Love Across The Miles Card

I hope your week is off to a great start.  I have a fun card to share where I "borrowed" some graph paper from my youngest to craft with.  Maybe I should mail it to her as a "thank you." ;) This "hearty" bicycle is going to be wheeling into these challenges:

Winnie & Walter's 4th Birthday Bash Challenge/Grid Challenge with Keren

(I also want to share with you about Winnie & Walter's February new release BIG giveaway.  One lucky person will win the eight new releases.  You can find all the details about how to enter here.)

Inspired By The Little Things (I was inspired by the bicycle and the hearts.)

Allsorts (Spots and or Stripes -- I have a stamped "spots" background on the red cardstock.)

My Time to Craft -- Transport

Mod Squad -- Love/Valentine's

Just Us Girls -- Love

Always Fun Challenges (Anything Goes)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Winnie & Walter (Sentiment WW072 and Spotty WW088)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Cranberry)

Bicycle Die Cut and Clothes Pin -- Jillibean Soup

Fringe Scissors -- Martha Stewart Crafts

Heart Diecut -- Sizzix Framelits (657574)

Misc. -- Graph Paper

Corner Rounder -- EK Success

Jewels -- KI Memories

Cardstock -- Recollectionss

Merry & Bright Card

I'm sharing a quick card I made this afternoon for some fun challenges.  I used my new Silhouette Cameo to cut the tag and the reindeer die cut.  The patterned paper is by Fancy Pants Designs and I decided to play up the aqua in it for something different.  As You Like It Challenge's is your favorite die and why.  I can't pick a favorite die except on the day I use it.  So today my favorite die is the scalloped tag I cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  ;)  My red nosed reindeer will be playing at:

Jingle Belles (Text Me)

Use Your Stuff (Tag You're It!)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Tag It)

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge (All About Christmas)

ABC Christmas Challenge (A Is For Antler and B Is For Birds)

As You Like It (Favorite Die and Why)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Blue Fern Studio (Merry and Bright Sentiment) and Jillibean Soup (JB1087)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Seaglass)

Patterned Paper and Flower Ephemera -- Fancy Pants Designs (Merry & Bright Collection)

Diecuts -- Silhouette Design Store (Reindeer Gift Tags and Scalloped Square Tag)

Cardstock -- Recollections

Jewel -- Michael's Stores, Inc.

Twine -- The Twinery

Misc. -- Gold Gel Pen (American Crafts)

Hot Snowman and Coffee Cards

I have three cards to share with you today.  The first one is the result of playing with my Silhouette Cameo I got for Christmas  I cut out all the elements of this die cut design in white cardstock.  Then I colored the nose, scarf, mitten, cup and heart with Copic markers.  (I found the design here.)  This seemed like it would be faster than trying to cut each thing out from a different cardstock.  I'm all about fast and easy.  ;)  The snowflake border stamp is by Hampton Art.  My hot snowman is going to be joining the following challenges:

Marker Pop Challenge (Winter)

Stamping Sensations (Cold and Frosty Colors)

Simply Create Too (Embossing/Wet Or Dry)

Addicted To Stamps (Baby, It's Cold Outside)

My second card is all about two of my favorite things....books and coffee!  There is nothing better than enjoying a good book with a good cup of coffee.  Are you reading anything good currently?  My latest book is "The Heart's Invisible Furies" by John Boyne.  I got it a few months ago from Book of the Month Club and have just started it.  I can tell it is going to be a good one.  The sentiment stamps are by STAMPlorations and the patterned paper and cup die are by Jillibean Soup.  The word die is by Lil'Inkers.  This "happy books and coffee" card is going to link up at:

Fusion Card Challenge (Coffee and a Book)

CAS-ual Fridays (More Coffee Please)

Coffee Lover's Blog (Sketch Challenge)

 
I was playing with the Silhouette Cameo again on my third card.  I created the Coffee word die cut from black card stock using it.  I love being able to size my word die cuts to what I need.  The stamped cup and sentiment are by Casual Fridays stamps (Peace, Love and Coffee Set).  The patterned paper is by Jillibean Soup.  Again, fast and easy which means I got to craft plus had time to read and drink a cup of coffee.  ;)  I'm going to link up this card at:
Mod Squad Challenge (Rainbows)
CAS-ual Fridays Challenge (More Coffee Please)

Party Animals Card

 I played with my new Silhouette Cameo making today's card.  I created the black cardstock die cut frame with it on this card.  I found it in the Silhouette Design Store and you can see it here.

I wanted this card to be fun and playful so colored it with bright colored markers.  The challenge at As You Like It is favorite die and why.  Choosing a favorite die is like asking me to choose my favorite child.  :)  In other words impossible.  So I'm going to say TODAY my favorite die is Dotted Label by Loni Stevens.  These party animals are going to be acting up at the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge (Inspired By Words)

                                                                                   

Naughty or Nice Challenge (I chose to play "nice" with this birthday celebration.)  ;)

Paru's Card Making Challenge (New -- I used my NEW Silhouette Cameo.)

As You Like It Challenge (Favorite Die and Why -- My current favorite is Dotted Label because it is different and versatile.)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Neat & Tangled (Wild Ones)

Ink Pad - Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Staedtler

Cardstock -- Recollections (Red, Yellow and Black)

Die Cut Label -- Silhouette Design Store (Dotted Labels by Loni Stevens)

Enamel Stars -- Jillibean Soup

Star Spangles -- JoAnn's Stores, Inc.

Pop Dots -- All Night Media

I got out and bought groceries this afternoon.   After a week of being home because of cold weather plus snow and ice, it was nice being out in civilization.  ;)  I am now stocked up for the next cold wave.  I rather enjoyed staying home during last week's weather though.  It was perfect for card making, reading and binge watching Netflix. (Hubby and I are now on second season of Frontier.  I was a history major and love it.)  ;)

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by to visit.

Swell Kitchen Card

I hope you are having a warm and crafty good day.  We are having our second "snow" day at home with the roads icy and temperatures extremely cold.  It makes for a nice time in the old craft room though.  Double D Challenge has a theme of "Kitchen Is The Heart Of The Home" this week.  That sounded like fun and I wanted to join it for sure!  I remembered some dies by Sizzix which had a l950's retro kitchen look.  I also got in my box of kitchen and recipe related stamps to find the images stamped along the bottom.  This swell homemaker is going to be joining the following challenges:

Double D Challenges (Kitchen Theme)

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge (Anything Goes With Patterned Paper)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Add A Sentiment)

Try It On Tuesday (My Favorite Things -- Two of my favorites which are stamps and dies.)

Crafty Gals Corner (Anything Goes)

Try Stampin' On Tuesday (I chose row of black, die cut and pink.)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- PJK Designs, LLC (#1004 Baked With Love)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Patterned Papers -- Jillibean Soup (Souper Celebration Collection)

Vintage Image -- Crafty Secrets (Homemade Booklet)

Die Cuts -- Sizzix (659501)

Wood Cup -- LYB

Circle Punches -- Fiskars

Baker's Twine -- The Twinery

Pop Dots -- All Night Media

Snow Cute Card

I love a good challenge so I wanted to join in on the fun at Laurel Seabrook's first Inspired By....Challenge.  I was inspired by the snowflakes and snowmen on the cookies in the photo  It was a good excuse to use my surprise Christmas present again (Silhouette Cameo) for the title.  I got the title at the Silhouette Design Store and you can find it here.  I'm also going to be hanging these mittens up at Cupcake Inspirations (see photo below).  I used the snowflakes for my inspiration in their photo.  I'll also be linking to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge of Winter Blues (use blue on your creation).  Whew...today has been a busy day with making three cards for two new challenges.  I may have to rest tomorrow....like that will happen.  I know I have to make a cake for a supper we are going to Friday night.  Going to try a new recipe (Caramel Apple Pie Poke Cake....doesn't that sound good!)  ;)  See you later and if you want that cake recipe, let me know! 

Inspired By.....Challenge

Cupcake Inspirations

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Jillibean Soup (JB016)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Mudslide)

Markers -- Copic

Cardstock -- Recollections

Die Cut -- Silhouette Design Store (Snow Cute)

Embossing Folder -- Sizzix

Brads -- Recollections

Misc. -- Hemp (Colored Brown with Marker)

First Twofer Challenge -- Friendship Card and Sympathy Card

Today is a good day because it is the first challenge for the Twofer Card Challenge.  You are to create two cards from the same stamp set and/or dies.  The cards are to be different and for different occasions.  You have to photograph your two cards in one photo.  Sound like something you would be interested in?  You can check it out here.

This is the first card I did and it has a friendship theme.  The stamp set I used was by Jillibean Soup and the feather die by Cuttlebug.  I'm also going to link this card up at Stamping Sensations for a Cold and Frosty Colors Challenge (blues, purples, silver and white).

My second card has a sympathy theme.  I used the same stamp set and feather die plus the same colors (I thought it would look better in the twofer photograph since they have to "share..")  ;)  This card is going to also join the challenge at Tuesday Throwdown of Layer It Up.

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Jillibean Soup (jb1318)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Cardstocks -- Recollections

Feather Die Cut -- Cuttlebug

Stitched Die Cuts -- Gina Marie Designs (Stitched Squares and Stitched Rectangles)

Label Maker & Tape -- Dymo

Baker's Twine -- The Twinery

Misc. -- Brads (Basic Grey), Sequins (The Paper Studio) and Foam Tape (Scotch/3M)

You Are Such A Deer Card

Today was my first "back to normal" day since the holiday season begin back in December.  It was nice getting to be crafty this afternoon.  I used the Christmas present (Silhouette Cameo 3) my daughters surprised me with for this card.  I still have a lot to learn but at least I have figured out how to cut with it.  Once I figure out more about the design software I'll be happy.  The die cut design (Deer In Birch Forest) is from the Silhouette Design store and can be found here.  For a first card using my new Silhouette Cameo though, I was very pleased with it.  My deer are going to be playing at these challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge -- Color Throwdown (Use only kraft, black and white.)

Jingle Belles -- Look What Santa Brought Me (My Santa "daughters" gave me a Silhouette Cameo.)

Crafty Animals Challenge (Anything Goes)

Just Us Girls (Anything Goes)

ABC Christmas Challenge (A Is For Antlers, B Is For Birds)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Essentials By Ellen (Oh Deer Set)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Die Cuts -- Silhouette Design Store (Deer In Birch Forest)

Cardstock -- Recollections (Kraft, White and Black)

Enamel Dots -- My Mind's Eye

Label Maker & Tape -- Dymo

Foam Tape -- Scotch/3M

Snow Business Card

I am back after taking some time off to enjoy the holidays and spend time with my family.  I hope your Christmas was wonderful and Santa brought you crafty "toys."  I got new thin metal dies from Santa but my daughters really surprised me with a Silhouette Cameo 3.  It is going to be fun (and a challenge) learning to use it.  Today's snowman card uses new dies I got for Christmas by Reverse Confetti.    These fun snowmen are going to be linking up to:

Jingle Belles (Look What Santa Brought Me -- Pierced Round Top Layers Dies)

Just Us Girls -- Anything Goes

Allsorts -- Something New 

Crazy 4 Challenges -- Tag, You're It (Must Have A Tag)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge -- Something New

The Merry Christmas Challenge -- Anything Goes

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Inkadinkado

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Staedtler 

Acrylic Paints -- Apple Barrel by Plaid Enterprises (red, green & blue)

Cardstock -- Recollections

Die Cuts -- Reverse Confetti (Pierced Round Top Layers)

Twine -- Michael's Stores, Inc.

Misc. -- Small Round Artist Brush

You Warm My Heart Card

This will be my final card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Let me say it has been fun and I am already looking forward to the next one.  :)  I finally have the house decorated, all the presents wrapped and groceries bought for the Christmas baking/cooking.  (Can I say I am exhausted?  Wink.)  Thanks for stopping by and I hope all your Christmas errands are done.  :)

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Joy Clair (Snowpeople and Sentiment) and Just Rite (small coffee cups)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Staedtler

Tree Die Cut -- ScanNCut2

Embossing Folder and Tag Die Cut -- Sizzix

Word Die Cut -- Lil'Inker Designs

Cardstock -- Recollections

Baker's Twine -- The Twinery

White Chalk Marker -- Marvy/Uchida

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hot Chocolate Kind Of Day Card

Today is National Cocoa Day so I have just the card to celebrate it.  :)  I will be linking my hot chocolate card up at the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop too.  I took a piece of white cardstock and applied two colors of Distress Oxide Inks for the background.  This was a fast and easy card to make plus fun.  The whole time I'm working on it though I'm thinking about a cup of hot chocolate.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'm off to fix that cup of hot chocolate!  ;)

Hot Chocolate will also be appearing at:

ABC Christmas Challenge (Y Is For Yummy)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Stitch It -- I used stitched dies and stitching stickers.)

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Newton's Nook (Cup of Cocoa Set)

Ink Pads -- Distress Oxides (Salty Ocean and Candied Apple) and Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Staedtler

Diecuts -- Sizzix

Stitched Stickers -- SRM Stickers

Washi Tape -- Recollections

Cardstock -- Recollections

Sequins -- MultiCraft Imports, Inc.

Pop Dots -- All Night Media

For You Penguin Card

Today I have a photo tutorial for a card I did for day 12 at the 12 Days of Giveaways at MarkerPop.   I had an idea for a card with a scene using a penguin image I had by Pink and Main.  First I needed a tree and used my ScanNCut2 to cut a green cardstock die cut.  

After creating the green cardstock diecut, set it aside.  Next you need to make your white cardstock base.

I used a cloud stencil to make the background on the white cardstock.

I tore three pieces of white cardstock to put at the bottom of the card base to make it look like it had snowed.  I also cut a piece of brown cardstock so the tree would have a trunk.  :)

Next I stamped my images.  I thought I would be putting two penguins on my card but ended up only using one of them.  I colored the images using Copic markers.

Next I cut from red cardstock a word diecut using my Big Shot.

Then I assembled all the pieces of my card and used a white chalk marker to add details to the tree diecut.  Plus I used the white chalk marker to make it look like snow falling on the stenciled cloud background.

Next I applied Frosted Lace Stickles along the edges of the torn white edges and spread it with a Q-tip.  This gives the card some sparkle and looks like "ice."

I glued red, green and blue sequins to the tree.  I hope you enjoyed my little photo tutorial and thanks for stopping by during this busy but happy holiday season.  I am also linking my coffee penguin up at the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Muse: ChristmasVisions.

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Pink & Main(Penguin and Sentiment) and Stamplorations (Coffee Cups)

Ink Pads -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Copic

Cardstock -- Recollections

Diecuts -- ScanNCut2 (Tree) and Lil' Inkers (Coffee Word)

White Chalk Marker -- Marvy/Uchida

Glitter Glue -- Stickles by Ranger

Misc. -- Sequins (Red, Green and Blue)

Reindeer Coffee Christmas Card

I got up extra early today to do a card for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop since I had to work.  I found the diecut sentiment at Miss Kate's Cuttables and used my ScanNCut2 to cut it out.  I lucked out since it was a freebie (I think today only).  I thought it would be cute to put the reindeer image sitting on a coffee cup.  I'm going to be linking my merry reindeer up also at:

Muse: ChristmasVisions (Festive Free For All)

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps -- Hampton Art (Mama Elephant/Reindeer) and The Paper Studio (Cup)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Staedtler

Sentiment Diecut -- Miss Kate's Cuttables

Cardstock and Twine -- Recollections

Sequins -- Hobby Lobby

Merry and Bright Christmas Floral Tag

Have a quick post for a tag I did for 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist.  The challenge is a color one to use taupe, mauve, mint and grey.  I chose to use a poinsettia stamp and colored it a mauve color with markers.  You will be glad to know I finally got my tree in the den decorated.  Now if I just had all the presents wrapped and cooking done.  ;)  Thanks for stopping by...hope you are have a happy holiday season.

12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist

TAG RECIPE:

Stamps -- Hampton Art

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Copic

Cardstock -- Taupe, Grey and White

Diecuts -- Sizzix

Baker's Twine -- American Crafts

Glitter Glue -- Stickles by Ranger

Self Adhesive Sequins -- Recollections

Spilled Coffee Tag

I have a quick post for a tag I did for 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist plus the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  I was inspired by the bright pretty colors of both Sharon and Svitlana's tags.  I used one of my favorite new Christmas stamps.  It is by Technique Junkies and I smile each time I see it because it looks just like my cat Tiger!!!!  I decided to take a little personal liberty with the sentiment to make it fit the coffee lovers blog hop better.  I used alphabet stamps and created the "and spilled" plus a coffee word die cut.  Hope you like my funny tag today and thanks for stopping by.  I am still needing to decorate the tree in the den....It would be long done if I would stop sneaking in my craft room and making tags and cards.  ;)  

TAG RECIPE:

Stamps -- Technique Junkies (Cat Image) and Hampton Art (Alphabet Stamps)

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Markers -- Copic

Word Die -- Lil' Inkers

Cardstock -- Recollections

Ribbon -- Offray

Glitter Glue -- Stickles by Ranger (Magenta)

Black Hemp Cord -- Hemptique

Baker's Twine -- The Twinery

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

12 Tags Of Christmas With A Feminine Twist (Rainbow Bright)

Victorian Christmas Tag

12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist (Day 7 -- Pink, Mink, Gold)

I am in the midst of decorating our main tree today but took a break to make a tag for 12 Tags of Christmas With A Feminine Twist.  It was nice to sit down, rest and get crafty a few minutes.  I had to ponder a little while on today's tag with the pink, mint and gold colors (actually just a good excuse to sit and rest a tad longer.)  ;)  I was inspired by Elena Roussakis's tag where she did a layered shaker tag minus the shake part.  I found the patterned paper in my stash by Prima Marketing which had the mint and pink colors.  It reminded me of a Victorian Christmas so that's the look I went for.  I die cut the scalloped oval tag twice (once in patterned paper and once in gold foil board).  I used pop dots between the two for diminsion to create my faux shaker card.  Better get back to decorating our tree....I've rested long enough!  ;)

TAG RECIPE:

Stamp -- Unity Stamp Company

Ink Pad -- Clearsnap (Wicked Black)

Patterned Paper -- Prima Marketing, Inc.

Gold Foil Board -- DCWV

Die Cuts -- Sizzix

Paper Crimper -- Fiskars

Flowers -- The Paper Studio

Glitter Glue -- Stickles (Frosted Lace) by Ranger

Ribbon -- MSPCI

 Mini Pop Dots -- All Night Media

I'm also linking my Victorian Christmas tag up at:

The Crafty Addicts Challenge (Christmas -- Use Non-Traditional Colors)

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge (Feminine Anything Goes)

The Merry Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes Christmas)

Little Red Wagon (Holiday Tags & Gift Tag Holders)