Christmas Card

Are you ready for the holidays?  I am getting excited since my Christmas cards are almost done.

I created this card for Addicted to Stamps. Our theme for this challenge is to use two different stamps.  I used two stamps from Magnolia stamps to create this card.  I wanted it to look like Edwin was out cutting down his own tree so I added an additional tree in background and snow with white embossing enamel and also some snow tex to the trees.

I can't wait to see what you create for the challenge.

Card Details:

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps

Reindeer die: Cottage Cutz

Holly die: Magnolia Doohickey die

Tag: Sizzix

Heart: magnolia Doohickey die

Copics

White embossing enamel

Snow tex on the tree

Card shape: Quick kutz die

Christmas Wishes

I'm super excited to announce that I am now a design team member for The Merry Christmas Challenge blog.  If you follow my blog, then you know Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make and I make them all year long so I am prepared for the holidays.

This little penguin is from Whimsy Stamps.  Isn't he adorable?

I hope that you hop on over to the challenge blog and join us in the new challenge. It's always Anything Christmas goes.

Card Details:

Image: Penguin Thinking of You from Whimsy Stamps

Copics

White embossing enamel

Quick  Kutz die for card shape

Cottage Cutz Mittens die

Cottage Cutz Woodland Pine Trees die

Gina Marie Designs die

Entered in following challenges:

A Snowflakes Promise: Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge: Anything  Christmas Goes

Color Inspiration Monday: Anything goes with hand colored image

Happy Anniversary

The new challenge at Aud Sentiments is to use a two word sentiment.  I chose "Happy Anniversary"  I had a love of fun creating a project with this die from Die'sire.  It really gave my easel card an elegant look. I used a stamp from Magnolia Stamps that is a Christmas stamp but I think it works for this occasion as well.

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Spring Garden die from Die'sire

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Quickutz nesting doily rectangle die

Entered in following challenges:

Perfect Time To Craft: Anything goes

All About Magnolia: Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious: Anything goes with option of pearls

Marvelous Magnolia: Anything Goes

Midweek Magnolias: anything Goes

Happy Valentine's Day!

I made this Valentine easel card for my mother-in-law.  The stamp is from Magnolia Stamps as well as the sentiment stamp too.

I added stickles to her headband and a little extra bling on the butterflies and I found the perfect heart shaped bling for the sentiment stamp.

The candy conversation hearts are a free download I found but the blog is now listed as invite only so I am unable to share the link

Card Details:

Tilda Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Quickutz doily heart die

Spellbinders dies

Corner leaf from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

SentimentL Magnolia stamps

Entered in following challenges:

Marvelous Magnolia: Love is

Heartful Stamping: Love + a stamp

glitter and Sparkle: Love is in the air

Kissing Booth

I made this Kissing Booth for my daycare kids for Valentine's Day fun.  The booth is actually our puppet theater.   I added valentine fabric for the curtain and then the rest is all die cuts.  I moved the curtain and hung it from hooks on the wall to take our kissing booth pictures.

The kids have had a great time putting on puppet shows about friendship.

We also took lots of pictures of the kids in the kissing booth to send to parents on Valentines Day.

I can't share pics of the kids but Izzy, our daycare dog, got in on the fun too. She is such a diva that taking her picture was easy compared to the kids.

Izzy is a Malshi (Malteese/Shih tzu). 

She is 2 years old (She will be 3 in March) 

Project Details:

Kisses: Base Camp Cricut cartridge

MUAH: Baske Camp Cricut catridge

Lacy Hearts: Quickutz

Scalloped Hearts: Spellbinders

Puppy: Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge

Frog: Sweetheart Cricut cartridge

Lips on frog: Indie Art Cricut cartridge

Entered in following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge: Valentines Day

Bitten By The Bug  2 Challenge: Valentines

Anniversary Card

I'm super excited to announce that I am a new Design Team member for Addicted To Stamps!

I just received the news on Thursday and my first challenge is today.  I didn't have to have a project done for this challenge but it just so happened that I was working on this card anyway and it just happened to fit the theme for the challenge (Love: Valentines/Weddings/Wedding Anniversaries).  Ha ha it must be "meant to be" or fate. Whatever, I am just excited to be a member of the team and have the opportunity to share my love for stamping and creating with more people.

Card Details:

Stamp: Magnolia Stamps

Copics

Sketch: Mojo Monday

Heart: Quikutz doily heart dies

butterflies: Spellbinders dies

Extreme glitter paint on the wedding rings

Clear stickles on the diamond

Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Entered in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Brown Sugar Challenge: Pink and pearls

Creative Corner Challenge: Perfectly Pink

Simply Create Too: Love

Marvelous Magnolia: Love is...

Midweek Magnolias: Show Some Love, Use a heart

Art and Soul Project

I am super excited to share this project with you! 

Last week I blogged about my new Creativity Planner.  This is the project I created that reflects my Dream for 2016.  My dream is based on one of my favorite quotes about creating.

Her heart said, "It's time to create."

Her soul overheard and said,

"It's about time!"

I bought this collage picture frame over a year ago with intentions of using it to display projects I created. The current Anything Goes challenge at Aud Sentiments gave me the opportunity to finally use this frame.  Each opening allows for a 5X7 picture so I decided to make 9 projects with quotes and Bible verses that reflect my dream for the year.

What project would you create to reflect your dreams for 2016? I would love to see how your dreams are reflected in your art.  The Anything Goes challenge at Aud Sentiments runs from Jan 21-Feb 2.  That's plenty of time to create a project to share.

Project Details:

Collage frame from Michaels

Stamps: All from Magnolia Stamps

Copics:

Faith: Cricut cartridge

Love: Cricut cartridge

Quick Kutz nesting doily rectangle die

Joy Crafts embroidery die

Magnolia Doo Hickey banner die

Martha Stewart border punch

Spellbinders circle die

Spellbinders heart circle die

Spellbinders floral oval die

Spellbinders scalloped heart die

La La Land heart doily die

Martha Stewart butterfly punches

Martha Stewart branch punch

Corner leaves: Storybook cricut cartridge

Entered in the following challenges:

7 Kids College Fund: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

Midweek Magnolias: Anything Goes with Magnolia Stamp

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Anything goes with twist of girlie

Inky Chics: Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious: Winter or Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room door: Anything Goes

Honey Sweet Heart

My third post for today.  This is Honey Sweet Heart.  She is part of this month's new release at Scrapper's Delights and you can find her HERE.  She is just adorable and is perfect for Valentine's day or any occassion you want to send a little extra love to someone.

Card Details:

Image: Honey Sweet Heart from Scrapper's Delights

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E13, E21, R20, C9, C7, C5, C1, BV000, BV01, BV08, R37, R29, R24, W0, W1

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Sizzix border die,

Quick Kutz nesting doily rectangle die

Sketch: Mojo Monday

Entered in following challenges:

Hiding In My Craft Room: Any Holiday (valentines day)

Crafty Gals Corner: To Die For

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room door: Anything goes

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Mojo Monday: Sketch

Baby Tag

The new challenge at Aud Sentiments is a BINGO challenge.

For my project I decided to made a tag for a baby gift. I used the diagonal row and used a die cut, digi stamp and markers.

Project Details:

Image: Girl with a stroller from Stamping Boutique

Copics: E21, RV10, RV11, RV23, RV29, W0, BG000

Spellbinders scalloped circle

Quickutz nesting doily rectangle die

First Christmas Card of 2015

I am super excited today to share with you my first Christmas card of 2015 and it is also my first project as a Design Team member for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!

Christmas cards are my all time favorite cards to make and I like to work on them all year long so being a member of this DT is perfect!

This challenge happens to be a sketch challenge.  I created an easel card using the Quickutz Doily Rectangle die.

Here's the sketch.  I hope you play along with us for this challenge.  If you participate in every challenge this year, you should have a wonderful supply of Christmas cards to send out.

Card Details:

Stamp: Peachy Keen Stamps

Sentiments: Peachy Keen Stamps

Copics: E30, E31, E35, E53, R59, R46, R37, G07, g05, W0, W1

Sketch: 52 Christmas Card Thowdown

Zig Zag borders: Sizzix dies

Quickutz Doily Rectangle Die

Entered in following challenges:

Today's Witches Ride Swiffers

It's time for another challenge at Aud Sentiments.  We are sponsored by the ever fabulous Bugaboo Stamps.

I created a Z fold card using Stella the Swiffer Witch.

Card Details:

Image: Stella Swiffer Witch

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, YG11, YG13, YG17, YR04, YR07, YR09, YR65, T9, T7, T4, W0, W1, V12, V15, V17, Y21, Y23, Y26

Quick Kutz doily rectangle die

Spider: Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge cut at 4 inches

Witch Hat: Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge cut at 2 inches

Aged Silver Embossing Enamel

Happy Halloween

This image is from the new release from Scrapper's Delights.

 I decided to make a Z fold card and keep the design simple to show off the image and the pattern paper.

Card Details:

Image: Halloween Anna Mae 2 from Scrapper's Delights

Quick Kutz lacy rectangle die

Copics: E00, E11, E13, E04, E21, R20, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, YG91, W3, W1, W0, E99, E97, YR12, E19, YR18, T1, T4, T7, T8, T9, V95, V99, Y23, E81, E84, E33, E31, E35

Aged Silver Embossing Enamel

Entered in the following challenges:

Inky Chicks: Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge: make A Card

No Peeking Christmas Tag

 

Edwin looks so cute peeking in the Christmas tree branches.  Hope he doesn't peek in his gift. Lol!

After coloring him, I decided to make a tag for him so he can decorate a Christmas gift. After coloring the ornaments, I painted them with extreme glitter paint for some sparkle.  I used lemon stickles on the twinkle lights.  I have had these fibers in my stash for several years.  I love pulling them out and mixing them up to use on tags.

 

Card Details:

Stamp:The Day Before Christmas from Magnolia Stamps

Spellbinders snowflake dies

Quick Kutz doily rectangle die

Cottage Cutz pine tree

Copics: E00, E04, E11, E21, R59, R46, R37, E35, E31, E30. YG93, YG95, YG97, R20, Y11

 

Entered in following challenges:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday: Anything Goes

Oldie But Goodie Challenge: Anything but a card (stash item: fibers)

Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Craft Challenge: Children or Christmas





Be YOU tiful

 

This is my first Saturated Canary stamp.  Love her personality. 

 

 

Card Details:

Image: Miss Personality from Saturated Canary

Copics:E11, E00, E13, YR24, V91, V95, B34, C5, C7, C9, C3, W0, W1, W3, E25

Martha Stewart butterfly punches

Spellbinders scalloped hearts die

Quikcutz nesting doily rectangle and nesting doily heart dies

Cottage cutz fence die

Background shape: Songbird Cricut cartridge

Stickles on the fur trim of boots, and skirt ruffle.

After coloring with copics, I used extreme glitter paint on her boots

Shabby white embossing enamel

 

Entered in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Girls: Anything Goes

Charisma Cards Challenge: Sparkle and Shine

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge: Punches and die cuts

Scrapper's Delights Challenge: Anything goes with a sentiment

 





Valentine

 

This is my dt card for Aud Sentiments.

The theme is to use a Valentine Sentiment.

We are sponsored by QKR Stampede. I used this adorable image from them.

I remember writing and receiving notes just like this when I was in school (back when we used paper and pencil)  Nowadays, I bet the kids do it all by text messages.

I chose papers for this project that were not meant for Valentines day.  I knew I wanted to use red but I didn't want to make the card girly or frilly.  I found these papers are Hobby Lobby in their open stock papers. Turned out just perfect for a more masculine Valentine Card.

 

We would love to have you join us in the challenge.  Simply create a project for Valentines Day using an appropriate sentiment and link it up to Aud Sentiments.

 

 

Card Details:

Image:  QKR Stampede

Copics: B91, B93, B95, W0, W3, R46, R37, R24,YR24, Y21, E40, E41, R11

Spellbinders scalloped heart dies

Lacy Heart dies frin Quick Kuts Dies

 

Entered in the following challenges:

City Crafty Challenge:  Love Story.  Make a Valentine or use the word Story

Cuttlebug Mania: All You Need is Love

Everybody Art Challenge:  Use a Heart



 



Valentine

 

Here is another valentine.  This one I made for my niece.  I am sure she will love all the girly pinkness of the card.

 

Card Details:

Image:  Valentina from Sherri Baldy's Besties

Copics:  Eoo, E21, E11, E40, E41, W0, W1, W3, BG000, BG02, RV34, RV32, E53. E29, E37, B00, R20

Lace Heart:  Quickkuts dies

Entered in following challenges:
Besties Challenge:  Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge: Hearts and flowers
Dream Valley:  Valentines
Glitter and Sparkle: Valentine
My Time to Craft:  Love is in the Air
Card Making Mamas: Love
Simply Create: Valentines
Sweet N Sassy:  Valentines

 



Love You

This week at Aud Sentiments we are welcoming several new DT Members.  They are each very talented and I am looking forward to crafting with them.

 

 

Here is my DT card for Aud Sentiments.  The challenge is a BINGO challenge.

I used the diagonal from left to right.  The Diecuts are the Doiley Hearts from Quickuts, The flourish from Sizzix and the scalloped hearts from Spellbinders.  The scalloped hearts have the embossing and I used the word "Love" cut from a cuttlebug die.

 

 

We are sponsored this time by Robyn's Fetish.  One lucky winner will receive 5 images from them.

 

 

I hope you join us for this challenge.  Don't forget to link up your project to the challenge blog for your chance to win.

 

Card Details:

Image:  I'm Hog Wild Over You from Robyn's Fetish

Copics:  R000, R00, R20, E40, W0, W1, W3, RV81, R48, R37, R27

Spellbinders scalloped hearts dies

Quickuts doily heart dies

Sizzix flourish dies

Cuttlebug Love Language dies