Merry Christmas

Hello! I am loving creating Christmas cards this year using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and already well on my way to finishing them up for this year. 

For this card, I used Vintage Ornaments, Christmas Sentiments and the foliage is from Season of Change.

This is my favorite color combination for Christmas cards and have a hard time creating without using Cranberry Tart especially.  

How are you doing on your Christmas cards?  How soon do you start working on them?

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

  

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #155

Hey there!  Back with another sketch from Skipping Stones Design!  This is a fun one and loved stamping on some Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage patterned paper and coordinating Washi Tape for this design!  I used a sentiment from Christmas Song and some Spellbinders dies  Hope you get a chance to play along this week!

 This month the sketch is brought from Kelly Schirmer:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

My Craft Room

***If you are looking for the November NinaB Designs Blog Hop post, it is right below or follow this link HERE.***

I have a post over on the CardMaker blog of my Creative Craft room... Check it out HERE :)

Here is a sneak peek:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

November NinaB Designs Blog Hop

Welcome to the monthly NinaB Designs team blog hop. NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap, Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow. For this month's hop, Nina challenged us to create something with Winter and Holidays in mind.

The holidays provide many opportunities for paper crafters to give an extra personal touch to every occasion.  Whether you are doing place cards for a dinner, tags for gift giving or even just hand made projects using your supplies on hand, it is a blessed season indeed!
Here are my projects:

I made a 4 x 4" card using Simple Stories patterned paper and decorated a $1 tin to coordinate.  It was filled with Peppermint Patties, but sadly...those are now gone :)

Here is a close look at the card using The Craft's Meow stamp set: Love Dwells Here, dies that coordinate with this set from Spellbinders: Home Sweet Home and Beautiful Bling Borders from Want2 Scrap:

Here are the products I used for my project:

To welcome you back to our blog hop, we are giving away PRIZE PACKAGES so be sure to hop along!  Nina will have more information on her blog!  Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Beate Johns *Beatriz Jennings             *Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas *

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on  November 23 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways.  Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Want2Scrap 

Penny Black Inc.

Thank you for joining us today!

Blessings,

 

Scor-Pal meets Play Date Cafe Challenge Blog

Hello peeps!  I am excited to share that Scor-Pal is hosting the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week...actually it is a 2 week challenge due the fact Thanksgiving is next week!  Can hardly believe that!!!  For my card, I created a grid using the Scor-Pal and stamped snowflakes from Tami's new set for GKD: Simple Snowflake.

Here is the color story:

Hope you get a chance to play along, there is an amazing Scor-Pal prize up for grabs!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

CardMaker Holiday Yummies Blog Hop

Welcome to another CardMaker Blog Hop!  Today the theme is Holiday Yummies.  I created a coordinating card and treat holder using Simple Snowflakes.

The card is pretty straightforward and used Clearsnap ink and added a bit of dimension with one of the snowflakes.

And here is my treat holder:

It is simply a piece of card stock 3 1/2 x 10 1/2" and scored lengthwise at 4", 4 1/2", 5" and 9".  Simple fold and decorate.

On the inside is a holiday Peppermint Patty, a personal favorite:

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the team. I know I am looking forward to seeing the sweet projects everyone has created!!

Anya

Carolyn

Colleen

Glenda 

Kimberly

Trudy

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 
Project Details:
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes (Gina K. Designs)
Cardstock: Cranberry Tart, Chocolate Brown and Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Colorbox Chocolate, Raspberry and Artichoke (Clearsnap)
Punch: Scallop Border and 1" Circle (Stampin' Up!)
Adhesive: 1.5" Create-a-Sticker, Glue Stick, and Mega Runner
Twine: The Twinery

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #154

Hey there!  Back with another sketch from Skipping Stones Design!  This is a fun one and loved combining stamp sets and patterned paper for this design!  I used a sentiment from Christmas Song and used the scroll pattern from Damask Darling for the scalloped border.  Hope you get a chance to play along this week!

 This month the sketch is brought from Kelly Schirmer:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

Scor-Pal and Hampton Art Blog Week

Hello!  I wanted to invite you to check out the Scor-Pal blog this week as we are teaming up with Hampton Art and bringing you projects all week....and there are prizes to be won!!!

Here is a sneak peek of my project:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

CSS Alumni November Blog Hop

Hello! I am excited to be joining the STV Center Stage Alumni for the November blog hop! If you came from Geri's blog you are in the right place. You don't want to miss a stop as when you leave a comment you are entered into winning a fab grab bag!  

This time we were given an inspiration challenge (~ brought to us via Kay).

Isn't that just fabulous!  Here is my take on the inspiration:

I used Theresa's newest stamp set, Vogue Vases 2 and did a little but of paper piecing with the round vase. I have to say I am uber impressed with the clear stamps that GKD is offering now..makes placement so much easier, and can ditch the Stamp-ma-Jig (which for me was an extra step on every card).  I was inspired by the orange and wood elements and incorporated that into my design using Take a Hike patterned paper from Simple Stories.  

And here is a close up of the wording which was inspired by the frame in the inspiration piece:

Be sure to hop along the way as you have a chance to win a grab bag of stamps from Gina K. Designs!

Next stop on the hop is the uber talented, Karen!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

CardMaker Blog Hop

Welcome to the CardMaker Blog Hop!  Today we are teaming up with Xyron to share projects made with their fabulous adhesives. I am new to Xyron (gasp, I know!) and was blown away by the package of products I received for this hop. Obviously I had to try each one out and must say I am hooked!  For my projects today, I created two seasonal cards using Love Dwells Here and the coordinating Home Sweet Home Spellbinders dies...and of course all the adhesive is from Xyron: 1.5" Create-a-Sticker, Glue Stick, Mega Runner, and the Creative Station.  

For more info on Xyron, be sure to check out their blog Ain't She Crafty!

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the team.  I know that I am looking forward to seeing the sparkly cards everyone has created!!  
Anya
Carolyn
Colleen
Glenda
Trudy

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 
Card Details:
Stamps: Love Dwells Here (The Craft's Meow)
Cardstock: Fresh Asparagus, Ivory and Lipstick Red (Gina K. Designs)
Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
Ink: Bamboo Leaves, Peanut Brittle and Rhubarb Stalk (Tsukineko)
Dies: Home Sweet Home (Spellbinders)
Adhesive: 1.5" Create-a-Sticker, Glue Stick, Mega Runner, and the Creative Station
Bling: Want2Scrap
Twine: The Twinery