Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Materials

Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Lawn Fawn - Peace, Joy, Love petite paper

Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, PTI - 2010 Holiday Tags Set

Cutting/Embossing: Poppy Stamps - Blooming Poinsettia die, PTI - Tremendous Tags die

Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery, glitter tape, Zig Wink of Stella clear

And some knitting...

Yarn: Spud and Chloe - Outer (rocket)

Needles: 11

Pattern: Serendipity

Yarn: Spud and Chloe - Outer (giggle)
Needles: 15
Pattern: Really Warm Hat

Happy Root Beer!

Ta da!

All credit to Kristina over at KWerner Design - fantastic video, printable PDF's, the works! Quick and easy project. I picked a variety of root beer from Fizzy Waters.

So, as you can tell, I'm now into the final stretch of Christmas cards/Christmas gifts...

Here's a card that was just commissioned this morning for a gift that needs to be given tomorrow...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Inks - Red Royal and Cup O'Joe, Memento - Paris Dusk, PTI - In the Meadow stamp set, HA - Holiday Saysings CL343
Cutting/Embossing: Taylored Expressions - Birch Tree cutting plate, MFT - snowbank die, PTI - corresponding In the Meadow Dies
Misc.: Copic markers, Stardust stickles, dimensional adhesive, red jewel embellishment

And here's the final card/card gift set for my final Secret Santa gift tomorrow... 

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy, and Bamboo, Stampin' Up - Whisper White; TH Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Broken China, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow and Winter Fox
Misc.: Copic markers, Zig Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, dimensional adhesive

Hurray!

I finished all the cards, so now back to some more sedate, but more fun Christmas cards. This card was actually inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest recently. Link HERE. I really liked the idea of using the reverse of the die cut with patterned paper behind it, and I just so happened to be given this particular die very recently, and it was the perfect size. All of my other snowflake dies are pretty small.

Here are the details:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, unknown patterned paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, SSS - Merry Everything
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Tivoli Snowflake
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, pearl embellishment 

Quick and easy

Luckily, after Scrapfest, I stamped and colored a bunch of this particular Northwoods Rubber Stamps stamped image, and with a little dressy background paper, I'm back in business... 20 more cards to go before Saturday!

No time for details - leave me a comment if you want to know what they are!

And some knitting (which was completed before the card crisis)...

Pattern: Cranberry Sauce
Yarn: DIC Groovy, absolute magenta
Needles: 9 and 10 1/2

Pattern: Knotted Cable Hat
Yarn: DIC Groovy, blue lagoon
Needles: 7

Christmas Card Crunch

I just discovered that I am seriously short Christmas cards this year. What happened???
So, I had some previously colored images, and I whipped up some extremely simple cards. Here is a sampling...

And, some last minute holiday knitting. 

Sideslip Hat
Spud and Chloe - Outer

Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop

Welcome, everyone arriving from KWCardDesign!

I love Lawn Fawn and the Lawnscaping Challenge blog --- super fun Christmas/winter stamps!!

• Blog Hop: December 13th
• Theme: WINTER
• Stamps: Lawn Fawn preferred, but not required

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Kraft, Lawn Fawn - Fa-La-La
Stamps/Inks: Delicata gold ink, TH Distress Ink - Broken China, Dusty Concord, and Faded Jeans; Amuse Studio Ink - Evergreen, Fresh Ink - Mojito; HA Shadow Ink - Red royal,  Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow and Peace Love Joy
Cutting/Embossing: Poppystamps - Grand Madison Window, Dee's Distinctively Dies - Wreath Builder, The Paper Studio Embossing Folder
Misc.: Blizzard and Opaque Mister Huey's Mists, Lawn Trimmings - Mistletoe Twine, dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishments

Thank you for stopping by - don't forget to comment for the chance to win fun prizes ---  and be sure to check out the Lawnscaping Challenge blog to see all the great sponsors and what they are giving away!

You are now off to Shannon's Creations.

Bellarific Friday Sketch

I decided to play along this week with Stamping Bella's Bellarific Friday sketch...

Here's mine: 

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, glitter paper, Lawn Fawn patterned paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stamping Bella - Mister Penguin Helps Ramona
Cutting/Embossing: Avery Elle - Holiday Ellements - Fill in the Blank
Misc.: Ribbon, dimensional adhesive, copic markers, stardust stickles, twine from The Twinery



 

The Christmas Cards continue...

I'm back up and creating... (not so many days until THE big day and running out of time to get things in the mail)...

This is a card inspired by a card from the Online Card Class gallery by Karolyn Loncon/Paper Therapy. Isn't it beautiful? Anyway, I liked it so much, I decided to CASE/recreate one almost just like it.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up white ink, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow
Cutting/Embossing: Sizzix/Cuttlebug embossing folder, Cookie Cutter circle die, Impression Obsession - Santa Die and Town Scene
Misc.: Jewel embellishment, dimensional adhesive

And some knitting, of course...

 

Yarn: Paramour by Twisted Fiber Arts (Duchess Self-Striping)
Needles: 6
Patterns: Puerperium and Welcome to the World Newborn Hat
Size: Newborn

DeNami Razzle Dazzle Blog Hop!

Welcome blog hoppers arriving from My Little Slice of Bliss! Or if you've arrived from elsewhere and would like to head back to the beginning, HERE is the link back to the DeNami home page.

Who:Anyone who has a DeNami image and can add some razzle dazzle (ie glitter, rhinestones, sequins, shimmer paper....) to their creation.

 

When: The blog hop starts on December 8th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until December 9th, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize)

Why: To be inspired by fun DeNami Design creations and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website! 
 

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!    

Here's my card:

Capturing glitter is hard to do in a photo -- but, in case you're wondering, the hearts, stars on the trees, rooftop on the house, and the edge of the snow are all glittered with stickles. The sky was made by blending distress inks, and the Blizzard mist has a little shine to it, mixed in with the opaque white for snow in the sky.  And, the tree die cut and background paper are green glitter.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc Bazzill cardstock, glitter paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Inks, DeNami - PF63 Christmas Greetings Stamp Set and G155 Small Winter Cottage
Cutting/Embossing: MFT Snowdrifts DieNamics, SSS - Falling Stars, Memory Box, Memory Box/Poppy Stamps - Pine Tree Border
Misc.: Copic markers, diamond, gold, and Xmas red stickles, red liquid pearls, Mister Huey's Mists - Blizzard and Opaque white, dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery, button

Thank you for stopping by - do not forget to comment for a chance to win a gift certificate. You are now off to The Crafty Corgi.

Penguin Cards!

Who doesn't love festive penguins??

 Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk, and Paris Dusk, Darcie's Stamps - JCS230, DeNami - F155 Peace Hope Joy
Cutting/Embossing: Translucent Embossing Paste, MFT - snow drift dienamics, Heidi Swapp confetti stencil
Misc.: Copic markers, black liquid pearls, Mister Huey's mists - blizzard and opaque white, Ranger Rock Candy glitter, dimensional adhesive, diamond stickles, Lawn Trimmings twine, twine from The Twinery


And, since the theme seems to be birds...

Pattern: Baby Owl Gloves
Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted
Size: 2T
Needles:  6/4

And, just for fun, some more baby knitting? (Which was why, and you'll have to take my word for it - that I have made multiple cards this week, but just didn't get an opportunity to post until t his morning).

Just for the record, this is probably going to be my new favorite baby hat pattern. It was so quick to knit (approx 1.5 hrs - pom pom took a disproportionate amount of time to the knitting) and turned out so well! Looks like a lot of those photo prop hats that you see in the trendy newborn photo shoots. 

Pattern: Serendipity
Yarn: Spud and Chloe - Outer
Size: Newborn
Needles: 11 

Lawnscaping Challenge Blog

Here's this week's challenge over at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog!

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Cottage Ivy and Tuxedo Black, Colorbox - Frost White, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow and Critters in the Snow
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box tag die, Dee's Distinctively Dies - Christmas Stacker Tree
Misc.: Copic markers, ribbon/May Arts twine, dimensional adhesive, Christmas tree button, Mister Huey's Mists - blizzard and opaque white, candy cane stickles

A couple of Christmas cards

My goal is to do a few cards a day until Christmas (or when they all have to be mailed out), starting with stamp sets/dies that I either have used rarely or never used (unless it's for a challenge or specific stamp company)! I've found that I've become a bit of a stamp hoarder... We'll see if I get all the cards done in time for Christmas! As of right now, I have some finished... but I'm mostly happy that I've got our Christmas photo picked out and ready to be tucked in the envelopes.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Impression Obsession - My Little Chickadees, SSS - Small Folded Banners Holiday
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, SSS - Folded Banner Die, Taylored Expressions - Birch Tree Cutting Plate
Misc.: Copic markers, diamond stickles, dimensional adhesive, Mister Huey's mists - Blizzard and Opaque White

(Card from Holiday Card Class 2013 techniques)

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, PTI - Winter Hills
Cutting/Embossing: TH Sizzix Winter Wonder die, Wendy Vecchi silver embossing powder, Judikins - Opaque white embossing powder, Wendy Vecchi stencil - Layered Trees
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Rock candy stickles, Mister Huey's mists - Blizzard and Opaque white, Stampin' Up diamond Embellishment, Sookwang adhesive paper and microfine glitter ritz


And some knitting...

Needles: 10
Yarn: Spud and Chloe - Outer (Ballerina)
Pattern: Chouette
Size: 1-3 years

Wplus9 Monday Mood Board #24

Loved the photo for this week's Monday Mood Board over at Wplus9....

PLAY ALONG

If you'd like to play along, use the mood board as a starting point for a card, tag, layout or any project...where ever the inspiration takes you! Pull patterns, colors, elements or mood from the image. Use at least one Wplus9 product and upload your project to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr. Then link it up using the InLinkz widget below to share it and keep the inspiration flowing! Remember, you'll have 2 weeks to play along.

Here's my take on it:

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Heidi Swapp 6 x 6 paper pad
Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Inks - Green Hills and Red Royal, Stampin' Up - white ink, Wplus9 - Heartfelt Holidays, Merry & Bright, and Spring Tags
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard and Scalloped Circles, WPlus9 - Seasonal Sentiments Die
Misc.: Sookwang adhesive paper, dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishment

And a little knitting...

Needles: 5
Pattern:  Cowl - Summer Wind
Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Sock - Violas

Unblocked

Needles: 7
Pattern: Super Quick Baby Socks
Size: Newborn
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash

Newton's Nook Designs - Inky Paws Challenge #05 Sketch Challenge

I actually discovered this neat little company when a friend's "pin" on Pinterest popped up a fun card with this stamp set on it...

So, I gave in, bought this cute set of stamps, and decided to play along in this month's Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge...

 Here's the sketch...

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky? 

• Create a NEW project (card or other paper craft item) based on the sketch above.
• Your project MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital stamp - check out our Freebies page).
• Post your project to your blog or to an online photo gallery such as Flickr or splitcoaststampers (on splitcoast please use keywords newtonsnook and IPC05).
• Link back to this challenge (if posting in an online gallery copy the link into the photo description). 
• Submit your project to this challenge using the Inlinkz widget. You must submit a DIRECT link to your post page.
• Have more than one great idea? You can enter more than once! Just link up each card separately. 

Since there is a holiday next week, we're making this one a little longer - You have three weeks to play along. Deadline to enter is Friday,  December 13th, 2013 at Midnight CST. The winner will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 16th.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Cottage Ivy and Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Newton's Nook - Frozen Friends, Stampin' Up - Whisper White ink
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, White embossing Paste, MFT - DieNamics Snowdrifts, Heidi Swapp Confetti Stencil
Misc.: Zig Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, Xmas red Stickles, dimensional adhesive, ribbon

And, how about a little knitting...

Pattern: Julian Vest
Size: Newborn
Needles: 7
Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 - 1918 

Pattern: Sideslip Hat
Size: Adult
Needles: 9/11
Yarn: Spud and Chloe Outer

Day 5: His and Hers Holiday Cards

It's winding down, but here's Day 5: His and Hers Holiday Cards

Here are mine:

I think it's truly difficult to have a "masculine" card, so I'm going to do a more basic and more "frilly" version. How about that?
Side note: I now really feel like I "need" embossing paste and that snowfall stencil... so beautiful in today's class. :)

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Doodlebug Design 6x6 North Pole
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, HA Shadow Inks - Cornflower and Red Royal, WaltzingMouse - Ornaments 201, SSS - Merry Everything and Small Folded Banners Holiday, Versamark Ink
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Ornaments 2011, SSS - Small Folded Banner, Ranger superfine silver embossing powder, Stampin' Up/Sizzix - edgelit/framelit, Judikins Opaque white embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive, twine from The Twinery

Day 4: Holiday Card Class

Technique: Stretch your Holiday Stamps

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Doodlebug Designs - North Pole 6x6 Paper Pad
Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Inks - Pale Tomato, Red Royal, Red Raspberry; Versafine - Onyx Black, Wplus9 - Heartfelt Holiday
Cutting/Embossing: Corner Rounder, Ranger Superfine Clear Embossing Powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Lawn Fawn twine, Neat and Tangled silver sequins

Holiday Card Workshop 2013, Day 3

Day 3: Clean and Simple Holiday Stamping

 

1. Diagonal Stamping

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, TH Distress Inks, Versafine - Olympia Green, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger Superfine Clear Embossing powder
Misc.: Star sticker embellishment, Lawn Fawn Twine, Blizzard and Opaque White Mister Huey's Mists, Stampin' Up - washi tape

2. Masking Stencil

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, TH Distress Inks, HA - Sentiment
Cutting/Embossing: Circle stencil,
Misc.: XMas Red Stickles, Star sticker embellishment

A little knitting...

More Cowls

Yarn: Misti Alpaca Handpaint Chunky - Lake Superior and Boheme
Needle: 11
Pattern: Chunky Mochi Lace Cowl 

Apple Hat

Pattern: Emmett's Apple Hat
Yarn: Very Merry - BMFA Socks that Rock Mediumweight
Needle: 4
Pattern: