Delightful Challenges

Hello again - here's my next post for the day.  You didn't think I'd forget the Delightful Challenge did you?  Be sure to scroll down for the MTME Pretty Patterns Challenge.  These two would work together well.

At Delightful Challenge we're playing with Red and Green.  Here's what I did with the colors....

I had found another luminaria tutorial on SCS when I created the one I did for Halloween and decided to put it on the back burner for later.  Well, it's later, so I had to play.  This one was so easy!  One piece of card stock creates the luminaria and then just decorate!

I used images from the Christmas Acessories set.  Gave it all a woodsy feel with the distressed stripes embossing folder and then added a flameless candle.  3 for $1 at Dollar Tree!!  Turn the lights off and you get this....

Here's a close up of the images.  I added white Puffy Paint and while it's still wet, I dusted with diamond glitter.

I hope my little project inspires you to play along with us.  If you're a bigger stamping fan than you are a football fan, then leave the football to the guys and play a little.  Enjoy your day!


Supplies:
Images: Christmas Accessories Set
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Chocolate Chip, Black
Paper: Vellum
Copics: E34, E37, R27, R29, YG17, YG63, YG67
Tools: Cuttlebug, Distressed Stripes embossing folder, Oval Cutter (CM)
Embellishments: White Puffy paint, Diamond glitter

MTME Pretty Patterns #37

Good Morning!  Oh my goodness, I am so late with my posts!!  I was so busy with some preparations for today that I forgot to get my posts ready.

MTME Pretty Patterns #37 is up and ready and I LOVED this sketch.  There is soooo much possibility in it, the DT did an amazing job.  I am really pleased with my card. What do you think?

My card features Mrs. Candy Clause digi paper and a sentiment that is from the Beautiful Baubles set. Lauren has her digis in .png format so you can print digi paper and the sentiment at one time.  The little bauble in the middle is opaque so it had it's white space for coloring.  Wonderful!

Supplies:
Image:  Sentiment from Beautiful Baubles (MTME)
Paper:  Mrs. Candy Claus digi paper (MTME)
Card stock:  Pink Pirouette, Mellow Moss, Glitter Mat Stack
Markers:  Red Spica Glitter pen, Silver Metallic Marker
Tools:  Circle Cutter (CM), Leaf punch (Punch Bunch), 1/4" circle punch (EK Success)
Embellishments:  pink satin ribbon (Offray)

Be sure to join us in the challenge this week.  Now head on over to the blog to see the amazing projects the girls made!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #121

Good Morning!  It's Tuesday and we've got a great challenge for you at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  The sketch was created by our very own Dawn - so much fun and so open for interpretation.  Be sure to head on over to check it out.  The challenge this week is sponsored by Stamp Fairy.

Here's what I did with Dawn's great sketch and this super sweet teddy bear from Stamp Fairy...

I found some really great metal embellishments and tree buttons that worked so well with each of the elements on the sketch.

Supplies:
Image: Caroling Donny
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Neenah Milled Ivory, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Merry Christmas (Echo Park)
Copics: B000, C8, E30, E34, E37, E53, R27, R29, W-2, W-3, Y11, Y17
Ink: Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand
Embellishments: Waterfall Stickles, Metal sentiment, Metal Christmas Tree, Tree buttons (Unk)

Please join us this week - it'll be a lot fun!

Paper Pretties Monday

Hi again!  I hope you already started the birthday blog hop for ARTish's birthday.  Thanks for coming back for the challenge.  This week ARTish has created some really cute birthday image that we're playing with.  The challenge is a color combo...

Black, Gold & White

This was a challenge for me!  How do you decorate birthday with black and gold?  Well, I think I did a pretty OK job with this card.  It meant running to Joann's armed with a 40% off coupon for a gold gel pen.  Tell me what you think....

I created this card with a nice sketch from Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  I miss playing along with Arlana's sketches, but I do try to get one in every now and then.

Supplies:

Images: Pretty Present
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Black, White
Paper: Echo Park
Copics: C8, C10
Stamps: Boxes, Bags & Tags (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Tools: Circle Cutter (CM), 7/8" & 1" circle punch, gold embossing powder, gold gel pen
Embellishments: gold ribbon (SU), gold brads

I do hope you'll head on over and join us this week!

Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop

Good Morning,

Please check back later today for the challenge from Paper Pretties.  But first, we're kicking off a fun birthday blog hop for one of our favorite Paper Pretties artist... ARTish!  If you came here from Lisa's blog then you're on the right track to wishing the birthday girl sweet birthday wishes.

I got help with creating this card from the fabulous sketch at The Sweet Stop.  This was perfect for this card!  I did flip a couple of elements, not intentionally, but it worked.

Supplies:

Images: Poodlelicious, Party Cupcake
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Night of Navy, White
Paper: Just the Girls digi paper (ACOT)
Copics: B02, B05, R00, R02, R11, R27, RV02, RV06, W-0, W-2, W-3, Y17
Tools: Cuttlebug, Diamond embossing folder, Scalloped Rectangle nesties, Scallop border punch (Fiskars)

ARTish - I hope your birthday is all that you wish for and so much more!!  Your next step on the blog hop is Nancy's blog.

Paper Pretties Birthday Blog Hop

Good Morning!

You know how it seems that you've got plenty of time to do what you need to do when you're given plans way in advance, that you run out of time?  Well, that's what happened to me with today's post.  Today is Prettie Girl Taylor Usry's birthday and we're celebrating in Prettie style - a blog hop!  But I ran out of time and wasn't able to make a card, but I wasn't going to miss saying Happy Birthday to Taylor.

I made this card on my birthday, so it's not new but I didn't want you [Taylor] to think I'd forgotten.  I'm sorry it's not new, but she is cute....

I hope your day is beautiful and bright!  Now head on over to Nancy's blog, she's the next stop and don't forget to leave some love for the birthday girl.

MTME Pretty Patterns #36

Hi - it's me again.  If you're here cuz you're stopping by to see my Digital Delights post, just scroll on down.  But since you're here, you might as well check out this other super cute project I created with this week's Pretty Pattern from My Time Made Easy.

Now, I know Lauren has some really awesome Pretty Packages available in .svg and .pdf formats, but this was so easy with one piece of cardstock and a scoring tool.

Scoring tool?  Pretty Packaging?  You may be thinking to yourself... what is she talking about, looks like a card to me.  But, alas, it's a package....

Following directions for a mini pizza box that I found on Scor-Pal's site and then doing what I wanted to do, I made this "Warm Up Kit."  For a mini pizza box, the cardstock will measure 6" x 11" that when scored and folded will create a 4" x 4" pizza box.  My card stock measures 7" x 11" with finished box of 4" x 5" rectangle.

This box is large enough to hold a hot chocolate mix, some mini marshmallows, a candy cane [stirring stick] and a couple of yummy butter cookies.  You could even hide a cute little message on the inside of the lid.

Supplies:
Image:  Made of Snow (MTME)
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Mrs. Candy Claus digi paper (MTME)
Copics:  B000, C8, G00, G02, R11, RV000, RV10, YR16, YR68
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Snowflakes nesties, Cuttlebug
Ink:  Angel Pink (Memento)
Embellishments:  white puffy paint, diamond glitter, brads, pink satin ribbon

Thank you for visiting me again today.  Please join us this week for a fun Pretty Pattern at MTME.  Enjoy your Thursday!