Dasher/Merry Christmas

I am really excited with the turn out of this card.  It was inspired by the color challenge and the sketch challenge at Christian Paper Crafts.  Please stop by, they have some great challenges.

The color challenge was to use blues, browns and either white or cream.  So I used Marina Mist, Soft Suede, and very vanilla.  The Designer Paper is from the Christmas Cheer simply scrappin pack.

Of course you can see that I used the stamp "Dasher" which I loved last year and continue to love this year.  Before stamping Dasher, I sponged the very vanilla card stock with marina mist classic ink and then stamped Dasher in the soft suede classic ink over the sponging. For the sentiment I used the "Four the Holidays" stamp set.  I actually used iridescent ice over the image to give it a little bit of sparkle and embossed it.  Then, as always, I spritzed the whole card with the vanilla shimmer spritz.

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful Thursday!

Greeting Card Kids Christmas/Crimped Diamond

I am really happy with the way this turned out.  It is called the crimped diamond technique and it was a lot of fun to do.  I had seen a few cards using this technique and thought, I must try that.  Here is a link to the tutorial!  It is the first one I saw and fell in love with it.  Here is another one, done by the same person for splitcoast stampers and it has a tutorial and video with it.

For my card, I used riding hood red and whisper white card stock. I stamped the image using black stazon.  I used markers to color the image in.  Markers used were riding hood red, garden green and basic gray. For all the trim around the coat and hat and for the scarf, I used my versamark pen and then using iridescent ice embossing powder, embossed to give the shimmer effect.  After everything was adhered together, I then spritzed it with the vanilla shimmer smooch spritz.  Loving that stuff!!!!!  Below is an even closer view of the card.  Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Fun At Grammy's Layout

Good Tuesday morning all!  Hope you are all starting your day refreshed.  These layouts were inspired by two scrapbook challenges over at Christian Paper Crafts.  If you have not checked it out yet, you should.  They have quite a few challenges now devoted to scrapbooking and what a great job they are doing.

The two challenges that inspired me was the sketch challenge (Simple Blueprints), and Designing with Words Challenge which was to write or journal on your pictures.  I used the My Digital Studio to Journal on the pictures and then printed them out and applied them to the page. 

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

Content/Scripture Challenge Word #20

Wow, my second post for today!  I have a lot I would like to post and hopefully will get them posted at some point this week.  But when I saw the word for Patter's Scripture challenge #2, Word 20, I wanted to get it done.  I am still trying to catch up and have some words I still have not finished.  You will have to check out Patter's post for Content.  She has a wonderful message with hers.

As I was looking at the verses for content, I first of all knew that I would be using a picture of my grandson because he is always so content.  But, when I found the verses that I used on this page, I knew then that I was going to use this picture of my Mom with Nathan.  They both seemed so content in this photo and this verse just kind of says it.  When we have Jesus as our Savior what else do we need.  He supplies all our needs.  We can be content in Him!  

Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio was used for this page.  Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful evening!

Sweet Snowglobe

Good Sunday Afternoon!  Boy has it ever been a busy week.  I feel like I have been going from sun-up to sun-down.  I also developed this ugly cold on Friday and it is about to kick my but.  Oh well, we have to keep stamping don't we? 

This card was inspired by the stamping 411 sketch this week.  It is the first time I have used this designer paper and I was uncertain of how it was going to look, but with this stamp, Sweet Snowglobe, it actually turned out pretty cute.  After I finished the card, I realized that I had pulled the ribbon up on the wrong size of the stamped image per the sketch.  But, it still worked within the perimeters I am sure!

1. I cut a piece of very vanilla card stock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 and folded to 4 1/4 X 5 1/2. 

2. I then cut a piece of blushing bride card stock 4 X 5 1/4.  Using the petals a plenty embossing folder, I embossed half of the blushing bride piece of card stock. 

3. I then cut a piece of the Candy Cane Christmas Designer Series Specialty paper at 1 1/2 X 5 1/4.  Cut a 1 X 5 1/4 piece of real red card stock and using the scallop trim border punch, punched one side of it and then attached to the Designer paper as you see on the card. 

4. I attached this to the Blushing bride piece of card stock below the embossing. 

5. I then took the Polka  dot grosgrain ribbon (retired) and cut a piece big enough to go across and adhere to the back of the blushing bride piece. 

6. Then I took the whisper white card stock and stamped the image onto it. Using my markers, real red, soft suede and garden green, I colored in the images on the stamp and then stamped it on the whisper white.  Using a versamark pen, I then touched the circles and versamarked the area under the house and trees.  Using the Iridescent Ice emboss powder, I poured it over the stamped image, shook the image off and then heated it using the heat gun. 

7. Adhered this piece to real red card stock and using stampin dimensionals adhered to the card. 

8. Using the stamp "merry" from the tiny tags stamp set and using real red classic ink I stamped the image and punched it out using the Jewelry tag medium punch. Punched a small hole in the top of the tag and ran the linen thread through and tied around the ribbon on the card. 

9. I then sprayed the whole card with the vanilla shimmer smooch spritz.  (can't live without it)

Thanks for looking and hope your day is filled with joy! 

A flower for all Seasons

Good Saturday Morning everyone!  Hope you had a great week and you are now enjoying the weekend.  This card was inspired by two challenges at Christian Paper Crafts, Color Monday and Sketch Tuesday.  I love the outcome of it and also since the colors were a fall theme, I used it for this weeks challenge at late night stampers.  I love to be able to use one card in three challenges.

I used two stamp sets for this card, Grateful Greetings and A Flower for all Seasons.  I rounded the corners on the card base and the layers to give it a more "rounded" look.  Colors used are Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, and Whisper White.  Once the card was complete, I then spritzed it with the Log Cabin smooch spritz.  Can't get enough of that smooch spritz.lol  Use it on almost all my cards now.

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful Saturday.  Off to get ready to go to my Granddaughter's soccer game.

Studio Sketches/Thanks

Good Morning and hope your Friday is going well!  This is a card that was inspired by the clean and simple sketch challenge on Sept. 16th.  A little late in posting it, but I finally got it done.  If you would like to see some clean and simple sketches please see their sketch challenge here each week!  Also I used this for this weeks challenge over at Late Night Stampers where we were to use a fall theme.

This card as you can see was pretty simple.  I just used the square lattice embossing folder for the background of the card.  Then I stamped a image on whisper white card stock from the stamp set Studio Sketches.  Love that set.  Colored it in using markers and attached to pear pizazz card stock.  I then used Cajun craze card stock and using the scallop trim border punch made a border.  Attached all of this to the main card and then worked on the sentiment which was very easy.  I used the stamp set perfect punches and colored this stamp with a marker, stamped the image on whisper white and punched it out using the oval scallop punch.  Adhered that with stampin' dimensionals and it is done.  That is the kind of card I love making.

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday and thanks for looking!

Dasher in the Forest

Good Wednesday evening to all of you!  It has been one week for me, but I am still here and still blessed. 

Todays sample was inspired by the Fun On Friday challenge at Christian Paper Crafts where you were to reuse something or recycle.  So I decided to do the dryer sheet technique and actually this is the first time I have ever did it and I think it turned out wonderful.  You can use a spray adhesive, SU anywhere glue stick or a xyron machine.  See this tutorial for instructions.

For this card I created a forest scene by sponging on the background and then using the Plant Hope stamp set, I stamped the trees.  But first I stamped Dasher and then put the trees around him.

Thanks so much for looking!

Bells & Boughs

Wow, my second post today!  I made this card last night and it was so easy.  My inspiration came from the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge.  Also the bow I made was inspired by Stamping 411.  See how I did it by going to this post on Stamping 411.  How easy is that!

With this card, I used a piece of very vanilla cardstock cut at 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and then folded in half.  I then used a piece of 4 X 5 1/4 piece of Designer Series paper from the Deck the Halls collection.  to that I adhered a piece of soft suede cut at 2 1/2 X 4 and embossed by using the perfect polka dots folder.  I adhere on top of that piece a piece of 1 X 4 Crumb Cake card stock which I sponged with the cherry cobbler classic ink and also stamped the sentiment in.  Then attached the ribbon, cherry cobbler 1/2" seam binding, around the Designer Series Paper, the soft suede, and to the top portion of the crumb cake and adhered all of this to the card base very vanilla.  Following the direction above I made the bow and attached to the left side of the card.  Using the extra large 2 3/8 round scallop I punched out a piece of cherry cobbler card stock.  Then using the circle scissor, I cut out a circle 2 1/4" in very vanilla.  I stamped the image onto the very vanilla using soft suede classic ink; and using markers- almost artichoke, cherry cobbler, crumb cake, -and colored it in.  Attached it to the cherry cobbler scallop round and adhered to the card by using stampin' up! dimensionals.  I then spritzed the whole card with the vanilla shimmer smooch spritz.

Wow was that a lot of wording!  Hope you understand because there are times I don't know what I am saying, lol. 

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful rest of the day!

Forest Friends/Fall

I can not believe I have not posted since Wednesday.  It has been a busy week and every time I would try to make a post something else came up.  But, good Monday morning to all of you!  Today's challenge for late night stampers is to make a fall card or project and I decided to use a scene as my fall card.  Since I have found out how easy it is, I make them quite often as you can see by my previous post.  This time, I used the Forest Friends stamp set and by using my markers I was able to color the leavines to make them mor fall colors.  How great is that.  I also colored some of the leaves and then stamped at the bottom to show the leaves that had already fallen. 

The scene is done through the sponging technique.  I know there are probably tutorials out there, but I am uncertain as to where.  But for the sky, you take a punched out round scallop and sponge around the top of it and keep dropping it and moving it side to side until you reach the point where you would like the mountains, ground or grass to start.  For the mountains, you tear a piece of paper and place at the sky level and sponge beneath that until you have the effect you want.  Then on and on until you are complete.  Maybe I will do a tutorial one day.

The greeting came from the stamp set called Grateful Greetings.  Thanks for looking and please let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

Happy Birthday Masculine/ One layer

Good Wednesday Morning all!  This was such a fun card and was inspired by quite a few challenges.

First of all, the challenge this week for Late Night Stampers is to do a one layer card.  So here is the one layer card.

Also, the featured stamper on stampin connection this week is Kathy Baffone and this is somewhat like hers, but with my slant.  But she definitely inspired me to go beyond.

The third challenge was for Fun on Friday at Christian Paper Crafts and we were to use sand on our card.  So I used Sahara sand ink to sponge the bottom of the card and then actually added real sand on the bottom by using glue.  How great is that?

And, 4th, yesterday was my husbands birthday and I had to get this done before his birthday, but could not post until after he opened it. 

The techniques used here is sponging.  Thanks so much for looking!  Hope you have a wonderful day!

One Layer Card/Merry Christmas

Tuesday Morning and I hope all is well!  So far so good for me.  This week over at Late Night Stampers our challenge is one layer cards.  That can definitely be a challenge, but today, I would like to share with you this sparkly card.  It is so simple and so easy to do.

I used the Petals A Plenty embossing folder from Stampin' Up!  But instead of filling the whole front part of the card with the petals, I used a thin wood oval frame (from the craft wood section) I purchased from AC Moore to run through on top to keep the design from running through in the center, if that make sense.  Here is a post that Patti Bennett did using the wood folder like I used.  I then stamped the image of the new single stamp, Sweet Snowglobe in the center.  I used markers on the stamp for the image of the snowglobe since I was using different colors (real red - chocolate chip - old olive - crumb cake).  I then took my Stampin' Up! two way glue pen and went around the dots, the house top, the trees, etc. within the snowglobe and then sprinkled on top the Dazzling Diamonds glitter to give it the snowy effect.  I also did the same thing to the petals to glitter them, but I did it in sections so the glue would not dry. 

Hope this helps you to make a single layer card this week!  I will be sharing another single layer card tomorrow!  Thanks for looking and please leave me a comment on what you think.

Happy Halloween/ Greeting Card Kids

Happy Monday everyone!  Here we are starting a brand new week.  Already almost mid September!  Where does the time go?

This card was inspired by the stamping 411 sketch this week.  I just love this stamp set, Greeting Card Kids and this is one of 4 choices with this little girl.  This is the first time I have used this paticular one and I love the way it turned out.  The little girl is just too cute.  The designer paper I used was from the catalog last year, so it is retired, but it just seemed to call my name when I started thinking about using this stamp.  I did use one of my new punches which is called Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border and I really do like how it turned out.  Hope you have a wonderful day and go and check out the stamping 411 sketch for this week.

Thanks for looking!

Punched Snowmen

Welcome to Stampin for Me on this rainy Sunday Morning!  We really need the rain, so I am not complaining.  I will thank God for every bit we get.

This is a card I made on Friday Night while my husband was out doing his football stuff!  Gives me time to stamp and think of new things to do, so I am not complaining there either.  For this card I used the Crumb Cake card stock and the Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Seems as though I am stuck on the cherry cobbler lately, but I am loving it.  I used the Northern Flurry embossing folder on the cherry cobbler and then using the shimmer white paint (mixed in a spray bottle with 60% alcohol) I spritzed it and then let it dry while I punched the pieces out for the snowman.  Here are the punches I used for the snowman:

Body: 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-3/4" Circle Punches

Hat: square scallop punch (used the corner of the punch)

scarf: modern label punch (folded it down to make scarf)

arms: extra large bird punch

eyes: black brads

nose: Heart to Heart extra large (used the smallest heart and cut in half)

mouth: just cut it out

1/4" punch for the two circles on the belly area

For the scarf and the 1/4" circles I used the Jolly Holiday Designer Paper.

For this Santa, I used all the same punches except for the eyes I decided to use the smallest punch on the crop-a-dile to make the eyes and I think I like them better.  I also did not add a mouth.  For the paper on top, I used whisper white, but, I brayered the inside of the embossing folder with cherry cobbler ink and then ran it through the big shot.  I then sprayed again my mixed shimmer paint and sprayed it to give it the shimmer.  I also sponged the Frost White Shimmer paint onto each circle prior to putting together and sponged the edges with crumb cake ink.  To even add more shimmer to the snow flakes, using a sponge dauber I added more of the frost white shimmer paint to those.  For my first try with this, I think they turned out well.  It was a great Friday Night of just playing around.  Thanks for looking and please let me know what you think by leaving me a comment.  Have a wonderful Sunday!

Hello Baby, Baby/Twins

Saturday Morning and hope you are doing well!  We are taking a trip today for my husband's mother's birthday.  She will be 80 on Monday, but another good thing about this trip, we were suppose to meet our nieces twins.  They are 3 months old, but 1 was still in the hospital and the other had been home a month.  Well last night they had to put Luke back into the hospital!  It is up the road from where we will be going, so it looks like it may be the next trip before we get to meet Luke and Seth!

But anyway, this is the card I had made to give to Kristy along with some things for the babies.  Isn't it just too cute.  I got the idea from another card I had seen that had two giraffes on it.  I used crayons to color the bears and then smoothed it out by using the blender pen.  Then cut the bears out.  How cute is that.  Well got to hit the road.  Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!

Colors used were Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie