Sammibug's Scrapshack: November 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Bearing Daisies

So, are you all still stuffed from the huge Thanksgiving meal you had?! If you're like me, you're already sick of turkey! Honestly,I was already sick of it after one day of leftovers! So glad it's finally gone! Phew!

I actually have a non Christmas card to show you,today! Can you believe it?! I've been in a huge Christmas card mood lately, so I thought I'd switch it up for you, this time.

My card today is for my free week at Daisy Doodles. The image is a new release, called Bearin' Daisies. I've colored the image with Promarkers. The papers are all scraps from my scrap drawer. I've used this gorgeous crocheted lace trim from American Crafts. The flower is handmade Crochet as well, with a pearl used as the flower center. The leaves are punched with a punch by Martha Stewart.

This would make a great all occasion or thank you card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Free For All At Creative Craft Challenges
CIC#40 Flowers at Clearly I Stamp
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #7 Hairy Legs at Delicious Doodles
Punches And Dies at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #84 Animals at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
For Someone Special at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Challenge #138 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #14 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
For Someone Special at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #48 Sugar and Spice at Pile It On
Challenge #59 B Is For.... (Bear and Brown) at Lollipop Crafts
Anything Goes at Crafty Boots
Challenge #13 C as (Crochet Trim, Crochet Flower ) at Deep Ocean
Make Your Own Flowers at Craft Room
Challenge #139 Go Green at Digital Tuesday

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sweet Christmas Fairy

Good Morning, everyone!It's Terrifically Thrilling Thursday at Shelly's Images! Are you ready for a new challenge!

This week's challenge is to use red and green on your project. Now, I know that makes most of you think Christmas, and if you want to make a Christmas project, that's great, but its not a necessity! You can make anything, as long as it has red and green in it. There are prizes to be had, so be sure you play along!

My card is done in reds and greens, using scraps from my stash. I'm using today's featured image, Christmas Fairy, from Shelly's Images. She is colored with Promarkers. I distressed the edges of the plaid paper with my Tonic distressing tool and then inked the edges with green ink. (I'm loving the distressing technique, lately!) I added a couple of sparkly flourishes to bling it up. I love the color of the bling, it goes beautifully with the card and I love the overall effect. This card has somewhat of a vintage feel to it, to me. (But then, maybe I'm crazy. I never have been good at the vintage effect) Either way, I'm happy with how it turned out.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Circles at Bizzy Bec's
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #15 Red, White and Green at Here Come The Boys
Bling It On at Stamps R Us
Challenge #71 Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #75 Lots of Circles at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #70 Christmas With Vintage at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #71 Dots at Alota Rubber Stamps
Challenge #82 Christmas Cards at Phindy's Place
Challenge #107 Swirly Whirly at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #66 Let It Sparkle at Two Sisters
Challenge #89 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #148 Red, Green and Silver (flourishes) at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #25 Vintage Christmas at Sparkles Forum
Challenge #38 Fairy Tales are Real at Mami Doodles
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Free For All At Creative Craft Challenges
Use Those Scraps at Magical Monday
Challenge #13 Christmas Theme at Paper Creations Ink
Fantasy at Crafty Boots
Challenge #47 Anything With A "P" (Plaid,, Present) at Pile It On
Challenge #181 Open at Flutterby Wednesdays
Christmas Crackers at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #169 Christmas Card at Everybody-Art
Challenge #138 Sparkle And Shine at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #62 Vintage at Crafts And Me
Red And Green at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #121 Red And Another Color (Green) at Hanna and Friends
Challenge #21 Flourishes at House of Gilli
Challenge #68 Snow Angels at Wags 'n Whiskers
For Someone Special at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #13 C as (Christmas,Circles) at Deep Ocean
Challenge #4 Photo Inspiration) at Truly Madly Crafty

When Snowmen Ski

Happy Happy Happy Turkey Day, everyone!Hope everyone is having a wonderful today with friends, family and lots of yummy food!

I'm excited to tell everyone that I'm lucky enough to be a guest designer, this fortnight, at Paper Crafting Journey! Whoo Hoo! I am so excited! Of course, this means a new challenge for everyone to play in! The theme this fortnight is Anything Goes and the challenge is sponsored by Digital Delights By Louby Lou. Be sure you play along with us!

My card uses the Sketch at Woodware USA. I'm using this adorable snowman, Skiing Snowie McFee, from Digital Delights By Louby Lou. I've colored Snowie with Promarkers. The papers are all scraps from my stash. I added some felt snowflake trim and these shiny pearls in red, green and silver. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Sketch at Woodware USA
Challenge #13 Christmas Theme at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #148 Red, Green and Silver (Silver glitter accents and silver gem embellishment) at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Winter Wardrobe at Crafty Calender
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #62 Snowflakes at Crafty Emma's
Tic Tac Toe (Glitter, Digi, Diecut) at Just Some Lines
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #66 Let It Sparkle at Two Sisters
Challenge #89 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #47 Anything With A "P" (punches) at Pile It On
Challenge #82 Snowmen at I Did It Creations
Challenge #15 Red, White and Green at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #18 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls) at Bunny Zoe's
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Circles at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Christmas Crackers at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #169 Christmas Card a Everybody-Art
Challenge #138 Sparkle And Shine at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #43 Snow Us What You Got at Party Time Tuesdays
Challenge #93 Anything Goes at I Love Promarkers
Red And Green at Delightful Challenges
For Someone Special at Crafty Purple Frog
Challenge #32 Embellishment Bingo (3 Patterned Papers, Gems, Punches) at Southern Girls
Challenge #180 Cards For Men at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #42 Winter Holiday Sentiments at Aud Sentiments
It's Snow Time at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #13 C as (Christmas) at Deep Ocean
Challenge #4 Photo Inspiration) at Truly Madly Crafty
Repeat Impressions DCC1123 Designer’s Choice Challenge

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Pre Black Friday Sale at Simply Betty Stamps

Have you all heard about the Pre black friday sale at Simply Betty Stamps?! Miss Betty has some awesome deals going on, so hurry over to Simply Betty Stamps and don't miss out! Sale ends Friday, Nov 25!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Kenny K Christmas

I was so excited to see that Kenny K's Krafty Girlz is having a DT call! It's always been my dream to be on the Kenny K DT, ever since I discovered his stamps! I applied once before and didn't make it.... But, you know what they say, if at first you don't succeed Try try, again!

And so, I have to try, again!

Here is my DT call submission:

I've been into shaped cards, lately, and the tee pee card is one of my favorites! I love that it is 3 dimensional and sphere shaped so that it stands up independently so all 3 sides can be decorated. These also make great centerpieces for holidays and parties. I'm going to be giving this card to a coworkers granddaughter for Christmas.

This tee pee is 5" tall. The card closes with a very thin velcro oval by Tombow. I'm using Kenny K's Hot Weave image, colored with Promarkers. She's had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen. All papers are scraps from my stash.

I made a triangle shaped banner with polka dot paper and pink and white baker's twine, then stretched it around the top of the tee pee on all three sides. The banner has silver metal snowflakes attached to each triangle. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. I've added some punched branches of greenery behind the sentiment. The image and sentiment are attached with foam mounting tape for Dimension. The red DP has snowflakes on it

I am entering this card for kids in the following DT call:

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz DT Call

I am also adding this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #32 Mix and Match It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #70 Kidz Rule at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #125 Let It Snow (Snowflakes on banner and on red DP) at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft
Challenge #13 Christmas Theme at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Die Cuts at Frosted Designs
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #62 Snowflakes at Crafty Emma's
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #66 Let It Sparkle at Two Sisters
Challenge #47 Anything With A "P" (punches) at Pile It On
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #83 Red and Green at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #46 Shaped Cards at Paper Play
Challenge #37 Three Dimensional at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #15 Shaped Cards at Little Claire's
Christmas Crackers at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #61 More Than One Fold at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #169 Christmas Card a Everybody-Art
Challenge #24 Favorite Things (Tee Pee cards, Punches, Banners) at Bearly Mine Challenges
Metal (Metal Snowflake) at Crafty Sentiments
Challenge #138 Sparkle And Shine at Digital Tuesday
Christmas Girls at By The Cute and Girly

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Spool That Stole Christmas

Good morning and welcome to another challenge this fortnight, at Daisy's Doodles. We're all in the Christmas spirit this time, so we thought it would be fun to do a Christmas themed challenge!

Our theme this fortnight is, "The Spool That Stole Christmas!) That's right! We are asking you to make Christmas cards, with a twist! The twist is no ribbon! You can't use any ribbon on your cards this time! Don't fret! You can do it! We have faith in you!

Come on over to Daisy's Doodles and play along with us for your chance to win some digi images!

I used this Christmas door image from the Xmas Welcome pack at Daisy's Doodles. I colored the image with Promarkers, cut it out and attached it to folded cardstock to make this fun shaped card. The image has had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #28 (Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Fairytale challenge
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #15 Shaped Cards at Little Claire's
Challenge #15 Red, White and Green at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #137 Christmas at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #46 Shaped Cards at Paper Play
Christmas With A Wreath Twist at Guylou's Inimitability
Challenge #82 Christmas Cards at Phindy's Place
Challenge #66 Let It Sparkle at Two Sisters
Challenge #13 Christmas Green at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #83 Red And Green at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #89 Anything Goes at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #148 Red, Green and Silver (Silver glitter accents) at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #13 Christmas Theme at Paper Creations Ink
CCH#94 Shaped Cards at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #120 Christmas Fun at Pollycraft

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Are You Ready for The 12 Days of Christmas?

Wow, the holidays are fast approaching and Santa is gearing up for Christmas!

We're already gearing up for Christmas at Shelly's Images, too, for 12 days of fun, games and prizes!

Come and join us and play along in our 12 Days of Christmas festivities for your chance to win, at Shelly's Images!

Starting December 1 at Shelly's Images. Be there or you'll be missing out on lots of fun!

The Crafter's Cafe Is Having An Open House!

Have you heard? The Crafter's Cafe is having an open house, and you are invited!

Joins us at The Crafter's Cafe for fun, games and prizes! Mark your calendars! You Won't want to miss it!

The Crafter's Cafe! Be there!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Christmas Pine

Wow! Time is flying by! Christmas is coming up fast and I still have so many Christmas cards left to do! I better get my booty in gear, I think!

Today's new challenge at Shelly's Images is Show Us What You Got! That means Anything Goes! Whoo Hoo! We know how much you all love this one, and so do I! You can make anything you want, and link up with us for your chance to win a fun prize from Shelly's Images!

I went with a Christmas theme for my project, so I can keep plugging away at getting my Christmas cards done. I found this Pine patterned paper in my stash and knew right away it was perfect for this card! Polka dots seemed like a fun addition, too, to compliment the pine. Of course, then I had to throw in some stripes to complete the effect. (I love spots and stripes together!) Pine is today's featured image at Shelly's Images. (That means it is available, today only, for a special price, in the Shelly's Images Store). I've colored the image with Promarkers, then cut it out and attached it with foam mounting tape for added dimension and 3D effect. The sentiment is hand stamped and is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set by Stampin Up, then punched with the word window and modern label punches, also by Stampin Up.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Circles at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #23 One For The Boyz at Bearly Mine Challenges
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #28 (Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Fairytale challenge
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Challenge #106 Christmas Traditions at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
Challenge #138 Punch It at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #37 Christmas at Mami Doodles
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #15 Red, White and Green at Here Come The Boys
Challenge #50 Deck The Halls at Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge
Challenge #120 Tic Tac Toe (Red, Buttons, 3 designer Papers) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #23 It's Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #137 Christmas at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #32 Mix and Match It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #75 Lots of Circles at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #71 Dots at Alota Rubber Stamps
B-I-N-G-O (buttons, Add Dimension, Patterned Paper) at Delightful Challenges
Recipe (2 papers, colored cardstock base, buttons and punch) at Some Odd Girl
Challenge #83 Red And Green at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #129 Stars In Your Eyes (On DP) at C.R.A.F.T
Cream, Brown and Gold at Making It With Meslyn
Challenge #13 Christmas Green at The Emerald Faerie Garden

Is That A Mouse In Your Pocket ?

Is that a mouse in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

Here I am, again, with another pocket card! Told you I'm on a roll! LOL

For this pocket Christmas card, I went with this adorable Mouse image from Kenny K. This cutie is colored with Promarkers. My card layout follows the Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches and the Sketch at The Pixie Cottage. I used white cardstock embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder, as well as some fun Christmas papers. The corners are also embossed, as well. The center panel has an embossed pocket, and I've slid the little mouse down inside the pocket. Glitter and sparkle has been added to the embossed panel with a clear star gelly roll pen and to the mouse's eyes.

I love how this turned out! This mouse is a cute and was so much fun to work with!

I am entering this pocket card in the following challenges:

Pocket Cards at Catch The Bug
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
A Christmas Mouse at Winter Wonderland
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #69 Emboss Away at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz
Challenge #25 Gold or Glitter at Heart Song Inspirations
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Embossed Snowflakes) at Crafter's Companion Monthly
TPE125 Embossing at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #84 Let It Snow (Embossed Snowflakes) at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #23 It's Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #140 Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches.
Challenge #21 Texture (Embossing) at Cardmadfairy's
Challenge #137 Christmas Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #23 Embossing at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #61 Simples at Crafts And Me
Challenge #96 Sketch at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers

Pocket Full Of Snow

Here I am, again, with another pocket card! I'm using another image from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. This time, it's a cute snowman. I went with shades of blue for a monochrome male card. My card layout uses the Sketch at Card Positioning Systems.
I used all papers from my stash. The two strips of paper on the pocket are snowflake paper scraps. The snowman tag sticking out of the pocket uses a scrap of ribbon and I've added faux stitching with my white opaque pen by Inksentials. I've embellished the upper right corner with these sparkly glittered snowflakes. The snowman tag has had glitter and sparkle added with a clearstar gelly roll pen. The sentiment is by Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches, then mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension. I added Faux pearls around the scallop, with white liquid pearls.

I am entering this pocket card in the following challenges:

Pocket Cards at Catch The Bug
Winter Wardrobe at Crafty Calender
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #36 Monochrome at Timbroscrapmania
Sketch #244 at Card Positioning Systems
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
Challenge #138 Punch It at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #25 Gold or Glitter at Heart Song Inspirations
Challenge #20 Stitching (Faux) at Dream Valley
Challenge #18 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #91 Monochrome at Critter Challenge
Challenge #84 Let It Snow at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #23 It's Nearly Christmas at Cards For Men
CCH#93 Recipe (1 image, 2 papers, 3 Snowflakes) at The Crazy Challenge
Tic Tac Toe (Glitter, Die Cut, Digi) at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #137 Christmas Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #60 Tags (On Card) at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #84 Die Cut A Tag For Christmas at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #15 Monochromatic at Divas By Design
Challenge #32 Mix and Match It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #40 Snowflakes at The Paper Shelter
B-I-N-G-O (Tag, Ribbon, Punches) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #70 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls on scallop around sentiment) at Truly Scrumptious
Challenge #28 Christmas With Sparkle at Creatalicious
Challenge #125 Let It Snow at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas Plus Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #7 For Men at Lia Stampz
Challenge #18 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls) at Bunny Zoe's

A Stocking in My Pocket

Good morning everyone!

I've been crafting like a fiend, again, and have some new projects to show you today. (Only one for this post, though)

Any of you who frequent my blog know that I go through phases where I make a lot of one kind of thing! Well, this is no exception! My new obsession is pocket cards! I made my first one and now I'm on a roll!

Here is my first pocket card. I made a little shaped tag sticking out of the pocket. The shaped tag is made using this cute little bear in a stocking from Bugaboo Stamps. He's colored with Promarkers, I used a scrap of ribbon through his hat. My card layout uses the Sketch at Skipping Stones Designs. I cut out these cute christmas trees to embellish the upper right corner and then decorated them with my I-Rock tool. (My first time using this tool, and I love love love it!) The pocket in the bottom left is covered with a scrap of crackle look designer paper, and then I attached a sentiment from Sentiments 4 You, punched with oval and scalloped oval punches. The sentiment, pocket and christmas trees are attached with foam mounting tape, for dimension.

I used this teddy bear photo from Just Inspirational Challenges as inspiration to include a teddy bear.

I am entering this pocket card in the following challenges:

Pocket Cards at Catch The Bug
FF#96 Try Something New (Pocket Card) at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #67 Christmas at Wags 'n Whiskers
Challenge #8 Christmas Cards at Floweret
Holiday/Winter at The Stamping Boutique
Challenge #106 Christmas Traditions (Stockings) at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #81 Favorite Technique (New Favorite - Pocket Cards) at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #46 Whatever Lights Your Candle at Crafty Hazelnut's
Challenge #138 Punch It at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #46 Traditional Christmas at Pile It On!
Challenge #81 Everybody Love Teddy at I Did It Creations
CIC39 Red, Green, Gold and White at Clearly I Stamp
Circles at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #12 Holiday Wishes For Kids at Paper Creations Ink
Challenge #60 Tags (On Card) at Top Tip Tuesday
Challenge #12 Something Punched at Hooked On Crafts
Challenge #137 Christmas Time at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #92 Christmas Trees at I Love Promarkers
Challenge #84 Die Cut A Tag For Christmas at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #36 CAS Christmas Plus Ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #71 Dots at Alota Rubber Stamps
Sketch at Skipping Stones Designs
Challenge #5 Bears at The Cutie Pie Challenge
B-I-N-G-O (Tag, Ribbon, Punches) at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #3 Photo Inspiration at Just Inspirational Challenges
Challenge #75 Lots of Circles at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #83 Red And Green at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #13 Christmas Green at The Emerald Faerie Garden
Challenge #18 Christmas With Pearls (Liquid Pearls) at Bunny Zoe's

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Bloomin' Stitches

Time for a break from the Christmas cards, to show something different. It's Tableau Tuesday at Daisy's Doodles. This means the DT gets to create whatever tickles thier fancy! I went with the pretty floral card this time.

I used an image from a new set, Bloomin' Stitches, by Daisy's Doodles. The image is colored with Promarkers. I've used scraps of paper by Stampin Up, from my stash. ( I LOVE this paper pack! Wish I could get more!) The sheer ribbon is also from my stash, as are the blue pearls in the bottom left and top right corners.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Circles at Bizzy Bec's
Challenge #31 Sugar And Spice at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #45 Inspired By Song (Sew My Name By Josh Pyke) at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #3 Flowers at Create Me Pink
Challenge #53 Floral Frenzy at Crafty Ann's
Challenge #81 Favorite Technique (Fussy Cutting) at Speedy The Cat's Friends
Challenge #65 Anything Goes at 2 Sisters
Challenge #71 Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs
Day 260: Make A List And Check It Twice (Paper, Ribbon, Image, Pearls) at 365 Cards
Challenge #120 Tic Tac Toe (Straight across bottom - 3 designer papers, pop it up - Ribbon) at Incy Wincy
Challenge #37 Show Us Your Beary Best at The Beary Scrap
Bling It On at Stamps R Us
Challenge #71 Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Let's Take A Photo Tour of My New Craft Cave!

Hi everyone!

I'm so so excited, to say that I have finally finished with my new craft cave! Whoo Hoo! Too bad I have to work tonight! I'm so anxious to get in there and start playing and creating!

I decided to post some pics here on my blog and take you all on a photo tour! So, here we go!

Here is the view when you open the door, standing in the doorway:

Here, you can see my paper racks. The papers are sorted by color and shades of color for the solids, and then the patterned is sorted by holidays, occasions, stripes, polka dots, gingham, plaids, stripes and the rest is sorted by color. You can see the one shelf over on the wall that has my bling sorted into boxes, and my flowers sorted by Color. I have another shelf on the other wall (not shown in pics) that shows all my cases of stamps.

Here, you can see my ink pad storage (just for the larger ink pads), my stickles, and some of my punches.

Here are my most used punches, on the wall, my musical entertainment, vagabond, Cricut Imagine and a section with paper stacks.

In this pic, you can see my work table, and the drawers under it where my scraps are sorted by patterned, black and white and solids. The blue tote in the floor is a travel embellishment tote that I take with me for crops and crafting with friends.

On my door, I have ribbon racks and a magnet board where my Spellbinders are. (Sorry, no pic of that. This post is already pic intensive as it is!

Hope you enjoyed the tour of my new craft cave! I'm so excited about it, I just had to share!
I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Challenge #42 Share Your Craft Space at Deep Ocean

Thursday, November 10, 2011

It's What's Inside That Counts

I can't beleive how time has flown by and the holidays are nipping at our heels, already! I just finished up my marathon of Halloween cards, and now it's time to start on Christmas cards! A crafter's work is never done! LOL

Today, we have a fun challenge for you at Shelly's Images. It's what's inside that counts! That's right! We want to see you decorate the inside of your card. We also have a new featured image for you today, too. You can see it on my card, and can find it on sale today only, in the Shelly's Images store.

I have to admit, I'm as guilty as the rest of you. I generally never decorate the inside of a card, so this was a rarity for me. I have to admit though, it was fun, and I just may find myself doing more inside decorating in the future.

Okay, now that we have the challenge info out of the way, let me show you my card, both inside and out. We'll start with The front:

I had a blast making this card, though I admit, it was quite labor intensive with all the details and fussy cutting. It was so worth it though. I love how it turned out. There are so many layers to it!

I found this fun holly paper in my stash and knew it was perfect for this card! The white panel of cardstock on the front is embossed with the Cuttlebug distressed stripes folder. and attached with foam mounting tape for dimension. I used the Holly image, from Shelly's Images, printed it out six times and colored them with Promarkers. Then, I did fussy cutting and cut out each one, arranged them in a circle and attached each one with foam mounting tape, to make a 3D wreath. The red white and green cord is from my stash. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with oval and scalloped oval punches.

Time to show you the inside of the card, decorated with matching paper: