Day 4...

I looked and was able to find something close to a plaid stamp! So, here are my cards, playing along with Justine's 12 Days of Christmas... I didn't have a full background stamp, so I modified the design a bit, and I supplemented with adorable plaid accented animals from Clearly Besotted stamps.

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - solar white
Stamps/Inks: Misc hybrid inks (HA, Reverse Confetti, Altenew, and SSS), MFT - Black licorice, Clearly Besotted - In Stitches, DeNami - Gingham Background Stamp
Cutting/Embossing: In Stitches
Misc.: Nuvo crystal lacquer, dimensional adhesive

Memory Box Outside the Box Monthly Challenge

I enjoyed last month's challenge so much at Memory Box, that I decided to play again! This month's theme is very appropriate for Halloween - to create a project that is orange and black. As I am down to the wire in Halloween gifts (at least they don't need to be mailed), I decided to make treat bags and decorate them with die cut Halloween designs.

Here they are...

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lil' Inker Designs - Boo and Faces
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Graveyard Landscape, Poppy Stamps - Swirl Pumpkin and Harvest Pumpkin dies, Lil Inker Designs - boo word die, Stitched Ghosts Die Set, Mama Elephant - Favor Bag XL and Favor Bag Accessory (pumpkin)
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive

12 Days of Christmas - Day 5 (Nontraditional Christmas colors)

Justine's Holiday series continues, and I continue to try to keep up, as able. I might skip day 4, unsure if I have a plaid stamp.... will have to dig through the stash...

Anyway, day 5 was definitely a posting that I could follow along with... I actually bought MFT's snowglobe kit last month, and it is awesome! Although painstaking to glue everything together... but it gave me a perfect opportunity to take it out and make a few little cards. Some with traditional Christmas colors and some without....

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Echo Park - A Perfect Winter
Stamps/Inks: MFT black licorice hybrid ink, MFT - Snow Globe Sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: MFT Scenic Snow Globe and Snow Globe, Tim Holtz - Snowglobe #2 and Home for the Holidays, MFT - Stitched Dome Stax
Misc.: Copic markers, Nuvo Crystsal Glaze, copic multiliner, glossy accents, dimensional adhesive

12 Days of Christmas, Day 3

Following along with Justine Hovey's 12 Days of Christmas series, and today's card was really neat! Interactive spinning cards are completely new to me. I know that the interactive cards are on trend, but this was a new idea, and I was excited to try it out!

In retrospect, I think I would have done a smaller snowflake, instead of two that are about the same size. It's hard to see the sentiment. I also modified and just used two separate snowflakes, rather than a wheel that spins.

Paper: Neenah - Solar white, silver foil paper, Paper Studio - Polka Dots and Poinsettias
Stamping/Inking: MFT - Black Licorice, Mama Elephant - Season's Greetings
Cutting/Embossing: Lawn Fawn - Slide on Over, Amuse Studio Snowflake Trio, Elizabeth Crafts Design - Ornate Snowflakes
Misc: MFT replenishments, 3M dimensional adhesive (double thickness)

12 Days of Christmas - Day 2

On to Day 2 of  Justine Hovey's 12 Days of Christmas series. In this posting, she made three cards using traditional Christmas colors and some basic stamping.

I went in a similar vein, trying to use one set (plus a background stamp) to create three Christmas cards.

Paper: Neenah - solar white, silver glitter paper
Stamping/Inking: MFT - Black Licorice, SSS - Green Leaf, HA Shadow Ink (Mid-Tone) - Red Royal, Hero Arts - CG522 Edgy Background, Waltzingmous 2011 Ornaments
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, silver embroidery floss

12 Days of Christmas - Day 1

I'm going to try to keep up with Justine Hovey and friends for her 12 Days of Christmas series this year. Yesterday's video featured alcohol inks... which, interestingly enough, I just purchased a few shades of green and blue of for a different project.

Here's mine...

I don't think alcohol inks are a necessity for this project... patterned paper or a piece of paper with blended distress inks would work just as well. If the die cut spaces were bigger, I think you could see the glossiness and vibrancy of the alcohol inks better, but this die cut is pretty intricate and the cut areas are pretty small.


Paper: Yupo, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah- solar white
Stamps/Inks: SSS - Merry Everything, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Verve Stamps - Joyous Noel Ranger alcohol inks
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Tisdale Snowflake Collage die

Brush Your Fangs

Just something a little fun for the kids this Halloween... being in the dental profession, this stamp set from Stampin' Up was just impossible to pass up. I think I'll hand out toothbushes, too.

Isn't this treat holder neat, too? Lil' Inker Designs had a sale for World Cardmaking Day, so I decided to get this die. I envision our Valentines will be made using it, too...

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black Stampin' Up - Creep it Real
Cutting/Embossing: Lil' Inker Designs - Lollipop and Pencil Treat Holder Die and Poppystamps - Stitched Batty Collage Die