Puppy Pile of Presents

Hello all, I know that everyone is probably running around in circles trying to get everything ready for the Holidays.............they are fast approaching and I don't even have my Christmas cards done let alone addressing them and getting them mailed.
So our challenge this week at Crafty Creations will help everyone get that job one step closer.    The challenge is to create a Christmas card using a sentiment.

Our sponsor this week is Lily of the Valley:

                                         

And the prize is

                                     

So I chose to use this darling image from LOTV and colored him using my Copic markers.

Isn't he cute all surrounded by those presents.  I cut my presents out using the Snow Angel cartridge then ran them through the Cuttlebug.  After the Cuttlebug I heat embossed them using red & green glitter embossing powder, the embossing from the Cuttlebug did not show up too well after that.

The frame around the image I cut using the Elegant Edges cartridge.  I twisted a piece of white & red ribbon to make it look like a candy cane.  There is a lot of sparkle & glitter on the image but you can't see it too well.  I used some Sakura gel pens to highlight the presents.

Here is a closer look at the presents.   The label where the "Merry Christmas" was stamped is a Spellbinder.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are all enjoying ready for this special time of year and take a minute or two and join in this challenge this week at Crafty Creations.

Challenges for this card
So Artful Challenge  Christmas (red & green)   ends  -  12/15
Make it Mondays   Always anything goes    ends  12/ 10
Jingle Belles Rock   Christmas link party   ends  -  12/22
Crafty Anns  Christmas tic-tac-toe(glitter, presents, ribbon bow)   ends 12/15
ABC Christmas   Y = Yipeee Christmasy   ends  12/19
Penny's Challenges  Merry Christmas    ends  12/20

Decking the Halls...........

This card reminds me of the front hall/entry way to a house that is all decorated for the holidays, hence the title.
It has been so very hectic for me of late as I am sure it is for everyone.  I had about 6 birthdays and a wedding going on along with Thanksgiving and having the family here for dinner.  So with all going on I was not sure I would be able to get the project done this week for the Crafty Creations design team that I am on, but I did get one done.

This week out hostess is Bernie and our sponsor is

The challenge this week is to use a picture as your inspiration, follow the picture, color etc, however you interpret it.  I normally shy away from this kind of challenge as I think I have a hard time with them, never knowing to follow the photo, color or whatever.  So I went ahead and tried it I am pretty pleased at how it turned out.   Here is the photo inspiration

Interesting and so many ways you can take it, so here is what I came up with

I am so excited with how it turned out!  What do you think, can you see the photo in it or what I was trying to convey?

The desk is cut from the French Manor cartridge (Circle exclusive) at about 2.75 inches, I cut it from plain white cardstock ( I do this a lot to check on sizes) then I covered it with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink and distressed embossing powder and heat embossed it. . It has a lot of texture to it and way happy with the way it resembled wood.  I cut it again from chipboard and glue them together to give it more weight to pop dotted it. Added some gold half pearls for the handles on the drawers.   The "mirror" I cut using the Fancy Frames cartridge at about 2 inches, out of a metallic DCWV paper and added a layer of foil silver for the mirror part.

Using some stickers I had I embellished the whole thing to make it look like it was decorated for the holidays.  I think I will add the sentiment "Deck the Halls".

Thanks for stopping in, please let me know what you think of my card and we would love to have you join in the challenge this week at Crafty Creations.


Challenges for this card


Make it Monday   Always anything goes   ends  12/4
Crafty Cardmakers  Heat Embossing   ends  - 12/10

Craft Your Passion  Tis the Season   ends - 12/4
Divas by Design  Anything goes   ends -  12/13

Old St Nick

Hi, been so so busy I haven't posted for a while.  This week at Crafty Creations our challenge is to use GREEN, PURPLE & SILVER with some "snow" on it.  The very talented Peggy is our hostess this week and we where given some images by our sponsor Stretch n' Bubbles Shop.  I chose this image and it reminded me of St. Nick.

I used the challenge colors to color him using my Prisma Pencils and Gamsol, then added some white flocking to the little roof ro make it look like snow.  I cut the snow flakes using the Cricut cartridge Christmas Noel and covered them with snow glitter and added a pearl to the center.  I matted him on green and silver paper that I ran through my Cuttlebug for texture.

A closer look at those snowflakes so you can see the sparkle.
Well sorry this is such a short post but have to go pack, we are leaving for Laughlin, NV in the morning to go to a wedding.  I think I might do a bit of gambling while I am there :), well I guess more than a bit, I love all those crazy slot machines.
Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peak, let me know what you think of my St Nick card.  I think I will cut out the words St Nick to the top of the card.
Challenges for this card
Make it Monday  Always anything goes   ends  - 11/6
The Cuttlebug Spot  Anything Goes   ends  11/13
Joyful Stamper Inspire Fridays  create a crafty project   ends  -  11/10
Digital Tuesday   Cute & Cuddly    ends  11/7
Paper Playtime  Past or Presetn anything goes   ends - 11/4

An Autumn Hello

Hi, thanks for stopping in.  Today I have made an Autumn Hello card.  I made it following a sketch and also this week at Crafty Creations our challenge is to make something with leaves/Autumn colors.  Jamie is our hostess this week and she got Whiff of Joy stamps to be our sponsor.  So come over to Crafty Creations, you could win  a prize from our sponsor.

This card is kind of simple but I think it really reflects the Fall.  The background paper I printed and cut using my Imagine and the Enjoy the Seasons cartridge.  I also printed and cut all the other pieces also, like the yellow strip and center cream colored piece where the sentiment is stamped.  What I like about printing my paper on the Imagine is !).  You can get the exact color to match your other papers and 2) I printed this on Cryogen White which has a mica sparkle that shows through the printing.
The large leave is a button and all the others are brads.  Pretty simple huh?

Glad you stopped by and be sure and join in the challenge at Crafty Creations.

Challenges for this card
Celebrate the Occasion  Fall   ends  - 10/31
Shopping our Stash  Fall/Autumn   edns  -  10/31
The Paper Shelter   Anything goes   ends  10/31

Christmas Birthday - Two cards in one

Hi, at a time of year when most of us are thinking about making our Christmas cards I also have to think about making a Christmas Birthday card and I amsure some of you do also.  There are so many people that have a birthday on Christmas day or very near, for instance my son's birthday is the 22nd and he will be 41 this year, he is old not me LOL.
I am hosting the challenge this week at Crafty Creations so I have set the challenge to make that Christmas birthday card.
Also I had a friend sometime ago ask me to make a birthday card for his uncle that will turn 91 on Christmas Day, this is what helped me pick my challenge.  The card I made is for him not my son, but I hoping I will get ideas and inspiration for my son's card from everyone that joins in the challenge, so head on over to Crafty Creations and jump in, there is a prize to be won.

This card will be hard to show in just one picture so there will be several.  Here is the front of the card.

The paper has like a leather suede feel to it and came in one of my Dazzles monthly kit I get.  The clock and sentiment is also from that kit and are Dazzzle stickers.  I stuck the clock Dazzle sticker on a piece of that suede paper and then cut out around it.  I colored in some areas with my StazOn Metallic ink pad using a paint brush to color just some small areas.  I also added a brad to the center of the clock face to hold the arms.  Not sure anyone will notice but I put the hands at "9" and "1" for 91 years old. The paper behind the clock is like old catalog paper that I crinkled up and then inked some of the wrinkled places, was trying to go for a vintage look.
Here is the inside of the card

The sentiment was computer generated, then cut out using one of my Nesties.  Now onto the Christmas part of the card.

The Christmas tree was cut from the Christmas Noel cartridge and shadowed with the red paper.  The Christmas papers are from a K & Company Christmas stack that I got last year.  Again the sentiment is computer generated.  Here is a front view of the card.

I stuck the two cards together back of the birthday card to the front of the Christmas card.  Here is another view.

I hope they like this card, I tried to make it very special since it such a big milestone.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please leave a comment I just love to hear what others think of my creations.  And don't forget to stop by Crafty Creations and join in this weeks challenge to make  Christmas Birthday card.

Challenges for this card
Make it Monday  Always anything goes   ends  - 10/23

Scaredy Cat!!

This image is an Design 2 Delight image and is an image from round 4 of the CDAC Freebie Progressive challenge.  If you are not familiar with this challenge be sure and check the link above and get in on the fun.   This week it worked out perfect for me because I also used this image for our challenge at Crafty Creations this week.   Our hostess this week is Deena and our sponsor is Willow Designs.

Here is the  3-2-1 challenge Deena has set for us

1. Use 3 designer papers

2.  Two embellishments

3. one image

Here is my card

My 3 designer papers are from three different paper stack, the one you see the most the plaid is from DCWV Autumn stack.  My 2 embellishments (well there are more than 2) Bow, brads and purple bat on the bow, and the image of course from the CDAC Freebie Progress challenge.  I had the scaredy cat sticker in a pack of stickers and I thought it fit perfectly.  The green strip behind the image I punched using my MS drippy goo punch.  

Her is a closer view.  I was going to cover the pumpkin with Glossy Accents but I forgot.  Still might go back and do it?  I colored the image using my Copic markers and cut it out with my oval Nesties, then I wanted a scalloped shadow layer (my 3rd DP) so I used my Gypsy and cut it so it would show behind the image, can't remember which cartridge. :/

So come on over to Crafty Creations and join in the 3-2-1 challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges for this card
Make it Monday  Always anything goes   ends - 10/16
Cupcake Craft Challenges  Halloween   ends - 10/16
Everybody Art Challenge  Halloween   ends - 10/17
The Beary Scrap DT  Free for All (anything goes)  ends - 10/14
I Did it Creations Anything goes   ends  - 10/15
The Scrap Master  Use Orange   ends  -  10/15

Birthday Fairy

Well it was nice to have that one week break over at Crafty Creations, time to get a few things done and get caught up or just kick back.  I was still in my room everyday working on cards but it was nice to have that small break from a deadline.  Also at the Cricut Circle blog the challenge this month was create something about a window.  I think this is a window type card

Our hostess this week is our talented Deena and she has challenged us use images from our sponsor Lily of the Valley stamps.  She has some very very pretty images and you could win a voucher to use at her digi shop if you play along and win.  So your challenge is to use fairies on your cards or whatever you decide to make.  I chose this cute little girl fairy.

I am not a fairy person but I am so happy with how this card came out.  There are a couple special things going on here on this card.  I colored her using my Copic markers, I was going to use my Prisma Pencils because I think I am a bit better at shading with them but I went ahead and used the Copics and am please with how it came out.  The only think that is a bit messed up is the sentiment, I stamped it and heat embossed it with a Gina K stamp, but a little of it smeared, I guess I had too much ink on the stamp.
One of the kind of special things is I cut the frame using the Storybook cartridge and used the negative or what was left after the center was cut out.  I then cut it again out of chipboard so that it would be sturdy to pop up.  I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist and without thinking I glued it to the chipboard, then I remembered I wanted to run it through my Cuttlebug, and I though "oh no it will be too thick" but I went ahead a tried it and with a lot of really pushing the handle it went through.  I am surprised I did not break my plates! Plus the card is 5 x 7 so I had to each end through to get the whole thing embossed.
 I added some pink and green pearls around the edge of the from to dress it up.  This card had a lot of sparkle on it.  I added some stickles to her wings to give them a glittery look and small shiny sticker spots to her headband and wand.  Also a pearl for her pony tail.

You can see that a bit better in this picture.  In the left corner I wadded up some holographic type paper that I had bought at Michaels on clearance a couple years ago.  I glued some ribbon flower onto that wadded up paper.  The pink background paper is the special part, as I was cleaning my room last week I found a few sheets of paper that I had MADE a long long time ago.  My hubby had made me a wooden frame that sat over a box.  He put screen inside the frame for me to put the paper pulp on and press out the moisture into the bottom box. I can remember grabbing what ever I could to add to my paper, I love the way the screen print shows through as a texture. This is a great way to recycle things also, the pulp is made mostly from wold paper that I shredded and add to the blender along with water, can't remember what I used to color it.   I also sprayed it with Glimmer Mist for some added sparkle.  I was a little worried about spraying it with moisture that it might fall apart, but it actually held up very well.
Well I am so glad you found your way over to my blog, I would love for you to leave a comment they are very inspiring to me.

Challenges for this card
Pixie Dust  Recycle (homemade paper)  ends -  9/27
Make it Monday   Always anything goes   ends - 9/25
All Sorts Challenge   Recycle (homemade paper)  ends - 9/23
Kaboodle Doodles Layers     ends - 9/25
Crafty Boots  Wings   ends - 10/2
Flutter by Wednesdays  anything with a fairy   ends  - 9/28
Stamp With Fun   Anything goes   ends  - 9/25
Cricut Circle Blog   window   ends  - 9/30

Christmas Wreath

Well this is my first Christmas card of the year.  This week at Crafty Creations the challenge given to us by Dawn is "Anything but a Square", so I made this card 8 by 4 inches.  Our sponsor this week is Wags & Whiskers, join in so you could win some of these adorable images.

 

I didn't cut part of the wreath off on accident, I was following a sketch that had a partial circle on the front.  I thought that gave me an opportunity to make a Christmas card.  The wreath is made using the Martha Stewart branch punch.  I cut a circle base using my Cricut then glued each branch onto it.  The branch pieces were punch from pearl white linen paper.  It is so pretty and sparkly in person.  Plus all the bling I added to the wreath really made it sparkle.  The bottom area is also that same pearl white linen paper that I embossed using my Cuttlebug and a Christmas branch folder.

Every year I make about 50 Christmas cards and I try to make them all the same, it is easier for me plus then I don't get confused year to year what card I made.  I would love to make this as my Christmas card, but I just don't think I can punch out that many branches, I think this card took about 30+ and they are not that easy to punch out of heavy paper.   The Happy Holidays is a Gina K stamp.

So come on it is not that hard to make "anything but a square" and join in the fun at Crafty Creations.

It is time to get thinking about your Christmas cards and get started if you need some inspiration and want to join in a challenge check out this blog Christmas Crafting, I wll be entering this card there.  It has a lot of sparkle!

Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read them, besides that way I knew you were here to take a peak.

Challenges for this card
Paper Take Weekly  Anything goes  ends  - 9/12
Whoopsie daisy  Bling it  ends  - 9/11

CDAC Freebie Challenge Red & Aqua color combo

This card came together for a couple of challenges plus for Crafty Creations where I am on the design team.  Our challenge this week at Crafty Creations is to use at least three dies cuts, anything from punches to dies cut machines etc etc...   My die cuts on my card are the flower cut from the Cricut cartridge, Flower Shoppe, the circle from the George cartridge and the brown strip is a Martha Stewart border punch.  The fan was hand cut by me if that counts as a die cut LOL!
Our sponsor at Crafty Creations this week is Crimson Cloud, be sure you stop by and check out their web site.
Speaking of the fan it is a Priscilla Styles digital images that I got from CDAC.  You really need to check out CDAC as there are so many talented people there plus right now they have a challenge going on where you get free digital images to work with.

This fan is one of the images from Priscilla Styles that I colored using my Copic markers.  I am getting better at the shading thing.   I am pleased with how this turned out.  I also have a problem some times with colors but this worked out well.  I added a red glitter brads to the fan and some sheer silver ribbon.

The flower started out white and I inked the edges with Distress ink and then sprayed the flower with Glimmer Mist.  The background aqua paper I Cuttlebugged with a flower embossing folder.
Well sure hope you enjoyed your visit and will check out Crafty Creations and join us and also CDAC and see what freebies you can get at and play along with us.

Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read them, besides that way I knew you were here to take a peak.

Other challenges
Daisy Doodles  Anything Goes (must include a digi)  - ends 9/4
Creative Crew  Anything Goes  -  ends 9/19
Make it Monday  Always anything goes  -  ends 9/4
Bearly Mine  Flowers, Flowers, Flowers   -  ends 9/12

A Pink Giraffe

Hi, I was a little behind but I think I am caught now!  WHEW!  This cute image on this card is from our sponsor  Digis With Attitude this week at Crafty Creations .  Our hostess Juelmarie had challenged us with the images to bring our our inner animal.  As soon as I saw this adorable feisty giraffe I knew I wanted her to be pink.
This card also follows a sketch this week on the Cricut message board.

 The frame around the giraffe and where the saying is is from the Fancy Frame cartridge.  The saying is computer generated and printed on pearl white linen paper.  As soon as it came out of the printer I immediately sprinkled it with Crystal embossing powder.  Printing on this type of paper does not dry instantly so you have a small window of time to hit it with some embossing powder.  The background pink giraffe paper is from the DCWV Safari stack.

I think you can read it a little better here.  I added some pearls at the edge of the oval.  I colored Gina Giraffe (as she is called at Digis with Attitude) using my Copic markers.  Now I have a problem that I hoping you can help me out with, what should the inside say?  I was quite pleased when I came up with the front saying as I was trying to show the attitude of Gina, but now what do I put inside?  Any ideas?

Be sure and head on over to Crafty Creations and join in our challenge, you could win some of these images.

Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read them, besides that way I knew you were here to take a peak.

Challenges
Totally Gorjuss  Cute & Cuddly
Paper Playtime  Anything goes  -  ends 8/27
Craft Us Crazy  Anything goes  -  ends 8/30
Stamps R Us  Anything goes   -  ends 9/4
Make it Monday   Always anything goes  -  ends 8/28
Card Makin Mama Pink  -  ends 8/31
If the Shoe fits Scrap it  Jungle  -  ends 9/1

Happy Pumpkins

 Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around much, have been feeling pretty yuckie lately sure hope it goes away soon so I can back to crafting.

This week at Crafty Creations Challenge, our hostess in Peggy and she has challenged us to use the color combo of RED, ORANGE and GREEN.  Sounds tough but it can work especially if you have some great background paper to help you with the colors.  Peggy also got some images from our sponsor this week for the DT to work with

2 Cute Rubber Stamps

 

 

 

So here is the card I created, I am not real happy with it, mostly the white area, I guess because I was sick and my mind could not focus well

The image I used is actually a "freebie" this week so may want to head on over a grab it.

The circle shaped card I cut using the Wild Card cartridge.  The striped paper is from the DCWV Autumn stack from last year.

It did a bit different, the white circle with the image is actually pop dotted on the inside of the card and them fits through the front circle.  Here is a view which might show how it looks.

I colored the image using my Copic's and then put Crackle Accents on them, in two different stages so it did not meld all together.  here is a close up of the pumpkins so you can see the crackle

And finally here is how it looks opened.

So come on over and join us at Crafty Creations and have some fun.

Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. I love to read them, besides that way I knew you were here to take a peak.