Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

I hope you have the most wonderful day with family & friends!

I have a little something special on the Imagine Crafts blog today, come on over for a tutorial and shopping list:

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Happy Birthday Declan

Merry Christmas Eve.....

You would think I might have posted a Christmas card here, except my grandson was born on Christmas Eve. 

So.....

Happy 4th Birthday Declan!!!!

        

Background was cut with Silhouette, then airbrushed

Frame was die cut, then stamped and heat embossed

He constantly wears jeans and plaid shirts...he wants to be a Cowboy. Nana (that would be me) and Papa got him a genuine cowboy hat for his birthday, which was celebrated earlier in the month.

Let's go Shopping:

My Favorite Things:  Polaroid die cut (thanks Judy...I love it)

Penny Black:  Sentimental stamp set

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  StazOn Ganache, Clear embossing powder

Silhouette Cameo

Rope frame & Reward sentiment from the Silhouette Store

Jute

Craftwell:  eBrush

Copic markers

Thanks so much for stamping by.....

I hope you have the most wonderful Christmas!

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Tinsel in a Tangle

Hello.....

Coming down to the wire on getting my Christmas cards done and in the mail. Yikes!!! Next year I guess I should start in June making my holiday cards. :)

Playing along today at Reverse Confetti with their sketch challenge:

Using a couple of their stamp sets and dies, it only took me two tries to make a card I was satisfied with.

Challenges Entered:

Reverse Confetti:  Sketch

Let's go Shopping:

Reverse Confetti:  Fresh 'n Fruity, Tinsel n' Trim stamp sets, Circles & Scallops, Tag Me dies

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  StazOn Emerald City, Radiant Neon Green, Memento Luxe Love Letter, irRESISTible Pico Wedding Dress, Sheer Shimmer Sparkle

Washi tape

Red Metallic cord

Hope you are having the most wonderful and

thanks for stamping by....

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Gold & Silver with CardMaker

Hello, hi, howdy.....

I have a little sneak for you. I am on the CardMaker Magazine Blog with a farewell project.

Boy did that 6 months go extremely fast! It is time for me to step down as a Designer for CardMaker to make room for another lucky designer.

Click on over to see what shiny gift I made....you could make one too:

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Warm Wishes with Lawn Fawn

Just a little peek as I am over on the Imagine Crafts blog today.

Click on over to see what I made:

Challenges Entered:

Scrapy Land - Holiday

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Tag with a Twist

woohoo to the weekend!!!!

Playing along today at Ellen Hutson's challenge:

 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist.

I used Sandy Allnocks tag as inspiration:

Beautiful sky colors, snow on the ground, a couple of barren trees and a wonderful white forest creature.

I have a confession to make...... I really don't get the tag thing I see all over the internet. Yes they are pretty, but unless you give lots of gifts to people, what do you do with them?

So......I couldn't stand it...I had to implement this tag into a card.

Forgive me!

Now this makes me happy. 

A wonderful tag adhered to a card with the same background of beautiful colors and snow.

Loving the sparkly snow effect.

(so the tag would lay flat, no embossing paste was used on the card base where the tag would be adhered)

Challenges Entered:
the CLASSroom: 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist

Let's go Shopping:

Ellen Hutson:  Merry & Bright stamp set

Reverse Confetti:  Tag me die set

Mama Elephant:  Winter Wonderland stamp set

Penny Black:  Tagged die set

Simon Says Stamp:  Stitched Slopes and Hills die set

Craftwell:  eBrush

Copic markers

Glitter Ritz

The Twinery:  Twine

Kreinik:  Metallic cord

Embossing paste

Thanks so much for stamping by.....

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Simon Sneaks Revealed

Yayness...it is time to reveal the sneak peeks from earlier in the week. 

Simon (or rather Heidi) at Simon Says Stamp sent me a little preview of their newest release and today is the unveiling.

How stinkin' cute are these little monsters? Included in the stamp set are the most adorable sentiments all done in a Flinstones (you know, the cartoon) kind of font. 

I just couldn't resist misspelling the "wood" for this adorable card. :)

Sneak from day 2 results in:

You are so going to be wishing you have this stamp set and matching die!!!

Lots of sentiments for different occasions in this stamp set. Make sure this goes on your wish list...at the top!

Loving that glossy finish on the die cut word?

 irRESISTible Pico Shimmer was used to achieve that super shine!!!!!

Let's go Shopping:

Day 1 card:

Simon Says Stamp:  Monster Hugs stamp set, Birch Wood Veneer paper, Bundle of Shapes die (circle)

Websters Pages:  Family Traditions 6 x 6 pad

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  irRESISTible Pico embellisher - Wedding Dress, Walnut Stain Crystals

Copic markers

White Gel Pen

Day 2 card:

Simon Says Stamp:  Sending and Wishing stamps set, Wishing die, Stitched Rectangles dies

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  irRESISTible Pico embellisher - Wedding Dress & Shimmer

Thread

Washi tape

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Simon Sneak Peek #2

Hello, hello....

hehehe...another small peek at some of the new products Simon Says Stamp will release this Friday December 12th.

Get your wish list ready...you are going to want it all! Or better yet...give that wish list to someone who doesn't know what to get you for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa etc.

Mark your calendar...December 12th.

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Simon Sneaky Peeky #1

woohoo .....

Just a little sneaky peeky for you today.

Simon Says Stamp has a new release coming this Friday December 12th.

I know you probably aren't even finished making all your holiday cards, but more card making holidays are just after the new year begins and you will want to get started....soon!

Mark your calendars...December 12th

See you here tomorrow with another sneak peek!

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According to me...

Hello...

Can you guess what this is?

I am on the CardMaker Magazine Blog today with something shiny to hang on your tree.

Come on over...there might just be something FREE for you to grab!

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Joyful Tag

Selected as a Favorite of the Week at Split Coast Stampers.

Hey , hello & hi......

Cruising around the web and came across a really fun challenge called 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist at Ellen Hutson's....OK so I am late to this party, but isn't that fashionable? Better late than never? 

The challenge is to make a tag inspired by one on the Ellen Hutson Blog.

So..... I chose the tag made for Day 4 by Kelly Alvarez:

What you can't see in this picture is that she made the Aqua and White background from strips of scallops adhered in rows. She added a really cute wintery animal with a scarf.

My background is rows of die cut Chevrons and a cute wintery animal with a scarf.

See...great minds think alike!

Look at that wonderful shine on the Holly (painted on with Pear Tart Fireworks) and his hat has Marvy Liquid Applique for dimension.

Challenges Entered:

the CLASSroom:  12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist

Let's go Shopping:

Penny Black:  Tagged die

Reverse Confetti:  Triple Chevies die

My Favorite Things:  Bottom Line Alphabet

Purple Onion:  Walter stamp

Cherry Lynn Designs:  Fanciful Flourish die

Ellen Hutson:  Merry & Bright stamp set

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  Memento Luxe inks Olive Grove & Northern Pine, Delicata Silvery Shimmer, Pear Tart Fireworks spray

Provo Craft:  Charles embossing folder

Copic Markers

Marvy:  White Liquid Applique

Pretty Pink Posh:  Raspberry Sequins

Ribbons

Thanks so much for stamping by.....

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Twinkle Tag and Welcome...

Hello and happy Friday....

It has been so gloomy here that my pictures are just not coming out correctly. Wanted to get this post up today, so I just went with the not so perfect photos.

Playing along at a couple of challenges today with this happy little snowman.

I masked a portion of the bottom and right side edges, then swiped the ink across the card stock. Die cut tag, stamped and colored snowman.

After die cutting the snowflake, I added Marvy Liquid Applique to just the tips, let dry, then puffed it up with a heat gun. How stinkin' cute?!?

Challenges Entered:

The Card Concept:  Snowman, Tag or Wintery  I would say my card is Clean & Layered

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Christmas/Holidays

CASology: Cue word is Old  (I am going with the stamp I used is OLD...it's from 2011) :)

Let's go Shopping:

Penny Black:  Let it Snow stamp set

Simon Says Stamp:  Melody Snowflake die, Stitched Rectangles die, Bundle of Shapes die

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  Memento Luxe Rhubarb Stalk & Olive Grove inks

Lawn Fawn:  Christmas Twine

May Arts:  Sheer Ribbon

Pretty Pink Posh:  Raspberry sequins

Marvy:  White Liquid Applique

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It's Friday...woohoo!!!  I like to thank all the newcomers to my blog each week. Thank you for taking the time to visit and follow me. Hopefully you find something that hits your mojo button here.

Please welcome:

Ellie (click her name, she has a blog)

Dee  (click her name, she has a blog)

Big Auntie 406

AJ Ray 53

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Snowman Parts

Hidey ho friends....

Just how adorable is this Snowman Parts image? Of everything new I have seen this season, this has to be the cutest stamp.... EVER!!!!!!!

When I saw this digi stamp at Sassy Cheryl's, I immediately began humming the Winter Wonderland song. No appropriate sentiment stamp in my stash, so I generated one on my handy dandy computer.

Image was colored with pencils. A few die cut banners, washi tape and sequins.

Challenges Entered:

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything for the Season

Let's go Shopping:

Sassy Cheryl's:  Snowman Parts digi

Simon Says Stamp:  Bundle of Shapes die

Pretty Pink Posh:  Snowflake sequin colored with StazOn White

Studio Calico:  Woodgrain sequins

Washi Tape

White gel pen

Computer

Thanks so much for stamping by.....

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Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks Blog Hop

Hello ...

You are hopping today with many of the artists that have had projects published in Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine. You should have arrived here from Lesley Croghan's blog.

Though this magazine is closing its doors, we wanted to send our favorite people off to new adventures with a great big

THANK YOU!!!!!

I know this magazine along with Susan Opel and co-workers have touched so many lives and I hate to see you go!

I hope that every single person effected by this decision takes the time to reevaluate and dream big dreams.

New and bigger windows are awaiting you!

Many thanks for the wonderful support, inspiration and encouragement you gave to all of us!

Your next stop is:

Karin Akesdotter

Thanks so much for stamping by.....

Let's go Shopping:

Simon Says Stamp:  Holly Berries stamp set

Stampendous:  Vintage Letter stamp

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko:  Memento Luxe Olive Grove ink, White embossing powder, Watermark ink, irRESISTible Pico embellishers Wedding Dress & Love Letter

Paper Trey Ink:  Thank you die

Craftwell:  eBrush

Copic markers

Each Friday I will give a shout out to all new Followers (click on "Join This Site" Button on the right side) and if you have a blog, I will make a link to you also.

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