Valentine Hugs

It's time to share with you my next card as a guest designer at Creative Stamp Friends.  This week's challenge theme is VALENTINES.  The image I used is from Belles N Whistles and is called Beary Big Hugs. I cut the image and the smaller patterned hearts using spellbinders heart dies and the sentiment using a scallop heart punch. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft: Pink & Red

The Pink Elephant: Pink

Stamp With Fun: Love

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: Hugs & Kisses

Stamp Scrap N Doodle Saturdays: Die Cuts/Punches

Sentimental Sundays: Feel The Love... plus a sentiment

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Create A Card That Shows Love

Card Ingredients

Belles N Whistles Beary Big Hugs Rubber Stamp

Studio G Valentine Rubber Stamp Set

White Card Stock

The Paper Company Red Card Stock

The Paper Company Pink Card Stock

Canvas Home Basics Valentine Scrap Pack ~ Kraft Love Card Stock

Canvas Home Basics Valentine Scrap Pack ~ Mini Red Hearts Card Stock

Canvas Home Basics Valentine Scrap Pack ~ Red Stripes Card Stock

Nicole Crafts Red Rhinestones

Spellbinders Hearts Dies

Fiskars Scallop Heart Punch

Crayola Color Pencils ~ Tan, Pink, Brown

Prisma Color Pencils ~ Crimson Red, White, Light Peach, Rose

Love With All The Trimmings

Here is a non traditional Christmas card I created using Baking With Nana from Belles N Whistles.  I used the colors black, fuchsia fizz and white. I add glitter around the image and to the heart on the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop: Sketch

ABC Christmas: Y is for Yippee!!!

Penny's Paper Crafty: Merry Christmas

Crafty Creations: Card With A Sentiment

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Pile It On: Bling It Up

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Stamp Scrap N Doodle: Holiday Cards

Incy Wincy: Non Traditional Christmas Colors

Belles N Whistles: Lets Sparkle

Inky Impressions: Ribbon

Gingerloft: Winter/Christmas

Creative Card Crew: Tis The Season

Card Ingredients

Belles n Whistles Baking With Nana Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Coredinations Fuchsia Fizz Card Stock

The Paper Company Black Card Stock

Pink Stickles

White Pearls

White Ribbon

EK Success Folk Heart Mini Punch

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Scallop Scissors

Fiskars Oval Template

Crayola Colored Pencils ~ Tan, Brown, Black, Light Blue, Slate, Sand, Yellow

Prisma Colored Pencils ~ Magenta, Light Peach, Rose, White, Tuscan Red





Night Before Christmas

I created this Christmas card with Rockin' Around from Belles N Whistles. The sketch I used is from this week's Elphine House challenge. 

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty: Tie One On

Everybody Art: Christmas Card

Paper Playtime: Say It With Sentiments

Belles N Whistles: Christmas

One Stitch At A Time: Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon: Christmas

Beary Sweet Challenge: Your Beary Best

The Digi Belles Challenge: Anything Goes

SUPPLIES USED

IMAGE: Belles N Whistles Rockin' Around Rubber Stamp
SENTIMENT: Studio G Christmas Rubber Stamp Set
PAPER: DCWV Christmas and Winter Paper Pad ~ Green Stripes, DCWV Christmas and Winter Paper Pad ~ Tan, Bazzill Basics Hunter Green Card Stock, The Paper Company Red Card Stock, White Card Stock
EMBELLISHMENTS: Christmas Gingham Ribbon, Cocoa Brown Pearls, Red Star Buttons, Tan Star Buttons
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch, Fiskars Oval Template
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

For You

I created this friendship card using Beary Big Hugs from Belles N Whistles. What a perfect image for the it's cuddle time challenge at Elphine House. The sketch that I used is from The Pink Elephant. The colors I used (brown and cornflower blue) are from the challenges at Inky Impressions and Crafts 4 Eternity.

It's time to play BINGO at Elisabeth Bell's World.  I used the middle row across...ribbon, lace and flowers.  I used a lace border punch for my lace (hope that was ok). I added a white ribbon with a smaller blue ribbon ontop of it. I also added a little of the blue ribbon to the sentiment tag.  The flowers are 2 blue paper flowers with a brown pearl in the center.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

 Stamps R Us: Friends

 My Time To Craft: Just Between Friends 

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments: Card For A Girl

C.R.A.F.T: Children

Stamp Something: Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew: AnythingGoes

Delightful Sketches: Bling It

Happy Birthday Stacy

Today is my sister Stacy's birthday. This is the birthday card I made for her using Beary Big Hugs from Belles N Whistles. I used the sketch from this week's challenge at The Sweet Stop. I decided to change the sketch a little by tilting the image and adding the sentiment to the bottom of the card instead of beside the image. The base of my card is sugar n spice (pink) backed in black. I added a block of pink and white stripped paper and a block of pink and white dotted paper both backed in black. I colored the image using crayola and prisma colore pencils. I backed the image in sugar n spice and then again in black. Then punched the edge of the black behind the image using an eyelet lace border punch. I added black pearls to the corners of the image. I added stickles to the shoes, bear's bow, hair bow and to the headband on the image. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado. I backed the sentiment in black and added a white heart pearl with a black pearl on either side. I added three white heart pearls to the upper corner of the card. To create the flower I layered four sheer pink fabric flowers and added crystal stickles to the edges and to the center and added a black pearl to the center. I am also entering this card into the following challenges: Crafty Sentiments: Glitter It Up Teddy Stampers: Me & My Teddy Birthday Sundaes: Photo Inspiration Craft Your Days Away: Spots & Stripes Catch The Bug: 4 or More Layers Ann's Creative Nook: Anything Goes Pile It On: Say It In Style Craft Your Passion: 2 x 2 Colour Create: Pink, Blac & White By The Cute & Girly: Cute & Girly Fresh Brewed: Flowers Supplies Used: Image: Belles N Whistles Beary Big Hugs Clear Rubber Stamp Sentiment: Inkadinkado Expressions Frame Clear Rubber Stamp Set Paper: White Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Coredinations Sugar n Spice Cardstock, Pink & White Stripped Paper, Pink & White Dotted Paper Embellishments: Queen & Company Black Pearls, Annabelle Stamps 6 mm White Heart Pearls, tickles Crystal Glitter, Pink Sheer Fabric Flowers Tools: EK Success 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch Other: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

Elisabeth Bell's Biggest December Blog Candy Giveaway

Have you heard about the big blog candy giveaway from Elisabeth Bell? With the help of Belles n Whistles, SCACD and Whiff of Joy, Elisabeth is giving away 38 stamps to one lucky winner. For a chance to win you need to create a project using one of Elisabeth's stamps. I created a corner bookmark using Beary Big Hugs from Bells n Whistles. This is the first time I have made a corner bookmark. I can't wait to get going on my next one. The base of my bookmark is navy blue cardstock. I punched the bottom using the lace heart border punch from Martha Stewart. The top triangle of my bookmark is covered in white cardstock, leaving just a thin strip of the navy blue showing. I added a strip of patterned paper (blue with white dots) just below the white cardstock and added a strip of light blue ribbon to cover the seam the two papers created. I stamped my image out and colored it using crayola and prisma colored pencils. Then I cut the top portion of the stamped image using a circle template. I layered the image on navy blue, then white and then finally blue. I added a large blue paper flower and a smaller blue paper flower and a bow made out of the light blue ribbon. to the right corner just beside the image. I added crystal stickles to the edges of the ribbon, bow, flowers, to the image, on the cardstock backing the image and to the dots on the patterned paper.

My daughter has already asked if she can have this bookmark. We got her some books for Christmas so I think that I will give it to her after she opens up her books.

I am entering this bookmark into the following challenges:

Paper Play: Anything But A Card

Cute Card Thursday: One For The Kids

I Did It Creations: Anything Goes

Aly's Sunday Challenge: Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Tuesday Morning Sketches: Embellish It

Caardvarks: Monochromatic

All Sorts: Anything Goes

Die Cut Dreams: Girlie

Top Tip Tuesday: Get Embellishing

Craft Your Days Away: Punch It Out

Totally Gorjuss: For Someone Special

~ Supplies Used ~

Belles N Whistles Beary Big Hugs Rubber Stamp

White Cardstock

Nicole Crafts Navy Blue Cardstock

Nicole Crafts Blue Cardstock

Good Old Values Patterned Paper ~ Light Blue With White Dots

Offray Light Blue Ribbon

Oriental Trading Company Blue Paper Flowers

Stickles ~ Crystal

Martha Stewart Lace Heart Border Punch

Crayola Colored Pencils

Prisma Colored Pencils

Another Birthday Card

I made this birthday card using this adorable Belles N Whistles stamp called Beary Big Hugs. The sketch that I used is from this week's Sweet Stampin challenge. The challenge at If The Shoe Fits Scrap It is to use the color blue.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad: Stitching

Belles N Whistles: Trick or Treat Me

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central: Ribbon (item from store: Martha Stewart border punch)

Crafty Cardmakers: Stitching

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Incy Wincy: Anything Goes

Creative Friends Stamp: My Favorite Stamps

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes Birthday

A Spoonfull Of Sugar: Relish To Embellish

Fresh Brewed: Anything Goes

Meljens: 3 Different Shapes (oval, square, rectangle)

Teddy Stampers: Birthday Card

Raise The Bar: Curves

Wags N Whiskers: Sisters/Friendship

~ Supplies Used ~

Belles N Whistles Beary Big Hugs Rubber Stamp

Nicole Crafts Pale Blue Cardstock

White Cardstock

Nicole Crafts Navy Blue Cardstock

Fiskars Oval Template

Queen & Company Brilliant Blue Pearls

Zig Navy Pen

Martha Stewart Lace Heart Border Punch

Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Border Punch

Blue Flowers

Crayola Colored Pencils

Prisma Colored Pencils

Becca's Birthday Card

This is the birthday card that I made for my daughter Rebecca. She will be turning 7 on the 17th. I used this image from Belles N Whistles called Beary Big Hugs.

I made this card for the Trick or Treat Me challenge at Belles N Whistles. I decided to make a card to "treat". This is one of my favorite stamps Elizabeth Bell stamps so I decided to use it for the challenges at Creative Friends Stamp (my favorite stamps) and Pile It On (beary good friends). The challenge at Meljens is to use 3 different shapes. I used rectangles, circles (gemstones) and hearts.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge: G is for Glitter

Creative Inspiration: Glitter, Glamour, Girlie

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Incy Wincy: Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesday: Anything Goes Birthday

A Spoonfull Of Sugar: Relish To Embellish

~ Supplies Used ~

Belles N Whistles Beary Big Hugs Rubber Stamp

Nicole Crafts Pink Cardstock

Nicole Crafts Brown Cardstock

Nicole Crafts Cream Cardstock

White Cardstock

Queen & Company Pink Gemstones

Cream Paper Roses

Stickles ~ Crystal

Martha Stewart Lace Heart Border Punch

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Fiskars Scallop Heart Punch

Crayola Colored Pencils

Prisma Colored Pencils

Vintage Christmas

Here is a vintage Christmas card that I made yesterday. This was my first time making a vintage card. So how did I do? The stamp that I used is from Belles n Whistles and is called Baking With Nana. It's hard to see in this photo. But to soften the look of the white cardstock and white flowers I changed the tint of the paper & flowers by adding brown chalk to them.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club: Very Vintage Christmas

Doodle Palace: Vintage Inspired

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Flowers

Penny's Challenge: Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

Image: Belles n Whistles Baking With Nana Stamp

Paper: Nicole Naturals Tan Cardstock, Nicole Naturals Cream Cardstock, Nicole Naturals Light Tan Cardstock, White Cardstock

Embellishments: Oriental Trading Company Paper Daisies ~ White, Tan Pearls, Off White Ribbon

Tools: Fiskars Texture Plate ~ Dots

Other: Pebbles Inc Chalk, Crayola Colored Pencils

Hello

Here is another card that I made today. This one uses this adorable stamp from Belles n Whistles called Beary Big Hugs.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday: Open

Little Paper Shop: Pink, Chocolate & Raspberry (the Raspberry is in the patterned paper)

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Flowers

Bizzy Becs Creatalicious: Flowers & Wings

The Crafty Pad: Stitching

Sweet Stamping: Stitching

All Sorts: Stitching

Critter Challenge: 10 Elements (1 image, 2 flowers, 1 patterned paper, 2 solid cardstock, 7 pearls & 1 butterfly)

Pollycraft: Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Belles n Whistles Beary Big Hugs Stamp

Paper: DCWV Glitter Cardstock Stack ~ Flowers/Circles Patterned Paper, Chocolate Brown Cardstock, Colorbok Pastel Cardstock Stack ~ Pink, Medium Pink Cardstock (Butterfly)

Embellishments: Oriental Trading Company Paper Daisies ~ White, Queen & Co Pearls ~ Orchid

Tools: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Other: Crayola Colored Pencils