Love Notes

Hi everyone! Welcome to another Sketch~N~Scrap sketch challenge.  I am loving all the Valentine's products that have been coming out and I can't get enough of making "love" cards.  The colors are so pretty this time of year and really get you in the mood for the upcoming spring time.

Here is the sketch for today

Here is my finished card.  I was originally going to have a die cut heart circle but just couldn't get it to look right.  Then I remembered I had this cute envelope die from Spellbinders. It worked great for this card.

I also die cut the love die twice just to get a little extra dimension.  The little hearts also come in the die set.  There are three different sizes but these little one's worked out great.

Merry Tree TSOT #386

Hi everyone! Welcome to another great sketch challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.  This sketch was a bit of a challenge for me.  I ended up scrapping my first card and starting over.  You know how it is, something looks good in your head but not on paper. 

Here is today's sketch and there is a BLING IT UP challenge along with it.  You can bling it or not. Your choice.  

I decided to add just a bit of bling by using nuvo red slippers glitter drops as garland on my tree and a couple of drops on the background.  I used Spellbinders Christmas Tree etched die and Spellbinders fancy edged rectangle die to create my card. 

I used a brush silver cardstock from Stampin' Up! to cut out the words.  I wish it was a bit more vibrant but in person it's so pretty. Just enough...

Now it's your turn.  Head over to TSOT and get crafting with us!

Poinsettia Magic

Hey everyone.  I've been crafting away over here watching the rain fall and waiting for the "blizzard" that is supposed to be coming our way.  We will see what happens but I can sit here, look outside and watch my tree twinkle.

Today I'm sharing a card using some cute new products that I've gotten.  I love using dies and seem to never use them enough.  This card uses mostly dies with a little stamping added in. I created this with the Shapeabilities Cinch And Go Poinsettia Etched Dies.

I die cut the poinsettia pieces. I then used my bone folder to "curl" up the leaves and then took a dauber in silver ink and inked up the edges.  I love this technique as it gives dimension without using and pop up dots.  

I did use a stamp cut die to create the back drop and popped it up to give just a bit more dimension.  This is one of the cards I'm going to have on my table as a sample coming up in a few weeks. 

Merry Christmas FMS362

I'm sitting here in my craft room and listening to Christmas music.  I am loving the holiday mood it puts me in. I start getting creative and I can't wait to make some Christmas projects. I'm starting with this card today and I used a fun sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Christmas Magic

I am loving this new Christmas Magic stamp and Die set.  Such cute things can be done with it.  I also get a Wizard of Oz feel from the elf shoes (ruby slippers).  

The first card is using Christmas Magic stamp set, Christmas Magic die set and 

Spellbinders Fancy edge circles.  I had a giggle after this card came together.  To cute how the poor elf went splat! I added white liquid applique and heat embossed it to give a little "snow" feel to the card. 

My next card is again using the Christmas Magic stamp set and Christmas Magic die set.  I used a tag stencil from Kiwi Lane to create the tag and then heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and added the hat and shoes. I again, added some white liquid applique to create the puffy feel to the hat and boots.

I did emboss the sentiment, at first, with a glitter embossing powder but once it was done it didn't pop as I hoped so I flipped the tag over and used white instead. 

Christmas Tags Oh My!

This is my most favorite time of year.  The trees are turning colors and the air has a nice crisp feeling to it.  I get to pull out my warm sweaters and curl up with a cup of cocoa to read a book or craft, of course! 

I have some cute tags to share with you today using to of my new favorite holiday stamp sets.  Since I've started Christmas shopping already I figured I should start on my packaging as well.

I found a blog while cruising the internet and couldn't wait to join in on all the Christmas fun they are having!  It's called The Merry Christmas Challenge.  And it's all Christmas all the time!! Anything Christmas goes. 

Here is a picture of all three tags.  I started out simply by stamping and coloring those images that are line stamps and then die cutting them out.  I didn't add any embellishments as I knew they were going to end up on gifts for my kiddos.  The ones I make for friends and other family members will have a bit more "bling" to them.

These two tags were created with winter build a scene stamp set and winter build a scene die set.  These are going to definitely be a staple in my stash.  I like how simple they are to color and create a cute scene without having to pull out a whole bunch of different products.  

This next tag was created using the Christmas Magic stamp set and Christmas magic die set. I can't wait to share more projects using this stamp/die set.