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Happy Monday! The last 4 weeks have just flown by.  It's hard to believe but Christmas is just 6 days away!! Are you all ready? I have just a bit of  last minute baking and I am ready for the big day. Geirge and I do our main celebrating on Christmas Eve. how about you all. Christmas Eve or Christmas?

 This is the last challenge for 2021 at Cupcake Inspirations! Show us your snow people cards!

My card today again features this very old wood stamp from Penny Black. It's fun to pull out mu old wooden stamps. I have so few these days left. How many of you still use wood stamps?

 

 

Here is a song to get you in the mood to make a card for someone special in your life.

Wishing you and your a very Merry Christmas! I will see you again in the new year!!

Snow people in love

 Every year, for the last 20 years, I am guessing,  I make a card using this very old wood stamp from Penny Black for my husband.

 

 When I saw the challenge at Cupcake Inspirations, I knew I would be sharing my snow peeps card with all of you.

 

 

Here is Taylor to get you in a romantic Christmas mood.

 

 

 

This is the last challenge for 2021 at Cupcake Inspirations.  Can't wait to see your snow people creations!

 

Tag your it two

Late posting today. My puter went on the fritz last week and it had to be sent out to be repaired. Yikes- what a pain being without a computer!

Today is the last challenge for 2021 at Inky Paws. You have one more week to play along with our tag theme.

Today's quartet of tags features the "Snowfall Roudabout" from Newton's Nook as it's common image.

Tag 1: "Winter's Memories"

 

Tag 2: "Newton's Christmas Cuddles" and "Whispering Pines"

Tag 3:  "Snow Globe Scenes"

Tag 4: "Snow Much Cheer"

Musical inspiration is by Julie Andrews.

 

This will be our last challenge at Inky Paws for this year! So I hope you all play along and show us your tag creations! You have till Friday play along. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, December 17, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Tag, your it!

Who doesn't like tags? They can be simple to miniature works of art. This week at Inky Paws we are asking you to make tags.Every year, I sell left over cards to folks at work. there is one person who is always looking for tags. So each year, I make a bunch of tags just for her.

I know there are going to be some very happy campers out there because some of you play along love to make tags. You know who you are and this challenge is for you!!!

All my tags today feature the new paper pad,  "Meowy Christmas" and the tag die set both from Newton's Nook. All the elements are also from Newton's Nook. I will provide links in the description of each tag.

Tag 1 was the most time consuming, but for some one special it was worth putting in a bit more effort. The tag features "Poinsettia Blooms" and "Sentiments of the Season".

Tag 2,  I embossed the background using this music stencil. Do you know how to use your stencils to emboss? It is a fun technique to stretch your stencils. The tag swag uses the "Pines and Holly" dies set.

Here is a quick video to dry emboss using your stencils. 

Tag 3, is a bit more simple, just strips of paper from Meowy Christmas" and the image from "Purr-fect Present".  Poor Newton looks kinda like a raccoon! Not my best coloring! LOL!!

 

Tag 4 is the easiest by far. Just strips of Meowy Christmas" paper and the sentiment added using the "Holiday Greetings" die set.

This will be our last challenge at Inky Paws for this year! So I hope you all play along and show us your tag creations! You have two weeks tom play along. We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, December 17, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Just one dove

 

Good morning crafters! Today is our reminder week at Cupcake Inspirations! You have one more week to join our festive and classic Christmas color challenge using "red, white, and cream" colors.

 

 

I went whimsical during week one, today I am going for a classy look.  Every year I make cards that feature doves. I usually buy a new dove stamp or die also, But this die from Ellen Hutson remains my favorite. Sadly I don't see it to link, it must be retired.

The background is from Hero Arts, "Nordic Holiday Bold Prints". I stamped and embossed in white and brushed red on the background. Added a die cut sentiment and this card is ready.

To inspire you here is a Straight No Chaser's rendition of the "Twelve Days Of Christmas" featuring two turtle doves.

You have one more week to play along with our red, white, and cream color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations!

 

Final Festive Challenge

Christmas will be quite interesting this year with our two rugrats. While they are full grown physically they are still kittens mentally and are going through their terrible twos! I am not sure we can even decorate the tree this year, Miss Pixie will be climbing the tree and knocking everything off. Any cat owners have some advice, other then forgoing the tree this year.

They look so innocent, don't they? Don't be fooled by those sweet faces!!

I am sadden to say that this will be the last challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge. We have had a good run, but all good things must end. I hope that you will give us a rousing farewell and play along with our festive rainbow challenge.

My card today features a festive rainbow of cats featured on the stamp set "Meowy Christmas" from Simon Says Stamp. 

Here to get you in the mood are the singing cats!

I hope you will join the final challenge at The Rainbow Card Challenge and show us your festive rainbow cards!

I want to thank Em, Mynn and the rest of my teamies for always inspiring me. Wishing all of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas

Morning all!! I hope everyone is re covering from Thanksgiving? Are you turkeyed out? I have beem surfing the net for left over turkey recipes. The Skinnytaste "Leftover turkey harvest cobb salad" looks like a winner and the turkey croquettes look good, because I can use all those mashed potatoes I have leftover too. I think I will add cheese to these.

 

We are swinging into Christmas now, 4 weeks to go. How is your holiday card making going? If you need some inspiration, Inky Paws is hosting a sketch challenge for another week that will get your creative juices flowing.

My card today uses the new holiday paper pack, "Meowy Christmas" from from Newton's Nook. For my card I sponged some light brown ink onto the holly and berry paper to give it a more subtle and vintage feel to go with my "Poinsettia Blooms" stamp set.

 

Here is video to get you in the mood for your holiday creating!

 

 

Come and get your holidays started with our sketch challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, December 3, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.

 

Here comes Santa Claus

Ho,ho, ho!!  Here comes Santa Claus!! Yipee!! I believe, do you? This new Santa set from My Favorite Things just ticked my fancy and I couldn't wait to pair this set with my Ho, ho, ho die (no longer available from MFT).

Today starts a festive new color challenge from Cupcake Inspirations. We are looking for creations made with red, white, and cream.

To get you in the mood for your Christmas crafting here is an iconic holiday song.

You have two weeks to play along with our Christmasy color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations.

 

Seven things I am grateful for

1. I am grateful for my family and being able to see them in person. A year and a half is way to long to go without hugging your loved ones!

2. I am grateful for my friends and my crafting tribe. You all always make me laugh.

3. I am grateful for the new kittens. Petey and Pixie are the best fun and not a day goes by that I am not laughing at their antics. 

4. I am grateful that I do not have to work and the fact that I have to look at my watch to see what day of the week it is.

5. I am grateful for my art and my crafting and that I get to enjoy it everyday.

6.  I am grateful for my health, a good night's sleep, and 10,000 steps a day.

7. Lastly and most importantly, I am grateful for my dear husband George, who has been my biggest support through out a tumultuous year. 

 Wishing everyone a blessed Thanksgiving!

 

 

Snowfolk

Good day everyone! Count down to turkey day. I have been shopping and getting ready since the weekend for Thanksgiving and It is just the husband and me!! I love to cook as much as I craft so it is all a labor of love. Since I am not a huge fan of turkey, I usually make a roast chicken, which I love! How about you all turkey? Something else? Do you cook or just get to eat?

Today starts a new challenge at Inky Paws. A sketch challenge. Time to get started on those holiday cards!

I took the sketch and turned it on it's head. I have to say I am partial to a vertical card. How about you? Vertical or horizontal? For my snow strips I used the "Snowfall Roundabout" from Newton's Nook. The snowfolk are a new stamp set also from Newton's Nook- "Snow Much Cheer" .

Come and get your holidays started with our sketch challenge at Inky Paws.  We will chose a RANDOM entry to win a $20.00 Newton's Nook store gift certificate. Our favorite entries from each challenge will be highlighted the following Monday, so all entries have a chance to be featured on the blog.
The deadline to enter today's challenge is  Friday, December 3, 2021 at MN CST. The winners will be announced on the following Monday at Inky Paws.