Happy Happy Birthday!

Hi there crafty friends!

I hope you are having a great Sunday so far and staying warm!

We had a bit of snow come through our area yesterday so I was able to stay warm and cozy and work on a couple of birthday cards while watching the snow fall outside my window :) 

I made my cards for a couple of challenges. They are:

--MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #314

and

--Seize The Birthday (Anything Goes)

Here is a look at the cards that I made for the challenges:

I decided that I would try and make two cards and just change up the colors a bit. The first one I made is a teal green color. I made them both pretty much the same way. I colored my image with my copics and used the coordinating die to cut her out. Heat embossed the greeting onto some black cardstock and adhered it all to a white panel that I embossed with an embossing folder. I added some glossy accents to her shoes and balloon and wink of stella to her dress.

Here is a look at the pink one:

I think they turned out so super cute and I really hope the girls I am sending them to like them.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog and take a look at my latest creation!
I really appreciate it!
I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supply List:

--Cardstock: Bermuda Bay (SU!), Hibiscus Burst (PTI), White (Georgia Pacific and Copic), Black (Neenah)

--Stamp: Happy Banner & Cupcake Day (My Favorite Things)

--Die: Cupcake Day (My Favorite Things)

--Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and VersaMark

--Copics: BG15, BG23, BG49, C4, C6, E21, E33, E35, E39,E50, E51, R21, RV02, RV13, RV21

Shopping Our Stash #284

Hey everyone and happy Tuesday!!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Shopping Our Stash!

This week challenge #284 is....

Shape Up!
We would like to see your shaped cards (no circles or squares)

Here is what I created:

I kept my card pretty simple by simply using one of my spellbinder dies to create my card base. I needed 4 birthday cards for this month and these were pretty easy to mass produce. The best part is that I used up some of my scraps! The balloon was from some scrap patterned paper and I tied some crochet thread for the string and glued in various spots to create the loops. The sentiment is foiled in a pretty teal blue. My photo does not show that to well, it's pretty overcast here today so I apologize for my picture. I finished off my card with some white gel pen stitching and some sequins. Pretty simple but I really like how they turned out and they should mail pretty easily :)

Neglected items from my stash that I used are:

• Labels Twenty-Two Spellbinders die (can't remember last time it was used)
• Patterned paper from my scraps

Be sure to stop by the Shopping Our Stash challenge blog to see the amazing creations my design team sisters created. I hope you will decide to play along with us, I would love to see what you create.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!
I really appreciate it!
I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supply List:

--Cardstock: Recollections

--Patterned Paper: Stash

--Dies: Labels Twenty Two (Spellbinders). Party Balloons (Lawn Fawn)

--Misc.: Creative Vision Foilables Sentiments, White Gel Pen, Crochet Thread, Sequins, Foam Tape

Christmas Card Challenges: Week 3

Hello crafty friends!

Happy New Year!!!!

Today marks the beginning of another challenge at 

Christmas Card Challenges!!

The challenge is:

I love the colors in this inspiration photo! You can create a card based on the above colors or if they just aren't to your liking, you can create a Christmas card. 

The color challenge above is purely optional. 

Here is the card that I created based on the above colors:

I thought those colors would be perfect to create a Christmas card for my hubby for next year. I stamped that sweet little owl and colored him in with my Copic markers. I added some white dots to his little scarf with a white gel pen and some shimmer with my wink of stella pen. I fussy cut him out and then adhered him to my tag with some foam tape. I finished off my card with some sequins and some shimmery twine. Now I have at least 1 card ready for Christmas 2017 lol! 

Be sure to head over to the Christmas Card Challenges blog and take a look at what my design team sisters created! I hope you will decide to join us and create a card for the challenge! :) 

I would love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today and take a peek at my latest creation!
I really appreciate it!!

I hope you have a great crafty day and a wonderful 2017!!!

Supply List:

--Cardstock: Natural & Whip Chream (MFT), Copic

--Patterned Paper: Luke 2 (Photoplay)

--Stamp: Winter Owl (Lawn Fawn)

--Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

--Dies: Etched Die Luke 2 (Photo Play)

--Copics: C6, C8, E31, E43, E51, E70. E74

--Misc.: Twine, Sequins, White Gel Pen, Clear Wink Of Stella, Foam Tape

Owl Christmas Tags

Hey crafty friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday!!

Today I am here to share some easy gift tags that uses some great

 Pink & Main dies and a stamps!

I needed to whip up some tags the other night to go on some gifts and these little owls were screamin' to be used. I simply cut out strips of white cardstock and adhered a scrap piece of patterned paper down the center. I notched out the bottom to create a banner look, rounded the top corners and added some twine. I then set the tags aside and stamped my images from the hOWLidays stamp set and colored them with my Copics. Once they were all colored, I cut them out using the coordinating hOWLidays die set. I added some fluff to the Santa hat by using my heat gun and liquid applique. I attached my images to my tags with foam tape. I decided to heat emboss my greeting onto some black cardstock to tie in the twine color on my tags. I finished off my tags with some clear wink of stella and some doodles. Super easy and I love those sweet little owls!

I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a blessed 2017!!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supply List:

--Cardstock: Core'dinations

--Patterned Paper: Christmas Basics (The Paper Studio)

--Stamp: hOWLidays (Pink & Main)

--Die: hOWLidays (Pink & Main)

--Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

--Copics: E33, E35, E53, G03, G05, G07, G09, R27, R29, R89, YR14

--Misc.: White Gel Pen, Copic Multiliner, Clear wink of stella, Foam tape, Twine, White Embossing Powder

Shopping Our Stash #283

Hey everyone and happy Tuesday!!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Shopping Our Stash!

This week challenge #283 is....

Winter Wonderland

Let's see some winter (not Christmas) themed projects. 

Here is what I created:

I love these polar bears and had to have them right away when they came out a month or so ago. Unfortunately, they sat unused until now :) This challenge was the perfect time to take them out of the package and get them inky!! I stamped him and the fish, colored them with my Copics and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I used some patterned paper that I have had for a while and an older sketch that I found online.

(Sketch from There She Goes Clear Stamps)

I added a small strip of vellum to soften the transition between the two patterned papers just a bit. I added some snowflakes and voila! Finished and fabulous, thanks to the cute bear and sketch, in no time flat!

Be sure to head over to the Shopping Our Stash Challenge Blog to see what my design team sisters created. I hope you will decide to make a project and join us, I would love to see what you create!

If you would like to be considered to be a guest designer with Shopping Our Stash, simply add DT after your name when you link up :)  

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supply List
--Cardstock: White (Neenah), Vellum

--Patterned Paper: Sweater Weather (MME)

--Stamp: Polar Bear Pals (My Favorite Things)

--Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento

--Dies: Polar Bear Pals (My Favorite Things), Stitched Circles (Pink & Main), Winter Flake Dies (My Creative Time)

--Copics: B95, B99, BG70, BG72, C0, C2, C5, E35, R56, R59, RV00, RV10, W0, W1, W3

--Misc.: Bling, Clear Wink Of Stella, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape