Doilies Galore!

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful time over the the holidays with family and friends! I sure did! We had a whirlwind of activities which included Christmas parties, my eldest having a birthday (the big 8!), then of course Christmas Eve and Christmas! It was only hampered by the flu as it made its way through me and three of my four kids! Hubby got away scott free!! Anywho, I was busy as I am sure all of you were, so I am proud to say I was able to make a couple cards, one of which I am sharing to day for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

The challenge is to use: Doilies! I guess my title gives it away, he he! Meljens Designs is our sponsors and they are offering the winner four digis of their choice! So, without further ado here is my card!

I really like how light and bright it is. I was in the mood for banners, so I made a bunch of strips and moved them around until I was happy. I really like this paper pad, but of course I don't know the name. I will have to add it later! Wild Orchid Craft flowers to embellish and a few pearls and it's a card!

The image is "Wryn" by Tiddly Inks, so cute! Colored with Copics and the sentiment is stamped with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink! I use regular printer paper for my images since my husband prints them out at work, so you can see a glare in her hair where the paper wouldn't take anymore ink :(  I really need to break down and by some real blending paper! One day, maybe. 

Well, that's it! I hope you all enjoy this card as much as I do! Don't forget to stop by Stamptacular Sunday to see what my other teammates have created with doilies! And, join in, I would love to see what you all come up with!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps (Anything Goes)

Cute Card Thursday (Anything Goes)

Charisma Cardz (Anything Goes)

Bunny Zoes Crafts (Celebration)

Emboss Me!

It's Sunday and that means a new challenge at Stamptacular Sunday!

This week's challenge is a…

“EMBOSS Me!”

For this week's challenge you will create a card or project that uses some sort of embossing...your choice, can be heat embossing or dry embossing.  Oh…and don’t forget to STAMP!  After all…we don’t call this the STAMPtacular Sunday Challenge for nothing!      

You will have from now until midnight  (EST) , December 29, 2012 to complete this challenge and post a DIRECT LINK to your submission into our InLinkz in order to be entered into the drawing for this week's fabulous prize donated by:

DIGI DOODLE SHOP

PRIZE:  $10 Gift Certificate!

For my card this week, I have used the adorable 'Spring Bling' by Tiddly Inks. I have turned her into a Christmas Bling image as my last Christmas card for the year. Phew! I am Christmas card-ed out!

So, for my card I used MME Traveler paper pad and embossed the background paper with a Swiss Dots embossing folder. 

I handmade my poinsettia and holly. I scored the veins, added bling to the center and around the card which I then colored with my Copics. 

I added glossy accents to the berries for some added dimension and then stamped around the image with a postmark stamp that went well with the stamp sentiment. I tried my hand at some folds in the dress based on the videos of from Zoe of Zoe's Craft Blog! I admire her skills so much! I am happy with some of it and not so happy with other bits, so I'll keep trying. 

I thought this was a fun little card to send to my nieces and nephew in Utah to enjoy along with their gifts.

I hope you all enjoy it too and please stop by the Stamptacular blog to see how the other DT members have outdone themselves with our embossing challenge!

Happy Holidays to all!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Color Me Creative (Metallic Gleam)

Simon Says Stamp (Merry Christmas)

Marker Pop (Deep dark coloring)

Bunny Zoe Crafts (Celebration)

Christmas is On the Way

Here's my other quick card I wanted to share. I hope the pictures are coming in better for you all than they are foe me. They looked fine when I edited them, but now they look terrible on this device. Oh, well.

This is a brand new stamp to me. 'On the Way' by Lili of the Valley. They are having a sale and I was quick to order some stamps and as soon as they arrived I had to color this one up!

It is another flowerless card, but I really thought the sweet image was enough.

I added some blobs of glitter for some snow and Copics to color!

Ta-ta for now!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps (Merry Christmas)

Lili's Little Fairies (Something New)

Color Me Creative (Metallic Gleam). 

Tuesday Alchemy (Anything Goes)

Paperplay (Out with the Old, In with the New)

Papertake Weekly (favorite-Anything Goes)

Little Miss Muffet (Christmas)

Divas by Design (Anything Goes)

Oozak (A touch of Red)

Sparkles (Anything Goes)

Bunny Zoe Crafts (Celebration)

Gift Giver

Hi everyone, I have a quick couple cards to share with you all before too much more Christmas chaos happens!

This is Wryn Birthday Girl from Tiddly Inks! I thought I would turn her into a Christmas card and think she looks pretty  cute.

I kept it pretty simple since it was a quick card and added my favorite accessory behind flowers: bling!

I used Pop's card as inspiration for the Tiddly Inks challenge. I hope you all like it and stay tuned for my next quick card post!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps (Merry Christmas)

Dream Valley (Christmas)

Celebrate the Occassion (Anything Goes Christmas)

Little Miss Muffet (Christmas)

Just Hanna Stamps (Christmas)

Tiddly Inks (Make it like Pops)

Whimsy Stamps (Anything Goes Christmas)

Delightful Sketches (Anthing Goes)

Sparkles (Anything Goes)

Christmas Time!

Good morning! It is another fun challenge at Stamptacular Sunday! It's

“Christmas Time!”

For this week's challenge you will create a Christmas Card!  Simple as that!  No TWISTS, No special DEMANDS and No other REQUIREMENTS…just has to be Christmas!  Oh…and don’t forget to STAMP!  After all…we don’t call this the STAMPtacular Sunday Challenge for nothing!      

You will have from now until midnight (EST) December 22nd, 2012 to complete this challenge and post a DIRECT LINK to your submission into our InLinkz in order to be entered into the drawing for this week's fabulous prize donated by Marker Pro with a $15 gift certificate and Bugaboo with the winner's choice of 7 digital images!

For my card I have used the fabulous 'WinterFairy Talva! by Mo Manning! I love this image and can't seem to get enough of her for my Christmas cards or aqua!

I have used Copics to color her and Wild Orchid Craft flowers. I painted the metal corner with picket fence and Glossy Accents. I distresses around the image with Tumbled Glass and I had a few smudges that I wanted to hide, so I stamped around my image with a snowflake stamp with Versa Mark Ink and used some white embossing powder. I really like how it turned out! Here's a close-up to see the embossing a little better! It is subtle but a nice touch.

I also added glitter to her wings and flowers and flocking powder to her leg warmers and pom poms!

I hope you like this rendition of "Talva"! Don't forget to check out what the other talented ladies have created over on the Stamptacular Blog and have a fabulous Sunday!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps (Your favorite- paper flowers and copics)

Dream Valley (Christmas)

Little Miss Muffet (Christmas)

Card Makin Mamas (Happy Holidays)

Whimsy Stamps (Anything Goes as long as it's Festive)

Deep Ocean (So this is Christmas)

Mo's Digital (D for dies, distress)

Celebrate the Occasion (Christmas and use a punch)

Tuesday Alchemy (Anything Goes)

Papertake Weekly (Snow White)

Anything but a Card!

Wow! I can't believe it has been  a whole week since I have posted!  Everything seems to be happening at once lately at my house! Anyways,  this week’s challenge is going to be so much fun!  We can’t wait to see what you create!

This week's challenge is a…

“Anything BUT A CARD!”

For this weeks challenge you will create something you’d make to give as a gift! The possibilities are endless…whatever your mind can create and your heart desires!  Have fun with this one!  Oh…and don’t forget to STAMP!  After all…we don’t call this the STAMPtacular Sunday Challenge for nothing!      

You will have from now until midnight (EST) December 14^th, 2012 to complete this challenge and post a DIRECT LINK to your submission into our InLinkz in order to be entered into the drawing for this week's fabulous prize from Marianne Designs!

For my project, I decided to make a calendar! I am one of those people that hates clutter and knick-knacks. I like clear, uncluttered surfaces, so I have a hard time thinking of things that I can hand-make that people will actually want and use. Some things are really gorgeous to look at but are pretty useless and end up getting tossed, so I went into Target with the intention of looking for something to inspire me. As is habit, I went to the dollar section so see what junk bargains they had. Lo and behold, inspiration struck when I found calendar pads...6x6 calendar pads!  I love how they are designed so that there is actual space to write things in even though it is only 6in. sq. This is what I came up with:

Not the best picture (it's been really overcast here). My older sister's birthday is coming up and I kept procrastinating making her card. I had the papers picked out and the image semi colored, but I must have been waiting for the calendars to find me :) before I could finish. I decided to combine her card into a gift!

I created the "card" and then cut some chipboard into a 12in by 6in rectangle. I glued the calendar on the bottom and the "card" on the top after adhering some ribbon for a hanger loop! Perfect! A calendar that's off the counter and ready for the wall!

My sister is into busy, blingy and sexy, so this was right up her alley! I used a Recollections flourish that had the pretty white flowers (I've had this since I started card making, just waiting for the right project), Wild Orchid Craft paper flowers and Prima's "Moulin Rouge" paper pad. The image is the sexy "Jayne Jettpack" by Kenny K! I attempted a dark reddish-black hair, but I'm not thrilled with it. I had her all colored and left her hair for last, so I was not about to scrap her! She still is pretty cute!

Copics:

Hair C9, R59, 37

Skin E000, 00, 11 R20

Clothes W1,3,5 C0, 3, 5, 7, 9 R32, 35, 37, 59

I hope you all like this project! I do! I have two more calendar pads and am thinking about buying more for Christmas gifts for MIL, Mom, myself...!

There is a lot more inspiration on the Stamptacular Sunday blog from my teammates, so check it out and join in on the challenge. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Color Me Creative (Metallic Gleam)

Papertake Weekly (Anything Goes)

Marker Pop (Deep Reds)

Oozak (Anyything Goes w/ Red)

ABC Challenge (C for Clear It Out)

Live and Love Crafts (Anything But a Card)

Kenny K's Krafty Krew!

Hi all! It's a second post in the same day for me, so please scroll down if you woud like to see my Stamptacular DT post!

I wanted to make a special post to share the news about my new position on Kenny K's Krafty Krew! I was super excited to get the email from Susie Little and I can't wait for January when my term starts! I will be on team A! I guess I didn't  jinx myself with my big old post for my entry earlier! Yay!

There is a new challenge starting today: Frosty Hues. So stop by if you haven't before. They use fun and hip images that are totally my family's style. When I make a card and deign to ask what kind of image they would prefer, they go for Kenny K's: from my kids (3-8), my husband, my sister (23 & 32), my mom(61 shhh!)...you name them, they prefer them! They are perfect for the kids, teenagers and young adults, your partner, and other trendy/sexy/hip kind of people in your life!

A Stamptacular Photo Inspiration

It's another challenge over at Stamptacular Sunday and it's a....

“CHRISTMAS PHOTO Inspiration!”

For this weeks challenge you will create a CHRISTMAS card using the above photo as your inspiration.  Your possibilities are endless!  Oh…and don’t forget to STAMP!  After all…we don’t call this the STAMPtacular Sunday Challenge for nothing!      

You will have from now until midnight (EST) December 8^th, 2012 to complete this challenge and post a DIRECT LINK to your submission into our InLinkz in order to be entered into the drawing for this week's fabulous prize: $25 to the Paper Temptress!

I made this card a week and a half ago, so I totally forgot about the image  I used and it's the same as the post before this!  Good thing "Joyful Tilda"  is cute! I used My Mind's Eye paper pad. The post card is a stamp. I am so happy I bought: I love it! I used Wild Orchid Craft flowers, of course, and the ribbon I bought from Joann's during Black Friday. It was my first time shopping Black Friday and I'm on the fence about the whole thing. Any whoo, I stitched and distressed, added pearls and called it done!

Tilda was colored up in the usual Copic suspects with some glitter glue on the cookies.

I hope you like my card and don't forget to check out what the other ladies have created over at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge blog! There are some fabulous cards for inspiration and a fab prize up for grabs if you join in!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps (Anything Goes)

Totally Gorguss (Anything Goes with Glitter)

2 Sisters (Christmas Sparkle)

Oozak (Anything Goes with Red)

Moving Along with the Times (3 Elements with same Letter-Postcard, Pearls, Polka Dots)

Bunny Zoe (Winter)