Dashing Along

Another Christmas card....this one was made for the sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches.  I love this pack of Christmas papers from Stampin Up.  I hope yall don't get tired of seeing it.

Materials used:  Tim Holtz stamps and matching dies,  Stampin Up's designer papers...Dashing Along.

For the month of December I am participating in an "Advent of Kindness" challenge.  Each day we are given acts of kindness suggestions and I thought I would share them here with you.  Today's....Day 3:  Buy a friend or colleague a coffee.  Try it...I bet you will put a smile on someones face.

Christmas Wreath

Today I am playing along with two challenges.  The sketch challenge fromt As You See It  (#AYSI190) and the Holiday theme challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments. (#HSSIC303)
                                       
Materials used:  I created the greenery using one of the dies from Stampin Up's Night Owl thinlits die set and my duo of pine cones were stamped using the Winter Woods stamp set and cut out using the matching dies.  I used jumbo baker's twine for my wreath base and then added some Cherry Cobbler "berries" to the wreath to finish it off.  My sentiment is from a retired set...That the Ticket.

I hope you all have a restful Sunday afternoon...my rustful afternoon is gonna be spent creating a couple of cards and then snuggling on the couch with my hubby!!

Day 2 of kindness challenge:  Let someone in front of you in line.

Holiday One Layer Challenge

Paper Craft Crew Challenges asked us to use a new favorite product...Brushing Crystal Colour!! I haven’t perfected the use of it but I love the effect!! I am also entering this card in the holiday “one layer challenge” from Less Is More.

I have not used this blog space in eight years!! Had a wordpress site for the last eight years but I am back to blogger.  Looking forward to hanging out with you here!!

Items used:  Stampin Up's Brusho Crystal Colour, Island Indigo ink and Beautiful Blizzared stamp set (snowflakes), Tim Holtz's reindeer stamp, Momento Tuxedo ink.

Day 1 of the kindness challenge:  Give someone a hug or compliment today!!

Mojo Monday Challenge 167

After a fun time away with family for the Thanksgiving holiday it is good to get back into the swing of things here at home....During this season on the year I find myself so very thankful for family, friends, and fun times....oh a yummy food of course!!

My card for today is based on the sketch for the Mojo Monday challenge. I enjoyed this sketch alot and can see myself using it over and over!!

The papers, the stamps, punches, and inks are all from Stampin Up!!

Mojo Monday #162

It is Mojo Monday time once again!! Today I decided to make a Round card....I think I am sorta hooked on them!! This one is for a friend who just lost her mother....I really wanted it to have a sympathy sentiment on the front but I just couldn't find one that fit....so that had to go inside the card.

I used my new Distressing Essentials kit from Stampin Up!! Itis must have for vintage cards....it comes with: 1 flat stamp, 4 distressing ink spots, 1 sanding block, an emery board, and 3 precision files. I love the precisions files....they are awesome for distressing the edges!! I can't believe I waited so long to order it.....order yours today!!!

Pun Fun.....a great stamp set

Below you will find two cards made with the Pun Fun stamp set.....this a a great set to have with so many fun images and sentiments. When putting this set together I did not attach the sentiments with the images....I cut them separately and added them to the edge of the wood mounting block so that I could interchange the images and sentiments.....makes the set so much more versatile.

Get you set today and begin letting you creative juices flow as you create cards for those young ones in your life. Pun Fun can be ordered here!!

Mojo Monday 160 & Color Throwdown 114

I was laying in bed this moring thinking about how long it has been since I made a card.....wow!! My last post here was for a CTD challenge....#109....that was 15 challenges ago!! I need to make time for some card making!!! Now that my Maine album is finished I think I will do better. I am heading to CA for a week with my hubby (business mostly but we are planning a few fun things too) so once I get back from there...then I will get my mojo back on!!

For today's card I used the Mojo Monday sketch (even though it's Friday) and the Color Throwdown color combo (Poppy Parade, Choc. Chip, So Saffron, and Pear Pizzaz). I flipped the sketch for my card. Stamped my main image in Choc. Chip, sponged my background with So Saffron, Poppy Parade, and Pear Pizzaz, and layered it on some designer paper to match. Added some brads, chipboard, ribbon, and stitching to finish it off. The stamp set is called Just Believe....a must have set!!!