Saturday, December 21, 2024

Dies/Anything Goes at Allsorts

  I am excited to be joining the Allsorts Design Team.  The challenge today
was picked by Sarah.  You can follow the theme of dies, or choose
anything goes.


  I choose to use Penny Black's Immense Joy die cut out of
a shimmery scrap I had, and the cute little penguin, Sizziz Cozy Penguin also
 die cut, also out of snippets.  The card stock already had shimmer and 
strands in it.  I did add a few Pixie Pebbles by Pawsitively Pawsome
Designs.  


3 prizes of Oakwood dies and coordinating stamps:

You may enter here.

A few fun challenges:

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Spellbinders Advent Calendar

 

I am having so much fun creating with the 2024
Spellbinders Advent calendar.  It is filled with dies,
sentiments, stamps, sequins and all are fabulous (yes I
opened them all right away)  In the above image I
used Day 8-vase and flower dies,  Day 4 sentiment,
Day 5, the fabulous squiggle embellishment and the
orangish strip is embossed with Day 15 bookmark size
embossing die.  White oval is from Quick Cutz and
papers are from my stash.   
 
I will be back this Saturdaywith another post.

A few fun challenges:
Can You Handle the Pressure-optional Poinsettias 12/26

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Candy Tins

 


 


 


 


 I decorated these Hershey Nuggets and Peanut Butter Cups and the tin for some
friends.  Tuesday, the 10th is my mom's first heavenly birthday and her and
I always went shopping and out to lunch on her birthday.  Some mutual
friends and I are continuing the tradition on mom's birthday. I thought this 
would be a nice little Christmas gift for them. Tags were in a pack
of patterned paper and paper is retired from The Angel Company.

A few fun challenges:

Top card: Christmas Wishes:
MTTC #548  Anything but a card 12/12

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Teachers Christmas

 






This is a catch up post on some things I have been making.  I make
cards and gift tags for the grand kids teachers.   This year 8 were needed
as their preschool has a lot of fabulous teachers.  No two are alike. The penguin
tags are made from an old Angel Company set Perky Penguins, the
scarfs are paper pieced and fussy cut, and glitter glue on the scarf and pom pom.
 I have posted one of the hot cocoa
prior but I changed up the pattern for these, such a great stamp set
by Momenta that I got on clearance a couple years ago.  I hope you
are enjoying your Christmas crafting as much as I am!

A few fun challenges:
Penguin Tag 3:
Alphabet Challenge: Q is for quick and easy   11/27
Aud Sentiments #319-Glitter/Christmas/Sentiment  11/30
Allsorts Challenge week 808: Ribbon or twine


Cocoa card 2:
Love Those Pretty Papers November Challenge 12/1
Die Cut Diva's: November-any holiday 12/3
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes 12/4
A Cut Above: Warm It Up  11/30

Friday, November 15, 2024

Thinking of you

 

I had several backgrounds similar to this one and decided to use them.  The 
turtles were already colored  (except the flower) and the sentiments in my sentiment 
binder.  I embossed the background, die cut the circles and the
green piece behind the sentiment and was ready to assemble.  My snippets
were, the white for the sentiment and behind the turtle, and the
embossed background as it had been around for
quite while.  It'salways nice to have a few any occasion card to send out.

Other ones:

A few fun challenges:

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts  11/28 
Can You Handle the Pressure (option coffee, cocoa, warm drinks) 11/22




Thursday, November 7, 2024

Cup of chocolate

 

 




 Playing around with Christmas cards for the grand kids teachers, this is one of my
cards today.  I used up a lot of snippets for this one and a die cut set that
has been in my stash for awhile from Momenta that I got on
clearance at Hobby Lobby years ago.   My one granddaughter likes
to make cards when she comes over and my grandson played at my
table with me on their last visit. So much fun!

A few fun challenges:

Monday, October 28, 2024

Stamping Get Together

 I had a great time a couple of weeks ago visiting a good friend, 
crafting, chatting and eating!  Grab a cup of coffee and see
all the cards we made:

Shirley's beautiful designs that I made:
 




My designs:




So much fun and both of our cards for each project came out
different (papers, colors etc)  I wish I had taken pictures of 
both, next time I will.

A few fun challenges: