Yay for New Stamps!!

I just love getting new stamps, don't you? I had gotten a bunch of new stamp sets and hadn't had a chance to use them because i was stampin my little heart out with all my Christmas stamps, so my others got neglected and sad : (
So now that Christmas is past, i was finally able to show some love to my other sets!
This card was made for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, which is a color challenge.

To make the card, i stamped all the images after inking them with markers, then cut out the images. I stamped the balloons directly onto the white panel so that the strings would show. I also stamped the argyle directly onto the bottom because i didn't need to pop that up like the rest of the images. Then i just added the images to their spots using Dimensionals, and added some strategic rhinestones. This really wasn't difficult, just a little time consuming, but if you have all your markers right there and know how you want to color them, it really isn't that difficult. You could also stamp directly onto the paper to save some time on this.

Here is what i used:
Stamp Sets - Patterned Party, Petite Pairs
Cardstock: - chocolate chip, Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Inks/Markers: - Chocolate chip, Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink
Rhinestones

A Very Merry Christmas to You!

ok! here are the last of the Christmas cards i have to post for now! whew! but i sure had tons of fun making them! Now do i get to start on the ones for next year? : )

Shake It to the Left, Shake it to the Right...

Shake, it, shake it, shake it!! I officially made my very first Shaker card!! Here is is in all it's glittery glory! it really was fun making it!
This was made as this weeks sample card for Stampin' Royalty.
I used a lot of retired items, and a few current/new things as well, but the retired items are very easily substituted.
The only thing that might need a little explanation as to how i did it is the shaker portion.
I actually used a piece from a retired kit for the scalloped circle, but you can use your largest scallop circle punch, just be sure to punch the center out first THEN the scallop circle. I actually recycled a clear plastic piece from some packaging, or you can use window sheets.
After stamping my image and coloring it, i put the ultra fabulous Shaker Frames on top of that first, so there is a place to put all the fun Micah flakes, glitter and beads! Then i put the clear sheet and paper frame on top of that. then you put the whole thing on your card!

Here is the breakdown of supplies!
Marina Mist & Whisper White cardstock
Snow Buddies set (ret.) Many Merry Messages set
Felt Snowflakes (ret.)
Silver Brads,
Micah Flakes
Shaker Frames
Retired Patterned Paper

More Cards!

Trying to post the rest of my Christmas cards BEFORE Christmas!! haha!

On Dasher, On Dancer..

I really like the way this card turned out, so i thought i would share : )

A Jolly Happy Soul

Snowmen are so cute! I have used them on these two cards that again, very similar, but each unique. You can take any layout/design and adjust it to however simple or fancy you want it! If you look at the first card, you will see it is pretty simple, actually. I used the snowflake patterned paper to my advantage and worked around it. So if you only have a few minutes to work on a card, you can go that route.

the second one has a few extra steps, So if you want to put a little more time into your card, go for it! but each one works!

Friday Dec. 16, 2011

Notice how all 3 of these cards are very similar? This is a great example of a way to make each card unique but use a very similar layout/idea. So if you see a card or layout you like, go ahead and utilize it to it's fullest potential! Go get creative!

Home for the Holidays

Are any of you going out of town for Christmas? I am spending this Christmas in my Brand New House! I am really excited about it! We have our tree up and the front yard decorated with cute things. We haven't had any snow here yet, but maybe we will have a white Christmas...

Here is another simple card, very easy to re-create!
More to come!

Tis the Season!

I may have mentioned this once or twice in the past, but I LOVE ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS
!!!
This weeks Picture Inspiration at Stampin' Royalty is so pretty! This card almost immediately came to mind, and really is not that difficult to do!

I used the largest and regular Scallop circle punches in Real Red to make the wreath, Lucky Limeade punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch for the trim, Old Olive Ribbon, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder for the White and Wreath pieces, Welcome Christmas Stamp Set in Lucky Limeade ink, and Real Red cardbase.
I added some Rhinestones, and all done!

I Was Framed!

I am very late posting this project (two weeks late!!) but i wanted to be sure i posted it before posting this weeks Stampin' Royalty project!

This was for the "Anything BUT a Card" Challenge. I made a fairly simple framed art.
I used Pear Pizazz Patterned Paper, Real Red and Bashful Blue Buttons, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, and the Many Merry Messages Stamp Set. Also some Silver string.
I had layered the main image under kind of a "mat" that I sponged around the edges and put the trim on. I used Glue dots to secure the buttons and put the sentiment on Dimensionals. It really didn't take long at all!

Have a Scrappy Day!

This week i am going back to my "roots" and posting a Scrapbook page!
This one was made for this week's Stampin' Royalty Challenge.

If you break down the page, it is really pretty easy. I just used a sheet of Patterned Paper with an existing image on it, cut it down slightly and put it on a mat or Always Artichoke, placed my photos, took some chipboard letters and covered them with scraps of coordinating patterned paper,, sponged the edges of them for consistency, place a few strategic buttons, and added my own writing

And as a last added detail to make the page unique, i doodled around the edge and put glitter on the existing image.

So now it's your turn! make a scrapbook page and be sure to upload it over at Stampin' Royalty so we can see too!!

Supplies:
Paisley Petals DSP
Always Artichoke cardstock
Neutrals Buttons
Dazzling Details glitter glue
Always Artichoke Marker
Chipboard Letters

Need a Little Christmas?

I made this card for this week's Stampin' Royalty Challenge, which is a sketch challenge! I just love all things Christmas! So of course, i had to make a sparkly fun Christmas card!

A bit of advice...i tried cutting out the glitter snowflakes and had a pretty rough time of it. I had to use a strip of extra cardstock over it to really get the blades to cut, and i also had to put the glitter side facing AWAY from the blades so that the thick paper backing would cut better. even then , i still had a little trouble with it, so i would say maybe test one small portion first until you can get them to cut easier. or you can just cut out a snowflake using regular paper and put glitter on it : )

anyways, here is what i used!
Cardstock: Pear Pizazz, Whisper White
Patterned Paper : Pear Pizazz
Stamps: Jolliest Time of the Year
Sliver Glitter Paper, Rhinestones, Subtles buttons

I'm Back!!

I promise, i didn't fall off the face of the earth!
I have been away because we just bought our very first house!! It was kind of a very big transition from our last place to this one, and i have been super duper busy!! and I really wanted to create something for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge, so i challenged myself to finish a card before 11 pm on Tuesday night, which had given me about an hour and a half to finish one, but i did it!! Here is the result! there are one or two things i would change if i had more time, but i am pretty happy with it! It looks so much better in person, but i just didn't have time to adjust the picture enough to reflect that...
So here is what i used:
Cardstock-Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink- Cherry Cobbler, White Craft, Basic Black
Stamps - Dasher, All Holidays, an old one i can't remember the name of, but you can substitute Bella Toile
Crumb Cake button
Pearls

Hi, Pumpkin!

So here is my interpretation of this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge picture inspiration!
For some reason this card reminds me of my son. I'm sure you are wondering why : )
I always called him my Punkin' Head. (he always had a big head haha!) of course, he didn't have little flowers and leaves sticking out of his head....
Anyways, I began with More Mustard cardbase, added Very Vanilla as a mat and then More Mustard Patterned Paper. This particular pattern is retired, but you can substitute with a current one, and it would still look great! Then i added 3 strips of vanilla and More Mustard across the middle. I punched 3 flowers in Daffodil Delight from the Boho Blossoms punch, then 5 large ovals out of Pumpkin Pie. I also punched the leaves from the bird punch in Old Olive. I layered the ovals to create a pumpkin and added all the little pieces together. The "hi" is made from the negative of some chipboard letters i got last year. I traced the inside onto Concord Crush patterned paper and cut them out. Put them on Dimensionals, added a little flower to dot the "i" and added stitching with my Pumpkin Pie marker!

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Pretty Easy

Here are 3 Christmas cards that really aren't that difficult to make but look really pretty! Just put some patterned paper on a cardbase, emboss with gold embossing powder on gold paper, either cut them out, make them a panel, or die cut them with an oval, etc, put them on the card and add a few embellishments....you can do that!