It's Halloween all Year Long.

 My great grandson loves Halloween sculls, spiders, ghouls anything in between, So I made him a halloween card for his birthday, makes it real easy to make cards for him. 

One of his favourite colours is purple so this scull paper was perfect and when you have a BIG sentiment it makes a card easier. What 8 yo doesn't like a shaker card, actually is there anyone that doesn't love a shaker? 

Finished inside of the card with a scrap of patterned paper and some escapees from trying to get the shaker together. Of course finished it off with a Hero Arts vertical sentiment.

Hopefully I can this can pass for a Halloween all Year long challenge

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~ Anything Goes 

Seize the Birthday ~~ Anything Goes

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

Do You See What I See? ~~ I see a Narwal

 Finally I managed to get my second card done for the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge ~~ I can see Clearly Now. have a clear element on your project, my first I went half clear but went a bit smaller this time. I'm hoping I have time for a third and get back on track with my personal quota. 

I started with a trio of cover plate dies and attached them to a navy top fold base. The adorable Narwal was coloured with alcohol markers flat attached to a circle of distress oxide inked paper. I addded some clear beads then used a shaker card pouch from Impression Obsession (many, many years old, only one left now) then cut a scalloped frame to cover the edge of the pouch (they never go on straight for me) The sentiment is from the set and te Holiday die is one of my new sentient dies, I loved the font on this set and can you ever have too many sentiment dies?

Close up of that darling little Narwal in his winter scarf.

finished the inside with a couple of scraps of the water coloured inked paper and an Impression Obsession holiday sentimente.

I'm adding this to:

The Jingle Belles Rock Challenge ~~ I can See Clearly Now

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #72  Wrapped Up for Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today and check out the Jingle Belles Challenge it ends at 6 p.m.EST but a new one starts Friday at midnight.  

Shake that Snow Globe and make it Snow!!

 Hello friends, family and followers, it's the 4th of the month and time for a new Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers. I am not keeping up with my Holiday card count so at some point I'm going to have to double up. As always the Christmas challenge is anything goes but there is an option of making a snow globe card/ 

I decided to go the Snow Globe route but not your average one I made a "tourist" type snow globe featuring Santa. I made it into a Mini Slimline card. 3.25 X 6.25

I die cut the globe/scene 4 maybe 5 times out of 100 pound white cardstock and glued them together after that was done I thought hmm was going to cut the insides out of them to make it a shaker, but it was deep enough to add some tiny beads, I then added a piece of acetate and another die-cut. For the backing I found a scrap of inky background that fit the bill. I added the tiny beads and glued the back on the snow globe. To finish the front I dug out some starform sentiments and snowflakes. 

Here is a look at the height of the die cuts.

I finished the inside with a scrap of white and navy with a piece of the background paper and a Impression Obsession sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today and check out the inspiration the rest of the design team have made. 

Happy New Year

And Welcome to the first Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge of 2022. 

We made it easy for the the first challenge after the holidays, which was good for me as it was a comedy of errors from the start, it happens when you pick the patterned paper and as soon as it's glued to the cardstock you know it was a wrong choice (it was not savable) 

I made a "TeePee" card they are normally simple, 3- 4 inch squares of cardstock 3- 3 3/4 inch pieces of patterned paper, you can make them any size you want but this one fits an A2 envelope.  I realized I hadn't used this stamp in 2021 so needed to use it as it works really well for a shaker. 

Now to the the next part of the "comedy of errors" As I am taking pictures the tape on the dome let loose and there were mini beads all over fortunately they were all in the photo box. I must remember to tape or glue the edges of the shaker dome as the "sticky" was compromised. 

close  up of the shaker part.

Here is how it folds up to fit in the envelope. To close the card I used a small dot of velcro.

I'm entering this in:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today, check out what the rest of the design team have made for the challenge then get your Christmas Crafty on and join us, 

No Patterned Paper is the Challenge!!

Finally found time to get the card finished for the Jingle Belles Rock challenge, you can't use patterned paper on your project. Not a biggie for me I like using embossing folders, glad it wasn't that. I was so inspired over Lauren's week 1 card I just had to case it, I have the same super cute stamp/die set, never been inked. Here is the LINK to her card.

And it's a shaker too!!! who wouldn't love a narwal card?  First time using the triple swirl die I cut it with light blue medium blue and navy and layered it on an greenish background. thus 4 colours. I just learned a very good lesson, when you have the super shaker cups too long they the adhesive doesn't hold and you need to use more or glue it. What a mess, beads all over and I aldread had the adhesive on the back ready to attach it to the card. So if you have some shaker cups remember my lesson.  Now that Narwal is just the cutest thing, I'm hoping to make more minus the shaker element. The background behind the shaker is oxide ink not patterned paper.

Just a closer look, I didn't use the die to cut him out I fussy cut as I didn't want a white edge and I love fussy cutting. 

As you see I couldn't throw those off cuts from the top layer  I figured they would work on the inside with the sentiment which I believe is Impression Obsession. 

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Cardstock Christmas 

That's all for now, Thanks for visiting today and stay tuned August Rudolph Days is soon.

One Last "Leftovers" card for the Jingle Belles

Although I still have quite a few bits and pieces from over-cutting, stamping and colouring images, making backgrounds this will be my last card for Holiday Leftovers at the Jingle Belles.

This one has the most leftovers the base and the frame are new, the birch trees are a partial die-cut slated for a challenge that never got made, well the cardinal was the last one in the box (I die cut all 6 at the same time) the white fawn the evergreen and the snowflake "star" and the oxide ink background was also set aside when I made one I liked better.

Close up to show the beads and that it's a Shaker Card!! haven't made a shaker card in eons  

Even the inside was a leftover from an earlier card, I cut the sentiment with double sided tape on the back when I changed my mind I had to stick it to a piece of 4 X 5 1/4 cardstock so it didn't get stuck together, I just added the sticker snowman. 

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Holiday Leftovers

Thanks for visiting today.

Shopping Our Stash #365 ~~ Shake, Shake, Shake that Shaker card!!!

Chana's back!! and has a fun challenge this week, make a shaker card!!! Lots of creative ways to make a shaker card, I took the easy route and made mine with a shaker cup (think that is what it is called)  So get those thinking caps on and join in the fun at Shopping Our Stash.   Here is my "winter" shaker card.  I never tire of making Winter/Christmas cards.

I used a very "old" retired Stampin'up set, I love this image for shaker cards it fits so well, I usually use it in a window frame shaker, but thought I would "shake" it up.  This is a 5 1/4 inch square card. The Merry Christmas is a sticker,

Inside the dome I put white and blue beads and some Martha Stuart Glitter snow (have no idea how old it is) I coloured the image with Spica glitter pens and a copic marker. I double cut the scalloped circle as the first one didn't fit right and I want to appear I'm perfect. lol. 

Finished the inside to co-ordinate with the front and  the sentiment  is very ancient and is from High Hope Stamps. 

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

Take 2 of the Easter Mouse Saga......

I'm back with the second of the House Mouse Easter cards I made on Friday, I used another of my Easter house mouse and I made a Shaker Card. This is for the youngest of my Great Grandsons.

Since little guys like bright colours I chose polka dots to accent the round shaker, of course I used a pre-made shaker dome it takes the stress out of starting from scratch. I pulled the colours from the dots and coloured the Easter eggs he is holding.

Close up of the little mousey with the coloured eggs.

Didn't have an Easter sentiment but found one that kind of worked. The bunnies on the bottom are dies from Gina Marie.Designs

I am entering this in:

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes.

I'm glad you stopped by again to see my Easter creation.

Pink, Warm, Winter, Wishes ~~ and it {{{shakes}}}

I'm getting my money's worth out of some very old patterned paper, I'm gonna be sad when it's all gone. It works so well with the Annual Pink Christmas challenge at the Jingle Belles. I think this is #5 for the challenge. I hope you have at least made one for the the challenge, it is for a good cause, Breast Cancer Research. Both Stephanie and Lauren are donating $2.00 each for every card posted on the blog. 

It's an image I found on Pinterst (I love snowmen/women) I decided I wanted to make a shaker card, I cut the frame with EC Designs stitched rectangles. added some pretty sequins instead of beads (as I seemed to leave them at home) the Sentiment is from Impression Obsession 

Closer looke at the sequins.

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The sentiment is from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

Entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ (gah) Pink Christmas

12 Months of Christmas link up ~~ Anything goes

There is still time to add your Pink Christmas creation to the Jingle Belles Blog it closes on Wednesday night, it's for a good cause.

What's White all over with a Touch of Red and shakes? A Challenge or two!!!

I love making shaker cards and today's card is brought to you by a pair of great challenge prompts. Just Us Girls ~~ Sequins (I rarely use them) and 52 Week Christmas card Throwdown ~~ White with a sprinkling of Red. I've been hoarding sequins for a couple of years I'm never sure how to use them or how many to put on a card, I'm in awe of people that use them for me it seems the only use is a shaker card. I'm behind on my Holiday cards so I need to get busy an make at least two a week or I won't have enough for mailing. Here is my holiday shaker.

I used Vertical Birch Trees Card Panel from Frantic Stamper Inc. I bought it this year at Scrapfest Kitchener. The cardinals are from another birch tree die that has two cardinal dies from Impression Obssession I love both dies but the card panel is perfect for a shaker but very tedious cutting the narrow foam tape in half as the edges are very narrow. White and a few red sequins used to fill the shaker.

Close up of the sequins.

The base and the backing for the shaker is shimmer cardstock, for the birch trees I used a natural white cardstock The sentiment is from Impression Obsession Inc.

Challenges I'm entering:

Just Us Girls ~ #360 Trend Week

52 Christmas Card Throwdown 

Merry Monday #213 Inspiration challenge (I went with Red and White colours)

Thanks for stopping by and visiting today and since it's Monday have a fabulous week!!!

Summery Bright Christmas!!

I had fun picking some summery colours and Christmas paper for this August Challenge at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round. I think this is Holiday Card #56 so I still have a ways to go, I lost my ticker tape and haven't put it back on the blog yet. I won a prize for July at Christmas Cards all Year 'Round that was exciting. I'm so glad they have the blog started up again.  Here is my offering for the challenge.

I made a cute Shaker card (again)  although I need to put a sentiment on the front yet, I have limited supplies at the cottage. I didn't want to gussy it up too much I wanted the window to be the focal point. The stamp I used is from a Christmas set from Stampin'up which is long retired but this image is perfect for the window card. I used clear and blue beads in the shaker.

Blue and clear beads in the window.

Finished inside using a left over scrap of patterned paper and a Stampin'up verse

I want to enter this in:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round  August Challenge Use Bright and summery colours

Thanks for joining me today and have an awesome week.

Finally!!! a Card for the Jingle Belles Rock Challenge ~~ I can see Clearly Now.

Well I didn't have any time last week to make any cards for the challenge and most of the weekend I was busy here at the cottage so here I am Monday morning wanting to make not one but two cards for the Jingle Belles rock. My first card became a total disaster ~~ more on that one when I finish it and blog it on Wednesday, so frustrated with that one I started the second idea I had, I chose my colours and patterned paper cut them to size so far so good and then it all went to Hell in a handbasket. Maybe I'll show you the card first and you can follow along a bit better.

As you see I chose a light blue base, first cut the circle in it then did a "palm to forehead" I didn't want a hole in it I wanted it in the patterned layer, ok into the off cut basket it went. All went well with the cutting and layering of the top layer, then I decided to put the snowman on the base, glued it down on the back, so it was on the bottom when I opened the card, ok glue hadn't set yet so peeled it off and glued it properly. I was pleased then I added shaker card pouch and the layers as everything went well. There was a minor problem when the M in Merry didn't cut and I had to do it over. I was glad I didn't plan on any fancy stuff to do on this card as I wanted the snowman to shine.

Close up of the Sunshine Stamps snowman, he is one of 4 and I use them alot.

Simply finished inside, I wanted no more errors.

I would like to enter this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ I can see clearly now

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge use a sentiment

Christmas Card Challenges  #30 anything goes 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been "trying" to craft.

A Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On.........

I'm really late this week with my Christmas card for my holiday stash, I still have one or two more to keep up with what I planned. The Jingle Belles have a challenge that is really fun, I had so many plans but only one emerged so far, so I went the easy way and made a shaker card since the challenge is Shake, Rattle and Roll which is to make an interactive card. Along the way to this challenge I saw a new to me challenge blog, ABC Christmas Challenge and this week it is J is for Jewels so I added a few. So here is my shaker card.

Cute snowman stamp is from Inkadinkadoo, paper from Bo Bunny and the shaker card pouch (I sort of cheated) is from Impression Obsession, I have had them for a long, long time and it's the first one I have used out of the package, 9 more to go.

Close up of the image, the beads are from the dollar store.

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

I would like to enter this in:

Jingle Belles Rock - Shake, Rattle and Roll 

ABC Christmas challenge - J is for Jewels

Thanks for visiting today and come back again soon, I'm hoping to get one more done for my stash.