JDS-Sweetheart Candy

 

 Another new release for Valentines Day at  Jan's Digi Stamps, Sweetheart Candy.

I started by stenciling my card base with a heart stencil by Pink & Main,

I then printed the black and white images and colored them with Copic

Markers and die cut layers with stitched rectangles. Another Valentines card

ready for a grandchild!

Join in the challenge at  and check out the cards by

my talented teammates have made this month at

Jan's Digi Stamps.

 

A few fun challenges:

Aud Sentiments #290 2/1

Creations in Pink #42  2/15

Cut It Up 243 ATG 1/27 

Gem of a Challenge  #2 ATG  2/1

 

JDS- Only Have Eyes for You

 This darling set Only have Eyes for You is a new release at Jan's Digi

Stamp shop and is on sale this month.  Time to be thinking about

those Valentine card's and this is a cutie with several images and

sentiments, black and white and colored. I used the precolored and 

added glossy accents to the glasses.

Enter the challenge and check out what my talented teammates have made

at: Jan's Digi Stamp Challenge Blog. 

 

Dies uses: Die Version and Lawn Fawn

 

A few fun challenges:

Critter Crazy Challenge #58  1/26

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January challenge 2/1

Creative Knockouts #433-ATG's  1/6

Dies R Us #184 1/14

The House That Stamps Built: New Years

  It's Wednesday so time for another challenge at The House That Stamps Built!

Our theme this week is New Years.

 

I went with a simple design using a gold dotted pattern paper,

I embossed Happy New Year in gold, and framed it in a gold

die cut.  I added a few extra gold dots.  Very simple but

fun and fitting for the theme.

  

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

CAS on Friday #221: Happy New Year   1/6

Dare 2B Artzy-CAS 1/4

Die Cut Diva's: Winter  1/1

Stamping Sensation: Choose a theme and stamp it 12/29

Taylor Made for You: ATG  1/1

We Love Stamping: CAS 12/29

Word Art Wednesday 523-524 1/6

Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas to all my blog followers.  Your friendship, inspiration,

comments and support through the year mean  so much to me.  All the 

best in the New Year to you and yours!

The House That Stamps Built: Christmas, Option of favorite technique

 It's Wednesday so time for another challenge at The House That Stamps Built!

Our theme is Christmas with the option of your favorite technique.

 

Those of you that visit regularly know that I enjoy fun fold cards,

so I knew right away that I would go with that for today.  Every

Christmas I make a few cards with Penguin Tree. It makes such

a fun cheery card.  I cut the image and the green border on my

Scan'N'Cut.  Colored with Copics and glitter glue on the hats. 

  

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts 655-666-Winter  12/30

Moving Along With The Times: December-Fancy Folds 12/28

My Time to Craft: Christmas Animals #472  12/23 

Secrets to Stamping-Fun fold  12/23

Scor-pal-December 1/10

 

JDS: Miracle of Christmas

 I can't believe it is already the middle of December, time is flying by.  It is already

mid month at Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge blog.  Stop by and see what the Design

Team has created.  Many of us have used the new set Santa's Gift.

 

 I chose to highlight only this one sentiment which just really struck me.  I used all gold

papers and accents to showcase it.  Check out the rest of the Design Teams cards, 

you will see the darling Santa and other images here.

 

 Craftyhazelnut's Patterned paper  December  1/1

Di's Digi Challenge: Christmas   1/8

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #6  1/1

The Crafting Challenge-Add a Christmas Sentiment  1/1

Winter Wonderland-End of Year challenge-Anything Christmas 1/6

Noel

 

 Two more cards made with snippets from a die swap years ago, paired with 

backgrounds from my background box.  Quick, easy and fun.  I wish I know

who made the dies.  The Noel is a Tim Holtz from Sizziz Holiday

Greetings.

 Pixie's Snippet Playground #418  1/6

Die Cut Diva's -December-Christmas  1/1

Time Out Challenge #202 - Inspirational 12/30 

Try it on Tuesday-Snowflakes 12/21

Holly Christmas card

 Another card put together with snippets from my Christmas drawer,

background box and shimmer papers.  I added some gold to the 

die to brighten it up and the sentiment is from Taylored expressions.

 Pixie's Snippet Playground #418  1/6

Die Cut Diva's -December-Christmas  1/1

Time Out Challenge #202 - Inspirational 12/30 

Christmas snowflake snippet

 

 

 I made a lot of my Christmas this year from snippets from my

craft room.  I had several dies from a swap years ago that I pulled

out,  backgrounds from my background box and I got 

out my shimmery papers that I never use because they are too

pretty and used those too. I used these as my inspiration

to put together some quick yet beautiful

cards.  I will be showing one each day this 

weekend.  Unfortunately most got mailed before I took

pictures.

 

A few fun challenges:

 Pixie's Snippet Playground #418  1/6

Die Cut Diva's -December-Christmas  1/1

Time Out Challenge #202 - Inspirational 12/30 

Try it on Tuesday-Snowflakes 12/21

The House That Stamps Built: Christmas with option of Sentiment as the focal point

 It's Wednesday so time for another challenge at The House That Stamps Built!

Our theme is Christmas with the option of words as the focal point.

 

I started with Wendy's NOEL and embosses it in silver, I then

die cut layers  of paper I had in my stash from a magazine with 

layers of silver.  I then die cut a poinsettia with a die from

Sizziz to finish off my card.

 

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Addicted to Stamps #420: Die Cuts (and/or stencils)  12/21

CHNC #5: Quick and easy  12/17

Peace on Earth #5: Anything Christmas  12/16

Stamping Sensation: December-Choose a theme and stamp it 1/1 

We Love Stamping: Anything stamped (option CAS) 1/1

Word Art Wednesday Challenge 521-522 12/22

 

 

The House That Stamps Built: Pick of the Week

My turn for Pick of the Week at The House That Stamps Built and I decided to go with 

my favoriteRepeat Impressions card from last December.  

                                                        

 Repeat Impression Supplies: 

Pointsettia

Tiny Pointsettia

Wishing you a season 

 

 It was a Clean and Simple card with some interest added with gold

embossing, scor lines and gems. 

Wishing you a week full of joy and crafty time.

The House That Stamps Built: Christmas: Option-Use Patterned paper

 It's time for another Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built

 

I started by gluing my patterned paper to a piece of 4 x 5 1/4 " card stock and then 

embossing it with a snowflake embossing folder.  I distressed the edges with ink.

I then stamped  Repeat Impressions: Snow Skating ,  die cut it and colored it with Copics,

 and then stamped Let It Snow, distress it with ink after die cutting.

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Aud Sentiments #289 Christmas/Winter  12/14

Crafty Calendar Challenge: December Christmas  1/1

Dare 2B Artzy December CAS  1/1 

Die Cut Diva's December -Winter/Christmas  1/1

Pattie's Creations  #189: Winter Fun 1/1

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #163-December  1/1

Winter Wonderland December ATG's Christmas 1/1

 

JDS-Silent Night

 It's the first Monday of the month so time for another challenge at Jan's Digital Stamps 

 I am using her beautiful new set Silent Night.  I arranged 5 of Jan's precolored  images

and then printed it out.  A few die cut layers, an embossed layer and my card was 

complete.

Check out the rest of the Design Teams cards and play along at her challenge site.

 

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts 653: use a die  12/10 

Crafty Calendar Challenge  December: Christmas  1/1

Dare2B Artzy  December CAS   1/1

Gem of a Challenge #25   ATG 12/17 

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge: Christmas, option mood board  12/16 

 

The House That Stamps Built: Christmas: Option-Nontraditional Colors

It's time for another Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built.

 

 I went with the option: Christmas with nontraditional colors, using pink and silver. I 

masked and embossed Pointsettia three times in silver on pink card stock.  I then

blended ink over the edges for some depth and stamped  Merry Christmas in the

same shade of pink.   A few gems and a splattering of silver (which does not show up 

as well as in real life) and  a layer of silver card stock completed this card.

 

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

 

The House That Stamps Built: Black, White and one other color

It's time for another Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built.

 

Below is my black, white and one other color (shades of brown)

 

I used one of Wendy's Quartet stamps: Brewed Quartet , I embossed

the image and paper pieced one of the coffee cups.  After adding a

layer of brown I added a bow.   This will go in the mail to a 

special request at chemo angels. 

 

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

 

The House That Stamps Built: Use a border on your project

 Happy Wednesday!  This week  The House That Stamps Built is looking 

for cards with a border. 

My card:

 I am in the mode of starting of building up my Christmas card stash so I 

wanted to go with Christmas. I used a die cut as my border.  The center

is blended with Distress Oxide faded jeans, has white splatters and

dots form a gel pen for snow.  I added some die cut and punched

snowflakes and die cut trees and a Noel stamp.   

How are your Christmas cards coming or have you started? I am moving

 along on mine.

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Addicted to CAS: Circles  11/19 

Craft Rocket Challenges #87: Winter/Snow  11/27 

Happy Little Stampers Novvember-ATG's with dies  12/1

Stamping Sensation: November-Christmas  12/1

Word Art Wednesday #517-518  11/24

 

 

 

JDS-Baby It's Cold Outside

 It is mid month at Jan's Digital Stamps Challenge. I got a little carried away 

with this new digital set of Jan's Baby, It's Cold Outside 3475J.

I used Jan's precolored version of these penguins as it was so nicely colored, 

 I added some extra touches with Wink of Stella, Sakura gel pen, gray

shadowing, and white gel pen, varying it on each one. The first card  I did a back

 ground of ink smooching, The second is a gate fold

 with scored lines,   the third I used scraps of patterned paper on the

 fourth  I used an embossing folder.  Various die cutting on all of them.

I thought this would be a nice card for several of our friends.

 A few fun challenges:

Allsorts #650 Christmas   11/20

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop     11/19

 

NBUS Challenge #32  12/1

Pattie's Creation Design #188  12/2

We Love to Create #11 -Mixed Media 11/27

Word Art Wednesday # 517-518  11/24

 

Butterfly Christmas cards

Windmill card

Snippet card-left over pieces

 I have not joined in Mrs. A's delightful Butterfly Challenge as much as I

would of liked this year so I thought I would make a couple cards

today for her challenge and a few other favorites today..  And yes my Christmas

 cards have butterflies on them!

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts Challenge 650: Christmas  11/20 

Aud Sentiments #267: Christmas & a sentiment 11/16

Butterfly Challenge #164: card 1Windmill card  11/30

Word Art Wednesday   517-518  11/24

 

The House That Stamps Built: Use up your fall scraps

 Wednesday, time for another challenge at The House That Stamps Built. This week

we are using up our fall scraps.

My scraps:

 My card:

I used a cute Cuttlebug embossing folder that I have had forever on a

scrap of card stock, trimmed it in two pieces to layer a scrap of fall

patterned paper between the pieces.   I then stamped Repeat Impressions:

Prize Pumpkin and Just Because on a scrap of orange card stock. The pumpkin

was a bit orangier than I liked so I colored it with Copics.

 Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #415  11/13    

 

The House That Stamps Built: Thankful for Fall

It's Wednesday, you know what that means, challenge day at The House.

This weeks challenge is Thankful for Fall (Autumn colors, Fall, Thanksgiving,

Thanks)  My card:

Fall is such a lovely season and there is so much to be thankful

for this time of year: leaves changing colors, cooler weather, 

getting out to parks to hike and always family and friends. I 

thought this Repeat Impressions sentiment: Find beauty was

a perfect sentiment for this.  As most of you know, I am on

a stenciling kick so I stenciled some fall leaves from

 in various colors, then without removing

the stencil, I placed a dotted stencil on top of it,

and stenciled over the two stencils together.  Isn't this a great look!

 

Other supplies used:

Stamplorations stencil:leaf prints

Tim Holtz stencil: dotfade

Join the fun and you might be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing

 for the  $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. You don't have

 to use Repeat Impression stamps but an extra chance if you do.  

Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

Use my discount code on my side bar for 10% off.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Creatalicious Challenge 11/14 

Dies R US #180 -Stitched Nesting Squares 11/14

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie  12/1 

Stamplorations Stencil Challenge 12/1