Good morning everyone! Well, it did snow last night!! Finally!! I don't think we got quite as much as was predicted but there is still a little bit out there! And it is supposed to be cold tonight!! The wind did blow last night, too, and that made it seem even colder! So happy for the moisture! Nick was hoping that school would be cancelled for today but no such luck there. So today we need to spend some time getting ready to leave! Tomorrow after Nick gets out of school we are on the road headed east!!
Today's card is another of those that I did trying to get my mojo back up and going. I wanted to make as many Christmas cards as I could before the holiday came and went. So I pulled out the Christmas Lodge set and tried to come up with something a little different. I adhered a piece of designer paper from the Festival of Prints pack to a piece of Cherry Cobbler and then to a card base of Very Vanilla. Then I adhered a piece of Always Artichoke to the top of these panels. Then I stamped the tree in Always Artichoke onto River Rock and sponged the edges. This is popped up onto the card. I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler onto a strip of vellum and flagged both ends. This is adhered to the top layer. Looks like I could have done a better job of getting that centered. Maybe next time - lol! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, River Rock, Vellum; Ink- Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- sponge, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! Here we are at another week and only a few more days of October left! Wow! Where has the time gone? It would appear that I now need to get a little more serious about getting some things done for Christmas!! I thought I was on pace to getting things done but now I am starting to panic a bit as I think about all I need to do. Maybe I should make a list with all that I am going to make and cross off as I go. I do have some things done and that does help!
Today's card was inspired by one that I did in Becky's card class this month. I used the same colors but changed the layout. This is a most simple card but I loved the tree stamped in Sahara Sand. And because it is so big, it is hard to know what to do with the greeting. I like the look of layering stamps, too. I stamped the tree from Christmas Lodge in Sahara Sand and the greeting on top in Always Artichoke onto Whisper White. This is layered onto Always Artichoke. Then I tied some Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon around the top and popped this panel up onto the card of Whisper White. Done!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Whisper White, Always Artichoke; Ink- Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke; Accessories- Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all having a super weekend! No winter storm here. Although, today I can't see the mountains around us because of the heavy cloud cover. Looks like they are getting snow. And that's good! So it will be a lazy day around here watching football (go Teebow!!) and staying warm! I made some yummy chili last night for dinner and we have leftovers so that might be the choice of food for tonight as well. I don't mind!
Today's card was inspired from a sketch at My Favorite Things. I don't have any fancy shape die cuts (not yet, anyway), so I made the layer behind my greeting from the two ends of the Top Note die. The card base is Cherry Cobbler with layers of Garden Green and a piece of Frostwood Lodge designer paper. Then I stamped the greeting from the Christmas Lodge stamp set with Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green markers onto Whisper White card stock and the two ends of the Top Note die were glued behind it. I popped this up on the card and added a silver snowflake from the Northern Frost decorative strip die to the corner and a rhinestone that I colored with a red Sharpie marker. A very simple card! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Silver glimmer, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green; Accessories- Top Note die, Northern Frost decorative strip die, dimensionals
Hello everyone! It's that time of the month when the Freaks come out to provide you all with a great blog tour! This month the Freaks are focusing on the 'KISS' method - Keep It Simple Stamper! All of our projects have minimal layers and are easily duplicated. So you probably arrived here from Mary Brown's blog. Isn't she talented? I always love to see what she comes up with! If you just landed here be sure to click on the button at the end of this post to continue through the tour. (please note that if you are visiting before the 20th, all the links may not be working so be sure to come back on the 20th for a smooth tour)
I used the Christmas Lodge set. I stamped the tree onto a Garden Green textured card base with Garden Green ink. Then I took a strip of Whisper White card stock and rounded the corners on one end. I stamped the greeting using Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler markers. On the other end is a strip of Cherry Cobbler that I punched with the dotted ribbon scallop punch. The strip is then popped up on the card base and I added a Cherry Cobbler button with Cherry Cobbler baker's twine.
For this card I used the same stamp set, Christmas Lodge, along with Teeny Tiny Wishes. My card base is Confetti White card stock with the bottom corners rounded. I made a tag from Confetti White card stock as well. On the tag I stamped the image with Garden Green and Early Espresso markers. The greeting is stamped with Early Espresso. I took a strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock and punched it with the scallop edge border punch and glued it behind the tag. I tied a piece of Cherry Cobbler baker's twine at the top and popped the tag up on the card.
There you have it! I hope you got some inspiration for some clean and simple cards! I am the last stop on the tour but if you haven't been all the way through (there are 13 stops total), then be sure to click the button below to start at the beginning with Cindy Major. Thanks for stopping by!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Confetti White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green; Ink- Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Early Espresso; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, corner rounder, dotted scallop ribbon punch, scallop edge border punch, Cherry Cobbler button, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! It's time for another challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week they are challenge us with a sketch. Check it out!
And here is what I came up with:
As you can see, I flipped the sketch. I wanted to use this tree image from the Christmas Lodge stamp set. But it is so tall so I flipped my card the other direction. I also wanted to try a different sort of technique. I took the tree image and stamped it in VersaMark onto Whisper White card stock and then embossed it with clear emboss powder. Then I took a sponge and some Garden Green ink and sponged around it to highlight the tree. Then I took a tissue and rubbed the ink from the embossed image. I believe that they call this technique emboss resist. Like I said, it's different! I had also seen a challenge to create a Christmas card with the traditional red and green colors. So I completed the sketch with some designer paper from the Frostwood collection, some Garden Green card stock (to mat the tree image and also scalloped with the scallop edge border punch), and then some Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon. My sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and is layered on top of the tree panel. The tree panel is popped up on the card. I also have another layer of Whisper White that is glued to the Whisper White card base (so you don't see the back side of the ribbon).
Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the other designers did with this sketch. Then create your own project and upload it so that we can all take a look, too! I always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Garden Green, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, VersaMark; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, scallop edge border punch, clear emboss powder, sponge, dimensionals
Good Sunday morning, Friends! I hope you are having a super weekend! I had a great day spending time with some girlfriends I hadn't seen in quite a while! It was fun to catch up on all the happenings and we ate a TON of food! Man, can these ladies cook! I really don't need to eat for a week! And then Nick's soccer team had an impromptu soccer scrimmage against the parents and a barbecue afterwards. I wasn't there to see the game but I guess it was a total blast! Today is nothing but football! Well, and Nick has a birthday party to go to...
Today's card is the last of the cards we did at my last workshop. I really like the way this one turned out and I keep thinking this would be a fun card to make as my family Christmas card. It's something different but still pretty simple. I followed a tutorial by Julie Davison which you can find 'here'. I also tried something different by using my Simply Scored tool to score some lines on my card stock before stamping. Nothing fancy but it does give it a different look. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, Simply Scored tool, sponge, dimensionals
Good Friday morning everyone! Are you glad it is Friday? I am ready for the weekend! No special plans but it will be nice to relax! Today's sketch challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team is brought to us by Sharon Wheet. Check it out!
And here is what I did with it:
A simple sketch is just what I needed for this week! And I do like how this turned out. This would make a great card to mass produce for all those family and friends for Christmas! I started with a Garden Green textured card base and then added a piece of patterned paper from the Frostwood Lodge designer paper. The focal point is the greeting stamp from Christmas Lodge stamped using the Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler markers on Whisper White card stock. Then I took a piece of Cherry Cobbler and ran it through the Big Shot with the Top Note die and cut it down. These pieces are glued to the back of the greeting panel and then the whole panel is popped up on the card. The final touch is a snowflake that was cut from Marina Mist card stock with the Northern Frost decorative strip. This is glued to the main panel and a rhinestone is added.
Now it is time for you to move on to Jennifer's blog to see what she did with this sketch. Click 'here' to go to her blog. Keep clicking through the tour to get inspired from the design team! Then be sure to create your own project and upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can all see! I hope you will find time to play along with us this week!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Top Note die, Northern Frost decorative strip, basic rhinestone, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I can't believe that it is already Wednesday! Wow!! It was really cold and rainy for the boys at soccer practice last night and it will be again tonight! The wind is also blowing and the leaves a really flying around here! I hope they all don't blow off! They are so pretty right now! The repair man came for the oven but it still isn't fixed. Apparently, we need a new clock. I just think it is so bizarre how things are made anymore. It's the bottom heating element that doesn't work and yet we need to replace the clock. And of course it is going to be more expensive! Ugh! Hopefully it will get done this week. At least he fixed my husband's "boo-boo" (lol).
Today's card is one that I did for a swap that I participated in last month. I really do like the way this one turned out and thought that this would be my Christmas card for this year. We will see... Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Ink- Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Early Espresso quilted satin ribbon, ticket corner punch, white gel pen, sponge, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going well! I can't believe that we are already to the middle of the week! Nothing exciting is really going on and that is o.k. with me!! We are well into our weekly routine - school and soccer practice.
Today's card is one that I did for Karen Giron's sketch challenge. Cute sketch!! I am loving the results that you get from this Christmas Lodge stamp set! I have seen a few cards done this way where you use your white gel pen to color the snowy parts. Such a cool effect and I couldn't wait to try it for myself! Could be a contender for my Christmas cards this year!
Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for the Create with Connie and Mary challenge AND a special announcement!! I am soooo excited to share it with you! Have a super day!!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon, Early Espresso brads, white gel pen, 3" circle die, circle scissors plus, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! It's a BIG day around here! The first day of school!! And not just school but Middle School! Yikes! Nick is really pretty excited about it but he sure had to get up early this morning and that just doesn't sit well for someone who likes to sleep half the day away - lol! I am excited for him!
Today's card was inspired from a sketch at Stampin' Addicts. I did end up leaving off an element but I don't think it would have worked in this case. Actually, I looked at the sketch, did the card, took a picture and began to post before I realized that I had left it off. I do like the way it turned out, though! This stamp comes from a new set that will be in the upcoming Holiday mini catalog called Christmas Lodge. I really like this set! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Christmas Lodge; Paper- Garden Green, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Confetti White, Frostwood Lodge designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green; Accessories- decorative label punch, basic rhinestones, tulip frame embossing folder, dimensionals
Hello everyone! And welcome to another blog tour brought to you by the Control Freaks swap group! I hope you are ready to see some amazing projects because that is what you are going to get! Of course it is not hard to make amazing projects when you have amazing products to make them with! And Stampin' Up! has come up with the most fantastic Holiday mini catalog with awesome products and that is what the Control Freaks are using for this month's tour. I am so excited to share with you what I made! So you probably landed here from Mary Brown's blog. Isn't she just awesome? But if you landed here first, don't worry about it! Just keep making your way through the tour and you will end up where you started! Cool, huh! (Please note: if you are here before the 20th, all the links may not be working properly. Please come back here on the 20th and you will be able to go all the way through without any problems!)
The first project I want to share with you is a stocking! Take a look:
When I saw the stocking die in the Holiday mini catalog I did hesitate to put it on my order! How cute is this?! And I have so many more ideas to do with it! For this project, I cut two main stocking parts with the new Christmas Lodge designer paper (love this stuff). Then I cut the stocking detail pieces with Whisper White and ran them through the Big Shot with the new Snow Burst embossing folder. I glued the stockings together making sure to leave it open in the middle for a little gift! Here is a close-up of some of the details:
I was going to put candy in my stocking but I didn't have any Christmas candy around so I took some of my newer blender pens and tied them together with the Cherry Cobbler baker's twine and added a tiny jingle bell. How cute are these mini jingle bells?!!! Love them!! I also added a bit of Cherry Cobbler satin quilted ribbon (also from the new Holiday mini) as a little "hook" for my stocking. I had it all put together and realized that I should have added a brad where the ribbon was. So instead, I put a rhinestone jewel there. I think this stocking die will be very popular!!
My next project is a simple Christmas card. Take a look:
I really like this new stamp set called Christmas Lodge. It is so pretty! I started with the focal point on this one. I stamped the house in Early Espresso on Crumb Cake and then the greeting below it in Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler (I used my markers). I left enough room in between the two stamped images for some of that gorgeous Cherry Cobbler satin quilted ribbon. Then I scalloped the bottom. The card base is Cherry Cobbler with another piece of Cherry Cobbler textured card stock that has two brads. Then there is a piece of Early Espresso card stock and the focal point is popped up on that. I hope that all made sense - lol! If not, shoot me an e-mail and I will try to clear it all up.
I hope you enjoyed my projects as much as I did making them! It is time now to send you on to LeeAnn's blog to see her amazing creations! I know that you will have a long list of goodies to get when this Holiday mini goes live on September 1!! Enjoy the tour!!
