Tuesday Morning Sketches #70

Good Morning Everyone!  I have a really fun and easy sketch this week on my Tuesday Morning Sketches blog.  I think you'll enjoy this one.  Our sponsor this week is Pixie Petals, a lovely little store dedicated to handmade flowers and ribbons.

I have to say that this picture does not do this card justice, it is simply gorgeous in real life... even if I do say so myself.  I had wanted Boho Blossoms from My Favorite Things ever since it's release.  I finally got it!  I scored on the BST thread on Splitcoast Stampers.  And then it went into a box.  Bad me!  So I pulled it out this weekend to play with it and I am so pleased with the results.

The lovely flowers and ribbons that were supplied by Pixie Petals set the color pallette and I let me tell you, I am lovin' this!  The gauzy ribbon is so yummy.

Supplies:
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Afternoon Plaid Paper (My Minds Eye)
Stamps/Ink: Boho Blossoms (MFT), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Copics: YR20, YR61
Tools: Coluzzle circle
Embellishments: Ribbons, Flowers (Pixie Petals), Prima Flowers, Pearls (Recollections)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Now head on over to TMS to join us and to feast your eyes on all the wonderful cards my DT made to share with you.

Happy Monday Challenge...

Good Morning!  Its Monday so that means a new Happy Monday challenge on Crafting with Deedee's Digis.  This week Deedee has a really fun sketch to work with.  I flipped it to accomodate the image I chose this week which is called A Light into the World.

I don't think I did this gorgeous candle justice, not like Deedee did, but I think my Mom will like it.  Every year I hurt myself over planning my Christmas cards.  I never manage to make them but I do make cards for my blog and then give them away.  This year, they'll be the Christmas cards in the mail.  I found a really pretty scrap of Basic Grey paper and it was just enough for the card front.

Here's the inside of the card where I used one of the two sentiments that comes in this set.  I also pulled out some old punches to continue the holly theme.

Supplies:
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Real Red (SU!)

Paper: Fruitcake (Basic Grey)
Copics: E30, R02, R27, R29, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y28, YG63, YG67, YR16
Tools: Oval cutters (CM), Scallop Oval Nesties (Spellbinder), holly leaf punch, 1/4" circle punch
Embellishments: olive satin ribbon (Offray)

I hope you like my card and that'll you'll join in the challenge.  They're so fun!  You are required to use a Deedee's Digis image to participate but her images are so sweet and so affordable - treat yourself today and play along!  Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps Only Sunday

Good Morning!  I hope you all are enjoying your weekend.  I have had an enjoyable weekend.  I had so much fun stamping this entire weekend.  I got so many cards done, I am thrilled.  It's also been a long time since I've posted a Stamps Only Sunday post.  I am thrilled to show this card.

I am excited to give a bit of a sneak peek at one of the images coming to Sweet n Sassy Stamps on Dec 1st.  This is Cocoa's Christmas Tree.  Isn't he fantastic?  I just love Cocoa!  He's the mascot for Sweet n Sassy Stamps and watch for news coming about where Cocoa is the star.

My card also features the yummy papers from Echo Park - this is the Merry Christmas pack and is available in a 6x6 sampler pack in the SNSS store.  The colors are so rich and wonderful.  I did use a wonderful sketch from a great new challenge blog that I stumbled across.  It's called Sketch Frenzy Friday and you really should check it out.

Supplies:
Card stock: Neenah Classic Crest, Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Paper: Merry Christmas (Echo Park)
Copics: R27, R29, RV000, RV10, W-3
Tools: Cuttlebug, Diamond Plate embossing folder, Coluzzle star, Scallop border punch
 
I hope you enjoy my card.  I can't wait to share some of the other great images that are coming in December.  There's not much time to wait.  I hope you have a great Sunday! Thank you so much for stopping by.   Be sure you head on over to the SNSS store, all stamps sets and digis are 20% off until the end of November.
 

StampFairy Friday

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a really nice Thanksgiving.  We had a really great time here.  I even cooked.  I was all too happy to just stay in my pajamas all day and get pizza.  I told that to my sister and all she said back was "but Miss, you hate pizza!"  LOL  She's right, its not one of my favorites.  Well, I decided I was being selfish so I made a really nice dinner for my Mom, my children and me.  I have to admit, it was quite good.  The day was beautiful, it was about 80 degrees, the Patriots won and it was just a really great day.

Well, today's project looks like a card, but it holds a little surprise....

So here's the front.  Meet the newest release, Josy (5).  There are a lot of Josy images in the StampFairy store and this one decided to play in the ribbon.  I did follow the sketch from Truly Scrumptous and they had an additional challenge to Think Pink.  I love pink and green as Christmas colors, they're so fresh and whimsical and perfect for the Josy image.

Now I said there was surprise - just turn the card around and here's the surprise....

The card is attached to this cute little gable box that is filled with yummy Lindor truffles.  So this created and card and a gift all in one!

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Gable Green, Pretty in Pink (SU)
Paper:  Pink Snowflakes (My Time Made Easy)
Copics:  E00, E02, E33, E37, G05, R02, RV02, RV10, RV29, YG00, YG03
Tools:  Gable box SVG (LSS), Cricut/SCAL, Cuttlebug, Snowflake Dots embossing folder, Oval cutters (CM), Word Window punch ( SU)

I hope you like my project and that it inspires you to create unique gifts for your kids' teachers, or your postal carrier or just someone you want to give a little treat to.  Happy Friday!  Thanks for stopping by.  Now head on over to StampFairy World to see the cute little freebie that Gerda has to share with you and then get ready to shop... all images are 50% off!!!  And you don't even have to fight any crowds to pick up your favorites.  Have fun!

Sweet Christmas Wishes

Good Morning!  I am so excited about a new product that Sweet n Sassy Stamps has in the store.  Have you ever heard of Echo Park papers?  I hadn't before Korin added them to the store.  They are simply gorgeous!!  The store is currently featuring 6x6 sampler packs of these rich two-sided papers.  You can find them here.

So my card for today is all decked out in two of these papers from the Merry Christmas pack.  Also featured is Cup of Cocoa, the stamp set that released the first of this month.

One side of this paper is the super sweet candy cane stripe.  The other side is a beautiful holly berry pattern that you can see a little of on the vertical stripe behind the focal point.  I did use the sketch from Card Patterns (sketch #91) to create this card.  It was perfect for the Cocoa image.

My oldest son is always fussing at me that I never do anything with the insides of cards, so to appease him, I decorated the inside with a simple sentiment that is included in the Cup of Cocoa set.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Handsome Hunter, Ruby Red, Whisper White (SU!)
Paper:  Merry Christmas (Echo Park)
Copics:  G28, RV000, RV10, RV29, W-3, YG67
Prismacolor Marker:  Cherry
Tools:  Cricut/SCAL, SVG cut (09 Kut Ups), Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars)
Embellishments:  green satin ribbon (Offray), rhinestone (Recollections), Aqua Stickles

I hope you enjoy my card.  I had a lot fun making it to share with you.  I will not be posting on Thursday so I wish to take this time to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.  Even in these hard times we still have much to be thankful for.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #69

Good Morning!  Over at Tuesday Morning Sketches I have a new sketch to share with you and we are joined by a fantastic sponsor Doodle Pantry and her magnificent design team.  Be sure to head on over for lots of inspiration and to join the fun.

Laurie, the owner of Doodle Pantry, shared some wonderful images with me and my Design Team.  This is the card I made using Birthday Birdie - what a wonderful set!!  I did make this card to measure 5x7 - having a bit larger of a canvas was a lot of fun.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Bashful Blue
Paper:  Tickled Pink (CTMH)
Copics:  B00, B000, B02, B05, E37, G00, G02, RV000, RV02, RV10, V93, V95, Y06, Y11, YG00, YG03, YR16
Tools:  Border Punch (Martha Stewart)
Embellishments:  buttons (my stash), pink satin ribbon (Offray)

I do hope you like this card and that you'll join us week.  Now head on over for the all the eye candy!

Happy Monday Challenge...

Good Morning!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  There is a great challenge over at Crafting with Deedee's Digis.  This week we're making tags, tag shaped cards, cards that feature tags.... What fun!!  So I set out to create another Christmas tag.

I also used the sketch from Sketch Saturday which was really fun to use.  I found a scrap of this funky Christmas paper which I thought would be perfect for these fun-loving penguins that can be found in a set called Merry & Bright.

Here's a close-up of the image.  Hopefully you can see that I added Diamond Glaze to the light bulbs to make them look like real glass.  I also added a touch of gold Stickles to the star for a little more shine.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Green Galore, Real Red (SU!)
Paper:  unknown
Copics:  B05, C8, C10, G05, R27, R29, W-3, Y06, Y11, Y15, YG63, YR16
Tools:  Border punch (Martha Stewart), Oval punches (SU), 1/4" square punch (SU!)
Embellishments:  Gold Stickles, White puffy paint, Diamond Glaze (Judikins), clear baubles (Michaels)

I hope that you like my tag and that it inspires you to join the challenge at Crafting with Deedee's Digis this week.  Now is a great time to get started on all the Holiday greetings and package adornments.  And if you still have some Thanksgiving/Fall greetings to work on, you're in luck!  All Fall digis are on sale for $1 this month only!   Have a super day and Happy Monday!