Just playing around... Gingerbread Shaker

 Hello!  This is such a crazy week for me!  I leave tomorrow for my roadtrip to LA to pick up my Mom.  My plan is to make it to Mobile by 7:30pm and then I'll drive the rest of the way to West Monroe.  We'll load up and start back.  It's also Christmas, but we'll be spending Christmas on the road.  It'll be okay though.  But that does leave away from my computer.  So I'm posting my 24th day of Christmas cards today on my blog and it'll get posted to Facebook/Instagram on Tuesday.  But I needed to make sure I could post this to Jaded Blossom shaker card challenge before I didn't have access to my computer.

I have recently discovered Jaded Blossom and it goes without saying I have fallen head over heels for the gnomes and gingerbread dies they carry.  I only have a few but am waiting for a couple of their dies to come back in stock to place another order.  This month's challenge is to create a shaker card.

 This card is huge!  It measures 6 1/2 inches square.  I don't usually make cards this big but this one needed all that real estate.  I created the snow globe shaker using circle dies, glitter card and elements from Jaded Blossom Gnome Gingerbread add-on set as well as little items from another set that is unbranded but I think it's a copy of a retired set from Honeybee Stamps.  Then I used the Gingerbread dies to create the two characters.  LOOK! AT! THOSE! FACES!!!  Oh my goodness - all the cuteness!!  The word joy was created from Waffle Flower alphabet dies.  The paper I used is from Pretty Little Studio.  The shaker bits are little peppermints from Jaded Blossom, suckers from the unbranded set and Pure Sheen Confetti in Opal Cream from Nuvo.

I do hope you like my card - it was so much fun to make.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #787

 Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest and last sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  After 15 years of sketches, it's time to sunset the challenge blog.  We will still have our Annual Anything Goes Challenge next week but after that, TMS will be a happy memory.

Our last sketch is an amazing and easy one by Debbie.  My card features a sweet little ginger from Jaded Blossom, some adorable paper and a die cut sentiment.

I did forget the one vertical element but it's not needed when you look at that adorable gingerbread boy.  I recently discovered Jaded Blossom and I am so hooked!!  The sentiment is die cut from black card, the dies are from Spellbinders, Holiday Hugs.  Hugs is a little wonky looking, but we all need some wonk in our lives.  The paper is from an adorable paper pad I picked up from Brutus Monroe.

I do hope you like the card and you'll join us at TMS.  Send us out with a bang!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #786

 Hello friends! Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a fun one. 

My card features dies from Brutus Monroe - the set it called Magnificent Wreath.  I did flip the sketch to work better with the focal image.

The paper I used is also from Brutus Monroe designed by Vicki Boutin.  The sentiment is from Kat Scrappiness.  

I do hope you'll join us at the TMS blog.  Leave some love for the team.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #785

 Hello! Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Please leave a comment, say hello.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's another great one by Debbie.

My card features items from the Timeless Tidings Collection from Tonic Studios and a really cool technique I woke up to.  More on that in a minute.  Let's look at the card first.

I used the paper from the 8x8 paper pad, a piece of ephemera from the Toppers and the Mistletoe Showers embossing folder. 

Now the technique I woke up to.  I have a habit of watching YouTube and falling asleep in my chair.  So I woke up to a video by GinaK where she was showing how to create this wood technique.  It starts off with taking a card stock panel and scoring lines - I did 1/2" intervals.  Then using an ink pad and "scraping" edge to edge to create streaking.  I used Tea Stain and just a little Peacock Feathers.  Then with the backside of the folder embossed the image.  So on the debossed side I used Walnut Stain and repeated the streaking.  This is the coolest looking panel!

I added just a bit of paper to finish off the card.

Here's a close up.  So cool!!  Meet me over at the TMS blog to play along!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #784

 Hello friends!  Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a good one from Debbie.

My card features an old stamp set from Pink and Main, but it's one of my favorites.  If you have followed me for a long time you may remember that I designed for Michelle Currie when she had her digital shop called Designs on Cloud 9.  She had some school themed owls that I loved so much and these owls have that same whimsical design that I absolutely adore.

I believe the set is called Happy H-owl-idays.  I am also featuring some wonderful paper by Vicki Boutin available at Brutus Monroe.  The dots are a little bit crazy, but so fun.  These are from a stencil from Brutus Monroe, Duo Gel from ThermoWeb and Cheer Foil from Pink and Main.

The sentiment is also from Pink and Main that's been foiled and then the white letters I blended on some black ink.   Oh! And the ornaments on the wreath were also foiled.  Okay, so I did go a little over the top, but it was so much fun.

I hope you join us at the TMS blog.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #783

 Hello! Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a pretty one.  But remember, it's just a jumping off point for wherever your creativity wants to take you.

My card features the November Stamp of Month and Foil of the Month from Pink & Main.  I was only subscribing to the foil until I saw this stamp set.  I just had to have it!!

First, I foiled one of the panels that came with the foil.  This is a great value kit.  You get a roll of foil that I think is 20 ft!  It'll last forever!  And it's in one of my favorite colors but with a satin finish which is gorgeous!  The arch I decided to make an igloo.  Okay it doesn't look a lot like an igloo but give me props for trying.  LOL  Then I stamped these cuties from the stamp set. The sentiment is from 2 months ago kit and I could have foiled it but I left as black and white to tie in the black mat.

Here's close up of the foil.  What did I tell ya!  Gorgeous, right!!

I'll see you over at the TMS blog.  Give the sketch a play and leave the team some love.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #782

 Hello friends! Thank you for stopping by.  The latest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's really nice and easy.  This is Debbie's sketch - we love her sketches!

My card features papers and ephemera from the November card kit from Echo Park.  This was such an easy card to put together and will be great for mass production.  I'm hoping to have time in the coming weeks to make a bunch of these to donate.

This is a card with is under an ounce so easy on postage.  This is great for using scraps and letting the paper do all the work.  Now you don't have to dress your card down like I have.  You can go all out!  Please head over to the TMS blog to join us and be inspired by the Design Team.