Save Santa a trip

The Christmas season is well on its way and I have a beautiful Christmas card using a Stamp N Plus stamp. The tree stamp is one of the many iris folding stamps that Stamp N Plus carries. If you are interested in purchasing this tree stamp please call Luann at 715-271-1873.

 I stamped the tree onto cream cardstock and proceeded to cut out the center. Then using a light patterned paper from my local scrapbook store I used the stamp guide to fold the paper and create the iris look. I matted the image on Making Memories patterned paper and placed two little Jolee's present stickers under the tree. The sentiment is a sticker by Momenta and I positioned it on a Spellbinders die that is popped up with foam adhesive. The patterned paper of the die is by Recollections. 

Then once the card was all set up I sprayed it with Stardust powdered chalk mixed with water. You can see a little bit of the sparkle on the close up view. 

Challenges:

http://52cct.blogspot.com/p/theme-archive.html- Challenge #21 Christmas Trees

http://kittybeedesigns.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/- Anything goes

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/- Favorite embellies-Dies and Stickers

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://cceestampers.blogspot.com/- O' Christmas tree

http://chalknstock.blogspot.com/- Anything goes with chalk

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/- Anything goes Christmas

Happy Holidays Snowman

Happy Holidays is everywhere right now and I didn't want to miss this chance to share another Christmas card using Deep Red Stamps. This Snowman stamp can be found at A Cherry on Top.

I heat embossed the snowman on watercolor paper  by Strathmore. Then I used an ink blender with distress ink to create the sky and the ground. I colored the pieces in with a water pen and distress markers. The snow man is colored in with the white distress marker. I was glad to finally use it for something. The snowman was then cut out using a Spellbinders die cut and then one a little bit larger as a matte behind it. That blue patterned paper is by Pink Paislee.

The patterned paper background paper is by Recollections. The white snowflake background was cut out using the Cricut. I believe it was the Art Philosophy cartridge.  

To finish off my card I used some scraps of cardstock for the bottom border and layered on some snowflake stickers are by Sticko/EK Success and the sentiment which is by American Crafts. 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/- Snow

http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/- Anything goes

Share the Joy of the Season

I have a beautiful Christmas card for you today. I just love these holly leaves this year. I love how well they accent a Christmas card. For my card today I decided to make the sentiment my focus and embellish from there. The patterned paper is by Pink Paislee. I inked the edges of the background and the strip of paper  with distress ink and an ink blender both from Ranger. The Hero Arts sentiment is stamped onto Bazzill cardstock with Stampin Up red ink.

The holly leaves are cut out by Cricut  as well as the label the sentiment is on. I scored the leaves down the center and then to each point. . I then crinkled them up in my hand and used distress ink on the edges. When I adhered them to my card front I placed foam adhesive in the center to give them dimension. It's great because they still fit through the mail without extra postage.  

The other foliage is a punch by Martha Stewart and on top of those are red sequins with a tiny rhinestone in the center. 

Thanks for looking.

Just a note

Anyone want to see something not Christmas? Yeah me too. My card today features a record stamp from Deep Red Stamps that can be found at A Cherry on Top. 

I heat embossed the record stamp with silver embossing powder and then fussy cut it out. 

The guitar stencil is from Dreamweaver's Stencils. I dry embossed it on dark gray cardstock and then used distress ink and an ink blender to make the guitar stand out. The guitar is then matted onto Creative Memories green cardstock. The patterned paper in my card is by October Afternoon. The music note stickers are by Me and My Big Ideas, sentiment sticker by SRM Stickers and the tiny little brad is by The Paper Studio. 

Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Sports Ticket Layout for JWK

I decided to share a scrapbook page today. I was asked to make a few scrapbooks by a friend of ours that she will give to her brother for Christmas. The scrapbook is all ticket stubs, no pictures at all. At first, I was like oh Idk about this but I'm having fun with it. This baseball layout that I made uses a Stamp N Plus baseball stamp. 

Anyway, the clouds and mountains were cut out using my Cricut and then I added the baseball stamp with some lines to show movement. At first, I felt like there should be more to the layout but since it's for a guy and I thought this was appropriate as is. I hope you like it. 

UPDATED THE PHOTO AND MOVING IT TO THE TOP 10-19-21

So remember last week where I said I wasn't going to post other crafters' cards for the rest of this month? Well, I found some awesome manly cards and these ladies all responded to my request to post their cards. As for next week? We'll just have to see if I get any responses back or if I even have time to even send out requests.

But for today I hope you will enjoy these manly cards.

My Crafting Corner

The Creative Express Stops Here

In Search of my Creative Side

The Craft Monkey

Anet's Crafting Blog

Stamping in Pink

Thanks so much for looking.

White Poinsettias card with silver and teal accent colors card

A pretty card that I made in 2013

After I was done painting in my image I had leftovers of the Gem paint mixture. 2. I took a wide paint brush that I dipped in water and then the Gem mixture and applied it to a scrap piece of vellum. It warped the vellum a little bit but I kind of like that extra texture with out a ton of weight added to my card. 

In the end I still had all three colors mixed with the paint available to do something with. 3. I combined them all together and painted the border piece of cardstock. After it dried it made a perfect surface to stamp on. 4. I used Versa Magic chalk ink to stamp the Season's Greetings sentiment. 

I layered all these pieces onto sparkly glitter paper by Making Memories and then to finish off my card with a rhinestone in the middle of each snowflake in the border. The rhinestones had adhesive on the back of each on so I used the Imaginicse heat tool to set them to the papers securely. The snowflake border was from a RAK a long time ago so I'm not sure who it is by.

UPDATED 10-19-21

None of the crap below isn't really necessary but it tells what I was doing at this point in time.

'm posting for the Chalk Ah Lot challenge this week. The theme is Christmas with chalk. I love the creation that I came up with for today and am so excited to tell you about it. I used chalk three times on my card, well kind of four. Let me tell you about them.

1. The first way I used powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus is to color in my image. I mixed powdered chalk with Stamp N Plus paint and used a paint brush to apply the mixture to my silver heat embossed image. The flowers are colored in with Stardust with a little bit of Foggy to accents the veins of the petals and the leaves are colored in with Gem.

The poinsettia stamp by Stamp N Plus is not available on their website. If you are interested in ordering one please call Luann at 715-271-1873
Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/- Make it sparkle {Glitter paper and Rhinestones}
http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/- You're a gem {Rhinestones in the snowflakes}
http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/- Holidays
http://drsdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/challenge-99-glitter-it-up.html- Glitter it up {Glitter paper}
http://happycamperscc.blogspot.co.uk/- Glitter it {Patterned paper}
http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/- Sparkle {Glitter patterned paper and rhinestones}
http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/- Sparkle {Glitter patterned paper and rhinestones}
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/- V is for Vellum {It is the darker colored paper behind the image}
http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/- Merry Christmas
http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/- Christmas Card-must use an image {Poinsettia}
http://www.blogquickquotes.com/- Holiday card
http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.ca/- Anything goes
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.com/- Christmas {Main stamp is Poinsettia}
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/- Embossing {Heat embossing of the image}
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/- Christmas Nontraditional colors

Stamp N Plus Ornament iris folding Card

Today's card is being posted at the Stamp N Plus blog for the iris folding stamp and sentiment are both by them. I love this swirl effect for this ornament stamp. Read on to see the supplies I used to make this card.

My card base is Neenah Solar white cardstock as well as the white cardstock  for the iris folding stamp. I stamped the image with Real Red Stampin Up ink and used patterned paper by Karen Foster and Recollections for the red and green. The background papers are by DCWV (Light green) and American Crafts (diagonal stripes). The border punch used on the left side is by Fiskars. It, the punched border, hangs slightly over the edge. The red cardstock behind the image is by Stampin Up.

The sentiment stamp is part of sheet of sentiments that you can purchase. I've included a picture of the sentiments on the bottom of this post. If you are interested call Luann at 715-271-1873. I stamped the sentiment with Hero Arts black ink.

Thanks for stopping by.

Deep Red Stamps - Wedding from Paris

Today's card features another new stamp from Deep Red Stamps. When I first got this stamp I wasn't sure what I would do with it. Then after playing with it for a while I really liked how simple I could make my card because the stamp is so beautiful. If I add any more to the card I will cover up the stamps beauty and therefore I only need minimal embellishments to create my card. It's versatile too. There are many occasions where this stamp can be used. 

For today's card I've created a wedding card which I used for the shower. The light pinks with a hint of peach really make this card feminine. I'm thinking  this stamp could also be used on an anniversary card or a thank you. I think It can be used for a females birthday card. 

You can find this Esprit Parfumerie Label stamp at A Cherry on Top.

I stamped the image with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder by Stampendous. Then I used an ink blending tool and distress inks to change the white cardstock that the paper was into a masterpiece of  soft colors. I used the ink colors Antique Linen in the center and Tattered Rose with Spun Silk distress inks around the outside. 

The patterned papers are by Prima (floral) and Cosmo Cricket (grid). The sentiment sticker is an oldie by Bo Bunny and then the flower sticker is by Martha Stewart. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything but Christmas
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes vintage
http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/- Distressing
http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/- Anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/- Girly
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/- Anything goes with embossing powder
http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/- Embossing wet

Deep Red Stamps Christmas Ticket Card

I'm back again with another Christmas ticket stamp from Deep Red Stamps. This one features children walking. It comes in a set of four different tickets that can be used on card or maybe an embellishment for a scrapbook layout. I used the Santa ticket in THIS-yesterdays- blog post. 

You can purchase the Tis the Season Ticket stamps at A Cherry on Top. 

I stamped the ticket onto white Neenah cardstock and then trimmed it down to allow the edges to be distressed. I used an a pair of decorative scissors to scrape the edges of the cardstock making them look frayed. I used some distress ink by Ranger to give the white cardstock a more worn appearance. I colored in the people with distress markers and put a circle of distress Stickles around the people.

I love the vintage feel from this patterned paper by Bo Bunny. It works perfectly with the Christmas ticket stub. I used a Cuttlebug folder to dry emboss the cardstock strip of paper that separates the two patterned papers. To give it a vintage look I used a ink blender and distress ink from Ranger Industries. 

The label die that the tag is mounted on is cut out from my Cricut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. The ribbon in my card is felt and it is by Oriental Trading Co. In order to get the ribbon to thread underneath the stamped image I punched the label die cut with the Geometric Multi-Maker punch from Creative Memories. It's probably 8 years old and I rarely use it because the design of where your paper goes in to be punched is ass-backwards to me. I feel like they should have made the slits punch in the other direction. But you know they didn't ask me to try it for them before they tried to sell it to people. Their loss. To finish the card I added a rub on sentiment by Bo Bunny on off white cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by.

UPDATED PICS ON 10-19-21

Challenges:

http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://feelingcraftychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://laineyscraftyspace-justforfun.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/- T-Christmas

http://www.exploringcricut.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/- Joy

http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/- Shabby Christmas

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas sentiment

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas is Coming

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/- Anything goes

http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/- Anything goes with ribbon

http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/- Holidays

http://itsallaboutthevintagechallenge.blogspot.com/- Winter foliage

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes vintage

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/- Distressing

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/- Feeling Festive

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/- Beginning to look at lot like Christmas

http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/- Anything goes

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

Deep Red Stamps Joy Card

I have a new card to share today featuring a new Deep Red stamp. The Santa Claus ticket can be found at A Cherry On Top. It comes in a set of four vintage tickets and is fun for an accent or can be used as the focal image.  For this card I used it as an accent to my vintage Christmas card. I stamped it on white cardstock using Hero Arts black ink ad then cut it out leaving space along the margins. Then I colored it in with distress markers and used Antique Linen distress ink to change the color of the tag from white to off white. Then I took a pair of decorative scissors and rubbed them across the edges of the stamp to distress the edges.

For the rest of my card I used Bo Bunny patterned paper for the base and Echo Park for the lacy border. The ribbon is truly vintage, I found it within my husbands grandmother's sewing stuff. The die cuts were cut out from my Cricut except the small leaves were a punch. 

The top layer of the Christmas tree was cut with white paper and then I altered it to give the tree dimension. First off the tree is two pieces for the top piece I ran it through my Cuttlebug with a Christmas embossing folder. Then I made it the green color it is with distress inks. The label it is on was also enhanced with distree inks.

For the holly leaves, they are die cuts from Cricut using Making Memories green patterned paper. Then I scored them using my Fiskars paper trimmer. I inked the edges with a little bit of Forest Moss distress ink. Then I used foam adhesive under the middle of the leaf to adhere it to my paper. The pearls were paink and I used a Copic marker to make them red. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/- Inspired by Christmas

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://www.exploringcricut.blogspot.com/- Christmas Card {3 Cricut cuts-Holly, label and tree}

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://theribbonreelchallenge.blogspot.com/- Shabby Christmas

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/- Vintage Christmas

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas is coming

http://blog.ribboncarousel.com/- Anything goes with spooled item

http://songbirdchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Die another day

http://treasuredt.blogspot.com/p/home_15.html- Christmas

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot. - A very vintage Christmas

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://feelingcraftychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://fairieschallenges.blogspot.be/- Christmas

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas time

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/- Christmas cheer

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/- A for almost Christmas

http://www.2creativechicks.com/- Christmas/winter

Manly Monday Moose Masking technique card

My card is featuring a Moose stamp from Stamp N Plus. I thought he was perfect for manly cards. I stamped him on Strathmore watercolor paper using Hero Arts black ink. I colored him in with distress markers and a water pen before making a mask of the moose using masking paper by Inkadinkado. I covered the moose with the mask and made my background using distress inks and an ink blender all from Ranger. I used the colors Broken China and Tumbled Glass for the sky and then Crushed Olive for the grass. I wanted to hide my crafty boo-boo so I stamped a grass stamp also by Stamp N Plus where the sky meets the ground. I think I could do more to make the boo-boo blend into the grass but haven't done it yet.

After I colored in the image and created the sky and the ground, I sprayed it with water mixed with Perfect Pearls. I mounted the image onto brown cardstock and then pieced together the rest of my card with things I had been hoarding for some time now. Who knows why I save things instead of using them. Idk-smh. I do know the sentiment is by The Paper Loft. They have some great outdoor papers and sentiments to go with them.

So I will be looking for manly cards to post upon my return Monday, January 6, 2014. Until then I do have a few manly layouts to share along with some cards. I will be posting in December I just won't have time to postcards made by other crafters. I hope you understand. Thank you.

Please forgive the terrible lateness of this post. I'll say it again-that job thing that I have to go to really puts a cramp in my crafting time-lol. If I didn't have to go there four days a week I think I would be able to get these posts out on time. With that being said, the Christmas holiday is a very busy time for me. I make more than a dozen calendars for family members. My time online will be limited. I think it would be best to postpone Manly Monday until the start of the new year. It's hard to find masculine cards when all the challenge sites are doing Christmas challenges.
Well, here we go...

J Atterbury Creations

Purpleglo Creations

Nicole's Craft Nook

Honey's Cards and Crafts

Challenges:
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes with stash item anything goes {my stash item is the brown checked paper}
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://paperminutes.blogspot.com/- Birthday card with an animal
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/- Anything goes
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/- Cute scenes or backgrounds
http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/- Anything goes for a guy
http://www.anonymousstamps.blogspot.co.uk/- No theme
http://tokbobok.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/- Animals
http://cateredcrop.com/- Animals
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/- Anything goes
http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes for boys
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
UPDATED3-27-22 FONT/PHOTOS SIZE AND PLACEMENT. TITLE.

Christmas Card with Double Felt Ribbon

The new Chalk ah Lot challenge is up and I have a new card to share. The rose stamp and sentiment stamp and powdered chalk are by Stamp N Plus. I colored the image in with powdered chalk mixed with paint and a paint brush. Then I used a Spellbinders die cut and added a Making Memories pearls for the center. The sentiment stamp is stamped in Hero Arts black ink onto K and Co patterned paper and cut out with Sizzix die cut. The snowflake border is one I received in a swap so I don't know the company's name but the lace border is by Martha Stewart and the felt ribbon is by Oriental Trading Co. I used a Spellbinders embossing folder on Stampin Up red cardstock. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges:
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/- All things Christmas
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/- Christmas
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/- Ho Ho Holidays
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes with ribbon
http://www.dreamweaverstencils.blogspot.com/- Holiday celebrations
http://joannamunster.com/- Use ribbon
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/- Christmas or winter
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/- Use some red
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/- Anything goes

Christmas Cards all Year Round

There's a new challenge at Christmas Cards all year Round for the month of December. The theme this month is Christmas Stockings. I have a few cards to share with you as Design team member of the CCAYR blog. 

First I made a card using a Deep Red Stamp stocking stamp. I heat embossed it with silver embossing powder and then colored it in with distress markers, distress ink and a water pen. I love the way it turned out with the shading and a various colors. The red patterned paper is from my LSS and therefore I don't know the manufacturer. The aqua patterned paper is by Recollections and I dry embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder and then inked the edges with Ranger distress ink and an ink blender. The Spellbinders die cut is also inked with distress ink and sprayed with Ranger's Perfect Pearls and water. The brads are by American Crafts and the sentiment sticker is by Little Yellow Bicycle. 

My second card uses a die cut cut out of my Cricut and positioned on a few Spellbinders dies. The background is embossed with a Stampin Up embossing folders and then matted onto a dark green cardstock by Making Memories. The strip of patterned paper in the middle is by Hot off the Press. The sentiment sticker is comprised of a two manufacturers; Momenta and Sticko. 

I used the same houndstooth paper in both cards. It's hard to tell since the cards are so different from one another. 

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/-It's starting to look a lot like Christmas

http://thesweetpeastampers.blogspot.co.uk/- Lots of texture

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/- Christmas

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Use any sentiment

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/- Anything goes