Snowy Hug

This week at 2 Sisters our challenge is to create a card/project using our favorite stamp (rubber or digital).  Snowy Hug is my favorite Christmas stamp from Magnolia Stamps.

I started with a kraft card base. I added a piece of teal card stock.  I cut a smaller piece of teal striped card stock and backed it in kraft card stock. I cut a piece of kraft card stock and punched the bottom edge using an eyelet lace border punch.  I wrapped a piece of teal baker's twine around it 3 times and added it to the bottom of the card.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and backed it in teal card stock and then again in kraft card stock.  I added the image to the middle and tucked the bottom edge in just behind the baker's twine.  I stamped the sentiment on white card stock, backed it in teal card stock and again in kraft card stock and added it to the bottom corner of the card.  I punched a snowflake out of white card stock and then punched a star out of teal card stock. I layered the star onto the snowflake and added it to the bottom corner of the image.  I added a white pearl to the center of the star and 3 more to the upper corner of the card.  I added irridescent glitter glue to the snowflake, and to the image.  I added feldspar glitter glue to the star and to the stars on the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges....

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes

Hanna & Friends: Dots or Stripes

Polka Doodles: Favorite Holiday and the Color Teal

Just Magnolia: Pearls and Punches/Die Cuts

Totally Tilda: Bingo (diagonal) [lace/punches/twine]

Simon Says Stamp and Show: For the Love of Sparkle

Stampavie & More: Sparkling

 

Card Ingredients

 

Magnolia Snow Hug Rubber Stamp

Inkadinkado Warm Holiday Wishes Rubber Stamp Set

White Card Stock

The Paper Company Kraft Card Stock

Striped Teal Patterned Paper

DCWV Robin Card Stock

Teal Baker's Twine

Martha Stewart Feldspar Glitter Glue

Scrappy Cat Irridescent Glitter Glue

Queen & Company Pearl Pearls

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Fiskars Star Border Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

 

Things With Wings

Good morning! Today is challenge day over at 2 Sisters.  This week we have been challenged to create a project using the theme of... Things With Wings.  Our sponsor this week is The Digi Garden. I used the image Ladybug on my card. I created the background paper by using the eraser end of a pencil and a black ink pad.

 
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stamp and Create: Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes 4 Kids

Love To Create: Things With Wings

The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

Charisma Cardz: Things With Wings

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Children

Digital Tuesday: Things With Wings

Card Ingredients

 

The Digi Garden Ladybug Digital Stamp

The Digi Garden Bug Digital Sentiments

White Card Stock

Coredinations Black Card Stock

The Paper Company Red Card Stock

Black Sheer Ribbon

Fiskars Oval Template

Scallop Scissors

Black Ink Pad

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Sneaky Tilda

This month at Magnolia-licious Highlites the challenge is to take a holiday stamp and create 2 projects for different occasions.  I created a birthday card and a Christmas tag using Sneaky Tilda from Magnolia's Merry Little Christmas 2010 stamp release.

Both images were colored using crayola and prisma colored pencils. 

I created the birthday card using 2 shades of blue card stock.  I punched a border onto a trip of white card stock using an eyelet lace border punch.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card. I added a blue ribbon, white and light blue paper flower and blue pearls to finish off the card.

I am also entering the card into the following challenges:

Oldie But A Goodie: Ribbon  (6+ month item ~ stamp)

Dream Valley Challenges: Celebrations

Stamptacular Sunday: Less Is More

To create the Christmas tag I cut the tag shape out of kraft card stock and punched the bottom edge using the same eyelet lace border punch that I used on the card.  I cut a strip of christmas plaid patterned paper and backed it in red card stock.  I aded a sparkly gold ribbon and red baker's twine.  I added it to the middle of the tag. I cut the image completely out and added pop dots to it to add dimension to the tag.  I stamped the sentiment onto kraft card stock and backed it in red card stock and added it at an angle under the bow.  I punched a hole in the top and added a piece of red baker's twine.

 

I am also entering the tag into the following challenges:

 

Paper Play: Choose A Holiday

 

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

 

 

Thinking Of You

I created this thank you card for our pastors mother. She recently fell and has not been able to attend church lately. So I wanted to make her a thinking of you card to let her know we miss her.

 

The sketch I used is from this week's challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  I rotated it one turn to place the flower in the lower right corner instead of the upper right corner. 

I started with a white card base and covered it with a piece of distressed aqua dotted patterned paper.  I cut a smaller piece of the same patterned paper and backed it in lipstick card stock and then again in white card stock.  I added it to the card.  I cut two pieces of distressed raspberry patterned paper into two sizes. I backed each in hawaiian orchid card stock and then again in white.  I added both pieces to the card. 

I colored the image (Rosy Posy from Lily of the Valley) using crayola and prisma colored pencils. I distressed the edges of the image and sentiment using pink chalk ink and then just a touch of chestnut ink.  The distressing is for this week's challenge at Delightful Challenges. I backed them both (image and sentiment) in pearlescent aqua card stock and then again in white card stock.

I added 3 pieces of aqua baker's twine down the card next to the image.  I layered a burgundy paper flower onto a white paper flower and added an aqua rhinestone to the center of it.  Then added it to the bottom corner of the image.  I added the sentiment at an angle so the edge was tucked behind the top of the flower. This week's challenge at Lili's Little Fairies is flower power.  I also added 3 mini aqua rhinestones to the smaller strip of patterned paper at the top of the card.

In addition to the challenges mentioned above I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times: Girly, Prim and Proper

C.R.A.F.T Challenge: Children

Clear It Out Challenge: Child's Image  (stash ~ rhinestones)

Little Red Wagon: Thinking Of You

Whoopsi Daisy: Make It Girly

Creative Stamp Friends: New Stamp

The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Challenge Ingredients

 

Lily of the Valley Rosy Posy Rubber Stamp

Fiskars All Year Greetings Rubber Stamp Set

Coredinations Hawaiian Orchid Card Stock

White Card Stock

Coredinations Lipstick Card Stock

DCWV Pearlescent Dark Aqua Card Stock

My Minds Eye Totally Girl Paper Pad ~ Green Distressed Dots

My Minds Eye Totally Girl Paper Pad ~ Distressed Raspberry

Studio G Pink Chalk Ink Pad

Whispers Chestnut Ink Pad

Aqua Bakers Twine

Studio G White Paper Flower

Studio G Burgundy Paper Flower

Basics By Kaisercraft Aqua Rhinestones

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Pirate Bear

Today is National Talk Like A Pirate Day.  This is a birthday card I created using Pirate Bear from Lily of the Valley.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Inky Impressions: For A Child

By The Cute & Girly: Boys/Men

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Bundled Little Snowboy

Good morning! Today at 2 Sisters the DT is sharing some more inspiration for our black and white plus 1 color challenge.  I used this adorable snowman from Meljens called Bundled Little Snowboy.

To create my card I started with a black card base and added a piece of blue card stock.  To the bottom of the card I added a smaller piece of blue that I had backed in black. To the top of that I had added a piece of white card stock that I had punched the bottom edge using a drippy goo punch.  I added a black ribbon to the top of it and crystal stickles to the drippy goo to make it look more like icicles.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and backed it in blue and then again in black.  I punched 3 small snowflakes using a snowflake corner punch.  I added crystal stickles to each one and a blue rhinestone to the center of each one.

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

 

Stampin For The Weekend: Christmas

 

Tuesday Taggers: Anything Goes

 

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

 

Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Snowy

 

Card Ingredients

 

Meljens Bundled Little Snowboy Digital Stamp

White Card Stock

Coredinations Black Card Stock

The Paper Company Blue Card Stock

Crystal Stickles

Nicole Crafts Blue Rhinestones

Black Ribbon

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Corner Punch

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Best Witches

I created this Halloween card using Fancy Sunbonnet Witch from Bugaboo Stamps. I started with a black card base. I added a piece of purple card stock backed in green card stock. I added a strip of green plaid card stock to the left side and then added a piece of purple dotted patterned paper backed in black card stock across the top.  I punched a piece of black card stock using a spiderweb border punch and added it across the bottom of the card.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and added faux stitching around the image.  I backed the image and the sentiment in green and then black and added them to the card.  I stamped the spider directly onto the card. I added green glitter to the hat and dress.  I also added gold glitter to the shoes and hat.  It's hard to see in the image but I added black glitter to the black card stock around the image, sentiment, purple patterned paper and to the spiderweb punched border.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

CLP Challenges: Sketch

Catch The Bug: Bugaboo Bingo (across) [glitter/sketching/bugaboo image]

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes For Kids

Pile It On: Stitch It Up

Paper Playtime: Punches and A Sentiment

The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas: Be Punny

Card Ingrediens

 

Bugaboo Fancy Sunbonnet Witch Digital Stamp

Studio G Halloween Rubber Stamp Set

White Card Stock

Coredinations Black Card Stock

Coredinations Purple Card Stock

Coredinations Grassroots Card Stock

DCWV Green Plaid Card Stock

K & Company Halloween Paper Pack Purple Dot Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Onyx Glitter Glue

Martha Stewart Verdalite Glitter Glue

Martha Stewart Yellow Barite

Martha Stewart Spiderweb Border Punch

Crayola Color Pencil

Prisma Color Pencil

With Love At Christmas

I created this Christmas card using Pati's Kisses from Elisabeth Bell.  I started with a burgundy card base. I added a piece of pastel blue card stock backed in white.  I cut a large strip and a thin strip of burgundy card stock.  I backed them both in white card stock and punched a lace border at the bottom of the large strip.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma color pencils.  I backed it in burgundy, then white, then pastel blue and then again in white.  I added it to the left side middle of the card.  I layered a blue paper flower onto a white paper flower.  I also punched a small white snowflake and added it to the blue flower.  I added a red pearl to the center of the snowflake and then added two white pearls to the thin strip of red card stock.  I stamped the sentiment "with love at Christmas" directly onto the bottom of the card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Sketch

Elisabeth Bell's World: Create a Christmas card without using a Christmas image

Digi Design Challenge: Use more than 1 punch (eyelet lace border punch & snowflake corner punch)

Dream Valley Challenges: Celebrations

Kaboodle Doodles: Babies and/or Children

Paper Playtime: Punches and a sentiment

Elphine House: 3, 2, 1 Challenge (3 pearls, 2 flowers, 1 snowflake)

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Christmas in September

Card Ingredients

 

Elisabeth Bell Pati's Kisses Digital Stamp

Daisy & Dandelion Santa's Little Helpers Rubber Stamp Set

Colorbok Pastel Card Stock Stack ~ Blue

Coredinations Burgundy Card Stock

White Card Stock

Studio G White Paper Flower

Studio G Blue Paper Flower

Queen & Company Pearl Pearls

Queen & Company Classy Red Pearls

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Corner Punch

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Pipi

I created this halloween card using Pipi from CC Designs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle: Gone Gingham

Sweet Stampin Pixies: Halloween

Stampin Scrappin Challenge Central: Halloween (stickles & CC Designs Stamp)

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes For Kids

Challenge Up Your Life: Fantasy

Love To Create: Things With Wings

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner: Anything Goes

 

Card Ingrediants

 

CC Designs Pipi Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

DCWV Green Gingham Card Stock

Coredinations Black Card Stock

The Paper Company Orange Card Stock

Crystal Stickles

Queen & Company Nightfall Pearls

Black Sheer Ribbon

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Snowy

I created this Christmas card using this adorable snowman stamp from Magnolia Stamps.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

 

 

The Paper Shelter: Punch It

 

All Sorts: Purple Passion

 

Gingerloft: Embossing

 

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Monochrome

 

Digi Design Challenge: Use 1 or More Die Cuts or Punches (lace border punch & snowflake punch)

 

Forever Friends: Color Inspiration (used purple)

 

Craft Your Passion: Bingo (Diagonal) [emboss/ribbon/buttons]

 

The Pink Elephant: Monochromatic

 

Tammy's Scrappin' Corner: Anything Goes

 

The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

 

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Anything Goes

 

Cute Card Thursday: Christmas In September

 

Southern Girls Challenge: Bling

 

Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Snowy

 

Winter Wonderland: Lilac & Lace (lace border punch)

 

Just Magnolia: Twinkle Little Star

 

A & T Challenge Blog: Bingo (across) [bling/button/ribbon]

 

Simply Magnolia: Anything Goes

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

Magnolia Snowman Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Purple Patterned Paper

Coredinations Lavender Card Stock

Purple Dotted Ribbon

Crystal Stickles

Purple Glitter Star Buttons

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Fiskars Oval Template

Fiskars Dot Embossing Texture Plate

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

 

Cat O Lantern

Good morning!! It's challenge day at 2 Sisters.  We have been challenge this week to create a card using the theme of black and white plus 1 color (of our choice). I created this halloween card using Cat O Lantern from one of this week's sponsors Meljens Designs.

We are also being sponsored this week by Crafty Sentiments.  Plus don't forget about our monthly bonus challenge that The Crafting Boutique is sponsoring.  This months optional bonus is to add glitter to your project.  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Fetch A Sketch: Sketch

Stamp and Create: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Blast From the Past  #120  Black & White plus 1 Color

The Squirrel and The Fox: Anything Goes

De Creative Zebra: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Things That Make You Go... AWWWWW!!

Alota Rubber Stamps: Halloween

Card Ingredients 

 

Meljens Designs Cat O Lantern Digital Stamp

White Card Stock

The Paper Company Black Card Stock

The Paper Company Orange Card Stock

Crystal Stickles

Martha Stewart Black Onyx Glitter Glue

Black Corderoy Brads

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Happy Anniversary

I created this anniversary card for friends at our church who are celebrating their wedding anniversary today.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Love To Create: Ribbon or Twine

Word Art Wednesday: Inspirational Wording

The Pink Elephant: Wedding or Anniversary

Craft Your Passion: Blast From The Past  #125 Emboss It

Everybody Art: Pink and Black

City Crafter: Polka Dots (embossing on white paper)

Forever Friends: Embossing

Card Ingredients

 

Inkadinkado Anniversary Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Coredinations Black Card Stock

Coredinations Fuchsia Fizz Card Stock

Queen and Company Nightfall Pearls

Pink Paper Flower

White Paper Daisy

Pink Sheer Ribbon

Fiskars Embossing Texture Plate

Scallop Scissors

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Birthday Card

I created this card for my nephew's birthday.  He turns 11 tomorrow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch n Stash: Sketch

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Bright Colors

Craft Your Passion: Blast From The Past   #104  Dots and Stripes

Pile It On: Patterned Paper

One Stitch At A Time: For An Under 18

The Squirrel and the Fox: Anything Goes

De Creative Zebra: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Things That Make You Go.... AWWWW!!!

City Crafter: Polka Dots

Love To Create: Ribbon or Twine

Card Ingredients

 

Doodle Dragons Studio Fair Boy Digital Stamp

White Card Stock

DCWV Blue Dot Patterned Paper

DCWV Green Stripe Patterned Paper

The Paper Company Navy Card Stock

The Paper Company Red Card Stock

Red Baker's Twine

Yellow Star Button

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

 

Happy Fall Ya'll

Good morning! It's challenge day over at 2 Sisters.  This week we were challenged to create a card/project for fall.  The image that I used on my card is Pumpkin Birdie from the Doodle Pantry.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Autumn Gold

Inky Impressions: Anything Goes

Fab N Funky: Colors of Autumn

Crafty Card Makers: Winged Things

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Cute Fall/Halloween Card For Kids

Doodle Pantry: Use A Doodle Pantry Image

Stamp and Create: Anything Goes

Card Ingredients

 

Doodle Pantry Pumpkin Birdie Digital Stamp

The Paper Company Green Card Stock

The Paper Company Brown Card Stock

White Card Stock

Bazzill Basics Yellow Card Stock

Bazzill Basics Burgundy Card Stock

Green Ribbon Lace

Orange Glitter Flower Button

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Pirate Bear

I created this birthday card using Pirate Bear from Lily Of The Valley Stamps.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

There She Goes Clear Stamps: Celebration Day 3 ~ Photo Inspiration Birthday Card

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

DYSU Challenge: Birthdays

The Crazy Challenge: Seeing Spots

Simon Says Stamp: Put A Stamp On It

Inky Impressions: Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations: Teddy Bear Antics

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Birthday Card

Mayzy Art: Fluffy

Here Come The Boys: Teddy Bears

Fisher-moose

Well, I'm finally back...taking it very slowly...but I'm back.  I'm able to sit at the table long enough to be crafty for a couple hours.  For those that don't know, back at the beginning of August I had surgery on my spine.  They had to remove part of my disc located at the C5/C6 area of my spine and replace it with a bone plug and plate to keep it in place.  So for the last month I have been taking it easy to help with the healing process.  Over the past couple of weeks I have started to slowly get back into the swing of things.  Anyway...enough about me......

This is a birthday card I created today for a friend at church who loves fishing.  The image I used is from Meljens and is called Fisher Moose.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

 

There She Goes Clear Stamps: Celebration Day 2  Bday Card for a Man/Boy

 

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

 

DYSU Challenge: Birthdays

 

Crafty Sentiments: Male Cards

 

Inky Impressions: Anything Goes

 

The Pink Elephant: Use Patterned Paper

 

One Stitch At A Time: Use A Digi

 

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

 

A Gem Of A Challenge: A Boy Thing

 

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Birthday Card

 

 

Card Ingredients

 

Meljens Fisher Moose Digital Stamp

Hampton Art Birthday Stamp Set

The Paper Company Kraft Card Stock

Whtie Card Stock

Star Patterned Paper

Burgundy Plaid Patterned Paper

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils