November and a New Challenge!!

 It's November and time for a new challenge at the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything Goes + optional Make a Scene. 

I love making scenes for cards, I mae halloween ones this year and I have a few stamps to make into scenes but for this one I use a very old favourite of mine from Penny Black, I use it at least once every Christmas season and this is the time.

I have been working on this card for weeks it seems, the houses die cut in my "parts" box, I cut three light standards to glue together and the image stamped then the transition from cottage to home happened.  Time to get everything together, where are my light die cuts? can't find them cut 3 more next morning I sit to craft nd what is sitting in a basket on my rolly cart? the dies, well now I have spares. I cloured some vellum to put between two of the layers of lights. Made the sunset background, cloured the penguins with spica glitter pens, fussy cut and popped them up. Layerd it on a piece of metallic posterboard (dollar tree) then added that to a 3 1/4 X 6 1/4 base to make a Mini Slimline Card. 

Close up of the super cute carollers.

For the inside I used a strip of the blue metallic posterboard and a Stampendous Cling mount sentiment.

Couple of Challenges I'm entering this in:

Christmas Kickstart ~~ Christmas Snippits (die cut houses and vellum strip from parts box)

Addictted to Stamps and More ~~ $417 Christmas

Want to ramp up your Christmas Card stash please join us at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Anything goes Optional make a scene. Looking forward to seeing your creations.

Rudolph Days for January

 Well this is really leaving it until the fading moments of the Rudolph Days Challenge for January, I was adament I wasn't going to miss the first challenge of the year.  I started out with a die-cut and an oxide background and it wasn't working well at all, and who would figure there are two different colours of gold? All was not lost though, I have been trying to organize things so I can find things easier (not sure that will every happen) In one of the boxes I sorted I found make and take parts all neatly in a clip possibly from 2018 Christmas open house, unmade and thought wow someone was looking out for me today. So I coloured and put it together and I have one more holiday card. It's a little sketchy who's stamp it is but could be Hero Arts. 

The card could be made vertical or horozontal and the bow was already tied, whew! tiny ribbon and arthritic fingers do not work togther. The sentiment shows up better IRL.

Finished the inside with a sentiment from Impression Obsession. and some scraps from my table.

I'm am adding this to:

Rudolph Days ~~ January

Thanks for stopping by today and stay safe.

Let it Snow!!!

 Let it Snow is the new challenge a Shopping Our Stash!! Ontario received a good amount of really wet snow on Sunday it looked very nice but it's enough for now.  It's up to you haow you want to interpret the challenge, make sure it has something to do with snow. First I planned snowmen but I had printed off some super cute Bugaboo Stamps Penguins with making a slimline card at some point so the decision was made.  

Sometimes planning isn't one of my best suits  I cut all the pieces glued them together and then went to place the images and they were a tad big to look right straight, so Happy Accident they look great a little wonky. 

 Let it Snow is from Elizabeth Craft Designs

Finished the inside with a Stampendous sentiment that is keeping with the theme and a couple of scraps of cardstock and paper.  It is suggested to use 100 pound cardstock for the base of Slimline cards as they are tall and it works well but you might have to add some extra stamps for mailing. 

Thanks for joining me here and don't forget to check out the Main Blog and see the rest of the design teams snowy cards. 

The 25 days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 1

 As you see I have had a slow start but I'm hoping to get caught up quickly. Sunday I had to go to finish up at the Cottage, a few things left to do, it was a really wet day but everything is home but not put away yet.  My crafting supplies are still not in their place but so far I have found everything I need to make a couple of cards and a tag. I love the 25 days of Christmas tags and even though I don't need them for presents I found they fit in a letter envelope and are nice to give to my lunch date friends, the retirees and the bowling ladies, I think they enjoyed receiving them last year. The sponsor for Day` is Sunny Studio and the tag I chose is Lindsey's because she had the cutest penguin on her tag.

I really need to find a better way to photograph these tags, and cards for tat matter, I use an ott lamp and a photo booth I made but they look so dark.  This is the cutest set with a penguin and all kinds of accessories, but it doesn't come with dies so everything was fussy cut. I wasn't sure what she meant by "swink" but I masked the top part of the tag and blended some oxide ink and faded it to the bottom. The sentiment was with set. The tiny snowflake were in my parts bin. I'm not sure what die they are from but I'm going to be on the look out for it as they work perfect for tags.

Here is Lindsey's Tag.

I'm entering tis in:

25 days of Christmas Tags 2020 ~~ Day 1

Thanks for stopping by now on to day 2. 

It's Rudolph Days ~~ August

Wow it's only August 26th and I have my Rudolph Days card done already, of course I had a bit of a jumpstart as I coloured it last month while colouring July's image.

I have used a penguin digi from Bugaboo Stamps, they are the most adorable critters, Normally I use blue when I'm doing snow things but today I went with red and white. The sentiment is from Elizabeth Craft Designs,  I added little sticker dots to a few of the snowflakes on the snowflake embossed background.

Just a closer look and yes I will finish colouring the little guy (must have been in a hurry)

Finished the inside with one of the Stampin'up stamp set sentiments and the image as well. 

I'm entering this in:

Rudolph Days ~~ August

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Christmas Birds

And because I used no patterned paper and there is still an hour left.

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Cardstock Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous day.

It's Rudolph Days again.

As the challege is in it's last day I need to add this to Rudolph Days challenge, it is not unusual for me to be sneaking in on the last day but the weather has been so humid I haven't done much paper crafting. That being said here is my card.

I used an image from Bugaboo Stamps, they have the cutest penguin digis, love them and right now a 50% off sale too, and the current sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.The pattened paper is from a 12 X 12 paper pad I picked up at Goodwill last year,, the lace is from dolleraama.

Close up of the super cute penguin and I thought the lace looked like snowflakes.

 Inside is still to be stamped, I ran out of time but will be done asap or I will go to send it and it will be "surprise".

I'm entering this in 

Rudolph Days ~~ July

Tuesday Morning Sketches ~~ #565

Thanks for stopping to see my offering for Rudolph Days July P.S. I have a headstart on August.

Oh Christmas Sketch, Oh Christmas Sketch

I'm earlier than usual playing along with the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge,  It is a fabulous sketch I love it because I can use one or more of my 12 tag dies, I seemed to accumulate a few but they won't go to waste since I LOVE this sketch.  First up is a super cute penguin I have had on my table since last year (well moved 3 of them from spot to spot) It was coloured and the background was also a scrap of oxide background. So here is my rendition of the sketch.

I haven't been in the red/green mode lately for Christmas cards and since this is Winter  I needed to go with the blues. The snowflake strip is from Elizableth craft designs and the let it snow from Tim Holtz holiday words. The swirl I used is part of a leaf swirl I've had for years and two of the swirls minus the leaves made a perfect hanger for my tag. The penguin was cut in white and coloured with alcohol markers the eyes and beak are scraps of cardstock. 

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

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Oh Christmas Sketch 

Here is the sketch.

Sparkles Christmas Challenge ~~ #112 Add a Ribbon, Lace or Twine.

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~~ #22 Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous crafty week. 

It's a Penguin Kind of Day!!

I don't think it's cold enough here in South Western Ontario for penguins it's above freezing and a misty/foggy/snowy day, the weatherman missed the mark on our "major" storm, then again the weekend isn't over yet. The month of January has just flown by and it's already a day past Rudolph Days but I was prepared this month and have a card already.

Now are those not the cutest penguins playing in the snow? These guys are from Bugaboo Digital Stamps. The wonky frame is from Gina Marie designs. Patterned paper is some I bought at Scrapfest last April. 

Close up of the trio. I did give the accessories a "wink" of stella.

The base is a piece of Kraft cardstock and the scalloped layer both were leftovers from another card. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and has become my new fav. 

I am adding this card to:

Rudolph Days ~~ January

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ Penguin Parade

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog ~~ Photo Inspiration 

There you have my crafting I did on the weekend.  Thanks for visiting today and have a crafty week.

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 ~~ Day 2

It's Day 2 at the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019  the sponsor for today is Ellen Hudson.  For my inspiration I chose a tag made by one of their design team members, Michelle Ferguson. Her tag was adorable and lots of different elements that I didn't use, second layer, sentiment and wobbles. My trials from yesterday (Toto) continued this afternoon when I sat down to craft but perseverance was the name of the game as I took her off the table, secretary, desk, and any other item she could get attention from. Now that my project is finished she is "regenerating" on the bed. So here is my finished tag.

I didn't have any cute "French Hens" but I had an adorable penguin from a Stampin'up set I bought at a yardsale a couple of summers ago, it is called SnowPlace and has 22 stamps, snowmen and penguin and accessories. 

Close up of the cute critters

and now the tag that was my inspiration

I am adding this to:

25 Day of Christmas Tags 2019 ~~ Day 2 

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned Day 3 is Wednesday.

Rudolph Days are Here Again!!!

So much fun to keep up with the Holiday cards with Rudolph Days, it starts on the 25th of each month and runs until the last day of the month (February you have to be quick)  So here is my card for August Rudolph Days.

I have made a cute scene with Caroling Penguins from Penny Black, I coloured the image with Spica Glitter Pens and fussy cut it. The background was made a few weeks go with distress oxide inks I die cut a couple of snow banks and added a street light to finish the scene, then dotted a few tiny rhinestones  for snowflakes.

Close up of the super cute carolers.

Since my front image was layered on Elizabeth Craft Designs scalloped rectangles, I carried the theme through to the inside, I added one of the two sentiments that comes with the Penny Black stamp set.

I'm entering this in:

Rudolph Days ~~ August

ABC Christmas Challenge ~~ P is for Penguins

Thanks for visiting,  Have a wonderful week.

Have Yourself a merry "LITTLE" Christmas at the Jingle Belles.

The emphasis is on the little Lauren and Stephanie want to see Inchies (1") and Twinchies (2") traditionally these are little square pictures but you can use any shape, Stephanie used circles.  Here is what I came up with using some cute images from Bugaboo Stamps (check them out they have freebies every Friday)

Aren't these penguins just the cutest little images whick I coloured with my Spica Glitter pens. Let it Snow is a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

The inchies are elevated with squares of fun foam.

Finished inside with a leftover scrap of patterned paper and a favourite sentiment.

I would like to enter this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~ Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

and slipping in on almost the last day.....

Rudolph Days ~~ 25th to the last day of the month.

Thanks for stopping by today and it's time to work on Holiday cards.

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Three of a Kind

Slipping in with a few days to spare with a card for the Jingle Belles Rock challenge.  I had so many ideas and some were printed and coloured but life sometimes gets in the way of crafting.  I also had two birthday cards to make so I can get them mailed or delivered.  I saw the new sketch at Stella Says Sketch and thought it worked for my image and I used a bugaboo image as well.

Coloured the super cute penguins with alcohol markers, cut the image with long rectangles, layered on the scalloped long rectangles. They were a little too long for the image but they are very easy to shorten up. 

Closse up of the image, wink of stella was added to the hats, scarves and mits. 

 Finished inside with a stampendous sentiment.

Entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ We three kings (three of a kind)

Stella Says Sketch #602

Thanks for visiting today stay tuned there is more to come.

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017 ~~ day 26 ~~ Bonus day!!

Surprise it's a bonus tag, High Hopes Stamps is sponsoring the bonus tag day at the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017.  I am so happy I managed to get caught up and this is my last tag for the challenge hop.  As most of my readers know I love purple and I just had to use Kristine's purple tag as inspiration. Here is what I made.

I didn't have the adorable penguin from High Hopes Stamps so I used the cute one from Bugaboo Stamps, as you see I do love all shades of purple.

I fussy cut the penguin out and popped him up. I cut a few hills and a tree.

Here is Kristine's tag

  

This was the sentiment I thought I could use but it was too large for the tag. It is from High Hopes Stamps and I've had it for quite a few years.  It's just so Canadian.

Last entry for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017

Thanks again for spending time looking at all the super tags I made and I hope you made some too.

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017 ~~ Day 17

It's been a marathon the last two days getting caught up with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags, it all started Friday when I didn't have any time to spare, Saturday and Sunday were no better but I was determined to get them finished, of course now it will be many blog posts so I can stay caught up this week.  Only 4 more tags to make but there are a couple of days grace for those of us that have fallen behind.

For Day 17 my inspiration was Lindsey's super cute penguin tag,  My image is from Bugaboo Stamps

Here is Lindsey's tag.

Entering this in:

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017 ~~ Day 17

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned there are 4 more to be blogged.