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Friday, November 30, 2012

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)
 

Thursday, November 29, 2012

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

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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

Monday, November 26, 2012

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

Sunday, November 25, 2012

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

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

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!

Monday, November 19, 2012

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

Friday, November 16, 2012

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:

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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

Monday, November 12, 2012

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:
 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

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

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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:

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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:

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.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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:
>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.

      Monday, November 5, 2012

      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:

      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:
       

      Thursday, November 1, 2012

      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