Icy, Snowy Winter

Had to get up, get my card made, and get off to the lab this morning. That is no fun but one of those necessities of life. It really didn't take long so I'm back to crafting.

Today is the Queen for the Day challenge #86 on Splitcoaststampers. I did a case of a fabulous stamper, Karen B Barber. This is her card. She always makes fabulous bows. I didn't try to compete. LOL

I'm using a Gingerloft Digi Stamps image called Winter Trees. I won this digi a while back and have been really wanting to use it. I think it is just beautiful. I made it a Christmas card and stamped a sentiment at the bottom. Use a lot of Star Dust Stickles. Colored the tree green with Copics.

Challenges entered:
Inky Impressions IIC#32-Glitter It Up!!
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog PTTI#41-Bling It On
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Make a Christmas Card for their first Christmas card challenge
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #108- use a digital image

Hope it was o.k. to enter this particular Flourishes challenge with other challenges. I did not see where it said we shouldn't. Hope I didn't overlook it.

Flourishes-The Snowy Delight Challenge -FLLCNOV11-Use glitter, Flower Soft, something to make your card sparkle

Recipe:
Stamps-Gingerloft Digi Stamps-Winter Trees, Hot off the Press-Christmas Words
Paper: PTI white and aqua mist cardstock, silver unknown, dp Christmas Magic by Fancy Pants Designs, Inc.
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke
Accessories: Star Dust Stickles, Offray ribbon-Aqua

Fabric card

I think this is only the second fabric card I've made. On Splitcoaststampers yesterday, the ' Try a New Technique' challenge was 'No Stamping Allowed'. What??????? Sounded a bit scary and then I remembered my sis gave me this fabric piece- Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Collection/Cotton Scraps. I think it is just a beautiful piece of fabric...maybe because I'm a bird lover. I added a chipboard frame at the top. I placed it on my ink pad to get a speckled look. I hand cut the pennant and used the Stampin'Up! Modern Label punch for my computer generated sentiment. Add the flower and found out I could make a card without stamping....although, I really wanted to. :-)

I'm entering these challenges:
The Crazy Challenge-#92 Something with wings (of course, my wings are birds)
My Partner in Crafting Crime  #35-use something that is a freebie (My sis gave me the fabric I used)
Allsorts- #128-Anything But a Square


Recipe:
Stamps-None
Paper: Stampin'Up! Baja Breeze and Soft Suede, PTI white cs
Ink: Memento Soft Suede (for sponging around sentiment)
Accessories: Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage/Cotton Scraps, Stampin'Up Modern Label punch,
chipboard frame, Recollection floral embellishment

Pot of Christmas Lights

I'm really getting in the Christmas mood and it won't be too long before my Christmas tree goes up. This image from Stitchy Bear, Lite Brite really gets me in the mood for decorating. This week Tuesday Throwdown is giving the challenge to do your favorite color combo. Well, I have a few...black, red, and white....pink and brown. Really, I just don't know. But, I do know I love red and green for Christmas.

My sister gave me a magazine called Make Christmas Cards (Christmas 2011 Special Issue). My green dotted and red panels were cut from one of their designs. I liked the shape and cut my papers that way.  No Spellbinders nestabilities this time.The dotted paper also came from that magazine. You know, some magazines include sheets of paper for you to use.

 I glittered my star with Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds and put glossy accents on my pot. The image is colored with Copics. I used a couple of punches for the snowflakes and a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background.

Recipe:
Stamps: Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps-Lite Brite
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Real Red, dp from Make Christmas Cards magazine
Accessories: Martha Stewart Polar Stamp & Punch (large snowflake), Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake (remnants for small snowflakes), Cuttlebug embossing folder-Snowflakes, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, Glossy Accents (on pot)

Hope Your Holidays Are Happy

This week at MFPSPEEDYTV, the Friends of Speedy TV Challenge 6 is to use ribbon.  I'm making a CAS (clean and simple) card, the kind you can create quickly and still love it. The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company set called Christmas in the Country.  The embossing folder is a Sizzix's Thank You Set #5. The rest of my recipe is below.

Hope you'll get out your ribbon and join us this week.

Recipe:
Stamp: Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company-Christmas in the Country (sentiment only)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Stampin'Up Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, Sizzix Thank You Set #5, button from Jo Ann Stores

Holly Wheel

Friday again...already??????? My life is flying past me. I am once again doing the QFTD challenge on Splitcoaststamper-#85. The Queen for the Day is Vicky Gould. I chose this card to case, mostly keeping her sketch.  Vicky inspired me to get out my Stampin'Up! Soft Holly wheel. I really don't think I've ever used it. I used a couple punches and added a sentiment...done!

Recipe:
Stamps: Stampin'Up! Holiday Happiness set (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white and vintage cream cardstock, SU cherry cobbler cs
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke
Accessories: Stampin'Up! Soft Holly wheel, Martha Stewart Polar Stamp and Punch (snowflakes), Martha Stewart Frosty Village edge punch, Cuttlebug lg snowflakes embossing folder, clear gemstones

A Big Thanks

At Tuesday Throwdown #73, the challenge is 'Thanks'. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More is supplying the DT with the images we are using this week. I made my card with Carl the Snowman.
Once again, I'm using my Martha Stewart Punch all over the Page-snowflakes, punching three along the bottom.  I'll give it a rest after this card. :-). The silver mirror paper was run through the machine with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, also called snowflakes. Carl was cut out and popped on, as are the sentiments. The recipe is listed below.

There are prizes to be won so we hope you'll come along and join us this week. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is offering the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 digital paper set of their choice.

Entering this challenge:
Card Makin' Mamas #32-Cut It Out

Recipe: Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More-Carl the Snowman, computer generated sentiment for thanks, Hot off the Press-Christmas words (Merry & Bright)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! night of navy,dp is Paper Adventure-Bubble Wash
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder-snowflakes, Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page-Snowflakes, RibbonFX-navy grosgrain

A Scrappy Christmas

Challenge #5 for  FOSTV   (Fiends of Speedy TV)is now underway. I am making a card using scraps. Pulling out my scrap drawer, I found several Christmas papers to use for the pennants. I ran my embossing folder through the Grand Calibur. Why not the Cuttlebug????? Because I BROKE it. Ugh! I've had it about three years and assumed that day would come and it did...all my fault.

My image is from Mark's Finest Papers and is a stamp set called Cardinals in Winter.

I'm entering my card into Speedy the Cat's Friend's Challenge #79 and they are wanting us to use our scraps this week.

Recipe:
Stamps-Cardinals in Winter
Paper: PTI white cardstock, SU cherry cobbler
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black
Accessories: Copics, Spellbinders Nested Pennants,  Spellbinders circle and scallop circle nestabilitie,  Flower Soft (adhesive gold stickers for hanging pennants), Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder

Snowflake City

Here I am again with a card casing the Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. It's every Friday and it seems the week flies by...rather scary. The Queen this week is an awesome, awesome stamper. It is Julie Warner aka justwritedesigns. Here is her card. I know, I know......it's gorgeous, as all of her cards are. I gave it a try and this is what you get.

My large pile of snowflakes came from the remnants of a border punch called Aspen Snowflakes by Martha Stewart and a MS Polar Stamp and Punch. What would we do without Martha? In my case, have a lot more money in my wallet.
For my glitter (you can't see, although that is a lot) on the snowflakes, I'm using my Jelly Roll pen by Sakura. I love that thing.  The pretty pine cones/needles are Mark's Finest Papers called Greetings of the Season. I've torn the layers and sponged each one. I forgot my ribbon and sentiment piece until it was too late so I stamped my sentiment at the top.

O.K., I had a heavy week of card making and this will be it for me until Monday. Have a super weekend.

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Greetings of the Season
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Summer Sky, Stampin'Up! Night of Navy
Accessories: Copics, Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflakes border punch, Martha Stewart Polar Stamp and Punch

Christmas Gatefold Card

The challenge for the Stampin' B's Design Team blog challenge is to make a gatefold card and use items with the letter 'P' and tell what they are. Mine, of course, would be pine cones and pine needles. Don't you love that image? It is so beautiful for winter and Christmas and is a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers called Greetings of the Season.

My punched snowflakes are from one of my new toys. It is a Punch All Over the Page from Martha Stewart. It has a guide at the bottom so you can line up if you're punching a lot.

Hope you'll join up this week. A gatefold is very easy to make. If you need instructions, here is a good place to find them on Splitcoaststampers. Of course, you can make changes in size and however you like.

Recipe:
Stamps-Mark's Finest Papers-Greetings of the Season
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler
Accessories-Stampin'Up Cherry Cobbler ribbon, Copics, Martha Stewart Punch All Over the Page-Snowflakes

Altered Tin

Can't you just imagine this tin full of yummy goodies? Fudge, bon bons, gingerbread....hmmmmm
I got in the mood to alter something after seeing all the pretty altered items from Mark's Finest Papers
12 days of Christmas Blog Hop. I am using a Mark's Finest Papers stamp set called Christmas in the Country.  I have layered a doily and a couple of nestabilities. The designer paper was already covered with white spots which  look like snow. I stamped directly onto the designer paper and stamped a couple more times, cutting out the church and shrubs so I could pop them on.

The border is a Martha Stewart Frosty Village edge punch. The sentiments going around the tin are Love, Hope, and Peace and they are from MFP Seasonal Poinsettias.

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers- Christmas in the Country and Seasonal Poinsettias
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, Designer Paper is Me and My Big Ideas (no name)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Frosty Village edge punch, Spellbinders circle and circle scallop die cuts, doily, Stickles Silver Ice glitter glue

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes
Shelly's Images Blog -Anything Goes