloped circle punch, La Petites snowflake glitter sticker by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is also linked to the following challenges:

1. Cute Card Thursday: Snowflakes
2. Hanna and Friends: Animals

Gingerbread Man Trio Card

 

Good evening! I hope all is well in your world! I'm super happy tomorrow is Thursday. I had a hard time getting motivated to make a card today. After searching for inspiration I created this Gingerbread Man Trio Card. I used a sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday and I went with non-traditional Christmas colours for a couple of challenges I found. Well, I hope you have a wonderful day/night and thanks for stopping by my blog!!!

Gingerbread Man Trio Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Blue folded card by Recollections, Festival of Prints designer series paper stack, Whisper White, Island Indigo, and Crumb Cake card stock all by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Gingerbread Man from Scentsational Season stamp set and Season's Greetings from Curly Cute stamp set.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, and Island Indigo.
• Other Stuff: Celebrate It ribbon from Spring collection (Michaels).

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
2. Love to Create: Non-Traditional Holiday Colors
3. Use Your Stuff: Use Patterned Paper

Merry Christmas Penguin Card

It's been a wonderful lazy Tuesday evening. All the laundry and dishes are caught up. Yea! So what's a girl to do? You guessed it! I made a card. This Merry Christmas Penguin Card features the traditional red and green colours and an adorable penguin digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps. I coloured him with my Copic markers and added a little puffy paint detail to the hat. The design comes from the Stella Says Sketch challenge at the Catch The Bug Blog. Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Merry Christmas Penguin Card Supplies:

• Paper: Green card stock, red card stock, white card stock, and Jingle Bells patterned paper all by Recollections.
• Stamps: Poppi Penguin Xmas Candy Cane by Bugaboo Stamps and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!
• Inks & Colouring: Hero Arts red dye ink, Copic markers (110, G05, R29, R59, YR07), Stampin' Write marker in Gumball Green, Gelly Roll pen in Clear Star, and White Tulip puffy paint.
• Other Stuff: Modern label punch, word window punch, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals all by Stampin' Up!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Crafty Sentiments Designs: Red, White, & Green
2. Digi Makeover Challenge: Christmas (must use digi stamp)
3. Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Hello Cat Card

Hello Friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend!!! Today is a new challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This week we have a sketch challenge for you and our sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability Digistamps. Guylou's provided our design team with the Cat Caught a Mouse digital image featured on my Hello Cat Card. The sketch is super simple so all skill levels can play along. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Hello Cat Card Supplies: Black folded card by Recollections, patterned paper by BasicGrey (little black dress 6 x 6, lbd-3494), Whisper White and Certainly Celery card stock by Stampin' Up!, random pink paper scraps from my stash, digital stamp by Guylou's Inimitability, TPC Studios sentiment stamp (Greetings set, ST93416), ColorBox chalk ink in Charcoal, Copic markers, silver pigment marker, Martha Stewart flower punches, Jolee's bling sticker, and stampin' dimensionals.

 This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. My Time To Craft: Domestic Pets

Silver Christmas Tree Card

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, how pretty you look in silver! This Silver Christmas Tree Card was made using a sketch from The Paper Players weekly challenge. I was inspired by Ann Schach's beautiful Christmas Tree card. I love the colours she used and all the pretty pearls. My card looks completely different. I went with a non-traditional Christmas black and white colour scheme with silver accents. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Silver Christmas Tree Card Supplies:

• Paper: Black folded card and white card stock by Recollections, patterned paper by DCWV (The Glitter Stack, PS-005-00138), and silver Pearlescent card stock by Wausau Paper.
• Stamps: Christmas Tree by Inkadinkado (60-00342) and Happy Holidays sentiment by Stampabilities.
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark stamp pad and Zing! silver embossing powder.
• Other Stuff: Edgelits and jewel rhinestones both by Stampin' Up!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. The Paper Players: Sketch challenge
2. Robyn's Fetish: Black, White, and one other colour
3. Dream Valley Challenges: Non-Traditional Christmas

Boho Blossoms Thank You Card

Good evening! Tonight I've been busy in the kitchen making pumpkin muffins and oatmeal cookies for tomorrow. While I was waiting on everything to bake I made this Boho Blossoms Thank You Card. I used the colours from this weeks ColourQ challenge and the theme from Sweet Stamps blog for this simple design. To create the center panel I punched opposite corners with the boho blossoms punch by Stampin' Up!, then I stamped and heat embossed the various colours of card stock, did a little trimming and adhered the card stock to the backside of the panel. Add a sentiment and a little bling and my card is complete. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Noel Blue Snowflake Card

Hello! I took some time this morning to create this Noel Blue Snowflake Card for a couple of challenges. This card is linked to:

1. CAS-ual Fridays Challenge: Winter Blues

2. Christmas Card Challenge: Double Embossing
3. Addicted to CAS: Snow

Noel Blue Snowflake Card Supplies: Blue card stock, white card stock, Vintage Blue Snowflakes patterned paper by The Paper Studio, Snow Flurry embossing folder by Stampin' Up!, Snowflakes edge punch by EK Success, VersaMark stamp pad, Greetings of the Season stamp set, Bold Snowflake stamp, silver and iridescent ice embossing powders and Blossom punch all by Stampin' Up!, and snowflake brad from seasonal collection at Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!!

Falling for Fall Challenge

Good morning! Are you ready for another challenge? This weeks theme at Created With Love Challenges is Falling for Fall. Our sponsor is Shelly's Images and they provided the beautiful Pumpkins digital stamp featured on my card. I coloured the image with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Write markers. The sentiment was heat embossed and the woodgrain embossed panel was sanded to enhance the texture. For the final details I used a decorative corner punch on the image panel, added a brown glitter leaf brad, and adhered the image panel with stampin' dimensionals. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a FABulous day!

Falling for Fall Challenge Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, pumpkin pie, and sandable Early Espresso card stock by Stampin' Up! and Samantha Walker patterned paper by Creative Imaginations.
• Stamps: Pumpkins digital stamp by Shelly's Images, and Autumn Greetings sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado (98549).
• Inks & Colouring: Copic and Stampin' Write markers, and Early Espresso embossing powder by Stampin' Up!
• Other Stuff: Corner punch by Creative Memories, Woodgrain embossing folder by Stampin' Up!, leaf brad from Harvest seasonal collection at Hobby Lobby, and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. The Squirrel and The Fox: Anything Goes

Handmade Thanksgiving Card

Happy Friday! I've been busy today working on my last couple of Thanksgiving cards. For this Handmade Thanksgiving Card I dug into my stash and used a stamp and paper I bought last year. I coloured the image with Copic markers and added a little twine and some bling. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

 

 

Handmade Thanksgiving Card Supplies: Brown metallic folded card by Recollections, Thanksgiving Mix patterned paper and orange card stock by The Paper Studio, Very Vanilla card stock, Cherry Cobbler card stock, and Early Espresso dsp by Stampin' Up!, Fiskars scalloped edge punch, yellow doodle twine, classic stampin' pad in basic black, Eat Beef stamp by Stampabilities, Copic markers, green rhinestones by Recollections, and foam tape.

 

This card was created for the following challenges:

• Splendiferous Creations, Bloggers Challenge: Birds of a Feather
• Simply Create Too: Use Your Stash
• CCEE Stampers: Fall or Thanksgiving

Peace on Earth Christmas Card

Hello Friends! Once a month I meet with a Stampin' Up! club where we stamp and share ideas. This month is our Christmas card swap, so I made eight of this Peace on Earth Christmas Card to swap with my stampin' friends. I based the design off an idea in the Stampin' Success Nov/Dec issue. I made a couple of changes but the idea is the same. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great night!

Peace on Earth Christmas Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Whisper white card stock, silver and champagne glimmer paper.
• Stamps: Greetings of the Season stamp set.
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark stamp pad and silver embossing powder.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Northern Flurry embossing folder, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, silver brad, heat tool, and stampin' dimensionals. 

*All supplies by Stampin' Up!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

1. My Mum's Craft Shop: Winter Wonderland challenge
2. Craft Room: Punches and Dies challenge
3. Card Mania: Embossing

Wonderfall Thanksgiving Card

 

Hello! I've been busy this morning doing laundry and making this Wonderfall Thanksgiving Card. I LOVE this weeks sketch at Mojo Monday designed by Julee Tilman. The creative possibilities are endless. I still need Thanksgiving cards so I was inspired to use the Orchard Harvest dsp, Wonderfall Stamp Set, and the Autumn Accents Bigz Die all by Stampin' Up! I will definitely make a couple more just like this to send to my family. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderful afternoon!

Wonderfall Thanksgiving Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, More Mustard, and Soft Suede card stock, and Orchard Harvest dsp.
• Stamps: Wonderfall stamp set by Stampin' Up! and Happy Thanksgiving sentiment stamp by Stampabilities.
• Inks & Colouring: Classic stampin' pad in Cajun Craze, VersaMark stamp pad, and Early Espresso embossing powder.
• Other Stuff: Scallop Trim border punch, Lucky Limeade twine, Autumn Accents die, Big Shot, heat tool, and stampin' dimensionals.

* All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

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This Wonderfall Thanksgiving Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Mojo Monday: Sketch challenge
2. The Pink Elephant: Punches/Dies challenge
3. Sentimental Sundays: Thanks/Thanksgiving challenge

Happy 3rd Birthday Card

It's Monday morning again and that means it's time for another Created With Love Challenge. This week our theme is Birthday that must include a number. Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. This Happy 3rd Birthday Card was made for a little girl who is turning three. I used the Eggbert Birthday digital stamp and coloured it with my Copic markers. The card design came from this weeks sketch at My Time Made Easy. I added an inch to the back side of the card to allow for the vertical sentiment. It's nice and bright and was a lot of fun to make. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you will join us with this weeks challenge.

Happy 3rd Birthday Card Supplies: Dark pink, bright blue, orange glitter, and white card stock by Recollections, Confetti collection patterned paper by K & Company, Eggbert Birthday digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps, computer, printer, various Copic markers, lime green ribbon by The Paper Studio, orange peel Stickles, and Jolee's boutique Baby Gems Flowers.

 

This Happy 3rd Birthday Card is linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges: Anything Goes

 

Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Card

Hello! I hope your Saturday is wonderful. It's very windy today in the Tulsa, OK area. A great day to stay inside and work on handmade Thanksgiving cards. This Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Card was made to be easy to recreate. I have procrastinated and have only made six Thanksgiving cards and I need sixteen. So, I wanted a card that I didn't have to spend a lot of time on and it still looked nice. I purchased the colored pumpkin pie digi stamp from Meljen's Designs to make this a quick and easy card. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Card Supplies:

• Paper: Shimmer brown folded card by Recollections, Thanksgiving Words and Green Country Crackle patterned papers by The Paper Studio, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, and More Mustard card stock by Stampin' Up!
• Stamps: Pumpkin Pie Color digital stamp by Meljen's Designs and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Soft Suede.
• Other Stuff: Computer, printer, corner punch, word window punch, modern label punch, brown rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Card Makin Mamas: Thanksgiving / Thank You
2. Lady Anne's: Use a Sentiment
3. DL.ART: Thanksgiving
4. Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Pink Christmas Card

Oh my! I've made a pink Christmas card! Pink is never my first colour of choice but I have to admit that a pink Christmas card is fun. I believe my youngest niece will love this card and it will be worth seeing the smile on her face when she gets it (especially if there is something inside). The design is from the Stella Says Sketch challenge at the Catch The Bug blog and the snowman digital stamp is by Bugaboo digi stamps. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

This Pink Christmas Card is linked to the following challenges:

> Hooked on Craft: No Red/Green

> Make It Monday: Anything Goes

> Delightful Challenges: Snowflakes

Butterflies & Chevron Birthday Card

Butterflies are always in season and it seems I never have enough birthday cards. Combine the two together and I created this Butterflies & Chevron Birthday Card. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

• Flutter By Wednesday's: Use a butterfly or fairy
• Inky Impressions: Birthday
• Lady Anne's: Must use a Stamp

Butterflies & Chevron Birthday Card Supplies*: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Night of Navy, and Lucky Limeade card stock, Woodland Park collection patterned paper by October Afternoon, Argyle embossing folder, Papillon Potpourri stamp set, Elegant Butterfly punch, 1 1/4" scalloped circle punch, Itty Bitty Banners stamp set, Bitty Banners Framelits, classic stampin' pad in Lucky Limeade, corner punch, basic pearls, and stampin' dimensionals.
*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Tweet Leaves Sympathy Card

What a day! It's election day here in America and the campaign was definitely a heated one. All the polls are closed and the watch is on for the announcement of our next President. So, what does a crafty girl do while she is watching election coverage? That's right she makes a card. This Tweet Leaves Sympathy Card was made using this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. I used Autumn colours and the Tweet Leaves stamp by Stampin' Up!

This card is linked to the following challenges:

>Tuesday Throwdown: Autumn Leaves

>The Crafty Pad: Anything Goes

Tweet Leaves Sympathy Card Supplies*: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green and Basic Black card stock, patterned paper from Comfort Cafe dsp and Neutrals dsp, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Gently Falling stamp set, Tweet Leaves stamp, stampin' write markers in same colours as card stock plus crumb cake, and cherry cobbler, square lattice embossing folder, perfect pearls by Ranger, Fiskars deckle scissors, Cricut machine (black scallop circle), and stampin' dimensionals. *All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Fall Leaves Thank You Card

Have you ever made a card that's hard to give away? This Fall Leaves Thank You Card is one of those cards. I used the rock and roll and stamp off techniques on the leaves and then I did a little fussy cutting. Now, let me tell you that I don't claim to be a fast card maker and I'm sure somebody else could do it faster, but I spent a couple of hours on this card. I guess that's way it's a labor of love and love it I do!!!

I made this card with a couple of challenges in mind. This card is linked to:

• The Paper Players: Give Thanks
• Love to Create: Shades of Autumn
• Paper Playtime: Autumn Colors

Fall Leaves Thank You Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very Vanilla card stock and Orchard Harvest dsp.
• Stamps: Gently Falling and Perfectly Penned.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Soft Suede.
• Other Stuff: Top Note Bigz die, Big Shot, Soft Suede ribbon, ribbon slide, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up!
 

Stocking Kitty Christmas Card

Good morning! I hope you had a FABulous weekend. Now it's time for another challenge at Created With Love Challenges. This weeks theme is Christmas with NO red or green and Delicious Doodles is our wonderful sponsor. My Stocking Kitty Christmas Card was made using the Kitty In A Stocking digital stamp provided by Delicious Doodles. For the card design I used a sketch from My Time Made Easy and the patterned papers are by Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

Stocking Kitty Christmas Card Supplies*: Very vanilla and crumb cake card stock, Festival of Prints dsp, silver glimmer paper, Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz die, silver brad, silver holiday ribbon by Celebrate It, digital stamp by Delicious Doodles, custom cutting system by Creative Memories (ovals), crumb cake and early espresso stampin' write markers, blender pen, Copic markers (E00 & R83), diamond Stickles, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, classic stampin' pad in early espresso, word window punch, modern label punch, and stampin' dimensionals. * All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless noted.

This card is also linked to the following challenges:

• Make It Monday: Anything goes
• The Ribbon Girls: Add sparkle

 

Snowflake Merry Christmas Card

Good evening! I hope everyone survived Halloween. We had a great time handing out candy and seeing all the fun costumes. Now it's time to focus on other holidays, like Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Snowflake Merry Christmas Card was made using The Paper Players sketch by Nance Leedy. There are many beautiful cards entered into their sketch challenge already, but nobody has used the Snow Flurry Bigz by Stampin' Up! so that's just what I did. I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!

Snowflake Merry Christmas Card Supplies:

• Paper: Whisper white card stock, champagne and silver glimmer paper by Stampin' Up! and silver ore metallic paper by The Paper Studio.
• Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!
• Inks & Colouring: VersaMark stamp pad and champagne pearl embossing powder by Recollections.
• Other Stuff: Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, swiss dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug, and silver brad by Stampin' Up!

This card is also linked to:

1. Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Die cuts/punches
2. Through the Craftroom Door: Anything goes