Blue Christmas

Wow, it has been awhile since my last post - school is now finished and I finally have some time to get back to coloring and creating.  Truth be told though, the card today is one that I completed earlier this year just haven't posted it until now.  But I have finally returned to my craft room, so expect to see more creations from me in the future.

I love monochromatic color schemes and pair that with a gorgeous Sugar Nellie image, you get a wonderful Christmas card.  The image entitled "More Hands Make Light Work" has been colored with Copics, then cut out and matted with a Spellbinder die.  The dp is from Carta Bella, and the funky parenthesis are a Simon Says exclusive Memory Box die.  The sentiment and snowflake die around it are from Whimsy Stamps.

Snow Couple Like You!!!

Welcome September!!!  It's time to start thinking about starting those Christmas cards that we will need in a few more months, and to that end the theme for this month's challenge at One Crazy Stamper is Christmas!!!  The entire design team will be highlighting the delightful High Hopes stamps for this month, and my first card features "Snow Couple Block".

 

I always choose my paper first and then select Copics to match the colors.  Once the image was colored I matted it with a Spellbinders die frame, and popped it up the card base that also featured a section of kraft cardstock embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  The Memory Box Rizza snowflake die was cut three times from cream cardstock and then covered with Banana flocking powder, before randomly placed on the card front.  The sentiment and the die used to cut the snowflake tag are both from Whimsy Stamps.

 

Card Recipe:

Greens - YG21, YG23, YG25 and G40, G43, G46

Reds - R35, R37, R39

Teals - BG53, BG45, BG49

Oranges - YR16, YR18

Pinks - RV21, RV23, RV25

Snowcouple - E50, RV00, Colorless Blender

Her Cheeks - RV21

Background - BG10

Blacks - C5, C7, C9

Browns - E21, E23, E25

 

Check out the rest of the design teams creations, and then get busy crafting your own Christmas creations to enter in the challenge to win a fabulous prize.

Flower Delight

 Good morning everyone - the sun is shining here, and that means that my gorgeous mountain view greeted me this morning!  I love seeing the majestic Rocky Mountains, and will miss the view when my home sells.  Yes, I have finally listed the house, and am ready to start the next chapter of my life - a move to who knows where is in my future!! 

 



Today I have another Mo Manning image to show you - this is Alisa with Roses painted with distress inks then matted on a Cheery Lynn doily die.  The designer paper is an older Basic Grey line that I have been saving for the perfect project, the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, ribbon from my stash, some Prima, and Wild Orchid flowers, and a leaf punch from Martha Stewart complete the card front.

 

I hope everyone has a great day today.  I am once again off to spend quality time with my dogs while the house is being shown.

Snow Traveller

Terrific Tuesday time again for One Crazy Stamper, and this time I have colored up the image Jet Setter by Whimsy Stamps artist Kenny K.

 

 

 The image is colored with Copics, then cut and matted with Spellbinders Label 14 dies.  The dp's are both from Bo Bunny's Powder Mountain collection, sentiment is from the Flourishes Snow Days set, and the snowflake die border is from Whimsy Stamps.

You still have just over a week left to enter to win a great set of stamps in the One Crazy Stamper challenge!!!



Winona Loves Winter....

....she really, really does, because who else would you see tobogganing while wearing skates.  When I spotted this cutie at the lss i just had to have it, and I knew exactly the paper I wanted to use. 

 

 

The dp is from Little Yellow Bicycle's Winterings collection, that has so many gorgeous papers in it, that you are sure to be seeing it pop up a couple more times in my cards.  Winona Loves Winter is from Stamping Bella and I have colored her with Copic Sketch Markers.  The die embellishments are the new Snowflake Border from Whimsy Stamps, and two exclusive dies from Simon Says Stamps - The Faceted Snowflake and the Curvy Snowflake which are made by Memory Box.



Cowboy Christmas

Howdy Christmas to you!

 

Okay, I know that it's a little too early for this greeting, but a friend invited me to participate in one of the bigger local craft sales in Calgary, so I have been madly creating for the past three weeks, getting cards ready to sell.  Because Calgary is regarded as a cowboy town I thought that this card just might be popular.

 

 

 

This is High Hope Stamps "Cowboy Snowman" image colored with Copics, then fussy cut and popped up on an all white card front.  The card front was created with the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Holiday Magic Reversible Embossing Folder, and two trees cut with the Marianne Design Creatables Christmas Tree die that then received a coat of Diamond Dust.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Holiday Notables 1, while the frame around the sentiment is the Whimsy Elegant Notables 1 die and Notables 1 Die .   All of the items that are highlighted are available at One Crazy Stamper - either online or at the brick and mortar store in Bolton, Ontario.

Pink Dandylion

Wow, who turned the page to a new month - it's June already, it seems like I just put the Christmas decorations away!  Hard to believe but it's time for the new monthly challenge theme at One Crazy Stamper, and this time it's a SKETCH designed by one of our own, Cindy!!  Here's the sketch.....

and this is my card featuring Kraftin' Kimmie Dandy Lion.

The image was stamped on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink, colored with Copics, highlighted with Stickles Cotton Candy, and matted with grey cardstock.  The edge of the mat was covered with Glitter Ritz Micro Fine Cool Highlight, then the entire image was popped up on dp from Glitz Pretty in Pink paper pack.  I fussy cut the sentiment from an identical sheet of the dp and popped it up for added dimension.  For the flower I cut the Italian Flourish Doily from Cheery Lynn Dies, sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, and while it was still damp scrunched it.  The center of the flower is a piece of seam binding inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, and also scrunched, and highlighted with the Cool Highlight glitter.  Leaves for the flower were cut with a Martha Stewart punch, the corners are from the Whimsy Stamps Shapeology Dies Corner set, and edges were inked with Victorian Velvet.

Check out the rest of the design teams wonderful cards here, then join the fun to win an awesome prize!!
 

Hooked On Craft Challenges - All That Glitters

Southern Girls Challenge - #45 Dying to Diecut

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

 Truly Scrumptious Challenge - #81 Pretty in Pink

For All the Special Ladies You Know

It's time again for a new challenge at Dream Valley, and the theme for the next fortnight is "For a Special Lady".  Our sponsor for the challenge is Saturated Canary, one of my all time favorite digital stamp sites, featuring gorgeous images by Krista Smith.  A few weeks ago Krista asked her followers for image suggestions, and myself and one other follower asked for a Breast Cancer image.  Krista very generously gave the image "Boobie Love" as a freebie to all of her followers.  Here's my card featuring this stunning image -

The image is colored with Copics, and sentiment is another freebie that I have had for awhile now ( I can't remember where I got it from, so if anyone knows, please let me know so I can give full credit ).  The border is a Martha Stewart punch, while the butterfly die is from Whimsy Stamps, and the dp if from My Mind's Eye.

Crafty Ann's Challenge - #64 Stitching Real or Faux
Glitter Geeks - #17 Stitches
Southern Girls Challenge - #43 Get Your Girly On
Inky Impressions Challenges - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Going Grey with Scrap Creations Challenge - It's a Girl Thing
The Outlawz Copic/Promarker Challenge - Anything Goes
Link Up for Pink - #1 Pink Reminder

Earth Day

Next Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day, so for this fortnight's challenge at Dream Valley we are asking you to create a project using Earth tones!!! 

I bought this stamp with this challenge in mind - this is Gaia from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps.  The image is colored with Copics, fussy cut, and mounted on dp from Graphic 45 that was cut with Spellbinders Labels 10.  The card base is cardstock cut with Spellbinders Grand Label 4, flowers are from Prima, butterflies are another Spellbinders Grand die, and the copper butterflies and flower centers are from my stash.  John Lennon's quote is included in the stamp set, and was cut with Whimsy's Shapeology dies - Elegant Notables 1 die, and Notables 1 die.

Check out the rest of the design teams fabulous works of art at Dream Valley Challenges, and enter to win this fortnight's prize.

Card and Scrap Challenge - Use Flowers

Oozak - Anything Goes

7 Kids Challenge Blog - #45 Die Cuts/Punches

Paper Sundaes - #116 Anything Goes

Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Shape It Up

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #159 Freebie Week

That Craft Place - #9 Anything but a Square or Rectangle