Thursday, November 10, 2011

Merry Little Christmas

This is my take on this month's sketch at CLP Challenges.  I created a Christmas card using Sneaky Tilda from Magnolia Stamps.  The base of my card is hunter green.  I cut a piece of Christmas plaid card stock a little smaller than the base of the card and backed it in merry card stock.  I cut a tag out of tan card stock. To the top of the tag I added a piece of crackled green patterned paper that I punched the edge using an eyelet lace border punch.  I added a piece of brown sugar baker's twin and a bow to the tag and added it to the card.  I cut a piece of tan card stock and punched the bottom edge using the same eyelet lace border punch.  I added a piece of hunter green ribbon and a piece of brown sugar baker's twine across the middle of it and added it to the card.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils and backed it in merry card stock.  I added a off white satin flower to a sage green crocheted flower to the corner of the image.  I added a red and green hat pin to the flower. I finished off the front of the card by adding cream pearls to the top corner.
 

I finished the inside of the card by cutting a piece of crackled green card stock a little smaller than the card base. I backed it in merry cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock and backed it in merry.  Then I cut a piece of the Christmas plaid card stock a little bigger than the sentiment and backed it in tan card stock.



I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: 3 Is The Magic Number (3 pearls)

Digi Design: Ribbons & Bows

Stampavie & More: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge: Crocheted Flowers

Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Use Your Favorite Sketch (used CLP sketch)

Beary Sweet Challenges: Your Beary Best


By The Cute & Girly: Christmas Girls

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central: Christmas/Holiday (item used: Magnolia stamp, Martha Stewart Punch)

There She Goes Clear Stamps: Holiday Projects


Papertake Weekly: Christmas

Top Tip Tuesday: Anything Christmas Goes

Simon Says Stamp: Photo Inspiration

Truly Scrumptious: Bingo (Diagonal) [Lace/Flowers/Ribbon]


Alota Rubber Stamps: 1 Ribbon, 2 Stamps (1 on front, 1 on inside), 3 Pearls/Flower/or something (3 pearls)

Magnolialicious Highlites: Photo Inspiration (Santa photo) [color, gifts]


SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: Magnolia Sneaky Tilda Rubber Stamp
SENTIMENT: Studio G Merry Little Christmas Rubber Stamp
PAPER: Coredinations Merry Card Stock, K & Co Christmas Mat Pad ~ Plaid, K & Co Christmas Mat Pad ~ Crackled Green, The Paper Company Tan Card Stock, White Card Stock, Bazzill Basics Hunter Green Card Stock
EMBELLISHMENTS: Sage Gree Crochet Flower, Off White Satin Ribbon Flower, Green & Red Hat Pin, Brown Sugar Baker's Twine, Hunter Green Ribbon, Cream Pearls, Cream Ribbon Bow
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Monday, November 7, 2011

Letters To Santa

This week at 2 Sisters our challenge is RIBBONS.  We are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps. The image I used is Dear Mr Claus.   

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Wags N Whiskers: Black & Ribbons or Pearls

Beary Sweet Challenges: Your Beary Best

Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings: Christmas

Sweet N Sassy Digi Challenge: Christmas/Holiday

Charimsma Cardz: Cutesy Projects

The Pixie Cottage: Christmas Card



SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps Dear Mr Claus Digital Stamp
PAPER: The Paper Company Black Card Stock, DCWV Classic Prints Mat Stack ~ Red Dots, DCWV Classic Prints Mat Stack ~ Red Stripes, White Card Stock
EMBELLISHMENTS: Sheer Black Ribbon, Queen & Company Black Pearls
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Cupcake Inspirations GDT Card

I'm so very excited this week because I am the guest designer at Cupcake Inspirations.  This week's challenge is to create a card using the following photo as inspiration.....



The image I used is from Karen's Doodles and is called Scare Crow Boy.  Here is my card.....


I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stampavie & More: Anything Goes



Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes with Brown

Pile It On: Thanksgiving or GiveThanks


SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Karen's Doodles Scare Crow Boy Digital Stamp
SENTIMENT: Studio G Thanksgiving Stamp
PAPER: Bazzill Basics Orange Card Stock, White Card Stock, The Pape Company Nutmeg Card Stock, K & Co Halloween Paper Pack ~ Yellow Patterned Paper, Sei Mimosa Paper Pad ~ Yellow
EMBELLISHMENTS: Green Pearls, Pumpkin Button
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Friday, November 4, 2011

Warm Wishes and a DT Call

Whiff Of Joy Challenge blog is looking for some new crafters for their design team.  I am entering this Christmas card using this week's sketch and this adorable Henry Mouse With Hot Chocolate rubber stamp. 

I used the colors red, citrus teal and white. I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils. I added frosted lace and christmas red stickles to the snowflakes, Henry's scarf and his hat. I also added teal rhinestones to the snowflakes.  I added piece of teal with snowflakes ribbon behind the image.  I used a snowflake border punch to help make the red cardstock below the sentiment pop a little.  Then I added a little red baker's twine to it and tucked the corner of the sentiment into it.  The white strip of cardstock at the bottom is embossed using a cuttlebug embossing folder (dots). To finish the card I added 3 red rhinestones to the top corner.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Delightful Challenges: A Very Sparkly Christmas

Stampavie & More: Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter: Christmas Fun

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings: Christmas

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes with optional extra of Sparkle & Bling

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time: Christmas

Craft Your Passion: Bingo (Down)  [use a punch/sentiment/bling]

Fun With Shapes & More: Animalistic Christmas

The Pixie Cottage: Christmas

Digi Doodles Shops Best: Winter

Alota Rubber Stamps: 1 Ribbon, 2 Stamps, 3 Embellishments

Winter Wonderland: Make Your Card Sparkle

Annabelle Stamps: Say It With Sentiments

Beary Sweet Challenge: Your Beary Best



SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: Whiff Of Joy Henry Mouse With Hot Chocolate Rubber Stamp
SENTIMENT: Walmart Holiday Clear Stamp Set
PAPER: The Paper Company Red Card Stock, White Card Stock, The Paper Company Citrus Teal Card Stock
EMBELLISHMENTS: Red Baker's Twine, Frosted Lace Stickles, Christmas Red Stickles, Nicole Crafts Red Rhinestones, Nicole Crafts Teal Rhinestones, Teal Snowflake Ribbon
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Martha Stewart Snowflake Corner Punch, Martha Stewart Snowflake Border Punch, Fiskars Circle Template, Scalloped Scissors, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (dots)
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Christmas Mice

I created this Christmas card for the spy day challenge at TGF's Farm Fresh Challenges.  The inspiration I used from the spy day card was the sketch and twine.  The base of my card is kraft card stock.  I cut a piece of citrus teal card stock a little smaller than the card and backed it in red card stock.  I added red bakers twine across the middle of the card.  The snowflakes that I added are thin plastic snowflake ornaments that I found at the dollar store.  I colored the image, Candy Cane Snack,  using crayola and prisma colored pencils.  I backed it in red and then again in kraft.  I stamped the sentiment onto kraft card stock and backed it in red.  I made a bow out of the red bakers twine and added it to the twine across the middle. I added a red heart rhinestone to the sentiment and 3 red rhinestones to the bottom corner of the card.


I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin: Anything Goes

Frosted Designs: Food & Candy

Meljens: Christmas


Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes

Creative Craft World: Numbers or Add A Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes


Pollycraft Monday: Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges: Incorporate Candy



SUPPLIES USED:

IMAGE: The Greeting Farm Candy Cane Snack Digital Stamp
SENTIMENT: Heidi Grace Christmas Clear Stamps
PAPER: White Card Stock, The Paper Company Kraft Card Stock, The Paper Company Red Card Stock, The Paper Company Citrus Teal
EMBELLISHMENT: Nicole Crafts Red Rhinestones, Nicole Crafts Red Rhinestone Heart, Red Bakers Twine, White Plastic Snowflake Ornaments
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Christmas Candle

I created this Christmas candle using Snowy Hug from Magnolia Stamps.  The snowflakes that I added are punched out of white cardstock. I added crystal stickles and a light blue rhinestone heart.

I'm entering this candle into the following challenges:


Just Magnolia: Merry Christmas

Sweet Stampin: Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: No Sentiments

Meljens: Christmas



The Playdate Cafe: Kraft/Taupe, Flesh & Cadet Blue

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes


Pollycraft Monday: Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss: I remember

A Gem Of A Challenge: Cold & Frosty




SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Magnolia Snowy Hug Rubber Stamp
EMBELLISHMENTS: Blue Rhinestone Hearts, Crystal Stickles, Blue Ribbon
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
OTHER: White Tissue Paper, White Candle, Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils