Oh What Fun!

Owls!!  I love owls and some day soon when my scraproom is re-done I will show you some of my critters.

This card was quick and simple and makes me smile, love how it turned out.  The pewter embossing powder is beautiful, I didn't expect it to look this good!  The last to be added was the corners - remember that punch?  I think it was the perfect finishing touch for this card.  I just kind of relied on the paper to be the focus.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenge #48 - Anything Goes

Jingle Bells Challenge - Not a CREATURE Was Stirring

The Pink Elephant Challenge #274 - Anything Goes

All products Stampin Up (except where noted):

Stamps:  Christmas Messages
Paper:  Snow Festival dsp, Raspberry Ripple cs, Baja Breeze Textured cs
Ink:  VersaMark, Baja Breeze
Accessories:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Pewter Embossing Powder, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, EK corner punch

Merry Christmas

Hi - I've got another card for my stash. This time I finally used my Kraftin Kimmie stamp Sending Winter Hugs. Paper is Echo Park's Season's Greetings and I used my new doodlebug washi tapes and sprinkles which I picked up from The Scapbook Cottage at our Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop & Create last month.  I love the clean look of this card and how quick it was to whip up :)

I used Mojo Monday's Sketch #320.  

I'm entering this in Kraftin Kimmies Challenge #206 'Let It Snow' and Christmas Card Challenge #52

Stamps:  Kraftin Kimmie Holiday Winter Hugs

Paper:  Echo Park Season's Greetings, PTI Stamper's Select Choice white cs

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black ink, copics

Accessories:  Doodlebug washi tapes and sprinkles

Sparkly Wishes

It's been a while!!!  Christmas has come and gone and I haven't posted any of my cards.  It was a busy season and honestly, I didn't create many of 'my own' cards.  I actually cased quite a few.  Sometimes, I just wanted to recreate (as close as I could with my stash) what I saw, other times, I just didn't have the energy to create something from scratch.  But this - this is all mine :)  I stamped and coloured him before Christmas (with a little help from Amy), but I hadn't found the right layout, and then I came across The Deconstructed Sketch #84 for this week. It was perfect. 
I'm also entering this in Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #6.

Stamps:  CC Designs Reindeer Lights, Sparkly Wishes

Paper:  MME 12 Days of Christmas dsp, Stampin Up Pool Party cs, PTI white cs

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories:  MME 12 Days of Christmas ribbon, decorative brads and pearls

 

Snowflakes....

Good day :) This card came together very quickly for me today and I've very pleased with it. I hadn't had a chance to play with my CTMH Snowflakes Stamp set which coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and I've been wanting to make these snowflakes for some time. Everything came together today! I cut them with my cricut and stamped them in Stampin Up's Craft white ink and then heat embossed them with white embossing powder.  The sentiment and snowflake on the inside is from the same stamp set.  I was so excited to use the tiny twinkle brads from CTMH, I think they add the perfect touch.

The Challenge at Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge #42 is to use animal prints.  Thankfully I saw one of the design team members using animals printed on the paper, rather than an animal print, cause I don't have any, lol.  So I used paper from the Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses paper pack which has tiny deer and penguins.  I also used sketch #16 from Freshly Made Sketches as this weeks challenge is their 1 year anniversay and you can choose any previous sketch you like.

I better get outside with the mutts, it's a beautiful day!

Stamps:  CTMH Snowflakes

Paper:  Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, kraft

Ink:  Stampin Up Craft White and Classic Soft Suede

Accessories:  CTMH Jolly twinkle brads, white embossing powder, ribbon from stash

 

'Tis the Season to Sparkle

Hi there - Christmas is fast approaching and I am now doubling up on my cards. This was a card I really had fun with. I finally got myself some Stampin Up's Iridescent Ice and wanted to heat emboss it with this Christmas tree stamp from CTMH's Holiday Wishes stamp set. I was feeling inspired by the song 'Oh Christmas Tree' and I am entering it in The Paper Variety's FALALALALA Challenge this week. I am also entering this in Sparkle Creations Christmas Cards Challenge - One Layer.

Something new I tried this time was spritzing the seam binding ribbon with water and crunching it up in a ball and letting it dry. Love how that turned out.

Stamps: CTMH Holiday Wishes
Ink: Stampin Up Night of Navy
Paper: Stampin Up Night of Navy cs
Accessories: Stampin Up Iridescent Ice, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Eyelet Border punch

I Will Always Believe

Hi there - I have a Christmas card to share - another for the stash - it's getting close and I'm starting to feel the rush!! I used Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #49 which is this sketch:

I was able to play with my new CTMH stamp set called 'I Believe' and the CTMH paperpack is from last season called Mistletoe along with the poinsettia accessory.

Santa and the other images were stamped with Brilliance Archival Graphite black ink - I like using this ink for solid stamps. I hope you can tell from the pictures - I ran my clear Spica Pen along the edges of the kraft cardstock and on all the snowflakes just to add a slight hint of magic :) I'm super happy with how this card turned out!!

I'm also entering this in Paper Sundae's Challenge #94 - Rectangle and Ribbon Carousel's Challenge #28 - Pillow Talk.

Stamps: CTMH I Believe
Paper: CTMH Mistletoe dp and Cranberry cs, kraft cs
Ink: Brilliance Archival Ink Graphite Black, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: CTMH Mistletoe Accents, clear Atyou Spica pen, Stampin Up 5/8" Victoria Crochet trim

A Cute Christmas

Hi - I've been wanting to use this Candy Cane paper from Stampin Up since last Christmas and I finally got around to making a quick card. I recently picked up these rub-ons from the same line and decided to use them instead of stamping. The challenge over at Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge was a recipe: 2 designer papers, ribbon and a bird. Now you see why I used the rub-on!! I also used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch #131. And because this month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we were asked to use PINK as well.

Paper: Stampin Up Real Red and Pretty in Pink cs, Stampin Up Candy Cane dp
Stamp: Stampin Up A Cute Christmas
Ink: Stampin Up Real Red
Accessories: Stampin Up Candy Cane rub-ons, Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons, Clear Trim Tinsel, Dazzling Diamonds, Real Red marker, ribbon from stash, circle and scallop circle nestabilities

Celebrate the Season

Hi there - today I decided to do a couple cards, one I've always wanted to try by Andrea Wolford who's blog I check out all the time for cool Stampin Up ideas. I also subscribe to her 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter and plan to try some of her cards and tag ideas as well. First off is my take on the card - I used Night of Navy cs from Stampin Up and Wintertime Flurry dp by Echo Park. I used the stamp set from Stampin Up as well called Patterned Pines. the image is embossed with white ep on Night of Navy cs and then cut them out. I placed a small piece of the same cs behind the trees and brushed some white ink along the edges. I then stamped out the sentiment from Stampin Up's So Many Scallops set on white card stock and the dp. I punched out the dp and then made two more layers of the white cs and popped them up and finished it with some Stickles. I ran a piece of White Tinsel Trim from Stampin Up along the card under the trees and then popped up the trees as well. I just know I'm going to love that Tinsel Trim. I'm entering this card in Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #1, Monochromatic.

For the original card I used the Patterned Pines Stamp set, old olive re-inker and pewter shimmer paint. I didn't have white so I substituted with the pewter. You just mix a drop of the shimmer paint with a couple drops of the re-inker and sponge that onto the stamp. It is a nice shimmery image. I also made my own dp using the snowflake from the same stamp set with various inks on a paper from the CTMH Mistletoe dp. I love how these turned out!