Sending You Smiles

Today I am sharing another card I made using Sent with Love from The Craft's Meow.  I paired it with some My Mind's Eye patterned paper and did something I haven't in forever...stenciling! I stenciled the circle focal image with Arabesque from The Crafter's Workshop.

I used the sketch from the November challenge over on the TCM Blog....and got it made right before the end of the month, lol! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

CardMaker ~ Flower Soft Blog Hop

Welcome to another CardMaker Blog hop!  Today we are teaming up with Flower Soft to share some animal themed cards. For my card, I used Thoughtful Rhubarb from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and Ultra Fine Toffee Flower Soft.

I am by no means proficient at coloring with Copics so please be kind, lol!  I love the texture that Flower Soft gives to projects and added some to his tummy and ears.

Here is a close-up:

For more info about Flower Soft and the entire list of hoppers, check out their blog HERE and CardMaker.

Next stop on the hop is my uber creative friend Jeanne and can't wait to see what she wow's us with today!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Card Details:
Stamps: Thoughtful Rhubarb (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Cardstock: Ivory (Gina K. Designs) and Ballet Blue (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Ink: Vintage Sepia and Danube Blue (Tsukineko)
Clear Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Ultra Fine Toffee (Flower Soft)

Dies: Spellbinders
Adhesive: Mega Runner and the Creative Station (Xyron)
Bling: Want2Scrap
Button: Gina K. Designs

Twine: The Twinery

Scor-Pal and Pink Paislee Blog Week

Hello!  I wanted to invite you to check out the Scor-Pal blog this week as we are teaming up with Pink Paislee and bringing you projects all week....and there are prizes to be won!!!

Here is a sneak peek of one of my projects:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop

Hello, I am excited to be participating in the Skipping Stones Design Blog Hop!!  Today we are showcasing the new Victorian Christmas stamp set...   This new set is perfect for holiday cards, tags and projects!  

Here is a tag I made using the sketch from this week:

Love the snowflakes in this set and wanted to create a rustic tag.  I used Kraft card stock, some Spellbinders dies as well as some Want2Scrap bling.  
Here is a close-up:

The sketch is again brought by Kelly Schirmer:

Hope you can hop along with us today...the next stop on the hop is Wendy Price and if you get lost along the way here is the entire blog hop order:

Kelly Schirmer

Judith Gowdy

Cyndi Bundy 

Jennie Harper *you are here

Wendy Price

Megan Aaron  

Rochelle Washington

Ivanka Lentle

Stephanie Mino

Karen Baker

Tesa Broman

Glenda Wyatt

Katie Gehring

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Merry Christmas

Hello! I am loving creating Christmas cards this year using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and already well on my way to finishing them up for this year. 

For this card, I used Vintage Ornaments, Christmas Sentiments and the foliage is from Season of Change.

This is my favorite color combination for Christmas cards and have a hard time creating without using Cranberry Tart especially.  

How are you doing on your Christmas cards?  How soon do you start working on them?

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

  

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #155

Hey there!  Back with another sketch from Skipping Stones Design!  This is a fun one and loved stamping on some Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage patterned paper and coordinating Washi Tape for this design!  I used a sentiment from Christmas Song and some Spellbinders dies  Hope you get a chance to play along this week!

 This month the sketch is brought from Kelly Schirmer:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

My Craft Room

***If you are looking for the November NinaB Designs Blog Hop post, it is right below or follow this link HERE.***

I have a post over on the CardMaker blog of my Creative Craft room... Check it out HERE :)

Here is a sneak peek:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

November NinaB Designs Blog Hop

Welcome to the monthly NinaB Designs team blog hop. NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap, Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow. For this month's hop, Nina challenged us to create something with Winter and Holidays in mind.

The holidays provide many opportunities for paper crafters to give an extra personal touch to every occasion.  Whether you are doing place cards for a dinner, tags for gift giving or even just hand made projects using your supplies on hand, it is a blessed season indeed!
Here are my projects:

I made a 4 x 4" card using Simple Stories patterned paper and decorated a $1 tin to coordinate.  It was filled with Peppermint Patties, but sadly...those are now gone :)

Here is a close look at the card using The Craft's Meow stamp set: Love Dwells Here, dies that coordinate with this set from Spellbinders: Home Sweet Home and Beautiful Bling Borders from Want2 Scrap:

Here are the products I used for my project:

To welcome you back to our blog hop, we are giving away PRIZE PACKAGES so be sure to hop along!  Nina will have more information on her blog!  Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Beate Johns *Beatriz Jennings             *Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas *

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on  November 23 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways.  Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Want2Scrap 

Penny Black Inc.

Thank you for joining us today!

Blessings,

 

Scor-Pal meets Play Date Cafe Challenge Blog

Hello peeps!  I am excited to share that Scor-Pal is hosting the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week...actually it is a 2 week challenge due the fact Thanksgiving is next week!  Can hardly believe that!!!  For my card, I created a grid using the Scor-Pal and stamped snowflakes from Tami's new set for GKD: Simple Snowflake.

Here is the color story:

Hope you get a chance to play along, there is an amazing Scor-Pal prize up for grabs!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

CardMaker Holiday Yummies Blog Hop

Welcome to another CardMaker Blog Hop!  Today the theme is Holiday Yummies.  I created a coordinating card and treat holder using Simple Snowflakes.

The card is pretty straightforward and used Clearsnap ink and added a bit of dimension with one of the snowflakes.

And here is my treat holder:

It is simply a piece of card stock 3 1/2 x 10 1/2" and scored lengthwise at 4", 4 1/2", 5" and 9".  Simple fold and decorate.

On the inside is a holiday Peppermint Patty, a personal favorite:

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the team. I know I am looking forward to seeing the sweet projects everyone has created!!

Anya

Carolyn

Colleen

Glenda 

Kimberly

Trudy

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 
Project Details:
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes (Gina K. Designs)
Cardstock: Cranberry Tart, Chocolate Brown and Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Colorbox Chocolate, Raspberry and Artichoke (Clearsnap)
Punch: Scallop Border and 1" Circle (Stampin' Up!)
Adhesive: 1.5" Create-a-Sticker, Glue Stick, and Mega Runner
Twine: The Twinery