Pink Christmas at the Jingle Belles Rock Episode 2.

I'm back with episode 2 of the on-going marathon of Pink Christmas for the Jingle belles.  This time I made a Vertical Mini Slimline card .

I used another Bugaboo digital image, it's another favourite of mine which is brought into service every Christmas. The three images are perfect for a mini slimline (3.25 X 6.25 inches) The patterned paper is from Stampin'up and this is the last piece I could find. 

Close up of the super cute center penguin block, 

Finished the inside with a couple of scraps of cardstock (there was no patterned paper left) and another of a favourite Hero Arts vertical Christmas sentiment, it was probably one of the first stamps I bought when I started stamping over 20 years ago. Sorry my card is a more subdued pink than I had anticipated but wait for installment #3 later. 

I'm entering tis in:

Jingle Belles Rock Challenge ~~ I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Thanks for checking back today and it's not over yet, stay tuned for the next instalment.

It's PINK Christmas time!!!

 Every October it's Pink Christmas at the Jingle Belles Rock challenge, for every pink Christmas card in their gallery both Stephanie and Lauren each donate $2 for Breast Cancer Research. I am in a time crunch this year as I'm leaving for a holiday Tuesday and will be gone 2 1/2 weeks so it will be fewer cards this year from me. So please get busy and enter the challenge.

I used a digital image from Bugaboo Designs (sadly it is closed)  I use this image at least one a season,  I also used a paw prints die setit has the plain and fancy in three sizes. The patterned paper is from Recollections. The 6 X 6 paperpad works great when you make a 5 1/2 inch square card.

Finished the inside with a scrap of the patterned paper and very well loved sentiment from Hero Arts.

I am adding this to:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Show us your Pussycats ~~ Anything Furry Goes.

Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned for a marathon of how many can I get done in two days.

Santa Baby!!!

The Jingle Belles are featuring Santa for this challenge.  I just managed to squeeze one in on the weekend while at the cottage, I'm hoping there is time on Wednesday to pop another one in.

It would have been much better if I had more basic dies...note to self pack some circles.  I went with a hot weather Santa from Bugaboo stamps, isn't he a cutie, I'm not sure if he is vacationing or just a quick stop on his midnight run, he sure looks like he is having a fun day at the beach.

Since there were limited supplies (I must organize better) I have no sentiment stamps or dies with me so the inside will be finished when I get home.

I'm entering this in:

The Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Santa Baby

Thanks for spending a bit of time here today and have a fabulous week. 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #10 S is for Snarky Christmas

I'm a day late with my post for guest designing with Christmas Kickstart along with the rest of the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, I really thought it was next week, I guess I should NOT rely on my memory.  I had the Bugaboo Grumpy Christmas Cat all printed out waiting to find some time to squeeze it in to my schedule but Wednesday was my "free" day this week.

I love this grumpy cat from Bugaboo Designs, I had printed it a bit larger than usual so made it into a 5 1/4 inch square card. I flat attached it to the "lumberjack plaid" paper and popped the computer generated sentiment up.

Close up of the sentiment.

The snarky sentiment was found on "google" 

Not sure who will be the recipient of this card but I'm positive there are a lot of "bah humbugs" around.

Thanks for visiting today and don't forget to join the fun at Christmas Kickstart, head over and see what the rest of the "sisters" have made.

Challenge #134 at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is W is for What The &*%#

I have missed the last couple of challenges at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers it's been a bit of a struggle, because by the time I have something viable to make I have run out of time, but this week, actually it happened on Friday, Bugaboo Stamps posted their Friday Freebie and I was all over it like a kid with a bag of smarties (the candy coated chocolate ones, they are Canadian)  So after printing the image and sentiment I immediately lost the image, I know it's here "somewhere" so with the second printing I managed to get it done.

The image and sentiment are from Bugaboo Stamps, the dies I used are from Elizableth Craft Designs and Stampin'up conversation bubble. (which took a while to locate in my rolly cart)

Gotta love Stella and her colourful language, although it's a bit different than the one above, got me wondering now. I added paper glaze to her specs and put the sentiment in a bubble.

Thanks for stopping by today, head over to the MAIN BLOG and check out what the sisters and our Queen have made for your inspiration.

Merry Sketch-Mas is the Challenge at the Jingle Belles!!

I missed the earth day challenge last time, it's one I really like but alas life got in the way and I just ran out of time so I was determined to get one done early this fortnight, (I might even get one more made) The sketch is by Stephanie and it's a great one.  Here is my take on the sketch.......

Here is the sketch

Just in case you recognize the cute tag, yes it's one I made in 2017 for the 25 days of Christmas Tags, The image is from Bugaboo Stamps. Since I have not uses any of the tags I decided I was one step up on the challenge and show that you don't just need to make tags for gifts they can attached to cards. 

Finished the inside with a diecut edge of patterned paper and a Stampendous sentiment. 

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Merry Sketch-Mas

Thanks for spending time checking what I have been crafting....and it's Holiday Cards!!!

An Easter Card for the Kids.

I had so many ideas for Easter cards for the two little ones but it took me so long to get the first one done the other just didn't make it. (I have a cute bunny for next year)

I had this side step card base hanging out of my desk for a while and thought it was perfect for the super cute "freebie" image from Bugaboo Designs.  I thought the "eggs" would be perfect I didn't have an egg die so just used a couple of different sizes ov ovals and some scraps of patterned paper, To fill in under the "eggs" I used grass die cuts and some chocolate bunnies. The grass die is from Impression Obsession and the bunnies are from Gina Marie. I bet this is the shortest blog post I've ever made. 

Thanks for checking out what I've been crafting over the weekend. 

Three for the Money!!!

It seems like I have been working on this card forever, it was 3 or 4 days, some days nothing goes right so you put it aside and then sometimes life gets in the way and commitments happen. Yahoo it's finished!! It's for 3 of a kind at the Jingle Belles, my second card for the challenge, so I'm on track for my one a week.

I have had the image coloured for several weeks and finally did something with it, I really wanted a doily behind the kitties but my doily die was MIA (since found it too) So looking through my box of "diecuts" I found this wreath cut in stardream white. The cute little Christmas kitties are from Bugaboo Designs. Every Friday they post a free image for you to use, how cool is that?

 I carried the patterned paper to the inside and use an Artful Stamper sentiment.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles ~~ We three Kings. 

Catch the Bug Challenge ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous week.

Season's Tweetings ~~ Take #2

Since I had a bit of time today I finished the card I started yesterday, I had the image coloured I found a sketch I really liked and since penguins are birds I plan on entering this for the Jingle Belles #putabirdonit.

Again I use a super cute image from Bugaboo Designs, I have been seeing the large silver snow flake on my table so decided to use it before it had fallen apart and became useless. The background paper was a super find at the local thrift store, (I scored two 12 X 12 paper pads and one was Christmas). 

The theme of the front was carried to the inside with the paper, the oval and the snowflake. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles ~~  Rockin'Robin 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 ~~ Sketch 156  (a few liberties)

Thanks for stopping by today and checking on what I've been crafting. There is still a bit of time to enter the Jingle Belles challenge and the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Season Tweetings..............

I'm playing along with the Jingle Belles again for the #putabirdonit challenge, it is a fun theme so I just had to make a fun bird card.

I started this card way earlier in the week and I planned on using the Sketch Saturday  sketch but time got away from me to finish it in time but I still used the basic sketch and had a chance to use a doily I die cut last summer out of foam core. The super image is from Bugaboo Stamps it is one of my older digis but I just love it and usually colour them as blue birds. 

Close up of the image and the beautiful JOY die cut.

Finished inside with a scrap of patterned paper and a sentiment from the Artful Stamper.

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Rockin' Robin 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous day!!!

U is for Unicorn at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!!!

It's a NEW challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers ~~ #131 U is for Unicorn.  It was a good thing we got the prompt early as I have 0 unicorns so it gave me a chance to use my gift card and pick out a unicorn digi from Bugaboo Stamps. I won $30 last year when I entered one of the challenges.

The digi is coloured with copic markers and spica glitter pens, lavishly coated with Wink of Stella on the balloon and body of the unicorn. Background paper is from a paper pad and the sentiment was included with the image.

Close up of the sentiment

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Finished the inside of the card with a $2 stamp from Michaels.

Thanks for visiting today and head over to the MAIN BLOG and check out what the rest of our design team have made for the challenge. 

K is for Kitties at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

The challenge for the next two weeks is K is for Kitties at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, even though I've been very limited with creative power I really, really wanted to do the kitties one because they are my favourite pet. Here is what I came up with. Before you have a peek, if you are offended with some vulgar words better stop here, the "snark" happened today!! First the awesome graphics Lee made for us.

Now here is your chance to leave if you don't want to see the vulgar word.

I used a grumpy kitty from Bugaboo Stamps and used a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. The reason for my "snow" card is we were having a "wild" windy snow day which arrived after two days of freezing rain. Winter is back!!!

Close  up of grumpy kitty. 

Finished inside of the card with one of my "flaky" sentiments.

I'm entering this in:

Tuesday Morning Sketches ~ ~  

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Festive Felines 

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the Main Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have made.

It's Jingle Belles Time!!!

How great to be keeping up with the Jingle Belles this year!! I haven't missed one and it's a really cute challenge this time, While Shepherds Watched their Flocks which translates to they want to see CRITTERS on your holiday card.

I have a trio of cute critters for the challenge from Bugaboo designs and a fabulous sketch from Sketch Saturday. 

Close up of the super cute kitties.

Finished the inside with a scrap of patterned paper and an Impression Obsession sentiment.

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ While Shepherds Watch their Flocks

52 Christmas Card Throwdown ~~ Christmas Pets

Sketch Saturday ~~ October

Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned Rudolph Days are coming soon.

It's Tuesday!! Time for a NEW Challenge at Shopping our Stash.

Hello family, friends and followers!!! Wasn't it a gorgeously "hot" weekend, lots of sunshine here in SWO!! I had time to make a card for Shopping Our Stash!! challenge #356 ~~ Pomp and Circumstance which translates to a Graduation card or just a Congrats card will do.  I had a chance to take advantage of the Friday Freebie from Bugaboo Stamps and it was a grad. image. They have a different freebie every Friday.

Not my usual mouse image this time but it's a super cute Grad Mouse from Bugaboo Stamps,  Although the image is new I used my original spellbinders oval dies and the cardstock is probably a couple of years old.

Close up of the image.

Oh look finished with out the sentiment, I have a great grad . sentiment and  I neglected to bring it to the cottage,  Well be prepared there will be a lot of darn I forgot "something" at home, or didn't think to pack it.  I brought my big shot but only brought the magnetic platform so there went any idea of embossing the background.  I just need to pack smarter.

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to the Main Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have made. 

Rudolph Days ~~ April

Here it is April 30 and I'm slipping in at the last minute for Rudolph days and slipping in with Canada Revenue too. I really don't like to cut it so close but both are done now and this will be a very quick post.

I've had this super cute bugaboo designs image coloured for a while now, it was die cut with stitched tag dies. I added a bow, the Joy brad and a couple of gold snowflakes that were in a box of die cuts. Score!!! wow coloured image and snowflakes already to use.

Close up of the sute Christmas Kitties

I'm entering this in 

Rudolph Days ~~ April

Thanks for stopping by and see you again Tuesday A.M. for Shopping Our Stash.