Oh What Fun! with PPA180

Today I decided to join in on the fun over at Pals Paper Arts with their new sketch.



Some challenges can be tricky and some easy.  With this sketch it was easy and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  I would love to hear your comments!

Card Supplies:
Cardstock:     cherry cobber, whisper white
DSP:              season of style
Ink:                basic black
Misc.:            lattice folder, cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon (goodness I've used alot this holiday already), basic jewels
Stamp Set:     Christmas Messages



HSS #173 Be Merry

Finishing up the day with one more challenge.  This time its a sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Well this sketch was tricky for me, only because everything I had thought of using someone else had used it and I didn't want to feel like I was a copy cat!  I decided to use the four shapes on my card as holly leaf clusters!  I added some candy stripes to the large vanilla mat for some texture and topped it off with a bow!

Card Supplies:
cardstock -   cherry cobber, very vanilla, garden green and soft suede
stamp sets -  Christmas Messages, Be Merry
misc. -          chalk talk framelits, cherry cobber, seam binding ribbon, owl punch for holly berries   candy strips folder and holly came from my cricut



FM136 & PP172 A Nutty Thanks!

Back today with a project created for Friday Mashup and Paper Players.  First up is the challenge at Friday Mashup of using the colors of baked brown sugar, always artichoke and crushed curry with a 3-D item.  I couldn't end it there, I had to join it with Paper Players and add leaves!

So now here is my nutty creation!  I say "nutty" cause its a decorated recycled jar filled with "NUTS"!

Yep, I have become quite the hoarder of glass jars, boxes of all sorts and well yes, TP rolls!!

This jar was the frappuccino bottle that comes in a 4 pack.  It was the perfect size to fill with candy or in my case, nuts, to give as a small gift!

Project Ingredients:

cardstock - baked brown sugar, crushed curry and very vanilla

DSP -        sweater weather

Misc. -       burlap ribbon (Gosh I love this stuff!), lattice and woodgrain folder, regals candy dots, autumn                       accents bigz die and yes I did it, i'm a bad girl...I used a piece of retired always artichoke seam                     binding ribbon to tie it all together (literally!) 

  

Fab Friday 31 and PPA179 Deck the Halls

Well lets get this Monday started with a card creation for Fab Friday and Pals Paper Arts. One is for the colors and the other is for the great sketch! Don't forget to head over and join in on the fun!

Ok, so here is what I came up with.  I'm pretty excited about it myself!  I think it turned out (as my friend says) CA-UTE!!  I think my favorite part is the way I cut the chevron ribbon in half and tied it together to create the lines for the bottom of the sketch.

Card Ingredients:

cardstock: rich razzleberry, whisper white

DSP:  season of style

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Collectibles and Christmas Messages

Misc.:  crushed curry chevron ribbon, antique brads and ornament punch

Stylin' Stampin' Squad November Blog Hop - Christmas!

Thank you so much for joining us for the November Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop! This month our projects focus on Christmas. While we yet have to give thanks this month, some of us are already thinking about sending Christmas cards, what kind of packaging to present gifts in and how we want to deck our halls. On this month’s blog hop we are showcasing many of the Stampin’ Up! products that are available in the Holiday Catalog. You will see everything from cards to gift tags to 3-D décor and gift packaging. We hope you enjoy seeing how we use the products to create our projects and feel inspired to come up with some great projects of your own.

Remember you can order all of the products showcased from your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.You should have just left stop number #4 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Annie L. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

Wow, its hard to believe that its that time of year already when we starting thinking about creating our Christmas cards and other fun holiday themed packages, etc.  Each year I like to change the theme of our Christmas cards around.  I mean, one year it may be and look country/classic like.  The next it may be something fun and cute!  This year it happens to be a year for fun and cute!  

I have just fallen in love with this cute little snowman from the "Snow Day" stamp set, that I have come to know as, "Mr. Jingles".  Yes that's right, I name some of my stamps!  Mr. Jingles has become the official mascot for this years Christmas card!  He is just so fun & cute to decorate!  I used a small piece of ruffled ribbon to create his scarf and topped him off with a matching coastal cabana hat.  I also added 3 gems for his buttons, cause well, Mr. Jingles likes his bling!!

Now I couldn't just stop with a card this month for our hop.....no this year I have decided to make some of the gifts that our family and friends will be receiving.  I wanted to make all the ladies in my family (5) a paper pine cone ornament, cause one can never have to many handmade ornaments!

I wanted to make it match the card, so I used the beautiful "Winter Frost" DSP to create the pine cone.  I topped it off with a 3 layer bow and then centered with a "Frosted Finish Embellishment".

Card Ingred.:

Paper:  whisper white, island indigo, coastal cabana

Ink:  smokey slate, coastal cabana, island indigo and basic black

DSP:  Winter Frost

Stamp set:  Snow Day

Misc.: silver 1/8" ribbon, chevron border punch, coastal cabana ruffled ribbon, basic jewels

Ornament Ingred.:

DSP:  winter frost

Ribbon:  silver 1/8" ribbon, bermuda bay 1/8" ribbon and soft sky seam binding ribbon

Misc.: frosted finishes embellishments, Styrofoam egg

I so hope you have enjoyed both my projects this month and its inspired you to create your own cards and homemade gifts!  

Now head over to stop #6 Jamie H. and check out her wonderful creations!

Blog Hop Participants: 

Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
Annie L. of Love Me Cards
Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations
Jamie H. of Unique Ink
Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
Anastasia R. of Stampin' Blondie
Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
Jennifer B. of NW Stamper
Kristina M. of Mama's Sanity
Shellie G. of Craft Smashup

Dazzling Ornament Keepsake with CCMCWINTER 13-03

So I'm back again this time with a sketch from Create with Connie & Mary!  I wanted to try this one the other day, but I couldn't quite figure out what I wanted to do.  Then it hit me, replace the circle with an ornament and wa la!!!  Here is their sketch, head over and give it a try.

so here is my take on the sketch....

I hope you can see the details.  I am not good at taking pictures of my cards, nor do I have the best spot to do so.  Oh well...I used versa mark and stamped the ornaments on both black pieces, then heat embossed with clear powder to give them a glassy look.

I stamped two ornaments, one in black and one in bermuda bay and layered them on top each other to replace the circle in the sketch.  Added some bermuda ribbon to the BB cardstock border and topped the ornament with a doubled bow and the card is complete!!

Card Ingred.:

INK:                   black, bermuda bay and versa mark

PAPER:              black, whisper white and bermuda bay

STAMP SETS:   christmas messages (inside) and ornament keepsake with match framelits

MISC.:                silver and bermuda bay 1/8" ribbon, white taffeta ribbon, clear embossing power and                                    basic jewels

Flower Shop Get Well with Pals Paper Arts

Ending the day with one final challenge.  This time its a color challenge over at Pals Paper Arts.   I am happy to still see some challenges out there that is not all about Christmas right now.  I love the colors but I was a little worried about the summer starfruit, but I hope I pulled it off ok.

The sketch I used was an old sketch from "The Paper Players". sketch challenge 169, that I found on pinterest.  Have I said how much I love pinterest!?  Hope you enjoyed my creation!

Card Ingred.

paper:  early espresso, very vanilla, crisp cantaloupe

stamps: express yourself and flower shop

ink:       early espresso

misc.:    flower shop punch, basic pearls, lattice folder, crisp cantaloupe ruffled ribbon

DSP:    venelian romance

Christmas Collectibles with SSInkspiration

I am so on a role with getting in some fun challenges the past few days!  Ready for another one?  This time I'm starting off the week with a fun card sketch over at SSInkspiration!  Head over and join the fun.  I know they would love to see what you created!  Here is their sketch..

See a fun sketch, what did I tell ya!?!

Here is what I came up with...

I hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch. and hope you leave a comment for me to enjoy!!

Card Ingred.:

Ink:  early espresso, old olive and cherry cobbler

Paper:  early espresso, crumb cake

DSP: season of style

Stamp Sets:  christmas collectibles and a banner christmas

Misc. circle framelits, early espresso 1/8" ribbon, ornament punch and basic jewels

CCMC276 and Mojo Monday 318 Snowflake Wishes

Even though I'm not ready for snowflakes, snowmen or Christmas, that time is drawing near so I thought this card fitting for both challenges.  First up is Create with Connie & Mary's color challenge.   Second is Mojo Monday with a sketch.

 

My sister loves snowmen, so this might just be her Christmas card for this year!  (only if she's been a good girl!!)  Wonna see what I came up with!?!

Hope you like it!  Leave me a comment and head over to both challenges and join us in the fun!

Card Ingredients:

paper:  real red, whisper white, coastal cabana

dsp:  winter frost

ink:  smokey slate, real red, pumpkin pie, black, coastal cabana

misc.:  candy stripe folder, basic rhinestone gems, snowflake bling, real red 1/8" ribbon, deco labels framelits and festive flurry framelits

stamp sets:  christmas messages, festive flurry, snow day

Fab Friday 30 Gently Falling

Hey bloggers, I'm back with a card creation for a new blog that I thought I would try called, "Fab Friday"!  Head on over and give this weeks color challenge a try.  I was a little nervous at first with the 5 colors, but once I picked my two base colors, it hit me and I knew just what to do with the others.  I think it turned out just "FAB!"

So I needed a get well soon card, and new I wanted to use one of my favorite fall sets called, "Gently Falling".  I love the options with the two step layering you can do with this set.  And whats a card without a banner or two!

Card Ingredients:
paper:  early espresso, old olive and very vanilla
ink:  cajon craze and early espresso
stamps:  gently falling
misc.:  woodgrain folder, candy dots in old olive
dsp:  sweater weather