Still plugging away...

Just a quick drop in -lots of crafty projects going on over here! These are using some new-to-me yarn --- scrubby (variegated, plain, and sparkle) from Red Heart.

I used a fun pattern called, "Tribble." I modified the pattern due to gauge of yarn - casting on 16. Quick and cute. Size 6 needles.

Day 7...

I'm back with another card inspired by Justine's12 Days of Christmas series. After a weekend away, and a flurry of planning for an upcoming office event, where I'll be teaching some Christmas tags, I've definitely not been lax in my Christmas card prep... just in posting photos!

Watercolor background with a simple copic colored bear and a heat embossed sentiment.

And onto the tags - I tried to keep these simple, easy to put together, and a variety of styles - two are gift card holders (the santa belt tags and the Lil Inker Designs flap tag with the Poppystamps deer).

A little zig clean color watercoloring...

Paper: Misc. Bazzil, neenah - solar white, watercolor paper (cason xl), bristol, misc dp, gold and silver foil paper
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Merry Christmas greeting and Cooler with You, Mama Elephant - So Many Snowmen and Mini Messages , Paper Smooches - Joyful Greetings, Taylored Expressions -
From the North Pole, Versafine - Onyx Black, Memento - Love Letter, MFT hybrid ink - Black Licorice, Memory Box - Poinsettia Bloom (I think!)
Cutting and embossing: TE - Flap Stacks (rectangle), Matchy Penguin, and Trim the Tag, Lil Inker Designs - Original Folding Tag Die, Poppystamps - Jumping Deer Trio, MFT - Stitched Snow Drifts
Misc: Ribbon, Twine from The Twinery, copic markers, zig clean color markers, white gel pen, Hero Arts silver embossing powder, dimensional adhesive, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors

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