Fun n Flair Challenge

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  You have no idea how happy I am that the weekend is finally here.  It's been a very tiring week.  Nothing bad, just a lot going on.

This week's challenge at Fun n Flair is a 3D Challenge.  I had a lot of fun with this challenge.  Of course my first thought was to create a treat holder but I always do treat holders.  So I decided it was time to try something different.  So I went off to studying how to create a diorama.  It was really easy and sooo much fun.  Check it out...

I used some cute images from Miss Shayla at Christmas Time set.  So way fun digi paper from Jessica Sprague.  I also used some Gina K Pure Luxury 120 lb weight card stock for the base, so that it really stands up.

Here, let me turn it for you so you can see the dimension in this card.

And, yes, it will fold flat for mailing.  Isn't that a cute little kitten?  This diorama was really easy to make and as I said, I had a lot of fun making it to share with you today.  Hope you join in on the challenge.

Supplies
Stamps:  Miss Shayla at Christmas Time
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Red Delicious (Raisin Boat), 120 lb weight Pure Luxury white card stock (Gina K)
Copics:  G05, G99, R00, R11, R29, RV29, W0, W2, W3, Y15, YG63
Tools:  Cuttlebug, Labels One dies, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape

MTME Pattern Review

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Hi! Thanks for coming back.  It's also time for another challenge at MTME Pretty Patterns.  We're doing a pattern review of a set of Tangii's sketches.  You can choose any sketch from MTME Pretty Patterns #41-47.  I used sketch #46.

This was one of my favorite sketches, it just looks like Christmas!  I had the pleasure of playing with 3 new releases, too.  My card features images from Christmas Swag, Merriest Monograms and Homemade Holidays.  What do you think?

I really love how my card turned out.  I colored the digis on my computer.  Now I still haven't learned how to add dimension with this coloring method, so I added it with embossing folders and dimensionals.  I've been having a lot of fun playing with white.  Having Silke as a guest designer on TMS, she's really inspired me.

Supplies:
Images: Christmas Swag, Merriest Monograms, Homemade Holidays
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Ruby Red
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Mary Ann emb folder, Candy Stripe emb folder, circle cutter
Embellisments:  ribbon (my stash)

Delightful Challenges

Good Morning!  It's Thursday and you know what that means.  Yep!  Time for a new challenge at Delightful Challenges.  This week it's ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

We have a new release, too.  I'm using Donita and Tree...

I did also include the beautiful sentiment from the Poinsettia Set.  The layout came from a great sketch at The Sweetest Thing by Karen Giron.

I hope to see you over at Delightful Challenges - Wendy also has a great sale going for Winter images.  20% off of $10 or more.  Use the code WINTER at checkout.


Supplies
Image:  Donita and Tree, Poinsettia Set (sentiment)
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest
Paper: unk (Basic Gray)
Copics:  C5, C7, C10, E00, E30, E33, E34, E37, E57, G05, R11, R27, R29, V09, W0, YG63, YG67, YR04
Tools: circle cutter (CM), med & large snowflake punches (Martha Stewart), tag punch (SU!), silver & gold gel pens
Embellishments: Diamond Stickles

Tuesday Morning Sketches #175

Good Morning!  How is your Tuesday going?  Well, since it's just starting, I hope you are off to a great start with however you like to start it.  Mine is a yummy cup of coffee on the way to work.  It's so nice to enjoy it on the way there, particularly on the weeks that I'm not driving.

So this week's sketch is up and think you're really going to like it.  There's a lot of possibility for dimension.  We're sponsored by Sweet n Sassy Stamps this week so I got to play with an adorable digi, Smiley Snowman.

Isn't he cute?  I just love this frosty little man who could warm any heart.  I warmed him up a bit by making his a fuzzy little scarf using Fun Flock that I have had for probably 12 years or more.  I never think about it.  Do you?

Here, you see the scarf better at this angle.  I also love the paper that I used.  It's from Making Memories and *gasp* I'm about out of this.  Yipes!

Well, I do hope you'll join us this week at TMS.


Supplies
Image:  Smiley Snowman (SNSS)
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy
Paper:  FaLaLa (Making Memories)
Copics:  BG10, R11, R27, YR04, YR07
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, snowflake border punch
Embellishments:  Red Fun Flock, green satin ribbon

Paper Pretties Monday

Hi there!  Thanks for coming back.  I promise I won't bother you anymore today.  But I have to share what I created with the Paper Pretties challenge and ARTish has some new images.

My card was created from the sketch at The Sweet Stop.

This is Diggity.  I want him under my Christmas tree.  He's so cute!!  The challenge this week is easy, use ribbon.  How fun is that!


Supplies
Image:  Diggity
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest,
Paper:
Copics:  C7, C8, E13, E17, E30, E33, G05, R27
Tools:  Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Snowflakes & Dot embossing folder
Embellishments:  red satin ribbon

Hostess Monday at Digital Delights

Today is my day for Hostess Monday at Digital Delights and I have a really fun card to share with you.  Now this "little" baby is huge and I think would be a perfect way to send holiday greetings to family members  and share a photo on the inside. Now I cannot take credit for this fun fold, I did follow a tutorial on You Tube by Dawn Griffith.  Let me present the Napkin Fold card....

So here's the front of it.  It is held together by a belly band that I am not too happy with, but I don't have a printer that will print 12 inches in length.  Is there even such a beast?  Anyway, movin' on...

So this view is the belly band removed.

Then as you start to unfold it, you get to reveal the surprise inside!  Isn't this cute?!  This is a lot of folds and a lot of triangles and so cute.  So I included an image from the Snowie Set here, but this is where I think it would be super cute to include a photo to share.  This is made from a 12x12 piece of paper as the base.  I also printed two different digi papers, Sparkle & Magic and Sail Away digi papers to dress up the white base.

And then fully opened, as I said you can either include a photo or as I did, the Snowie and write a greeting.  I hope you like it and it inspires you to try something a little different.  Oh, I almost forgot, the sentiment is from A Touch of Christmas.
Have a fabulous day and thank you for allowing me to share a project with you.
Supplies Image:  Snowie Set, A Touch of Christmas Paper:  Sparkle & Magic, Sail Away digi paper packs Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest, White textured card stock (Colorbok), Red (Recollections) Copics:  BG10, C5, C7, C8, C10, R00, R02, R27, RV29, YG03, YG63, YR04, YR07 Tools:  Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug, Framed Greetings Die-namics Die (MFT)

Fun n Flair Card Share

Good Morning!  Happy Monday.  I hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  I had a very enjoyable visit with my Mom and her husband.  Mom made her lovely orange juice rolls.  Mmmmm....  And then I made chicken and dumplings for dinner.  It was like Christmas, just no presents.

So today is my day to share another fun project featuring Fun n Flair stamps.  Now this is very easy, clean and simple.  But this just shows you how little one can use the stamps and still make a big statement.

I made this Christmas tag with the snowflake stamp from Penguin Christmas and the to/from stamps from Snowmany Wishes.  I was inspired to create this by the challenges at CAS-ual Fridays and The Kraft Journal.

Have a great Monday, be sure to come back for the Paper Pretties post.


Supplies
Stamps:  Penguin Christmas, Snowmany Wishes
Card stock:  Neenah Milled Ivory, Kraft
Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Tools:  circle cutter (CM), large and medium snowflake punches (Martha Stewart), Crop-o-dile
Embellishments:  natural twine (MFT), Maraschino Cherry Baker's Twine (SNSS)