Delightful Challenges

Good Morning!!  I cannot tell you how excited I am for this day.  I have created some really fun things to share with you today.  So we'll start with this week's challenge at Delightful Challenges is we're playing BINGO.  Now I like this kind of BINGO!

I created goodie cones featuring Christmas Toppers.  Now I don't have them filled because I couldn't decide on what to put in them.  So I'll leave the filling to your imagination.

BINGO across is Buttons, Add Dimension and Pattern Paper

And the second BINGO is Buttons, Tag & Stitching....

I made them following a tutorial (loosely) on Splitcoast Stampers.  I made the toppers big enough so that it appeared the cone part was part of their bodies.  I am so proud of these - I made them over a month ago and it's been killing me not to share them with you.  I am soooo happy I can show them to you now.  I hope you love these little guys as much as I do.

Supplies:

Images: Christmas Toppers, A Touch of Christmas Sentiments
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Creamy Caramel, Handsome Hunter
Paper: Unk
Copics: B000, B23, BV02, BV04, C8, C10, E33, E34, E37, E53, R00, R27, R29, YG63, YG67, YR16, YR68
Tools: Snowflake border punch, Dots border punch (Martha Stewart), white gel pen, Coluzzle circle template, tag punch, label punch
Embellishments: buttons

Now head on over to Digital Delights to see the rest of the team's inspiring projects!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #120

Good Morning!  It's Tuesday and it's the week of the Judged Challenge at TMS.  So I have fun sketch and the added twist is to Give Thanks.  Our sponsor this week is The Stamping Boutique so I created my card using an adorable snowman from Tracey's store.

Isn't he cute?  And then I found this really cool glitter paper in my stash!  This card came together so easily, gotta love that.

Supplies:
Image: Snowman with Sign
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Lavender Lace, Brilliant Blue
Paper: Blue/Purple Glitter polka dots
Copics: B000, BV02, BV04, C8, C10, R00, YR16
Tools: Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Candy Stripes embossing folder
Embellishments: buttons, Lilac Baker's Twine (SNSS), Diamond glitter glue

So head on over to play along with us.

Paper Pretties Monday

Good Morning!  I hope you had a good weekend.  Ours was pretty low key - didn't do much of anything.  I did play at my craft table for a little bit, but probably not as much as I should have which means I'll regret the low key downtime later.

So we're back this week with a challenge over at Paper Pretties.  It's the season to celebrate thankfulness and fellowship.  So ARTish has come up with two great new images that illustrates this so wonderfully.

This week's challenge is to Give Thanks.  Here's what I did with the Peter Pumpkin Pie Eater image...

Isn't he sweet holding is yummy (bleh) pumpkin pie.  OK, truth be told, I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie, so I'm pretending he's holding a pumpkin cheesecake (mmmm).

The sketch is from The Sweet Stop and Our Creative Corner's challenge is to use either pumpkins or the color pumpkin pie.  I used all 3 - pie, color and pumpkins.

Supplies:
Image: Peter Pumpkin Pie Eater

Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa
Paper: First Fruits Collection (PTI)
Copics: C8, C10, E30, E33, R00, R02, R11, W-0, W-2, W-3, YG63, YR16, YR23
Ink: Desert Sand, Potter's Clay
Tools: Labels One Nesties (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, Scallop border (Fiskars)
Embellishments: gold brads, yellow ochre grosgrain ribbon

Please come by and join us at Paper Pretties.  You'll have fun.  I promise.

Delightful Challenges

*** If you're here for my MTME Pretty Patterns post, please scroll down ***

Good Morning (again)!  Have you been enjoying the 12 Days of Christmas?  There's been some pretty sweet cards and projects featured.

The challenge this week is to add Snowflakes to your project.  Here's my card featuring the new release image Skiing Snowie McFee.

Oh my goodness, isn't he adorable!  You all know I am such a sucker for snowmen - they melt my heart - so I had to play with this little guy.  The paper worked perfectly with the snowflakes that I've had for awhile that I received from a swap.  These are the neatest felt snowflakes.

Supplies:
Image: Skiing Snowie McFee

Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red
Paper: My Story
Copics: B000, BG01, BG05, E33, E37, R11, R27, R29, YG17, YR16
Tools: Elementz Metallic Marker
Embellishments: snowflakes, diamond glitter

Be sure to head over to play along.  You'll be glad you did!

MTME Pretty Patterns #35

Good Morning!  I look so forward to Thursdays - it means the week is just about over and no plans for the weekend... love that!

So this is my second week with MTME's Pretty Patterns and I am really loving working with these digis.  The sketches are great and sooo versatile as you'll see when you head over to visit the DT line-up.  What inspiring samples!  Mine is so super basic, but I think super cute and great for a child.

This card features an adorable moose from the Wonderful Woodland Creatures set and the Construction Materials digi paper.  I love the texture that this digi paper added and it worked so well with the Traffic Jam embossing folder.

Supplies:
Image: Wonderful Woodland Creatures

Paper: Construction Digi Paper
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black, Rust, Brown, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard
Copics: C10, E33, E34, E37, E53, E57
Stamps/Ink: Everyday Sentiments (Paper Pretties), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Tool: Cuttlebug, Traffic Jam embossing folder, Coluzzle circle cutter, paper piercer
Embellishments: brads (my stash)

I hope you'll join us this week and every week for the month of November - there's a sweet Pretty Package available.  Enjoy your Thursday.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #119

Good Morning!  Enjoying your week so far??

We have a really fun sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches that was created by Kathy.  Our sponsor this week is There She Goes.  I finally inked up a set that I've had for awhile and I am thrilled with the results.  What do you think?

The Treemendous set worked very well with the paper that I selected from Echo Park.... LOVE these papers!

Supplies:
Stamps: Treemendous (TSG)

Ink: Rich Cocoa, Potter's Clay, Cantaloupe, Cottage Ivy (Memento)
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Pumpkin Pie, Brown
Paper: Echo Park
Tools: Oval Cutter (CM), Word Window punch
Embellishments: brads, brown grosgrain ribbon

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you'll head over to TMS to join us this week.  There's a $25 prize up for grabs.

Sunday Bliss

Good Morning!  I love it when we can change the clocks back an hour.  I feel like the day lasts longer, I feel like I've slept in but I'm actually up at a decent hour and it's Sunday.... my day to play!

This card that I have to share with you today, I made yesterday for my friend's youngest son who turned 10.  He was very specific about what he wanted me to do for him for his birthday.  Remember the little tealight birthday cake I made a few weeks back?  Well, he wanted one of those and a card.  Oh, and I had to make him dinner.  He was really cute last night, I made him a real birthday cake .... I made a bundt cake.  He tells me "Miss Melissa, I always wanted a donut cake."   * smile *

So here's my card....

The sketch over at Just Us Girls called for a triangle card.  Hmmm.... what to do with that.  Well, I thought birthday hat!  So I found a template somewhere (my apologies to the person who did come up with this) and couldn't figure out how to download it, but it was simple enough to figure out (see mine below).

My card also works for a challenge blog I just found.... Birthday Sundaes.  This week's challenge is to include birthday wording on the front of the card.

And let's zoom in a little bit to see my details.  After creating the card base, I did have a little trouble figuring out the size of paper to cover the front with.  I started off with the orange polka dot paper and that was too narrow (and the last of what I had) so I added strips until it was right.  I like how my boo-boo turned out to be a happy mistake because it really added some fun and dimension to the card.  So we can say... I meant to do that!  LOL

OK, so here's the general template.  Cut out a circle and then score in a triangle.  I did this by lightly drawing the lines with a pencil and ruler until the "sides" were about equal.  Using my Scor-Pal, I scored.  This card will hold itself closed using the same concept as the over/under thing one does with a cardboard box when wanting it closed without tape.  I hope that makes sense.  I wish I'd taken a picture of the back, but I was short on time.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Brilliant Blue, Orange
Paper:  Orange (open stock Michaels), Citrus Matstack (DCWV)
Image:  Clown (Ildi)
Copics:  B05, R02, R27, R29, YG06, YR16, YR68
Tools:  Coluzzle circle template, scallop punch, Circle cutter (CM), Scallop Circle Nesties, Scor-Pal,
Dot Border Punch (Martha Stewart), white gel pen
Embellishments:  Ribbon

Anyway, it's a fun card.  I had fun making it and the birthday boy was very happy!  All is good.  Thanks for stopping by.