Sketchy Thursdays ippity Second Chance Challenge

Hi everyone! Did you have a good Christmas? We did in so many lucky ways, but are now all working hard to catch up on our sleep and get back to a somewhat normal routine.

I'm just jumping in to throw up a card up for Sketchy Thursday's Second Chance Challenge (card sketch... whoot!) & the deadline isn't until the 31st so there is still time for you to play along too;) Here's my card...

... yes I'm a snow lover & we didn't get anything but rain here for the holidays, so I'm still waiting for some of that fun white stuff to be dropped here:)  For this card I used Jibber Jabber from Jillibean Soup's Talk Soup Collection as a base with a little Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly!, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses run-ons, Prima pearl flourishes, scrap ribbon and Jolee's Snowflakes to complete the card.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! I just wanted to drop in with one last holiday card to wish you all a heartfelt and Merry Christmas!

I'm signing off until January when I'll be bringing back Card and Page Mondays and I have a new feature that I will share with you on Fridays called Reasons for Mail... I can't wait to share all that I've been working on then:)

May peace be with you all!

products: patterned paper (Joy Ride Collection by College Press), buttons (Mimis Boutique by DeNami Designs), clear stamp (Strictly Sentiments by Renaissance by Design), ribbon (gingham by Bazzill Basics and baker's twine by Knit it Up), other (metallic thread by Coats & Clark), ink (ColorBox)

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge

Its Jacksonbelle Tuesday... you will be hearing that a lot more around here as I am just so happy to announce that starting January 1st, I will join the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design Team (aka Jacksonbelle Rockstars), which will enable me to bring you fun challenges every Tuesday and a great source for finding the newest and greatest products in the industry...

So I'm pleased to be joining the current Jacksonbelle Rockstars for this week's challenge which is simply to use any product from the store... super simple since Christmas is right around the corner.  I decided to show you this card using that fab Pink Paislee Mistletoe and Co. Paper (with a bit of Amber Road thrown in;) ..  I think I love this holiday collection best this season because it is a refreshing change from all of the pink, red and green/teal combos that are out there... it makes a great masculine card... perhaps this one would work for someone's hubby...

It is super easy to play along in the JBE challenges! All you have to do is post a comment on the JBE blog linking to your blog or card. Be sure to visit the other JBE Rockstars for more fun and inspiration!

Lynda Benden: Stamp Act

Lindsey Botkin: Embellished

Tobi Crawford ~ Tobi’s Place

Jill Dunn: Ink Genious

Heather Lee-Reppen: The Best in Life

Jimmi Mayo ~ Stamping & Shopping

Michelle Philippi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho

Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom

Stephanie Severin ~ Ingenious Inkling

Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic

Amy Tsuruta ~ Tsuruta Designs

Happy Tuesday! Thanks for stopping in:)


Sketch: CPS 72

CPS 147

Just jumping in quickly to share my take CPS sketch this week... three cute and fun tags using some of the scraps that are laying around my workspace and American Crafts Stamp Collection clear holiday stamps.

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Last Minute Gift Ideas...

Just stopping by today to share a few last minute gift ideas that I am going to squeeze in...

A CD case desktop calendar for a coworker or fellow crafter...

I cranked this one out in about 10 minutes, start to finish. You can purchase these fab calendar templates from Kwernerdesign Blog. I was looking for a super fast way to decorate... and even though I'm really getting into stamping... I just didn't think it would be quick enough. So I pulled out my glimmer mist and screens (any type of reverse stencil would work) and after a few spritzes here and there... you've got an elegant but simple to make gift.

Another gift that I found to be simply stunning were these salt and dough ornaments. You can find the details on Abigail Money's blog Down Abbie's Road. I haven't made any yet, but certainly plan too... I'd love to take theses elegant and stunning ornaments as little gifts to everybody I visit next week (and would it be fun to share all of your favorite stamps this way;)


Take care!

Yikes... Friday Already??

Just dropping in quickly to share a homespun Christmas card...

size: 5.5 in x 4.25 in

1) cut card form kraft 

2) cut patterned paper slightly smaller than card, mount on red cardstock and sew to card 

3) punch scallop border, ink edges and adhere to card 

4) adhere ribbon, twine, flowers, buttons, and hearts to card 

5) stamp sentiment on kraft, cut out and attach to card with pop dots

Thanks for stopping in! I hope you are enjoying a slew of (happy) holiday activity:)

Products: patterned paper (Gingerbread Lane from The Merry Days of Christmas by MME); red cardstock (Archivers); felt poinsettias (Hero Arts); mini buttons (Basic Grey); burlap twine (May Arts); leaves (small bean seeds by Jillibean Soup); rubber sentiment stamp (Picture Show); cream ruffled ribbon (May Arts); red metal hearts (ColorBok); red hybrid ink (Technique Tuesday); Chestnut Roan chalk ink (ColorBox); punch (EK Success); other (thread)

Snowy Stitches... Moxie Fab World Challenge

So I started off tonight making a card for Moxie Fab World's All Creatures Great & Small Challenge (you can play along too until Monday, December 21) and it turned into a little series of cards... all stitched and snowy:)

First is my Moxie entry... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this little penguin (and just needed an reason excuse to pull him out of my stash;)

 And then I got going on the snowflakes and couldn't stop...

...and all of this snowy craft gets me dreaming of a white Christmas. We have a little snow in the forecast for the weekend... perhaps we'll get lucky:) How about you... are you up for a snowy holiday?

Have a terrific Thursday:) Thanks for stopping in today!



Products: patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket), metal sticker dots (HeroArts), snowflakes (Making Memories), kraft (Paper reflections), ribbon (American Crafts, Bazzill Basics) metal hearts (ColorBok), other (ink & baker's twine)