Stampin B's Design Team challenge

It has stormed and turned cold this week. I will freeze until May. I'll be wearing my Cuddl Dud tops every day to stay warm. If my arms get cold, I'm a goner. It will be a long winter for me. I guess you wouldn't believe me if I told you I wear them in the summer, also (inside). Yes, it is true. LOL

This week's Stampin B's Design Team challenge is a color challenge, use purple and turquoise and something shiny or sparkly. This was truly a challenge for me. I wanted to make a Christmas card and things weren't working so well. But, I found this designer paper with purplish/lavendar trees on it and used  SU's Perfect Plum and a Tempting Turquoise layer. I promise the ornament on the left was Perfect Plum until I embossed it with VersaMark and glitter embossing powder. It turned more blue. My shiny part is the gold trees. They really have a pretty sheen to them. And, my gold Flower Soft braid has a nice, gold luster. Also, the gold ornament paper has some pretty beads on it. Looks like I got it covered.

My time is short and I don't even have time to enter into any more challenges. I'm going farther South this weekend and am really busy getting ready for the trip.

Recipe:
Stamps-None
Paper: Stampin'Up! Perfect Plum and Tempting Turquoise, PTI white cardstock, Martha Stewart Golden Woodland Paper Pad (dbl-sided), ANW Crestwood Golden Swirl
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Flower Soft gold braid stickers for hanging ornaments, giltter embossing powder, VersaMark Dazzle-Frost, EK Success Ornament punch for both sizes

QFTD37, Cute Card Thursday, Christmas Stampin', Ellephantastic Card and Crafts Challenge Blog

Rain, rain, go away....or not. Really, I am enjoying it. I think it rained heavy all night and will probably rain all  day. That makes for a good craft day. Eek! I really need to be doing other things. I'm sure you know how it is. LOL
I'm making my card for four challenges:

QFTD #37 on Splitcoaststampers- The Queen is Kathy aka CAKath and here is the card I cased.

Cute Card Thursday #140 Revisit a previous challenge What a fun challenge! I went far back to their first challenge of 2009, #42 (no title) but the challenge was to use something on your card you got for Christmas or something you bought for yourself over the holidays. I bought this embossing folder over the holidays last year.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long- #72  Anything Goes

Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts Challenge Blog  #20-Red and Green and/or St. Andrew's Day

I love how the new Punch All Over the Page looks. I stamped the holly, cut out, embossed, and used stickles on the berries. Punched the bell and added stickles to the top and bottom  of the bell (which I don't think shows). Embossed the folder and that's it!
Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Snowman Country (sentiment), Stamps Happen-Swirl of Holly
Paper: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive, PTI white cardstock
Accessories: Martha Stewart-Punch All Over the Page, The Paper Studio bell punch, VersaMark Dazzle-Frost, Xmas red stickles for holly berries and part of bell, Cuttlebug embossing folder - Baubles and Bows

Featured Stamper 199, Challenges

I made this card to honor Krischir as Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers. Kris has a gallery of
the cutest cards and  projects ever. I cased this card. I stamped the skinny tree, one on the left was a die cut, and the smallest one was free-hand. I inked the embossing folder and punched the snowflakes, bird, and star.
The snow is torn, white cardstock sprinkled with dazzling diamonds.

I am also entering my card into these challenges:
Freshly Brewed Challenges FBC24- Winter Christmas Theme
The Corrosive Challenge Blog #92-Things That Move  My bird moves/flies, snowflakes move when falling, trees move in the wind
One Stitch At A Time Challenge 41-Celebrate in Style-Bling It Up (I used rhinestone, dazzling diamonds, stickles to bling)

Recipe:
Stamps: Hobby Lobby Christmas 2009 set call Happy Holidays
Paper: Stampin'Up! Kraft, Old Olive, PTI white cardstock, brown scrap, gold scrap
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa, and Summer Sky for inking embossing folder
Accessories: Martha Stewart Sand Dollar Punch (star), Martha Stewart bird punch, Cuttlebug herringbone embossing folder, The Paper Studio snowflake punch, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, glue stick, Spellbinder 2010 Holiday Tree die cut

Speedy's Friends challenge #31, EtsyInpsired Challenge #116

I am having so much fun making Christmas cards. My hubby is outside doing some Christmas decorating. I got  two trees up and have managed to do a few other arrangements. I need to do my mantle really soon so I can enjoy it for a few more weeks. Unfortunately, the dread of taking it all down and cleaning is with me as I decorate. I really need to get over that.

I have made my card for two challenges:
Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge #31 at Mark's Finest Papers -have a bow on your card (mine is fake (punched)) but a bow just the same)

EtsyInspired Challenge #116 We are to be inspired from paintings and creations  from Heartsong
I was inspired by the awesome blue colors and the bird from Evening Song shown below:

I decided to try a Folded Paper Frame which I really love to frame the dove. I thought the musical paper would be perfect for the dove as birds, even doves sing/coo.
I stamped the dove 3 times, cut out and popped each with dimensionals after stamping each one with VersaMark Dazzle and clear embossing glitter, heating.
The snowflake was punched 3 times, glittered,  and embossed.
I added glitter and chunky Twinklet Diamond Dust to the outer white part of the frame.
The cardstock under my patterned paper and the bow are blue, although it may look black. No matter what I did, the dark, All Night Navy showed up very dark in the photo.

Recipe:
Stamps: Hobby Lobby Christmas 2009 set called Peace & Joy (Made for Hobby Lobby)
Paper: Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade Serenity (glitter series), Stampin'Up! All Night Navy, PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Not Quite Navy for dove, Stampin'Up! Baja Breeze
Ink: Stampin'Up! All Night Navy
Accessories: VersaMark Dazzle-Frost, Martha Stewart Polar Stamp and Punch for snowflake, Twinklets Diamond Dust, Martha Stewart ribbon bow punch, blue gemstone, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds

IC260, QFTD36, Papertake Weekly Challenge, Crafty Creations Challenge

I am now in full swing with Christmas cards....think I have been for quite a while. I love this poinsettia and thought it would work for several challenges. I am so behind and trying to catch up. I watercolored the image and made my sentinent piece

I am entering this card into these challenges:
Splitcoaststampers QFTD36
Splitcoaststampers IC260
Papertake Weekly Challenge  Cut It Out-punches, die cuts, etc.
Crafty Creations Challenge #95 Christmas is Coming! Christmas Theme

Recipe:
Stamps: Recollections set-Christmas Flourish
Paper: Stampin'Up! Old Olive, Brenda Walton Peppermint Twist and Poinsettia Flourish, PTI white cardstock
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Snowflake embossing folders,  Spellbinders circle nestabilitie, yellow stickles for flower center, Stampin'Up Dazzling Diamonds, Quickie glue pen, green rhinestones, Tombow markers, watercolor brush, Martha Stewart holly edge punch

EtsyInspired Inspiration challenge #115, Stampin B's #86

I am really so glad to get my card uploaded this morning. Between leaving my cameras out of town last weekend (ugh), going away for Thanksgiving, leaving in about two hours for an out of town college football game, I managed to get a card made, get my cameras back, and get uploaded Whew! What a week.

I made my card for the EtsyInspired challenge #115: You are to be inspired by the Qeen of Tarts Cakes/Queen of Tarts Wafers Etsy Store and was I ever inspired. Yummy goodies galore! The team would also like for you to use squares/inchies, if possible.  I chose this wreath from the cakes as my inspiration.

I am using taglet squares from Flower Soft. I have Flower Soft scattered all over the floor of my craft room. I really thought I was keeping it really clean but the floor is looking a bit green and red in places. I guess that is what the vacuum is for. LOL I stamped  the letters in each square to spell out Joy. Then, I added added a yummy red velvet ribbon.

I'm adding this card also to the Stampin B's Design Team challenge #86. Faith challenged us to make a holiday card.

Recipe:
Stamp: American Crafts clear stamps-alphabet
Paper: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke, PTI white cardstock
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke
Accessories: Flower Soft Holly and Ivy Taglets, Celebrate It red velvet ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder,  Flower Soft colors-Christmas Green, Shamrock Green, and Poppy Red

Stampin B's Holiday Card Challenge

Wishing everyone in the U.S. a happy Thanksgiving.

This week Faith is hostess for the Stampin B's Design Team challenge and she asked that we make a holiday card. I never tire of making Christmas cards and will be sad to see it pass.
I'm using an image I've had for a while and never inked. I really do like it and will try to use it more.

Let me tell you it has been a bad week. I went away last weekend and left both my cameras. I haven't been able to upload all week and it has been driving me crazy. I had to borrow a camera from my friend to get this
card photo. Ugh! I will get my cameras back tomorrow and be in business once again.
We hope you'll join us this week and let us see your holiday cards. The Stampin B's challenge is located here.

Recipe:
Stamp: Stampabilities - One of the Joys
Paper: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, PTI white cardstock
Ink: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Martha Stewart ribbon bow punch, Spellbinders scalloped nestabilitie, clear embossing powder, clear rhinestones, Celebrate It ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Flurries

Stampin B's Design Team, Speedy's Friends

This week, Joanne/jojot  is hostess for the Stampin B's Design Team and her challenge is snowflakes, snowflakes, snowflakes. I think I have it covered.  My card has a variety of snowflakes but they are not stamped. My sister had sent me some rub-on snowflakes and I thought this was the perfect time to use them. I added some blue gemstones to the centers of some of them, made my sentiment tag, punched a snowflake for the top, added my cording and that's it. If you would like to join this challenge, it is located here.

Speedy' Friends challenge #29 at Mark's Finest Papers this week is to have a snowflake on your card so I am entering my card into that challenge, also.

Recipe:
Stamps-Hot Off The Press-Christmas Words (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Baja Breeze
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke
Accessories: Bo-Bunny Midnight Frost Rub-On, rhinestones by Queen & Co., Bead Party Elastic Sparkle Stretch Cord, Martha Stewart stamp and punch snowflake, Stampin/'Up! Dazzling Diamonds

Speedy's Friends -Mark's Finest Papers, EtsyInspired Challenge, Anything Goes Challenge Blog

I am using my favorite stamp of all time. I love snowmen and there is something about this one that sends me into a happy dance. Actually, I am just using part of the image. This time I wanted to cut out only the wind-blown snowman and pop him up. I also stamped the image again on Night of Navy and wet embossed  the scarf with white embossing powder and popped it on. I have dry embossed snowflakes on silver mirror paper and it really embosses so well.  I rather like my scrunchy ribbon, too. Added a sentiment that I thought was just perfect and that's it.

I am entering my card into these three challenges:
Speedy's Friends --Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #29-Use a snowflake on your card (I  think I got that covered).
Anything Goes Challenge Blog #24-Emboss It

EtsyInspired Challenge #114 -My inspiration was  this necklace. It reminded me of a scrunchy ribbon, which I added to my card.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubber Cottage-Let it Snow
Recollections stamp for sentiment
Paper: Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, silver paper from Hobby Lobby, PTI white cardstock
Ink: Night of Navy
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder-Snowflakes, RibbonFX in navy, white embossing powder, VersaMark Dazzle Frost

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, Crazy 4 Challenges, Just Add Ink

I'm  exhausted because I've put up two Christmas trees yesterday and today. I know it is early but I think I start a little sooner each year. All the decorating is hard work and I want to enjoy it before it is time to take it all down. I will be out of town for Thanksgiving so the two holidays will not be clashing at my house.
I am such a lover of pretty ornaments and have all kinds on my trees. I guess that is why I chose the paper I did for this card.

I have made a very simple card following the sketch from Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #23.

I am also entering my card into these challenges:
Just Add Ink JA143-Just Add Christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C63 - A Christmas Card or Item

This card was so easy, just layering one sheet of this pretty, double-sided designer paper and the opposite side  for the corner. The paper came with a sheet of die cuts and I used a matching one for the sentiment but also used a punched piece on top of a section of it for the sentiment. I stamped the holly on watercolor paper, colored, cut out a small section of the image, and used stickles on the berries. I sometimes like to use 140 lb. watercolor paper for embellishments because it makes them stiffer, thicker,  and a bit bendable.



Recipe:
Stamps: Stamps Happen-Swirl of Holly, Hot Off the Press-Christmas Words (sentiment)
Paper: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, Fancy Pants Design-Christmas Magic-On the Tree double-sided dp, Canson watercolor paper
Accessories: Tim Holtz distress powder (peeled paint), Tombow markers, watercolor brush, Xmas Red stickles, matching sticker from Fancy Pants Design, Stampin'Up! modern label punch for sentiment