LNS Challenge 237/Sketch 291 - Monday Lunchtime Sketch

Good Monday Morning everyone.  What a week it has been.  I was able to spend time with my children and grandchildren and also go visit my brother.  God is so good as he is doing so much better, but still very weak.  I thank all of you who have asked about him.  It makes me feel special that you are concerned.

 

So now on to this weeks challenges.  This weeks LNS challenge is to do something Christmas with non-traditional colors meaning red or green.  And the sketch this week for our Monday Lunchtime sketch is just spectacular and I went straight for my "Snow Much Fun" stamp set and decided to do the Marina Mist for the colors.  As in most cases I did combine the two challenges and am very happy with the outcome.  So here is my sample.

 

 

I wish you could see it in person as I used the Shimmer White paper, so you have the shimmer in the background along with the Dazzling Details for the snow flurry.  So I do have a lot of shimmer going on with this card.  Love, love it!

 

I also decorated the inside with the Dazzling Details to give it a little ump! And added the snow flurry around it to match the outside.  I am thinking about doing the envelope the same way.

 

 

Hope you can see it.  And here is a close up of the front.

 

 

You still cannot see all the shimmer going on.

 

Now, please stop by and check out the sketch for this weeks challenge and check out our non traditional Christmas at LNS.  The design teams have done a remarkable job with their samples.

 

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Snow Much Fun, Christmas Messages

Card Stock: Shimmer White, Marina Mist

Designer Series Paper: Polka Dot Parade

Ink: Stazon Black, Marina Mist

Markers: Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Orange

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you all have a wonderful and blessed week!

 

 



Post 8 Craft Show

 

OK, now I am showcasing another one of the gift card holders I will be selling at the craft show.  To make it easy I made all with the little snowman and just different colors.  This little snowman is the cutest and I just love using him.  And the words of the sentiment go so well for a gift card holder. 

 

Here is how it opens and closes!  Just slide the front to the side.

 

 

Makes it easy to use doesn't it?

 

There are a lot of these out there on Pinterest and I also made these last year for my Nieces and Nephews.  So easy!!!  That is what I am all about, cute but easy. lol

 

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!  Blessings to all my friends.

 



Late Night Stampers Challenge - Snowmen

Since it is January and the time of year for snow, except where I am, our challenge this week with Late Night Stampers is to use snowmen on your project and I chose this cute little snowman to use for today's challenge.  I also combined this with the sketch challenge over at Sketch Frenzy Friday!  It was just perfect for this snowman.

And here is another view of the card!

And then of course the envelope and the inside of the card!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Snow Much Fun, Word Play (inside)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Designer Series Paper: Snow Festival

Ink: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso

Sponging and water coloring - Technique

Scallop edge punch

Hope you enjoyed my sample for today and don't forget to go by and see all the other samples that our design team have posted and remember we have a new blog where you can join us!  Late Night Stampers Challenge Blog!

SU LateNightStampers Challenge / Gift card/money holder

Good Tuesday Morning to you all and hope you are having a wonderful day.  Our challenge this week for our LateNightStampers, LNS, group is to make a gift card holder or money holder.  And, I used the top note die and one of my favorite Christmas sets, Snow Much Fun to make this great gift card holder.  I actually learned how to do this one from Nancy Lewis, my demonstrator.  She is so talented.

Here is the inside of the holder and how you would open it.

It is put together with a brad and you just slide it to either side.

Now here it is with cash, which is how I will use it for my niece.

And now with a gift card.

Isn't it just the cutest. I love it and so easy.

Just a mini tutorial: Cut out two red pieces of the card stock using the Top Note Die and the Big Shot or whatever cutting system you may have.  Then cut two of the Whisper White card stock.  One of the whisper white you will trim around the edge that is dotted by the cutting to make the red show as a border around it.  Stamp whatever you would like onto this piece and then attach this to one of the red pieces.  Take the other Whisper White piece of card stock and cut it in half at the center points.  Adhere it to the bottom of the other red piece of card stock.  Decorate as you would like.  I used the scallop border punch to cut out a border in the red glitter paper.  Put the two together by using a brad or whatever else you would like to use.  That is all there is to it.  So easy yet so cute.

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Snow Much Fun

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Stazon, Crumb Cake (snowman edges)

Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Two Way Glue Pen

Markers for coloring

Blender Pens for the coloring of the snowman

Glitter Brad

1/4" grosgrain red/white ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you enjoyed your time here.  God bless!

Snow Much Fun

 

Happy Sunday evening to you!  I was so excited to be able to use my Snow Much Fun this weekend and was inspired by this weeks Clean and Simple Sketch.  It was the perfect sketch for this tall snowman.  And I just love a snowman in blue!  Don't you?

 

Here is a side view of the card.

 

 

And the inside!

 

 

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Snow Much Fun, Many Merry Messages (inside)

Card Stock: Shimmery White, Whisper White, Marina Mist

Stazon Black Ink, Marina Mist Ink

Markers for Coloring

Scallop edge Border punch

 

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week ahead!

 

 

Country Christmas/Snow Much Fun

 

I just love cards that have a little country feel to them and this one seemed to put on a little country for me.  It all started with the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  I knew I wanted to do that sketch as soon as I saw it and looking through my stash of papers and stamps it all just seemed to pop into place.  But what really popped is when I decided to use this tulle ribbon which I had only used behind a print before as a border, but I do love how the ribbon came out on this card.  Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock just work so well together.

 

Here is a side view of the card!

 

 

And the finished touch inside!

 

 

Had to get all three colors on the inside also.

 

All items used are from Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Snow Much Fun

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crumb cake

Ribbon: 3 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Tulle

Markers, ink and blender pens for coloring

 

SULateNightStampers Challenge/Christmas in July

I just love Christmas and I love snowmen, so when I saw this single stamp set in the Christmas mini, I just had to get it.  Isn't it just the cutest.  What really initiated this card was the challenge, but when I saw the sketch on Mary Jo's blog, Monday's Lunch Time Sketch,  that really put me over the edge.  I knew it was perfect for this stamp set and for the LNS challenge this week.

Now here is a side view of the card!

And of course the inside!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Frosty Friends (Christmas Mini), Snow Much Fun

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Snow Festival

Classic Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red

Markers

Snow Flake embossing folder

Thanks for looking!