JUGS Challenge #9

The JUGS team has challenged everyone to make a holiday gift container for their 3D challenge this week.  You can see the details here.  I had great plans (and still do) to do a neat treat box, but time is slipping away, so I am cheating and using a quick, simple little box I made for my dad's birthday, which happened to fall on Thanksgiving!  We don't usually exchange big gifts, but DH found a cool little flashlight at the local hardware store, so we got him that.  It fit PERFECTLY in SU's Box #2, and I had some already cut from a previous party, so I went to work decorating it with some neat Cosmo Cricket paper and some various birthday stamps:

Nothing high-tech or fancy, but he was quite enamored with both the gift and the box....in fact, I told him he could LEAVE the box at my house (I could easily reuse it) but he insisted on taking it home...maybe he'll give it back to me next year, filled with something! :D

 

 

Thanks for visiting today!  If you have any questions regarding this, just shoot me an email!

Snowflake Delight

Just a quick post today....such a busy time of the year!  Today's Clean & Simple challenge at SCS is an autumn makeover....take a card and revamp it into a CAS card or just make it better.  After perusing my own gallery at SCS, I see where I use a lot of similar styles....I guess you might say I was boring!  I found this card to remake (one of my favs), although I don't know that it's an AUTUMN card (!!) but I used my new Waltzingmouse Stamps to make a thank you:

This uses the snowflake from Claire's Sewing Box Christmas set, embossed in white on some Golly by Jolly paper; the strip is also some GbJ paper as well.  I used a big white SU brad and mounted the whole shebang on some white CB'd cardstock, as you can see.  Real Red and Sage Shadow inks were used!  Thanks for visiting today and God bless!

Color Q Challenge #8

I found a new fun color challenge site called Color Q, hosted by a long-time Color Throwdown participant, Arielle.  She is quite a creative stamper and these were such fun colors, I just had to play:

I had some Basic Grey paper, but I wanted this to be all-SU as I needed another customer thank you card.  I had to resort to mostly cardstock, as I could not find ANY DP in my stash that matched these colors!  I think I forgot to look in my Patterns Hostess pack---oh well!  I had fun making this and I hope you can get the effect, as it was a little difficult to photograph:

I cut a window in my card with a square Nestability, then another one in a Bravo Burgundy scalloped square.  I mounted some SU Snowflake--printed acetate beneath the window and made a little scene with the snowmen from The More the Merrier inside.  The scalloped topper is made using Old Olive, Always Artichoke and Bashful Blue, and all the snowflakes on the front are stamped in Craft White.  I used my SAMJ to reposition the sentiment and after stamping in Bravo Burgundy, punched it with a small oval punch.   I used the squares that were punched out for my inside:

 

 

Snowflakes used were from Christmas Punch and Short and Sweet, as is the sentiment on the inside.  The snowmen were colored with ink and blender pens!

 

 

 

 

This also uses the Mojo Monday #114 sketch--I haven't played one of those in AGES!!!  Here it is:

Thanks for visiting me today!

B&W Thank You

Stamping 411 had their Saturday Sketch Challenge 127, and I used it to make a thank you card for a special friend and customer! I chose the striking black & white DP that SU has in their mini catalog, paired with some Melon Mambo for an eye-catching combo. And here's the card:

Here is the sketch; I used Teeny Tiny Wishes and Friends 24-7 for my images, along with some punches and Melon Mambo ribbons! Hope she likes it!

Three Easy Pieces

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  My sister-in-law is an excellent cook, so we all had our fill of turkey and stuffing!

 

This week's Limited Supply Challenge at SCS is to make several cards using the same elements, different layouts.  The Pals Paper Arts Challenge is to make a "simple" card with a limited number of layers.  I had lots of play time today but just really couldn't make anything work the way I wanted it to, but I will add these to my card stash as I am sure they will be put to good use anyway.  Sorry for the poor photos; I hope your computer shows these colors better than mine does.

I had several pieces of Real Red left from a large project, so I used these as my starting point; stamped or wheeled each one with a different background (difficult to see here).  I used the Soft Holly Wheel, Baroque Borders wheel and Medallion background stamps; the snowflake is from Patterned Pines and each one is mounted on a Handsome Hunter nestie.  Once I got my basic idea, the layouts were simple & easy.  Each snowflake also has a little sparkly disc in its center; I have NO idea where these came from!!!  But they look cool!!   Here's a pic of each card:

Any questions, just shoot me an email!  TFL!

Happy Thanksgiving!

However you are spending your day, whether it be with friends, family or volunteering somewhere, I wish you all abundant blessings -- let us not forget from whom those blessings flow!  Our precious Lord and Saviour!  I am thankful for many things, as we all are, but especially thankful for the many friends I have made while stamping and blogging.  Here are a few cards I received this Thanksgiving season:

This is from Carol at Our Little Inspirations...the detail on this beauty is amazing!

And from my fellow stamper friend, Penny....great coloring on this wonderful PTI basket!

And this beauty from Beth---she has a real eye for layouts, color and choosing just the right image and sentiments....and she is making me WANT this stamp set!  And here's the inside:

And finally, another beautiful creation from Kristin....these colors are so yummy:

I also got this award from sweet Rose ( and Tammy) so I thought today would be a good day to participate.....I am passing it along to anyone and everyone, so if you want to play, feel free!

 

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your hair? Reddish brown, thanks to Clairol!
3. Your mother? Gone
4. Your father? 80 years old today
5. Your favorite food? Ice cream
6. Your dream last night? Can't remember
7. Your favorite drink? My iced tea
8. Your dream/goal? Heaven
9. What room are you in? DH's office
10. Your hobby? Stamping
11. Your fear? Getting robbed while in a bank
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Right here where I am
13. Where were you last night? Home stamping
14. Something that you aren't? Skinny
15. Muffins? Yum
16. Wish list item? New watch
17. Where did you grow up? Pennsylvania
18. Last thing you did? Made a birthday cake for my dad
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? On
21. Your Pets? Cat
22. Friends? Lots
23. Your life? Happy
24. Your mood? Balanced
25. Missing Someone? My mom
26. Vehicle? In the driveway
27. Something your not wearing? Sweater--and I am cold
28. Your favorite store? Walmart!!!
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? Yesterday
31. Last time you cried? Sunday
32. Your best friend? John
33. One place that I go to over and over? Grocery store
34. Facebook? Yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Home

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  God bless you!

Color Throwdown Coffee Break

Well, every once in a while, my Color Throwdown Challenge and my Diva Coffee Break Designs Challenge coincide so that I can COMBINE them!  Woohoo, a wonderful thing this week, since I am busy like everyone else!  Barbara has chosen some lovely colors to remind us that it is still fall!

And the Diva sketch, which works perfectly with these colors,  looks like this:

We would love to have you play along too!  Just post your creation, using the exact blog address of your post, to Mr Linky on the CTD blog.  Kindly linking back to the CTD ensures that your creation will qualify for the Featured Stamper position!  Use similar colors if you don't have the exact ones shown here. 

I needed a sympathy card, so I turned the sketch on its side:

My Old Olive panel was stamped with Tres Chic; the Dusty Durango panel stamped with Medallion, and the floral silhouette from Of The Earth was stamped on Sahara Sand with Versamark and embossed with Black Detail DP.  I also stamped Sanded on it as well for an additional vintage look.  The Elegant Eggplant panels are embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder.  Sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Everything is sponged for depth; I hope it brings some comfort to my friend!

Be sure to check out the CTD blog and the Diva blog!  Each one has wonderful creations from the designers for you to enjoy!!!