Possibili-Tea

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a card for the August Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz.  Because I participated last month, I received this month's image for free:  It's Tea Time from The Paper Shelter (thank you!).

For this card I used the precoloured version.  I fussy-cut the image and added Glossy Accents to the clocks, cup, and goggles.  I adhered the image to the background provided using foam tape and then adhered the background to a lace border and then to an embossed panel.  I printed a digital sentment on kraft cardstock and die-cut with a stitched tag, tied with baker's twine. For a close-up, see photo below. I punched two sizes of butterflies and added gems to the bodies.  I finished off the card by adding gems to the four corners of the background.

Digital image and background:  The Paper Shelter - It's Tea Time
Digital sentiment:  My Paper Crafting
Dies: STAMPlorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies, Die-Versions Whispers Lacey Dots border
Embossing folder:  Tim Holtz Sizzix Bingo
Punches: Recollections Butterflies
Other:  Baker's twine (American Crafts). Glossy Accents, gems

I was inspired by the following 10 challenges:

Cardz TV 122 AG 2/3

Carlin's Kaartenparadijs Anything Goes 2/3

DL.ART AG UE 1/d

Gem of a Challenge AG 1/3

Polkadoodles 35 Anything Goes 2/3 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5

STAMPlorations Summer AG UE
The Outlawz August Progressive Freebie Challenge

The Paper Shelter 438 Use a Number (see clock and embossing folder) 1/3

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 2/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Have a Mice Holiday Season

Hello, everybody!  Long time, no see!  I'm popping in today to share a winter holiday card.  I haven't been crafting or blogging much lately, but I like to work on my goal of making two holiday cards each month.

Take a look at these adorable skating mice!  I coloured them with markers and fussy-cut so I could pop them up on foam tape.  I also added Star Dust Stickles to the fur trim on their jackets and skates.
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I recently won a prize from Polka Dot Orchard, and this Merry ChristMouse digital stamp set is one of the items I chose.  Thank you, Jessica!  The mice are so cute; I just couldn't resist!

My card began with a Distress Oxide background (Tumbled Glass) using the ink-smooshing technique. The die I used had two deer at the bottom so I trimmed them off to leave an open space as a skating pond for the mice.  I filled in the area with Glossy Accents to simulate ice. You can see it better in the photo below.  The sentiment is from the same digital set and I printed it in white letters on black.  I finished off the card by adhering a few red snowflake sequins.

I was inspired by the following 10 challenges:
Cardz TV 122 AG 1/3

Carlin's Kaartenparadijs Anything Goes 1/3

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 505 Beginning with S (skating, snowflakes) UE
Cute Card Thursday Inky UE

De Egel No Design Paper 1/3

DL.ART AG UE 1/d

Polkadoodles 35 Anything Goes 1/3

Rudolph Day August 1E C10
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5

Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk1 1/5

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Gingerbread Treat

Hello, everybody!  Today I'm sharing a yummy winter holiday card!  I haven't been around blogland much lately but I wanted to meet my goal of making two winter holiday cards this month, so here I am!

My card used a lot of scraps (snippets). Aside from the adorable image (Twinkle Lane Designs - Coloured Gingerbread Man), all of the paper and cardstock were scraps, including the kraft cardstock.  It wasn't quite wide enough for an A2 card front, so I added scraps of glitter cardstock along the left side.

I began by applying embossing paste on the kraft cardstock through a snowflake stencil (Hot off the Press Snowfall).  I added the strips of glitter cardstock and a torn scrap of music-patterned paper (BoBunny).  I printed two copies of the image and fussy-cut both.  On the second one, I fussy-cut only the gingerbread man so I could pop him up on foam tape.  I punched three snowflakess (Recollections punch) from the scrap of red glitter cardstock and adhered. I stamped a sentiment in the lower right corner (SugarPea  Designs Sweet Treats Christmas) and finished the card by applying Star Dust Stickles to the gingerbread's icing.

I would like to support the following 10 challenges:
Ally's Angels 36 AG 1/3
Build Your Stash Holiday Hop Christmas in July
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 500 AG Optional Twine/Ribbon UE
Creatalicious 191 AG Optional 3 of a Kind (red snowflakes) 1/3
Pixie's Snippet Playground 383 (all snippets as mentioned above) 1E C10
Rudolph Day July 1E C10
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5
The Outlawz Progressive Challenge July
Through the Craft Room Door July 28 AG 1/2
Virginia's Show and Share July 1/4



Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Happy 11th Birthday to Tuesday Morning Sketches (TMS 562)

Hello, everyone! We have a special sketch for you this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!  It's our 11th birthday!  Woot Woot!  We're having a big celebration and there are some fabulous prizes!  I hope you will be inspired to join our challenge!  I went with a winter holiday card!

I used an adorable topper that I won a couple months ago from Polkadoodles (thank you!) called Sleightime Friends Shopping - Winnie White Christmas.  I die-cut a scalloped frame (Gina Marie Designs) from red glitter cardstock (Darice) to frame the topper. I stamped a sentiment (Lawn Fawn) in red and die-cut a fancy oval (Nellie's). I embossed a snowflake background (Die'sire Embossalicious Let it Snow) and then arranged some scraps of patterned paper (Studio Calico Magical) according to the sketch.  I adhered the framed topper, popped up on craft foam, and then finished the card by adhering a few red snowflake sequins.

Here's our Sketch 562, designed by Melissa.  It was way back on July 7, 2009, when Melissa published the first sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches, so we thought bringing it back would be a fun way to celebrate our 11th birthday!  As always, I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!

I would like to support the following challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Critters 1/5; A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; ABC Christmas N for No Fuss (the topper was already printed; I keep embossed snowflake panels at the ready; the patterned papers were scraps) UE; Artsystamper Digitals Red, White, and Blue 1/3; Arty Divas 25 AG 1/5; Cardz TV 118 AG 1/3; Carlin's Map Paradise AG 1/3; Crafter's Castle 31 AG 1/3; Crafts Galore Encore AG 1/3; Crafty Creations 411 AG 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 497 AG Optional Man or Boy UE;  Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper July UE; Creatalicious 190 AG Optional Add Texture 1/3; Creative Fingers 189 AG 2/3; Cute Card Thursday AG UE; Die Cut Divas Christmas in July 1/4; DL.ART July AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Red, White, and Blue 1/2; Gem of a Challenge 14 AG 1/3; Kat Scrappiness July Red, White, and White UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Always AG 1/3; Polkadoodles 27 AG 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Bright and Cheerful 1/5; The House That Stamps Built DCC JL120 ~ Christmas in July 1/3; The Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes Christmas in July - I was inspired by the words: "Now it's winter and the snow is piling high"; The Paper Funday AG Twist The Great Outdoors 1/4; Word Art Wednesday 446-447 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk1

Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!

Double Trouble 60 - Something, Anything, Everything

Hello, everybody! We have a new challenge for you at Double Trouble Paper Crafting! You may remember that I am a Crazy Cousin (Guest Designer) this month.  This is my final post as Crazy Cousin, and I have enjoyed myself!

Our challenge is a fan favourite - Something, Anything, Everything - so I hope you'll be inspired to join us!  There are always some optional twists ("Things") to cause you trouble, so please head over to Challenge 60 for all the details and inspiration from the Design Team.  In the meantime, here's a brief summary:

Thing 1 is easy, so just have fun!  Thing 2 is to pair with a previous Double Trouble partner, so I chose Crafting Happiness. Their theme is Always Anything Goes, so again, easy and fun.  For Thing 3, since I'm in Canada, the colour combo of red, white, and blue does not have the significance it has in the U.S.; however, I adore these colours for winter holiday cards!  I aim for making two holiday cards a month, and this is my second.

My card started with a Distress Oxide background using the watercolour ink-smooshing technique.  I stamped the snowman, coloured with markers, and fussy-cut so I could pop him up on foam tape.  I die-cut the cover plate in white glitter cardstock and the tree border in white.  I stamped the sentiment on a blue scrap and hand-cut a banner on each end.  To finish the card, I adhered a number of red snowflake sequins.

Clear stamps:  Snowman (Your Next Stamp Snow Much Fun), sentiment (Your Next Stamp Waddles Winter Wonderland)

Dies:  Hello Bluebird Winter Woods Overlay, Lawn Fawn Forest Border

Ink:  Distress Oxides (Mermaid Lagoon, Tumbled Glass)

Other:  Red snowflake sequins

Here is my cute Double Trouble Crazy Cousin badge, along with the Family Tree.  Thank you to Double Trouble for having me as your Crazy Cousin this month - it was fun!

I would like to support the following challenges: Allsorts 578 So Cute 1/3; Arty Divas 24 AG 3/5; Cardz TV 117 AG 3/3; Colour Crazy Craft AG 1/2; Crafting Happiness AG UE; Crafty Catz 512 AG 1/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 496 AG Optional Snowflakes UE; Creatalicious 189 AG Optional No Design Paper 3/3; Creative Craft Cottage 130 AG 4/5; Creative Fingers 189 AG 1/3; DL.ART June AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Red, White, and Blue 1/2; Gem of a Challenge 13 AG 1/3; Jan's Digi Stamps June AG 5/5; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Penny Black and More Favourite Stamps (Snowman for winter cards) 2/3; Polkadoodles 26 AG 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 2/5; The Creative Crafters 29 AG 3/3; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2420 2/3; The Outlawz Festive Friday Christmas UE; Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2; Tuesday Throwdown AG 1E; Virginia's Show and Share June AG 4/4; Word Art Wednesday 444-445 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 2/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

Poinsettia

Hello, everyone!  Today I'm sharing a winter holiday card!  This is my first for the month.  If you're a regular follower, then you know I have a goal of making two each month, so stay tuned tomorrow for a second card.

I gold-heat-embossed the poinsettia (STAMPlorations Christmas Flower Large) and sentiment on maroon cardstock.  I die-cut the panel with a wonky stitched rectangle (Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles) and mounted it on a gold foil panel, then on a snowflake-embossed maroon panel, and then I adhered to a white card base.  To finish the card, I adhered some gold flat-backs to the centre of the poinsettia and a few on the lower right corner.

I would like to support the following 10 challenges:

Craftlandia 3 Flowers 1/2
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 496 AG Optional Snowflakes UE
DL.ART June AG UE 1/d
Rudolph Day June 1E C10
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 1/5
STAMPlorations June AG CAS Optional Twist Purple 1/3
STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes AG UE

Southern Girls AG 2/2 C10
The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2420 1/3
Word Art Wednesday 444-445 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk2



Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

TMS 560 - Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello, everyone! We have a new sketch for you this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I enjoyed this one very much, and I hope it will inspire you too!

I was thrilled to use a bunch of my scraps for this card!  I save all scraps of the alcohol ink backgrounds that I make, just for this reason!  Even the smallest scrap can be used in die-cutting.  The die is Simon Says Stamp Butterfly Drift, and I cut it 8 times, once in white, and then 7 more times, placing a different colour scrap over each of the butterflies as I ran it through my Cuttlebug.  

I paper-pieced the rainbow-coloured butterflies back into the white outline.  I die-cut a scalloped border for each side of the vertical strip (Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Border).  The background is embossed with Taylored Expressions Butterfly Swirl and I adhered the vertical strip with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment (Clearly Besotted) and adhered according to the sketch.  To finish the card, I added a coordinating sequin to the center of each butterfly.

Here's our Sketch 560, designed by Melissa. I hope you'll be inspired to join our challenge - I always enjoy seeing what you make!

I would also like to support the following 10 challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Critters 4/5
Ally's Angels 35 AG 3/3
Arty Divas 24 AG 2/5
Butterfly Challenge 143 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with Z for Zenchua (Light Purple) 1/3
Cardz TV 117 AG 2/3
DL.ART June AG UE 1/d
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday In the Summer Garden 1/3
Pixie's Snippet Playground 380 Use Scraps/Snippets 1E C10
Southern Girls AG 1/2 C10
Word Art Wednesday 444-445 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk1



Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!