I'm Still Dreaming of a Pink Christmas with the Jingle Belles!!

 I said I would be back with more pink Christmas cards,  I made a few pink backgrounds quite a while ago with this challenge in mind and it was great I had them with me at the cottage, I decided another week would be nice, although today was a crafting sort of day, cold and wet but warm and toasty inside. Here is my card for the challenge. 

I used my new A2 die to cut the frame out of silver,  layered it on a oxide background and added a JOY die cut to the center. 

close up of the die cut and the inky background.

Now since I never thought to bring any inside sentiments with me (took them home two weeks ago) the inside  will have to be finished when I get home.

I'm entering this in:

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

Christmas Kickstart ~~ #40 Pink Christmas 

The challenges are for Breast Cancer Awareness and the Jingle Belles are donating $2 each  to Research  for every card posted on the Jingle Belles Pink Christmas Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned there  is more to come.

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

 It's that time of year that the Jingle Belles Rock Pink Christmas for Breast Cancer Awareness, both Lauren and Stephanie donate $2.00 each for every pink Christmas card posted on their Challenge Blog.

Here is my first card for the challenge (there will be more)

Now I cannot remember who is the maker of this digi, it was printed and in my stash of images, must remember to pencil te name on the back of them when I print, I used Spellbinders Labels 2 to diecut the image and te layer, The patterned paper is from a paper pad I found at Walmart 19 years ago,  Merry Christmas is from Impession Obsession. Although you can't really see it, I did machine stitch the patterned paper to the pink layer.

Close up of the super cute penguin.

A couple of years ago I bought a little sewing machine at a yard sale, I don't even remember if I tried it before, but it came with many colours of thread all wound on spools to use.  I'm sure I really need to get it out and practice more as the first run was not too steady.  Here is a picture of the machine.

It sure is a noisy little thing but I will manage to sew a straight line with practice. 

I'm entering this in"

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~  #40 Pink Christmas

Thanks for visiting today and don't forget to check your Boobies, it's breast cancer awareness month.

Time for H is for Halloween (in Pink)

 It's our annual nod to breast cancer, this year it's H is for Halloween but in Pink, you need to have pink on your card. It's time to do your annual breast check. 

Ghostly Edna in her pink finery in front of a very haunted house.

I had this Mel Jen's Designs super girl in my image stash and thought what little girl wouldn't like to go trick or treating as a superhero. The image fit the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  The scrap of pink skull paper is left overs from another year's card, Although I do have a set of stamps with that sentiment I typed it out to fit the sketch. 

Close up of the super girl

Closer look at the sentiment.

I'm entering this in:

Freshly Made Sketches ~~ #457

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the Main Blog and see what the rest of the team have made. 

Happy Fall Y'all!!!

 Another two weeks has flown by and it's a NEW challenge at Shopping Our Stash, #41 Happy Fall Y'all!! create an Autumn thmed or a Holiday autumn themed card (thanksgiving/Halloween/thank you/Birthday) 

Autumn oolours are not my favourite but I can do Halloween using my favourite hallloween characters from House Mouse designs.

The haunted house, moon and bats are a die from Gina Marie dies. first time using it and I've had it over a year, because I wantd to use several images I decided to make a slimline card which we did last challenge ad it was trendy, Te background I did with distress oxide inks and layered it on a 3.5 X 8.5 100 pound black cardstock from Michaels. 

Now aren't these little guys cute in their candy corn costumes. 

And here is Maxwell in his Dracula costume

Found a new Challenge and it'a all about Halloween!!!

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge ~~  Halloween Jumpstart.

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ ATG option of Fall.

Thanks for stopping by today and looking forward to seeing your Autumn themed cards on the blog. Don't forget to check out the projects the rest of the design team have made.

It's Sweet Treat Time at Christmas Kickstart!!!

 Hello I hope you are all having a good weekend, it's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada and the wind up to a lot of cottagers and trailer parks too. I'm still thinking of one more weekend, I'll need it to bring home all my crafting supplies that I brought down all summer, although I took one box home last weekend, sadly it had my sentiment stamps in it so another card that will have to be finished when I get home.  Challenge 59 at Christmas Kickstart is Festive Sweet Treats and of course I used a house mouse stamp for my image and the current sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

As you see the sketch was perfect for the image, and I could use one of my super cute mini doily dies 

Close up of the mouse and the doily, I coloured the candy with spica glitter pens.

And a closer look at the sticker sentiment. 

I'm entering this in:

Christmas Kickstart ~~  Festive Sweet Treats

Tuesday Morning Sketches ~~ #575

Thanks for stopping by today and if you are Canadian enjoy Turkey day if not just have a fabulous weekend!!!

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Dashing through the Snow with the Jingle Belles

 Only one hour left for the challenge but I just got this triple die set and it has a snowflake on it and just had to make it up for the challenge.  I had two birthday cards to finish before I could even start it too.  It was a lot of fun cutting, poking and separating into envelopes as it was all three dies of all three colours. 

I chose two blues and white for the design, Let it Snow was cut three times to give it dimension and is from Elizabeth Craft Designs  One rhinestone in the center of the snowflake.

Closer look at the layers.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Dashing Through the Snow

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful week.

C is for Chalkboard

Hello friends!! There is a new challege at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers "C" is for chalkboard.

And here is Edna showing off her Chalkboard technique, looks awesome.

Here is my version of Chalkboard

Now how many of you remember the chalkboard at school looking like my background?  I do.

Finding I had a scrap of the chalkboard patterned paper I knew it was perfect for the challenge. When I started thinking of what to use for my image I had a Riley & Company sentiment stamp just waiting to be used. I duted the black cardstock with my embossing buddy then stamped the  sentiment with Moonlight White Billiance ink. I used both large and small spellbinders dies (can't remember the name of them) for the sentiment and layer. I found the little butterfly on my tablle and it just begged to be used.

Close up of the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out what the rest of the design teeam have made.