Friday Sketchers # 129....Tidings of Comfort and Joy!

Good morning crafty friends! Just a quick post this morning to share a card that I made with the beautiful sketch over at Friday Sketchers! I am in Christmas card mode...not sure how many I will get made! As always, I have left it to the last minute!

I really love how the silver embossed Christmas Tree turned out on my Spoon Full of Sugar card so I embossed a bunch of trees (mass production) with Northern Lights embossing powder and I am going to make my cards all along the same design. So, for this card I used this sweet Tilda that came in my StampClub kit and coloured her with my Copics and cut her out. I am making all my cards easel cards with BG Jovial. I added some AC ribbon and some Prima flowers with pearls! The sentiment "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" is from an acrylic stamp set that I got at Michaels.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I need to get back to my room  as I still have a bunch more to make....eeekkkk!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge # 55...Gettin' "Kraft-y"....Jolly Wishes!

Good morning Krafty friends! I hope you had a great week and I hope you will have time to get Krafty this weekend! I know I really have to buckle down and make a bunch of Christmas cards this weekend! Well, we have another fabulous Challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge blog this week! Krafty Girl & Copic Colouring Goddess, Melanie, has set the challenge and is asking to see kraft cardstock on your krafty kreation, he,he,he! I love using Kraft cardstock so this was the perfect challenge for me!

To be eligible for the prize you need to use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your creation and link to your blog on the KKS Challenge blog and you will be entered into the draw to win a beautiful Christmas Clara stamp.  This week Melanie has used Clara on he card and it is is breathtaking....WOWZEERS! Hope you can join us!

For my card I used the adorable Noelle! Gosh, I had so much fun colouring her fun holiday dress with my Copics! I used kraft cardstock to make the 6x6 cardbase and I used some fab BoBunny papers from last year...I had a little left over and I just love this paper. I used my MFT open scalloped Di-namics and MFT di-namics snowflake dies. I stamped the fabulous Catslife Press label stamp on some kraft cardstock and I also stamped the sentiment from Kimmie's Holiday Sentiment set on a Nestie tag cut from Kraft cardstock. The felt ribbon is from my stash and so are the brown Prima flowers and I added a little red bling here and there.

Here is the inside....this sentiment comes with Nick!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge card! I really hope you can join us....maybe you can get a few more Christmas cards whipped up! Now, Please head on over to the KKStamps Challenge blog and check out all the gorgeous and kraft-y kreations by the Krafty Girls and our Krafty Guest, Mary!

Hugs and Happy Stampin'

Penny Black Saturday Challenge # 127...Merry Christmas Mail & Let it Snow!

Hey crafty friends! Just a quick post to share two cards that I made with this adorable Penny Black Stamp, Royal Mail. I have just discovered Penny Black's sweet little Mimi stamps...totally love her to bits....she is soooooo cute! I made these cards to be displayed at Crop Circles in Peterborough. I used BoBunny Winter Joy collection also from Crop Circles....I just love this paper and these non-traditional colours are so pretty. Perfect with this sweet wintry scene of Mimi off to mail a card. I made these cards CAS...can you believe it....no flowers, pearls, bling...just one sparkly Winter Joy BoBunny brad and a little ribbon. I really like how they turned out.

I coloured Mimi with my Copics and I cut the images out with my Circle Nesties. I also used my Favourite Kelly Panacci Christmas sentiment stamps on these cards and my fave QuicKutz photocorner die and tag die...on the top card I added Stickles and on the bottom card I used Polar White Flowersoft...love that stuff.

I found the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and this week the challenge is to use All My Favourite things...I have lots of faves on these cards...so I am entering these cards in PBSC!

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my cards!

Hugs,

Whiff of Joy Challenges # 92...A sketch by Me and WOJ Challenges DT Call!

Good morning crafty friends! I hope you're all having a great week so far! It is Wednesday my fave day as it is almost the weekend,lol! It is also time for a fun challenge over at Whiff Of Joy Challenges and this week we have a sketch by little ol' me, eekkk, hope you like it! I hope you can join us and give my sketch a go! Please visit the WOJC DT as they all have gorgeous creations sure to inspire you! Remember to please use a WOJ stamp to be eligible for the prize.

Here is my sketch....

Now, on a sad note, I have decided it is time to stepped down from the WOJ challenges DT and this challenge is my last DT Challenge but I am sure not my last WOJ challenge.  I have soooooo enjoyed my time on the WOJ Challenges team, with such a fabulous and talented group of ladies! So,  we are having a WOJC DT call to add to the team...so why not join in just add the letters DT after your name!

 I have had this idea for this card for a while as I really wanted to use Business Willow with these Melissa Frances rub-ons. I thought this would be a great card for a friend who just landed the dream job or big promotion at work. So for my card, I pulled out my beloved Echo Park Life is Good pp and I stamped up Business Willow and coloured her with my Copics.

I made a crinkled seam binding bow with seam binding I dyed and crinkled myself. It was originally white Hug Snug seam binding but I spritzed it with water and Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist (you might want to wear gloves unless you like having red fingers,smile). Then I crinkled it all up in a ball and squished it into the corner of a plastic sandwich bag, secured it with an elastic band and let it sit overnight. The next day, I took it out and let it air dry as it was still a bit damp and there you have it....crinkled seam binding...super easy! Really you only need to get white seam binding if you have a large selection of Glimmer Mist and you can dye your own in any colour. I also added a few Prima flowers and some half pearls here and there.

Here is the inside sentiment...

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I hope you get some crafty time over the next two weeks and can join us at the WOJ Challenges....try my sketch and enter the DT call!

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,

Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge...Guest DT...Distressing...Merry Christmas!

Good morning crafty friends! I am so excited to share the card that I made for the Spoon Full of Sugar challenge! My sweet blogging friend, Ingrid, asked me if I would be a guest designer for this week's challenge, and, of course, I said,YES! What an absolute honour! Thanks so much for asking me, Ingrid!
Ingrid has set the challenge this week and she would like to see some Distressing! Well this is right up my alley!

So, for my card, I reached for some of my fave new BG Jovial papers and distressed the edges with my new favourite tool, my Distrezz-it-All! I also, painted the edges of the paper with Picket Fence Crackle paint and inked with Distress inks. I then decided to use this Magnolia tree stamp that came in my stamp club kit. I just love silver Tinsel Christmas tress so I decided to make one for Tilda. I stamped the tree with Tim Holtz embossing ink and then used Northern Lights embossing powder to get this beautiful silver tinsel tree. I then inked up this sweet Tilda. I think she is from last years Christmas stamps but Ijust got her! I coloured her with my Copics and I used my toner Copic markers for the first time and I love them!!! I used them on Tilda's dress to get a more subdued blue green colour and it worked. I used my VersaMagic pen and went over the tinsel in Tilda's hands and then embossed it with the Northern Lights embossing powder too....love this stuff...think you will be seeing a lot of it,smile!

I embellished with some satin ribbon and lace dyed with Glimmer Mist. The bingo card is by Making Memories and I added a Melissa Frances rub-on and a few pearls here and there. I finished it off with some Prima Poinsettias and used a BG Jovial Glazed Brad.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card! I want to thank Ingrid and all the fabulous designers at Spoon Full of Sugar for letting me join them this week! I hope you get a chance to visit all their blogs and see their gorgeous creations and then join the fun and get distressing!

Happy Stampin'!

Hugs,

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.....November Release Krafty Hop....You're Sew Nice!

Good morning Krafty Friends!!!! Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new November images!  As you’ve seen over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks,  Annie Rodrigue has created some totally awesome KRAFTY GIRLS this month!  There are six images in the complete set and they are The Krafty Stamper, Annie the Artist, Mona the Seamstress, Natalie the Knitter, Lavender the Quilter and Sabrina the Spinner!  Each one comes with it’s own matching accessory stamp and a bonus coordinating sentiment!

And Steven Leary is back with MILES THE MOUSE and his pals and they are having some frosty winter fun!   You’ll get to check them all out in today’s November release day KRAFTY HOP!!  You’ll meet Miles on Ice, Miles and Winter Friends, Skating Polar Pal, Skiing Miles and Mice Angels!  Two of them come with sentiments too!!

If you have arrived from Andrea's fabulous blog then you are in the right spot. If not, then you may want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog!  As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of stamps from the new release!!  And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available! 

Also we’ve got ‘Gimme Kimmie’s Kits’ again!! For those of you who just HAVE to have all the new images, we’ve got the perfect thing for you!  It’s called the ‘Gimme Kimmies Kit’!!!  Instead of clicking on each image that you’d like, you only have to click once to pick up a Gimme Kimmies Kit AND it’s at a discounted price!!  What could be better???


Now for my card....I have used Lavender the Quilter and teamed her up with my new BG Pyrus 6x6 paper pad. I paper pieced her quilt with one of the papers that has a quilt pattern on it and I cut the image out with my Nesties using the "out of the box" technique! Lavender comes with two accessory stamps and the sentiment "you're so Sweet!" The sentiment I 've used here comes with Sabrina the Spinner.

I embellished with some ribbon from my stash, Prima flowers with BG brads. I also used my Viva Decor Pearl Pen to add some pearl buttons to Lavenders blouse!


So, now hop on over and visit my blogging pal, Tracey, and have a peek at the gorgeous creation she has to share with you! Remember to leave a comment on each and every blog along the hop so that you can win some new krafty rubbah!!!! 


The stamps are in the Kraftin' Kimmie on-line shop now....soooooo.....what are you waiting for, go check them out!


Happy Hopping!


Hugs,

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #72....Shabby Chic....Happy Birthday!

Hello crafty friends! We have a new challenge over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges! This week we would like to see you make a Shabby Chic card! Just remember the only thing we ask is that you use at least one Magnolia stamp!

For my card I used some MME paper that I have had in my stash forever and I painted it with White crackle paint and then inked it with Distress ink.  I added a crepe paper ruffle and a crinkled seam binding bow with button! The "Fabulous" definition label is by Making Memories and I added a Melissa Frances rub-on to it. I also added a Melissa Frances glitter chipboard heart and Prima and WOC flowers.  I love this sweet Tilda. I coloured her with my Copics and cut the image out with my Nesties and left the image in the die and inked with Antique Linen Distress ink.

I hope you get some crafty time this week and can join us at Magnolia Down Under challenges we would love to see your shabby chic creations and be sure to stop by the MDUC blog and check out all the gorgeous creations by the MDUC DT!

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Hugs,