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 a Christmas Platypus!!

 It's a Critter challenge at the Jingle Belles!!! And I picked an unusual critter for my card, a Platypus and a Christmas one too. The image is a digital image from Mel Jen's Designs and they are not long in business, I received a lot of awesome images from them when they sponsored "Clear it Out Tuesday". 

Now isn't he just the most adorable Platypus you ever saw, he is sure not letting his candy cane get out of his sight. Shiny red posterboard scrap used for the scalloped oval and layer. Punches are from Stampin''up. Merry Christmas is from Hero Arts. Patterned paper have no idea just one I saw some where and of course bought 2, always good to have a spare. 

Close up of the critter, his hat fur has a wind of stella on it, a well as the swirls and holly.

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Finished the inside with a favourite sentiment that was a prize from the Jingle Belles last yeaer, I added a scrap of patterned paper and the red mirror paper too.

I'm entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~  Not a Creature was Stirring

Merry Little Christmas Challenge ~~ #28 Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge ~~ Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas Optional theme something that starts with H (holly)

Thanks for stopping by today and time to step up the holiday card making.

X is for fauX at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

 Good Saturday morning!! It's time for a new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers X  is for fauX. Interpret as you will,  So many Faux techniques out there or you could go literal as some of the team have. Take a look at Edna in her Faux fox stole. 

I decided to go with a Faux Technique my go to one is Faux Silk but I wanted to try something different this time so I did Faux Mother of Pearl, I found a video  HERE but used Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink I made the faux mother of pearl with Frost White all purpose ink I bought years ago from Stampin'up.

This is my attempt at Faux Mother of Pearl. and now the finished card.

Once my background was dry I was having trouble decided what I could do as not to "hide" the mother of pearl background and I saw CAS(E) this Sketch prompt and I knew what I wanted to do. I entered their last challenge I don't normally do CAS but I'm very happy with this and nothing is taking away from the technique. 

Finished the inside with an Impression Obsession stamp.  Perfect for almost any occasion .

I'm entering this in:

Rudolph Days ~~ October 

CAS(E) this Sketch ~~ #396 because of the size of my Large Sentiment I turned the sketch.

Just Us Girls ~~ #560 Wild Card Week Word Die-cuts

Thanks for stopping by today and although I didn't have any snark on my card today check out the rest of the Sister's projects on the MAIN BLOG you will find snark there.

Hot Beverages for a Cold Night!!!

 Here in SWO it's getting a lot cooler these days so it's nice to have a hot beverage to warm you up. So this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash  we want to see some "HOT" beverages on your project, don't forget to let us know what stash you used.  I used the  last  piece of the "cup" patterned paper, I have no idea what company it is from. 

I chose Poppi Penguin from Bugaboo Stamps  and the current sketch from Cas(e) this Sketch. The white holly is part of a sprig that was in my "parts" box, I planned on a SWEET die cut sentiment but alas it is in one of the boxes I've brought home from the lake. I haven't had a chance to unpack yet, crafting out of bags and boxes is not my idea of fun

Close up of the image  I  used wink of stella on the fur on the hat the sraw/spoon and the marshmallows.

I am entering this in:

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Not a Creature was Stirring 

CAS(E) this sketch ~~ #395

Thanks for stopping by and  head over to the MAIN BLOG and check out what "hot" beverages the rest of the team have made. I hope it inspires you to play along with SOS.

 

My Last Card for Pink Christmas at the Jingle Belles~~

 Well it's my last card because I'm almost out of time, it's 5 p.m. here in Ontario and the challenge closes at 6 p.m. my time.  But I am so happy I got it done and used some items that have been kicking around for a while.  It is a very CAS card for me but I'm happy with it, it is also an A6 card 4 X 6 inches. 

I had cut a couple of these snowflake dies a while ago planning on layering them for dimension, which is what I did. I added a couple of layers behind it which also elevated the focal point. The rhinestones were coloured with a pink copic.

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Close up to show the detail on the die.

I know I'm constantly complaining I took my stamps home and  can't finish the cards, but this time I remembered the Happy Holidays from Neat and Tangled dies, I won it in the 25 days of Christmas tags and I am not sure if I have used it before. I did add a pink rhinestone to the I as an afterthought, The snowflakes were from my little parts bin. 

I'm entering this in:

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #40 Pink Christmas

Thanks for stopping by again today I hope you have enjoyed my Pink Christmas cards for the Challenge it's one prompt I love every year. 

Sneaking in with another Pink Christmas card for the Jingle Belles Challenge.

 I said it was a marathon, I've had one that didn't pan out and another in the works. I am really happy with this card, I made a slimline card, kinda getting into them lately, There is a Face Book page that you can put your creations on and the inspiration you get is awesome.  Well won't keep chatting I must remember the "timeline". 

Not a pretty background, but they are a bit of a challenge to photograph, it's dull and wet outside today so I didn't want to take it outside. The snowwomen are a 4 stamp set from Sunshine Designs I use them a lot. Coloured and fussy cut added them to this tri-circle slimline die, I didn't have any sky oxide backgrounds on hand but found a piece of commercial smooshed cardstock.  Let it Snow is from Elizabeth Craft Designs and I really use it a lot too, it is cut twice from pink and once in glitter pink and layered for dimension.

Closer look at the snow-babes and the sentiment.

Another close-up of the sentiment and a snow-babe

Guess what! I found a winter sentiment I use for my snowmen/women cards, it's from High Hopes which is an online store from Ontario, Canada. And of course the 4th of the snowwomen stamps.

I'm adding this 4th card to:

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #40 Pink Christmas

Thanks for checking my Pink Christmas Card have a creative day!!

The Pink Christmas Marathon Continues.......

 I'm back with my third card for the Annual Jingle Belles Pink Christmas Challenge.  I had a very good crafting day a it was cold and wet, just crafting weather, although Toto thought is was the best weather to spend as much lap time as she could.  I decided to take advantage of another week at the cottage,  It usually takes me three trips to get everything home. This weekend is #2 trip then I will know if there is going to be a day trip to pick up stragglers.  My card uses another oxide background that was in my stash and a very favourite A2 die.

I haven't decided if it needs a sentiment on the front or not, any ideas?  The birch tree die is from te Frantic Stamper the stag and cat were die cuts in my bits box as I had taken some of my dies home already, birds and deer dies were in that bunch. 

Close up of the critters and the background

I'm entering this in:

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

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~~ #40 Pink Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today and do come back I'm sure there is one more in the works.