Little Snowman

Limited Supply Challenge #144

It is so gloomy today, it is even amazing how I even got myself out of bed. I could have slept but the phone has been ringing non-stop. So, I decided to make a cup of coffee and do the LSC challenge. The challenge is to use miniature stamps, and this little guy is perfect for it. I dressed up my little snowman with the paper piecing technique using the SU DSP. I made an oopsie though, we were only to used 1 embellishment- and I just added my stickles without thinking (not enough coffee or still half-asleep) but I decided to leave it at that.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Merry and Bright, The Snowflake Spot

Paper: Real Red, Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Red Brads, Stickles

Tools: Tool Kit, Scalloped Punch, 1/16 Punch

Hope everyone's having a great day !!!

Christmas Party Invitation

Pocket Card Invitation
My big family always have a Christmas Party every year and we usually have someone host it every year. This year it will be at Clein and Heather's house, so Heather helped me make these invitations last night. I try to keep it simple because she has her 3 little darling girls with her. (one of her girls is my avatar at SCS).
I used the Season of Joy set. I love how this set just compliments the whole card. The SU Dashing DSP came in handy- just a small strip and it just gave the card a different look.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Season of Joy, Perfect Presentation, Hugs and Wishes
Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, White Craft
Accessories: 5/8 Old Olive Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Corner Rounder, 1' and 11/4 "Circle Punches, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

Metallic Card

Ways to Use It #142
My submission for today's WT challenge-using Metallic Paper. I bought some of the CB die cuts and decided today will be a perfect time to use it. I used the Metallic Paper and framed the sentiment, added the brads and accented it with Silver Organdy Ribbon. The Baroque swirl was used in the background.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holidays, Baroque Motifs
Paper: Basic Gray, Brushed Silver, Whisper White, Metallic Blue Paper
Ink: Encore Silver, White Craft
Accessories: Silver brads, Silver Organdy ribbon
Tools: 1/16"Punch, CB and die cut frame, Slit Punch

Season of Joy

Surprise Framed Gift
This frame went to MaryAnn who won the Blog Candy SO Verry !!! I wanted to include a gift that I had stamped, so this was it. Hope she likes it.
The frame was a Dollar Store find and was decorated with SU DSP, and colored paper. The square frame was done using paper cutter.
The flower image is sunken, that is how the frame was designed.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Season of Joy
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, SU DSP
Ink: White Craft, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: White Brads
Tools: Large Oval Punch, Paper Cutter, 1/16 Punch, Dimensionals

Wishing YOU...

Sketch Challenge #152
I am in the Christmas mode this whole December, so my cards will probably be about spreading holiday cheer with glitz and sparkle etc.,etc.,etc. This is the most recent stamp set purchased three weeks ago and is finally out of the box. Dashing paper sets this card in the mood and that is where my whole choice of color scheme is based on-Old Olive, River Rock and Real Red. So you can't really go wrong with that. I used White Craft for the Old Olive background and stamped snowflakes that came with this set. The trees and snowman is colored with Aqua Painter. I added Crystal Effects for the star (last time I used stickles with colored ink, it tends to bleed ). I did used Stickles for the tree and for the snow effect. I wanted to incorporate the North Pole saying, so I took this stamp from the Perfect Presenation set, and did some paper piercing in the circle.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wishing You Cheer, Perfect Presentation
Paper: Old Olive, River Rock, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Dashing DSP
Ink: Old Olive, River Rock, Real Red, White Craft, Staz-ON Black
Accessories: Red Grossgrain Ribbon,Red Brads, Stickles, Crystal Effects
Tools: Tool Kit, Aqua Painter, 1' and 11/4 inch Circle Punches, Large Oval Punch, Window Punch, Dimensionals,1/16' Punch

Merry and Bright

Color Challenge #142
I have this plan to put my Christmas trees up this week. That is not a typo, I have three X-mas trees that I am decorating for Christmas, one in the living room usually decorated in red mostly, the family room for my start up Hallmark ornament collection, and my mini tree for my Stamp Room with my Snowman collection.But for now, the tree that I am decorating is for this card. The trees were done using the Masking technique.I added alternating stickles on the greens and the whites. I chose the SA Whimsy, seems to be a perfect background. I did my sentiment using the small oval punch. (Check the tutorial for the oval punch from previous post that I did).
RECIPE:
Stamps: Merry and Bright, SA Whimsy
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray and Whisper White
Ink: White Craft, Bashful Blue, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Tafetta Charcoal, HPH, Stickles
Tools: Small Oval Punch, Horizontal Punch, 11/4" and 13/4" Square Punch. 1/16 Punch,Dimensionals

Very Merry

Featured Stamper #42
Here is a card that I cased from the talented Featured Stamper (TexasGrammy). Check out her gallery here if you want to play along. She has an awesome gallery and I am sure it will get your creativity going. Here is the card I chose to cased. I used the same set but off set it a little from her original card so I can fit my sentiment.
The paper is cut 51/2 by 81/2 folded and I score just about an inch or so then folded the bottom part, distressed and attached the DS Ribbon. I used the DSP for the background. I used a lot of the Circle Punches and the small oval punch for the sentiment. I also did embossing on the hat using White Craft and Detail White EP, and added the microbeads for the finishing touch.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Merry, Short & Sweet
Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Whisper White, SU DSP
Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, White Craft
Accessories: DS Ribbon, White Brads, Microbeads,Crystal Effects
Tools: Ticket Puncd, 1/16", 3/4",11/4",13/8" Circle Punches, Non SU circle punch, Small Oval Punch, Cutter's tool kit,Dimensionals

Snowflakes

Limited Supply Challenge #143

Ways to Use It Challenge # 141
What a day today. Did anybody got their shopping done today? I personally take this day to try and get my shopping started, making it a point to wake up early and get some good deals. But I never seem to get the day planned right. I get sidetracked... a lot. Does anybody have some tips for me to make shopping a little bit organized?
By the time I got home, I did not have much time to do the challenge. I really want to do real stitching on my sewing machine, ended up doing the faux stitching. I love the LSC today, using neutral colors. with just a touch of color. The snowflakes in the background were stamped in Craft White, Purely Pomegranate and Basic Gray. I was really tempted to use Purely Pomegranate Paper in placed of the Whisper White but I just stayed with the Neutral theme.
RECIPE:
Stamps: The Snowflake Spot, All Holidays, All in a Row
Paper: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: White Craft, Basic Gray, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Satin Ribbon
Tools: Stamp-a- majig

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving feast,
and may the special meaning of this day be shared with
family and friends.

Peace, Love, Joy

Christmas Card Challenge 07

I made this card for this challenge with the SC151 as my inspiration from yesterday. I also love the way Ann put the color combo together (Pretty in Pink and Cranberry Crisp) I did some minor alteration and used Bravo Burgundy instead. I stamped the background with White Craft and Bravo Burgundy ink , added the oval punch on opposite side of the card, and held it with white brad. The White paper was embossed using the CB folder. I did used my Circle cutter to creat the 3 different sizes for my sentiment. I attached the 2 ribbons together with glue dot and added the stickles last.

RECIPE:

Stamps: The Snowflake Spot, All Holidays
Paper: Bravo burgundy, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Bravo burgundy, White Craft

Accessories: Narrow White Organdy Ribbon, Burgundy Grossgrain Ribbon, White Brads, Glue Dots, Stickles

Tools: Circle Cutter, Oval Punch,1/16 Punch

Friend

Sketch Card #151

This card is for today's SC challenge ,also used earth tone colors to reflect the favorite lipstick that I used for the JAN08VSNMINI5 challenge. The challenge HERE is a pretty simple sketch. I used The Au Chocolate DSP and opted for the 2 different colors of paper; like the effect of the contrasting colors.I distressed the Groovy Guava paper although it's hard to see in the picture. I used the piercing tool for the Kraft paper since I really did not want to stamp on the paper itself. I used pad to stamp the flowers and stem and went over with a Chocolate Chip marker and cleaned my stamp image each time I stamped it. I used Stickles last after everything is put together for the flowers.

RECIPE:

Stamps: True Friend

Paper: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Very Vanilla

Ink: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 5/8 Chocolate Grossgrain Ribbon, Brads, Stickles

Tools: Tool Kit, Cutter's Kit

Blog Candy Winner

WOW!!! This was really an exciting game. I wanted to thank everyone that played . Some people came pretty close to guessing it. My birthday was (drums playing) November 18.

Three people guessed it right.
1. Stampin Chick
2. Mary Ann
3. Melissa
I did the random (random.org ) drawing going by the order that they responded to the post.
THE WINNER OF THE BLOG CANDY IS: #2 Mary Ann
Kindly forward me with your address, so I can send you your So Very Stamp set and a
Surprise gift!!! Congratulations !!!!

Time Well Spent

ALOHA!!! How appropriate to get this set (Time Well Spent) because that is exactly how I felt after being gone for 7 days vacationing the Big Island of Hawaii. I can share you a little bit of the fun and memories we had, spectacular places we've been, what exotic fruits to eat, the name of the new volcano, where you can "hang loose", and where you can drink Free Mai Tai's ,but you have to be there and experience it and make your own memories. I wasn't quite ready to come back but I can tell you, it sure was a time well spent, every minute of it.

Color Challenges #141

Ways to Use it # 140

Sketch Card # 150

I have this set waiting for me when I arrived, and that was the first thing I did this morning with a cup of Kona coffee was putting this set together. I combined three challenges and other than the coloring that I spent a little more time, I thought it was a pretty simple card. I did used the CB folder after the coloring I did in the background, some piercing using the Tool Kit, and adding the special brads that I havce been saving for quite a while.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Time Well Spent

Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: DS Ribbon, Brads, Stickles

Tools: Tool Kit, 1/16 Punch, CB and Folder, Blender Pen

Win My Blog Candy !!!

Guess my bitrthdate and Win !!!
You still have the opportunity to win the blog candy !!!!!!
Please post your answer on the post below.
Have a nice wekend !!!!

What? No Post !!!!!

ONLY TEMPORARILY, because this Chick (that's me) is getting a treat for a much needed R and R. I have a birthday wishlist and my DH was more than happy to grant my 3 wishes,he!he!
Don't forget to play the blog candy and guess when is/was my big day !!!
Be back soon !!!
Aloha !

Birthday Basket

True Friend is You, Friend!

This is a birthday basket that I got from my friend, Diane.
I could not believe it when she gave me this for my birthday.
This picture does not even come close, this basket lights
up and really glows at night when you plug it in.
.She handstamped some note cards with holder, a fall frame picture she handstamped and the true friend card.
Thanks Diane !!!

Thank You

Color Challenge #140
Sketch Card Challenge #149
I was in such a hurry today that I did not even get this posted in my blog until tonight.This card was for today's color challenge-Whisper White, Kraft and Purely Pomegranate. I love the sketch challenge last week, so I decided to incorporate it with the color challenge. I used the DSP for the background and added the white brads. The swirl was stamped in Sahara Sand on Whisper White Paper. I used for kinds of punches for the circles and mounted them on dimensionals.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Priceless, All Holidays
Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Purely Pomegranate
Ink: Sahara Sand, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: DS Ribbon, White Brads,
Tools: 1/16" Punch, 3/4",1", 11/4" and 13/8" Circle Punches, 13/8 Square Punch

Let's Play !!!

It's MY Birthday !!!
Speaking of birthdays, I am feeling generous and in a "gift giving" mood and with my counter getting close to 7,000 I am giving away this Blog Candy !!!!!


So when I say Let's Play,it's not about guessing my age. I wanted you to GUESS THE DAY I WAS BORN in November? There are only 30 days in November, so this should be easy. Here's how to play:


1. Only one guess per person
2. If no one guess the exact date, the closest date will be chosen.
3. If there is a tie, then the winner will be chosen in random.
4. The only restriction apply to those who know me. (you know who you are)
5. Please put your answers on this post !
6. The winner will be announced on November 20, 2007 at 5:00 PM (Az Time)
7. Open to all that have US and Canada address

Here is the Blog Prize for the Winner!!!!
So Very Stamp set !!!!!!

I will also give a surprise handstamped gift !!!



So, what are you waiting for and start guessing !!!

Over The Hill

Yours Truly !!!

Yep, that's me! Another year older. As Maxine says, Don't let your birthday bother you. Just think of it as putting another year "behind" you. That's where I put all of mine. (LOL). Don't you just love her?

My friends at work and fellow stampers gave me a Surprise Birthday Party and wouldn't you know it- I was !!!!! TOTALLY CLUELESS !!!

My dear friend, Barbara I'm sure and more friends at work were in on this together. They managed to keep it it a secret especially after the change in plans when I told them I was going on my vacation 2 days early. So, they had to changed the date. I got a good " Toast and Roast" from friends that knew me way back then, when I was still young and sweet (now old and crochety...not really!) Anyway, they did an awesome job in keeping me (young at heart) that day. My Big Thanks to Everyone !!!!!

Holiday Cheer

Try a New Technique # 142

This is totally new to me-Japanese Stab Binding, but I still wanted to try it. I used the Spiral punch first, added a strip of Real Red paper and glued it behind the kraft paper. I used hemp to thread it through the holes using the Japanese binding technique. I kept my layout pretty simple and in keeping up with the holidays , Loads of Love stamp set seemed the perfect choice to spread some holiday cheer. I stamped the truck in Staz-On using Bashful Blue ink. I colored it lightly with Basic gray using Aqua Painter. I added the Black Jumbo Eyelet and Red ones for the tires, mounted it in dimensionals. The tree I colored in Wild Wasabi, added some dazzling diamonds on the branches and decided to also do it in the Kraft paper. The embossed dots in the Real Red strip are from the Crop-a-dile.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Loads of Love, Aida BG

Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Real Red, Basic Black, Bashful Blue

Ink: Staz-On Black, Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Bashful Blue and Red Grossgrain Ribbon, Black Jumbo eyelets, Red Eyelets, Hemp, Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: Crop-a-dile, Spiral punch, X-acto knife, Glue Pen