Matthew 1:21

I have one more Christmas card to share with you tonight.  I created this card using a freebie from Word Art Wednesday.  I started with a sage green card base.  I embossed a piece of white card stock using my Sizzix and a dot embossing folder and backed it in sage green card stock and then again in white card stock.  I added this to the card base.  I printed the freebie out on white card stock and backed it in sage green card stock then added it to the center of the card.  From white card stock I punched branches using a Martha Stewart branch punch and from sage green card stock I punched stars using a star punch from EK Success. I layered 2 branches and 1 star in the upper left corner and lower right corner of the sentiment.  I added a pearl to the center of each star and added crystal stickles to the stars and branches.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge: Christmas

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Frosted Designs: White As A Snowflake

Blue & White Christmas

One of my favorite color combinations at Christmas time is blue and white.  To create this card I started with a blue card base. Using my Sizzix machine I embossed a piece of white card stock with a dot embossing folder and a smaller piece of white card stock using a snowflake embossing folder.  I added the dot embossed piece to the card base. I backed the snowflake embossed piece with blue card stock and added it to the center of the card. I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and punched it out using the real estate sign punch from EK Success.   I colored the stars using Spectrum Noir pens and backed the sentiment in blue card stock. I added the sentiment to the center on the snowflake embossed piece.  I punched a snowflake from white card stock using a Martha Stewart snowflake punch and a smaller snowflake from blue card stock using a Martha Stewart snowflake corner punch.  I layered the snowflakes and added them to the bottom corner of the sentiment added a pearl to the center.  I added crystal stickles to the snowflakes and to the stars on the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Frosted Designs: White As A Snowflake

Digi Designs Challenge Blog: Winter Challenge

Crazy 4 Challenges: Clean and Simple

Winter Wonderland: Favorite Color Combo

Polkadoodles: Tic Tac Toe - Down (Sentiment-More Than 2 Layers- Embossing)

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Goes

Love To Create: Anything Goes

Cold and Frosty Christmas Card

For this Christmas card I started with an aqua base cut to open at the bottom.  I added a piece of white card stock to the top and a piece of aqua dot patterned paper to the bottom.  I punched a strip of aqua card stock using the Doily Lace Edge punch from Martha Stewart.  I added it across the card and added a white ribbon and bow across the top of it.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the white card stock and colored the stars with Spectrum Noir pens.  I added pearls to the bottom corner and added crystal stickles to the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

All Sorts: Cold and Frosty Colors

Love To Create: Anything Goes

Polkadoodles: Tic Tac Toe - Diagonal (Sentiment-Ribbon-Polka Dots)

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge: A is for Anything Goes

Clean & Simple Christmas

To create this Christmas card I started with an aqua card base. I embossed a piece of white card stock using my Sizzix machine and a snowflake embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white card stock, punched it out using the Real Estate Sign punch from EK Success. I colored in the stars using Spectrum Noir pens and backed it in aqua card stock.  I added crystal stickles to the stars on the sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Frosted Designs: White As A Snowflake

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Love To Create: Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges: Clean and Simple

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge: Christmas

Snow Buds

For my very first post of 2015 I would like to share with you a card that I created using Snow Buds digital stamp from Pollycraft.  I started with a card base that would open from the bottom instead of the side. ( I have a habit of creating cards that all open from the side and I'm trying to break myself of this habit.) I added a piece of Christmas patterned paper backed in a red pearl card stock to the card base.  I colored the image using Spectrum Noir pens. (The tan on the image looks like it has more of an orange tint to it in this picture than the actual card does.) I backed the image in a red pearl card stock.  I punched a small snowflake using a Martha Stewart snowflake corner punch, added a pearl to the center and placed it in the corner of the image. I also added crystal stickles to the snowflake and a little to the image. I finished off my card by adding 3 pearls under the image.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampartic: Winter

Digi Designs Challenge Blog: Winter

Totally Gorjuss: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Crafty Catz: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps: Snowman or Snowflakes

Whoopsi Daisy: Anything Goes

Tis The Season

Well, here it is my last Christmas card of 2013.  I am finally caught up in posting all my last minute Christmas cards.  For this one I used this adorable image from Pachela Studios at Cuddly Buddly.  This image is called We Wish You A Merry Christmas.  I colored the image using Spectrum Noir pens.  I started with a light blue card base.  I added a piece of red dot patterned paper that I backed in white card stock. I backed the image and the sentiment in light blue card stock and then again in white.  I added crystal stickles to the snow on the ground of the image. I also added 3 snowflakes below the image and 1 to the upper corner of the image. I added a baby blue rhinestone to the center of each snowflake.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Christmas Card

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

CARD INGREDIENTS

Cuddly Buddly Pachela Studios We Wish You A Merry Christmas Digital Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Coredinations Powder Blue Card Stock

DCWV Red Dot Patterned Paper

White Glitter Snowflake Buttons

Queen & Co Baby Blue Rhinestones

Crystal Stickles

Spectrum Noir Pens

Joy This Christmas

Here is one more Christmas card using CC Designs Heidi With Ornament rubber stamp. I colored the image using Spectrum Noir pens.  To create this card I started with a lily pond green card base.  I added a piece of plaid purple patterned paper backed in white card stock.  I embossed a smaller piece of white card stock using a Cuttlebug dot embossing folder.  I backed the image in lily pond green card stock and added it to the top. Then I backed the sentiment that I typed on the computer in lily pond green card stock and added it to the bottom.  In between I added a sage green ribbon and bow.  I added crystal stickles to the pixies wings.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

CARD INGREDIENTS

CC Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi With Ornament Rubber Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Bazzill Basics Lily Pond Card Stock

Paper Pizazz Purple Plaid Patterned Paper

Crystal Stickles
Sage Green Ribbon

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Spectrum Noir Pens

BT1, BT2, IG2, GB8, PP3, LV1, FS2, FS3, DG3, DG2

Sprinkled With Laughter & Love

Here is another Christmas card using CC Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi With Ornament rubber stamp.

I typed the sentiment out on my computer.  "May your Christmas be sprinkled with laughter and love."

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Card

CARD INGREDIENTS

CC Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi With Ornament Rubber Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Pink Card Stock

Pink Plaid Glitter Card Stock

Crystal Stickles

Queen & Co Snowflake Pearls

Pink Paper Flowers

White Snowflake Glitter Button

Spectrum Noir Pens

FS2, FS3, PP1, PP3, PP5, IG2, BT2, GB8

Jingle All The Way

I created this Christmas card using CC Designs Heidi With Ornament rubber stamp.  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Papertake Weekly: Pick of the Year (Anything Goes)

CARD INGREDIENTS

CC Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi With Ornament Rubber Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Paper Temptress Autumn Hay Glimmer Card Stock

Canvas Corp Blue & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse Card Stock

Aqua Card Stock

White Ribbon

American Crafts Turquoise Snowflake Ribbon

Martha Stewart Feldspar Glitter Glue

Crystal Stickles

Silver Stickles

White Paper Flower

Aqua Paper Flower

White Glitter Snowflake Button

Silver Jingle Bells

Queen & Co Out To Sea Rhinestones

Aqua Bakers Twine

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Spectrum Noir Pens

BT1, BT2, BT4, BT5, BT7, BT9, PP3, FS2, FS3

Christmas

Here is another Christmas card using the Christmas freebie from Wee Stamps.... this time in pink.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Clear It Out Challenge: Theme ~ Warm Fuzzies   Stash ~ Something Textured   (glitter paper)

Creative Belli Blog: Christmas

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

CARD INGREDIENTS

Wee Stamps Christmas Digital Stamp Freebie

White Card Stock

Pink Card Stock

Pink Plaid Glitter Card Stock

Queen & Co Snowflake Pearls

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Corner Punch

Spectrum Noir Pens

PP1, PP5, PP3, DG2, IG2, EB2

From Our House To Yours

I created this Christmas card using this adorable freebie image from Wee Stamps. I colored it using Spectrum Noir pens.  I typed the sentiment out on the computer.  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Top Tip Tuesday: Christmas

Oldie But A Goodie: Tartan or Check

Clear It Out Challenge: Theme ~ Warm Fuzzies   Stash ~ Something Textured (glitter)

Aud Sentiments: Christmas

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle: Home For The Holidays

Sweet Stampin' Christmas: Let It Snow

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Papertake Weekly: Pick of the Year (Christmas Creatures)

CARD INGREDIENTS

Wee Stamps Freebie Christmas Digital Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Aqua Plaid Patterned Paper

Bazzill Basics Aqua Card Stock

Crystal Stickles

Queen & Co Teal Blue Pearls

Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Martha Stewart Snowflake Corner Punch

Spectrum Noir Pens

PP3, BT4, BT1, BT2, BT5, GB8, IG2

Miracle of Christmas

I created this Christmas card using a sentiment that I typed out on the computer.  I added snowflakes and baby blue rhinestones to the center of each flower.  I also added crystal stickles to the branches behind the flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments: Christmas

Little Red Wagon: Christmas

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Papertake Weekly: Make It Sparkle

Oldie But A Goodie: Tartan or Check  (item: branch punch)

CARD INGREDIENTS

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Recollections Cape Cod Card Stock Pack ~ Blue

The Paper Studio Linen Door Boy Plaid Patterned Paper

Blue Paper Flowers

White Glitter Snowflake Buttons

Crystal Stickles

Queen & Co Baby Blue Rhinestones

Fiskars Circle Template

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Scallop Scissors

Candy Star Ted

I created this Christmas card using Candy Star Ted from Di's Digi Downloads. I colored the image using Spectrum Noir pens.  I added white flocking to the hat and coat and a gold glitter star button hanging from the candy cane.

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

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments: Christmas

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Polka Doodles: Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenges: Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge: Anything Goes

Card Ingredients

Di's Digi Downloads Candy Star Ted Digital Stamp

Sentiment Typed On Computer

White Card Stock

Red Card Stock

Gold Glitter Star Button

White Flocking

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Dots

Snow Hugs

I created this Christmas card using Snowy Hugs Tilda.  I colored it using Spectrum Noir Pens.  I added crystal stickles to the top of the broom and to the bottom of the snowman.  

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

Magnolia-licious Challenge: Holiday or Winter Themed

Top Tip Tuesday: Christmas

Oldie But A Goodie: Tartan or Check  (item: Magnolia stamp)

Clear It Out Challenge: Warm Fuzzies  (textured item: flocking)

Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Magnolia Down Under: Anything Goes

Bearly Mine: Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter: Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Christmas: Let It Snow

Crafty Creations: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Totally Tilda: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Pick of the Year  (Baby It's Cold Outside)

Card Ingredients

Magnolia Snowy Tilda Hugs Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Turquoise Card Stock

Bright Green Card Stock

Blue/Green Plaid Patterned Paper

Bright Green Ribbon

White Glitter Snowflake Buttons

Crystal Stickles

Inkadinkado White Flocking

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Spectrum Noir Pens

A Merry Little Christmas

I created this Christmas card using a tree stamp from Inkadinkado. I stamped the image and embossed using green embossing powder. I added crystal stickles to the snow on the tree.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday: Christmas

Creative Card Crew: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments: Christmas

Little Red Wagon: Christmas

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Creative Belli Blog: Christmas

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

The Squirrel and The Fox: Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles: Anything Goes

Card Ingredients

Studio G Christmas Sentiment Rubber Stamp

Inkadinkado Tree Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Teresa Collins Noel Card Stock Pack ~ Red Mini Diamond 

Coredinations Lap of Luxury Card Stock Pack ~ Green

White Ribbon

American Crafts Green Dotted Ribbon

Crystal Stickles

Green Embossing Powder

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Dots

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Snowy Hugs Tilda

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I know I'm a few days late on that.  Over the past couple of weeks we have had several snow/ice storms. Due to those storms we have been dealing with power outages and internet issues.  We had yet another one last night and they are calling for another on Thursday!!! I'm definitely ready for summer!! 

I have a few cards that I recently made but haven't had a chance to post yet.  Here is the first one that I created using Magnolia's Snowy Hugs Tilda stamp.  This is one of my most favorite Magnolia Stamps. I colored this adorable image using Spectrum Noir pens.  I added glitter to the base of the snowman and the top of his broom and white flocking to both hats.

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Christmas Cards

Magnolia Down Under: Anything Goes

Stamp and Create with Magnolia: Winter Snowflakes

Midweek Magnolias: I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Simply Magnolia: Favorite or Newest Tilda

Card Ingredients

Magnolia Snowy Hugs Tilda Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Recollections Cape Card Card Stock Pack ~ Blue

Paper Pizazz Light Blue Plaid Patterned Paper

Frances Meyer Small Light Blue Dots Patterned Paper

Prima White Paper Flowers

Queen & Co Snowflake Pearls

Crystal Stickles

Inkadinkado White Flocking

White Glitter Snowflake Button

White Ribbon

Spectrum Noir Pens

TB1, TB2, TB3, GR1, IG8, GB8, EB2, FS2, FS3, PP3

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I created this Christmas card using Elisabeth Bell's Lil Lynda's Piano Forte digital stamp. I started with a light blue card base and added a piece of white card stock cut just slightly smaller.  I added light blue dot patterned paper to the top half and blue floral patterned paper to the bottom.  The image is colored using Spectrum Noir pens. I backed the image in light blue and then again in white and added it to the center top of the card.  I punched and layered a strip of white card stock and a piece of light blue card stock using an eyelet lace border punch. I added a piece of blue glitter ribbon tape and added it just below the image.  To create the flower I layered a light blue paper flower onto a white paper flower and added a glitter snowflake to the center.  I also added two silver bells hanging from the flower.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock and backed them in light blue card stock.  I added 3 snowflake pearls to the upper corner by the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenges: Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps: Bling

Papertake Weekly: Occasion-ally

The Paper Shelter: Use That Ribbon

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Creative Belli Blog: Glitter

Aud Sentiments: Anything But A Birthday Card

Treasured Times: Papers, Flowers & Bling

Winter Wonderland: Cute Christmas

Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Shades of Blue & White

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes

ABC Christmas: P is for..... Polka Dots

Fussy & Fancy: Bingo (flowers, pearls, blue)

One Stop Craft: Pastels

Eureka Stamps: Blooms & Blossoms

Kaboodle Doodles: Music and/or The Arts

Card Ingredients

 Elisabeth Bell's Lil Lynda's Piano Forte Digital Stamp

Studio G Christmas Sentiment Rubber Stamp

 Recollections Cape Cod Card Stock Pack ~ Light Blue

Jennifer Ellory Floral Paper Pack ~ Light Blue Dots

Jennifer Ellory Floral Paper Pack ~ Light Blue Floral

White Paper

 Prima White Paper Flower (1 colored with Spectrum Noir TB1)

Blue Glitter Ribbon Tape

Snowflake Glitter Button

Mini Silver Bells

White Thread

Queen & Co. Snowflake Pearls

 Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

 Spectrum Noir Pens

PP1, PP3, PP5, FS2, IG2, GB8, TB1, TB2, IG8, EB1, EB2

Shall I Play For You?

Good morning! Today I want to share with you my card for this week's challenge over at 2 Sisters Challenges.

Our Sponsor is.....

Our theme this week is.....

BROWN ~ WHITE ~ BLUE

Here is my card using Shall I Play For You from Mo's Digital Pencil.....

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Stampavie & More: Spots & Stripes (spots in border punch, stripes in paper)

Papertake Weekly: Baby It's Cold Outside

Top Tip Tuesday: Fur or Feathers

ABC Christmas Challenge: A for Animal

Card Ingredients

Mo's Digital Pencil Shall I Play For You Digital Stamp

Adam Pescott Christmas Capers Rubber Stamp Set

White Card Stock

Nicole Crafts Brown Card Stock

Brown/Blue Striped Patterned Paper

DCWV Linen Card Stock Stck ~ Brown Linen Card Stock

Light Blue Ribbon

Martha Stewart Bubble Border Punch

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Christmas Tinkerbell

I created this card for the Guest Designer Call at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog.  I created a Christmas card using Tinkerbell. 

I started with a turquoise blue card base. I added a piece of turquoise card stock backed in white.  I embossed a piece of white card stock using a cuttlebug dots folder.  I added a piece of blue snowflake paper across the center and added a piece of blue glitter ribbon across that.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma color pencils and backed it in turquoise and then in white.  I added 2 silver jingle bells onto turquoise bakers twine and added them to the card. I layered white and blue paper flowers with a blue rhinestone brad in the center and then added it above the bells.  I added crystal stickles to her wings and silver stickles to her bells.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy: Monochromatic

Love To Create: Sparkle & Snowflakes

Sweet Stamping Pixies: Snowflakes

Creative Stamp Friends: Snowflakes

7 Kids College Fund: New & Old (new-tinkerbell stamp & flowers, old-paper & ribbon)

Crafty Creations: Snowflakes

The Paper Shelter: Winter Blues

Natalie & Amy's Challenge: Your Favorite Things (flowers, embossing)

Card Ingredients

Kraftin Kimmie Tinkerbell Rubber Stamp

White Card Stock

Nicole Crafts Turquoise Blue Card Stock

DCWV The Winter Mat Stack ~ Snowflakes

Blue Glitter Ribbon

Blue Paper Daisy

White Paper Daisy

White Paper Flower

Turquoise Blue Baker's Twine

Silver Bells

Blue Rhinestone Brad

Cyrstal Stickles
Silver Stickles

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Dots

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils

Tinkerbell

I created this birthday card using Tinkerbell from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps.  This is the stamp that I won during Kraftin Kimmie's 12 Krafty Days of Khristmas Celebration. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge: Sketch

Kraftin Kimmie: Anything Goes

Totally Paper Crafts: Ribbon

Catch The Bug: Birthday Bash ~ Day 1 Anything Goes

Wags N Whiskers: Celebrations

Penny's Paper Crafty: Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon: Bring On The Bling

Emerald Faeries: Celebrations

Pause Dream Enjoy: Use Ribbon

Stampin For The Weekend: Anything Goes

Forever Friends: Birthdays

The Squirrel and The Fox: Anything Goes

Card Ingredients

Kraftin Kimmie Tinkerbell Rubber Stamp

Studio G fathers Day Sentiment Rubber Stamp Set

Nicole Crafts Kraft Card Stock

White Card Stock

Nicole Crafts Spring Green Card Stock

Nicole Crafts Green Card Stock

White Paper Flower

Spring Green Paper Daisy

American Crafts Brown Ribbon

Crystal Stickles

Spring Green Pearls

Brown Pearls

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

Crayola Color Pencils

Prisma Color Pencils