Groovy Snowman

Remember that big plan I had to make two Christmas cards every month between January and December? Well, that didn't happen....BUT....I'm making up for it now. Yay! Here's another Christmas card. This time I combined three JustRite sets.



On the front, I used stamps from my Groovy Snowman set. The brown circle is up on foam tape and I added a bunch of platinum Stickles to all the snowflakes on the image. The rounded bottom to the front of the card was done by tracing a plastic container and then cutting it out by hand with scissors.



Here's the inside. The sentiment is from my Christmas Nested Sentiments set and the snowflakes are from Whimsical Christmas.



Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome Sunday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Whimsical Christmas, JustRite Christmas Nested Sentiments, JustRite Groovy Snowmen
Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate and Vintage Cream, Jolly by Golly DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Sage Shadow
Copics: BG10, BG11, BG13, G40, 0, YR04, YR21, YR24, W1, W3, E41, E42, E43
Accessories: Ribbon, Buttons, Hemp Twine, Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Platinum Stickles, Snowflakes Embossing Folder
Card Size: 5" Square

TE Birthday Bash

Today I'm honored to join in on the Taylored Expressions 2nd Birthday Bash. All of the new stamps and products you've seen previewed this week from the Baker's Dozen are now available at the TE Store!

If you came here from the fabulous Debbie Olson's blog, you're right on track with the hop! If you want to start from the beginning then head over to Taylor's blog.

Speaking of the fabulous Debbie Olson, I CASE'd the layout from this pretty fall card of hers for my project today. The adorable TE stamp set I'm showing you is called Shooting Stars.



The sheep is stamped in Memento tuxedo black, colored with Copics, and I added some gold Stickles to the star trail. The rolling hills were cut out by hand with a pair of scissors. I made the "moon" (it's supposed to look like a moon anyway, lol!) using two different sized oval Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape.

....here's the inside of the card that shows the third stamp in the Shooting Stars set. I LOVE that there's a sentiment to use on the inside.



Okay, NEXT up in the hop is the sweet and super talented Sharon Harnist!

Some TE Specials...

- Purchase ANY 4 full-size stamp sets and receive a free Binder Box

- Purchase ANY 8 A la Carte stamps and receive a free set of Stamp Storage Panels

- 4 orders will be selected at random (one each day from Friday - Monday) to win a $25 TE gift certificate

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Shooting Stars (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI), Close to Cocoa (SU), Farm Fresh DP (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, BG10, E41, E42, E43, G40, G21, YR21, Y38
Accessories: Ribbon, Bow Easy, Oval and Rectangle Nestabilities, Gold Stickles, Foam Tape

JustRite Sketch

Here's a card I made for Sketch 33 on the JustRite blog. All three Hawaiian Shores squares are up on foam tape. I used my Christmas Nested Sentiments and Hearts Come Home sets that I got from Stamper's Dream.

Hope you have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Christmas Nested Sentiments and Hearts Come Home (JustRite)
Paper: Hawaiian Shores and Vintage Cream (PTI); Glittered Patterned Paper
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Copics: G40, G21, BG11
Accessories: Ivory Crochet Lace Ribbon (May Arts), Caribbean Satin Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Foam Tape, Bow Easy, Square Nestabilities

School Bus

Here's a card I made for Kara's bus driver, who is SUCH an awesome person! She not only introduced herself to Kara and helped her find a seat toward the front of the bus (kindergarten kids sit up front) on that first day of school, but she also took the time to introduce herself to me and DH. She has to be THE most cheerful bus driver I've ever met. She's getting this card along with some chocolate-covered pretzels.

The adorable School Bus stamp is from Whipper Snapper Designs. The black matted square behind the bus is up on foam tape and I added Stickles to accent the bus.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: School Bus (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Paper: Kraft and Black (PTI), Thrift Shop and Farm Fresh DP's (October Afternoon)
Copics: YR00, YR21, YR24, R35, 0, W1, W3, W5
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Sewing Machine, MFT Cork, Foam Tape, Bits of Bling (Taylored Expressions), Platinum and Silver Stickles, Square Nestabilities

Merry Christmoose!

Thanks for all the nice comments yesterday. The day was definitely harder on me and DH than it was on Kara. She did GREAT on her first day and loved it.....told me last night that she couldn't wait to go back. Yay!

Here's a sample card I made for CHA with OCL's new Merry Moose set. I LOVE moose (I have several moose decorations that I put out at Christmastime and one large one that stands at the top of my steps all year long...yeah, sorry, I got sidetracked there) so as soon as I saw this set, I couldn't wait to color him up!



The moose is colored with Copic markers, the scallop circle is up on foam tape, and I colored the white snowflake brad with a BG13 Copic marker.

Hope you have a GREAT day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Merry Moose
Paper: Vintage Cream, Glittered Patterned Paper
Copics: E25, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, BG10, BG11, BG13
Accessories: Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, May Arts 1.25" Crochet Ivory Ribbon, PTI Aqua Mist Ribbon, Bow Easy, Square Punch, White Snowflake Brad, Foam Tape
Card Size: 5" Square

First Day of Kindergarten

Kara starts kindergarten today and here's a bookmark I made for her teacher with OCL's new School Notes set. The apple and school notes rectangle are both up on foam tape. I know I keep saying it over and over, but these corner bookmarks are just SOOO fun to make! You can find Beate's tutorial HERE on SCS.

....and of course I just HAVE to post a picture of the kiddo on her first day of school and first day riding a bus. She's really excited and I hope she has the BEST day.





...I cried like a blubbering idiot after that bus pulled away, oye!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL School Notes
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, October Afternoon Report Card DP
Copics: E00, E02, E47, G40, G21, G24, G28, YR21, YR24, R11, R22, R35, W5
Accessories: PTI Pure Poppy Ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Star Brad, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch

Adele

Hi all, I'm a bit behind but wanted to play with Taylor's TESC125 Sketch from last week. I love the circle elements.....FUN!



Our youngest will be starting kindergarten this week, so I made this for her teacher. The main image with Adele is up on foam tape. Stampavie stamps are available at Stamper's Dream.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend! I know I am......it's the first time in years that I'm enjoying a true, work-free weekend. Now that Kara will be in all-day kindergarten, I'm going back to working Mon-Fri and leaving my weekends free....ahhhh, that just sounds so normal to have the weekends off! Yesterday we all went hiking, geocaching (Kara calls it "treasure hunting"), and had a picnic lunch out on some big rocks. Fun!

I'll be back tomorrow to show you a bookmark I made for her teacher....it's sorta matchy-matchy to this card.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Stampavie Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy and Kraft, October Afternoon Report Card DP
Copics: E00, E02, E37, E41, E42, E43, 0, G40, G24, B000, B00, B12, R22, R35, R46
Accessories: Brads, Foam Tape, Rectangle and Circle Nestabilities, PTI Pure Poppy Ribbon

Beach pics

Thought I'd share some of my favorite pics from our vacation last week...

Good times! I miss it already!

Penguin Holidays

Yep, I'm back with another card using this sweet little guy from Penguin Fun. L-O-V-E him!



Pretty easy card. The scallop circle is up on foam tape and I added some Stickles to his scarf, ear muffs, and under his feet.

See ya!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Penguin Fun
Paper: White, PTI Aqua Mist, Glittered Patterned Paper
Copics: W1, B00, B000, E41, E42, YR21, G40
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Caribbean Satin Ribbon, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, SU Punch, Diamond Stickles, Platinum Stickles, Waterfall Stickles, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine & Thread, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Penguin & Tree

Awwww, check out this SWEET, plump penguin and tree! Oh my gosh, I think they're adorable! They're from OCL's new Penguin Fun set. I made this card last month for CHA.

The sentiment is up on foam tape and I added some Stickles to the snow underneath the penguin's feet.



Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Penguin Fun
Paper: White, PTI Aqua Mist
Copics: W1, BG10, BG11, YR000
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Caribbean Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, 1.25" White Crochet Lace Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Snowflakes Embossing Folder

The cleanest antlers?

These Reindeer Pun and Reindeer Games sets are so much to play with. Here's another sample card I made for CHA last month.

....and the punch line.....



Hehe! These punchlines from Reindeer Pun are CRACKIN'.....ME.....UP!!!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Reindeer Games, OCL Reindeer Pun
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Black, White
Copics: E41, E42, E43, W5, G24, R22, R35, R46
Accessories: EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, Eucalyptus and Candy Cane Stickles, Foam Tape, Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Snowflake Punch, Word Windown Punch (inside only)

Bird Bookmark

*Edited to Add*....
I followed Beate's tutorial HERE on SCS to make this. She has step-by-step instructions with pictures AND a great video tutorial at the end.

My MIL loves birds....she has three parrotts, a miniature parrott, and a whole bird santuary in her backyard with bird feeders GALORE...so of course this Backyard Birds set from JustRite was just screaming her name. She likes to read too so I thought I'd make her one of these corner bookmarks that I'm addicted to making lately.

The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics (numbers are in the supply list below), and I added some Stickles on the thistle.

Hope you have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Backyard Birds
Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores and Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Copics: E31, E33, E35, 0, YR000, R11, R22, G21, G24, BG10, BG11, BG13
Accessories: JustRite 3-1/4" Round Wooden Stamper, PTI Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, MFT Small Scallop Die-namics, Fruit Punch Stickles

Reindeer Games Winner!

The winner of OCL's Reindeer Games set is.....

** Jami Sibley **

Congratulations, Jami!!!! I'll get in touch with you to confirm your mailing addy. :)

CPS Sketch

Hi all! We just got back from a week-long vacation at the beach...ahhhhh, it was heaven! Now that I'm back though, I'm anxious to hunker down with a cup of coffee this morning and go blog hopping to see what I missed while I was away.

Our Craft Lounge is sponsoring this week's CPS Sketch. Here's the card I made for it...



The stamps are from the new Art of Nature set. The image is colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the supply list at the end of my post) and I added some Stickles to the centers of the flowers. The pearls in the trio of die-cut flowers were colored with RV13 and YR21 Copics. The black scallop mat is up on foam tape.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Art of Nature
Paper: Kraft, Black, October Afternoon Thrift Shop
Copics: YR000, YR21, G40, G21, G24, R11, R22, RV13
Accessories: MFT Flower Die, Corner Rounder Punch, Sweet Blush Ribbon, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Platinum Stickles, White Kaiser Kraft Adhesive Pearls