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.

Something old, Something new, Something Borrowed and Something Blue!!

Have you guessed the challenge #91 at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is.....W is for Wedding and we want to see  something old, new, borrowed and something blue on your project.  I went with my favourite married couple...Stella and Gus and their views on marriage a bit snarky too.

As you see my colour choice is blue and the patterned paper is OLD, the postage stamp die is the new part and (stretching it a bit) the borrowed is the current Stella says Sketch #513.

The sentiment is also from Bugaboo stamps, I borrowed it from the other Stella & Gus marriage digi.

Close up of the two love birds. 

Finished the inside with the sentiment that came with the front image of Stella and gus.  You have to love their snarky humour.

Now a picture tutorial on how I use the fun foam instead of pop dots, it makes the image more stable for mailing and doesn't add much weight.  I found this out from one of  Jennifer McGuire's  videos.

First I cut the shape I need just a bit smaller than the image.

then I glue or tape it to the image and glue and tape to the card base.  Just a word of caution don't buy the fun foam at the $$ store in a package it is too thin buy the 2mm singles, I did get some at Len's Mills today. 

I'm entering this in:

Stella Says Sketch #513 

Thanks for visiting today and head over to the Snarky stampers to check out the rules and see what snarky goodness the rest of the team and the Queen has made for the challenge.

It's Saturday!!! Time for a New Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge #86 ~~ D is for Drunk!!! It's just what is seems...anything to do with alcohol. Of course I went with a favourite  Bugaboo imbiber...Stella!!! and here she is in all her glory!!!

Now what is great about Stella....she has her own sketch challenge and I used it for this card.  I used some wide washi tape I found at the local dollar store, two I put on white the third I used teal cardstock, the background is from a paper stack from Walmart.

I used some Plaid paper glaze on the glass and glasses.

Believe it or not I found the sentiment on Verses4Cards under Inspiration (drinking sayings)

So there finally is some snark!!!

I would like to enter this in:

Stella Says Sketch #511

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out the main blog and see what the rest of the design team have made for the challenge....you won't be disappointed.

Jingle Belles Rock a (gah) Pink Christmas, check it out!!!

The theme at Jingle Belles Rock is a Pink Christmas, this is a very important challenge, for every pink Christmas card added to their blog both Lauren and Stephanie donate $2.00 each to Breast Cancer, I believe it is research this year,  So get out your pink and join in the fun and let's beat last year's total.

It  has been a beautiful after the holiday time here at the cottage, although I didn't get as much crafting as I planned but I did get one more for the Pink Christmas challenge and parts for two more. I was missing my rectangle dies and I had not one brad available but I have until Wednesday to get them done hope to see your project there.

The sketch is from Stella says Sketch and the image is from Bugaboo, I added white opal liquid pearl to the hat, mitts and bottom of dress. The cute paper is almost the last piece of that squirrel/presents paper that is years old, and the other paper is about the same age.

Finished inside with more of the paper, it reminds me of the circles they do in figure skating.

I would like to enter this in

Jingle Belles Rock (gah) Pink Christmas

Stella Says Sketch #415

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the Jingle Belles Challenge it's for a good cause.

We Three Mice Tickle the Ivories.

The challenge at Jingle Belles Rock is We Three Kings and I seem to have quite a few triple image stamps so I decided to make a second card for their challenge. I like looking for a sketch that I can use and Stella Says Sketch just happened to pop up in my e-mail so a card was born.

I flipped the sketch 90 degrees left. The stamp is from House Mouse Designs and is called Sock Hop featuring Amanda, Maxwell and Mudpie. 

Finished inside.

I would like to enter this in:

Jingle Belles Rock: We Three Kings (three mice, three socks, three snowflakes.

Catch The Bug Challenge ~ Stella says Sketch #411

Thanks for stopping by today and having a look at my newest Holiday card. Stop by again real soon.

Fluffles and the Present

Well I had a good day today finishing up some images I coloured on the weekend, too hot to sit on the beach, the laptop doesn't like working if I go to a time suck like facebook and golf on tv...what a line-up so I coloured. Of course I'm working on my Holiday Card stash and I was amazed at all the great challenges out there. Today I found Stella Says sketch challenge, I haven't entered Catch the bug challenges for a while, I didn't use a Bugaboo image as I didn't print any off while I was home last week.

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Adorable little fluffles (they are all retired now) from Stampendous, sketch from Stella and patterned paper from American Crafts (Holly Jolly)

Close up of Fluffles.

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

Challenges I would like to enter:

Christmas Card Challenge #31

The Paper Players #302 Christmas in July

Stella Says Sketch #411

Show us Your Pussies ~~ an all cat challenge

Nice to see you again so soon...I am on a roll with Holiday cards. 

It's an Easter Surprise...........

Every time I start to create I look for a challenge, well every two weeks the House Mouse and Friends has a Monday challenge this one is Easter then I checked out the sketches I had listed and Stella Says Sketch looked like it would work great with my image. What do you think?

I chose spring colours and flowers just to make believe spring will arrive soon. I cut the rectangles with Elizabeth Craft stitched rectangles, added the cute die cut bunny and some grass to make it look like he is hiding,

Close up of the super cute house mouse and the die cuts too.

Finished the inside with a computer generated sentiment from Verses4Cards. 

The challenges I'm entering: 

House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge Easter

Stella Says Sketch  #404

Thanks for visiting today and get those Easter cards started.

Challenge #99 Christmas and Glitter!!!

It's challenge time at Clear it Out Tuesday the theme is Holiday!! and the holiday is Christmas the stash item is Glitter. Those two things really go together, The sponsors for the challenge are Bugaboo Stamps and Digital Paper Craft.  I am in full swing making Christmas cards so I was happy to make one. I chose some totally cute penguins from Bugaboo Stamps and here it is......

I used the sketch from Stella says Sketch at Catch the Bug challenge Blog.

Here is a close up of the super cute penguins, I coloured them with copics but the hats, scarves and mittens were coloured with spica glitter pens, although you can't see it they are quite sparkly.

Finished inside of the card.

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Catch the Bug challenge blog Stella says Sketch #318

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you find time to enter your Glittery Christmas projects at Clear it Out Tuesday.

U is for Ugly ~~ Ugly Paper that is

I don't know where our leader get's all these ideas from but this one is a doozy, Dig out the ugliest paper you have in your stash and make us at card for the Challenge at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  I must admit I was very challenged with this one as my planning didn't include ugly paper or anything that matched, I must get better at packing for the challenges I plan on creating while at our cottage.  I am very pleased I did manage to get a week ahead on most of them.

You know that paper looks much uglier IRL, what ticked me was I have a stamp at home that would match the paper,  I used an old Hero Arts Stamp and the sketch from Stella Says Sketch,.

Here is a closer look at the paper and my newest project ~~ making the candy dots. I bought a toaster oven at a yard sale a few years ago to do crafts with but until today it was the first time I used it. Since I was at the cottage I put it outside on a tall table hubby made (perfect height) right in front of the electrical outlet that way I didn't stink up the cottage as the plastic melted.

Simple Thinking of You on the inside

Challenges I am entering this in:

Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch (loosely followed)

SOS Challenge #209 ~~~ Gingham Style

Looking for my Clear it Out post scroll down or click HERE.

Shopping Our Stash has a fabulously awesome challenge, Gingham Style - use checkers, checks or squares on your project. I had a great idea for the challenge unfortunately what I planned didn't work but I persevered and managed to come up with something I liked. I found some gingham buttons at a yard sale on Saturday and just had to incorporate at least one on my card.

Although you can't really see it well the scalloped oval and the border is shiny card stock. You will see a lot of Birthday cards in the next while as I have 12 birthdays this month. 

Now isn't this button adorable? I just had to use it even if there is no other pink on the card. 

I thought the little mousie is making a Birthday cake so I used this cute sentiment on the inside.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Stella Says Sketch #311  I flipped the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week.

It’s Tuesday and time for a NEW Challenge at CIOT

Oh my where is the time going to? It is only 10 days to the big day. I’m not ready are you? I’m still working on Christmas cards, I made them for the design teams, I make them when I see a great sketch or get a new stamp I even make them in my sleep and nothing to show for it in the morning.  On to the challenge, it’s a favourite Anything Goes stash Anything goes. So check Clear it Out Tuesday’s blog for all the rules and have a peek at what the design team has done. Two sponsors for the challenge Melonheadz and Digital Delights

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The image I used was from Melonheadz and it was a free image I got to play with for the challenge. I used Stella Say’s Sketch #221 at Catch the Bug challenge Blog.

 

Super cute little elf, coloured with copics and layered on green and a die cut I found in the scrap box, how’s that for clearing it out.

Using the top note from sizzix I cut the sentiment layer and used a scrap left over from the patterned paper on the front.

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper challenge for December.

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog Stella says Sketch #221

Thanks for visiting my blog today and come back again real soon. Have and awesome day!!

Time for a NEW challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day in Canada and the U.S. It was a gorgeous day, sunny and warm. The theme for the challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday is Mother’s Day or make a Girlie card, what and easy challenge…now you have the theme next is the stash item. Dig out all those beautiful flowers and add some to your project.  Don’t forget to check out the rules and the gorgeous cards the design team has made.

The sponsor for the challenge is Stamp Art by Kathryne and I chose this super cute little girl Sophie. isn’t she adorable. I coloured her with a combination of Spectrum Noir and Copics, most of the items for this card are from my scrap box or were on the desk when I was creating. The papers were from two different DCWV stack pads, The Happy Birthday is an Elizabeth craft design die.

Close up of the flowers, I put the pearls in the centers  of the flowers.

Finished inside of the card echoing the front.
Challenges I am entering this in:
Catch the Bug challenges, Stella Says Sketch #209
Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #84 Make a Female Card.
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge for May
Thanks for visiting today and get your crafty on and join in the fun at Clear it Out Tuesday for the Mother’s day/Female challenge. You have until Monday May19 @ 8 p.m.CDT.

Save the Hooters……

Although breast cancer month is over this is one thing we should never stop checking. I made this card for my friend that has just finished chemo for breast cancer, I really wanted her to get it yesterday but the mail takes an extra day from home. 
The image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is Stella save the Hooters. I coloured with my prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits. The sketch I used is from Catch the Bug Challenge Blog Stella says Sketch #146.

I flipped the sketch left to right it just looked better that way. I used up some scraps of patterned paper from Stampin’up and ribbon I’ve had for years. the chipboard buckle I made a while ago when I was playing around with bic markers and some chipboard pieces that are ages old.

A close up of the buckle, it almost looks marbled.                                                   

              

Here is the inside of the card, I thought it needed a little extra so I added the punched flowers, I used more scraps of the patterned paper.

                        

I finally unpackaged the leaf punch, I am sure I have had it for 5 or more years, probably the “more” part. If I have time I love to decorate the inside of the cards, but almost always run out of time. I thought it just looked so pretty.
I am entering this in the Stella Says Sketch 146 at Catch the Bug Challenge blog. They are a happening challenge blog, no matter what day of the week you will find something to enter there.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope you had a creative Wednesday.