Hero Arts Fancy Ornament

 Making the Christmas card list....checking it twice....and every year, we add a a few more when I think all the cards are completed.  This year, that was a very good thing!  I received these pretty Hero Arts dies for my birthday and was only too happy to make a few more cards!

The "fancy" layer is cut from a sheet of silver poster board, and its weight came in handy when dealing with the tiny areas of the die cut.  The greenery is from Papertrey as is the scalloped panel.

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to SSS Wednesday Challenge --A/G

Blooms II Happy Birthday

The Great Cover-Up Challenge is to use dies to create layers.  The layer-ability of PTI dies is one of the things that attracted me to the company's products!  Layers included in the base of  this card are Tin Stitched over patterned paper and a Shape Shifters square over a solid square on which I cleaned my blending brush after inking the leaves.  The floral dies are from Into the Blooms II were cut from watercolor paper and were misted with water after being inked in Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf.  The detail dies for the leaf clusters were used as stems topped with tiny hearts from the Into My Heart die set.  The sentiment is stamped on a Tiny Tag die cut.  This card was fun to create on a rainy day with Christmas music playing in the background.

Thanks for visiting, 

Christine

Linking to:

The Great Cover Up

SSS Wednesday Challenge A/G

 

Joyful Day

 

It is a joyful day on so very many counts, and I hope that you are able to give thanks for numerous blessings as we approach Thanksgiving!

I was thrilled to see the Joyful Day stamps designed by Julee Tilman for Sweet and Sassy Stamps.  I love her work, and it is great that her designs are being produced in photopolymer once again!  

I usually give my mom a supply of birthday cards for Christmas or for her birthday which is on New Year's Eve.  My stash is down, so this one is going into her collection.  I am looking forward to using some of the cute sentiments in this stamp set.

Thanks for visiting.  Blessings,

Christine

Linking to:

PIP Challenge 

SSS Wednesday Challenge A/G

NBUS  (Didn't wait long to use this darling set!)

Mixed Media Divider Page for Word Art Wednesday

 Jeremiah 15:16 has been beautifully prepared as word art and is available for download at Word Art Wednesday.  In the scripture, Jeremiah declares that God's word was the joy and rejoicing of his heart.

I take sermon notes in a small disc-bound notebook and have the punch which allows for adding custom pages, dividers, and pockets.  I've been wanting another divider, and this sweet scripture seemed perfect for that!  The base is watercolor paper inked with Distress Oxide inks in Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, and Dried Marigold.  After stamping the butterflies in white, some stenciling (CAS Fridays), and gold acrylic paint splatter were added.  The alphabet stamp is from Sweet and Sassy, and the heart dies are from Stamplorations.

I had fun creating this project and look forward to the devotion Karen will share at Word Art Wednesday.  I hope you will join us for the new challenge!

Christine

Linking to:

PIP Challenge

Stamplorations NEAG Challenge

Land of the Free because of the Brave

 

The local VFW Military Honor Guard provided a moving and inspiring tribute at a family funeral last week.  I thanked them personally but also wanted to send a card.  This one was created using Echo Park papers and a retired Verve stamp set.

Hope you have a chance to hug a Veteran,

Christine

Linking to:

PIP Challenge

Santa I Can Explain Tags for CLC Hop

 

Using some old favorites in a new way for another set of tags.  The base in an older die set from Reverse Confetti, and the top section is cut from a sheet of glitter card stock that was included in a stack I picked up on sale after the holidays last year.  The wonderful sentiment is by Julee Tilman and was included in a digital set she offered a few years back.  The coffee cups are from Verve and were simply stamped on a small scale Christmas print for a fun look.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Linking to CLC Blog Hop

Christmas Joy

 

One of my favorite Christmas gifts to share is a set of handmade Christmas tags. Tag-making offers the opportunity to continue to "play with craft supplies" during the busy holiday season by completing quick projects.  They are always received with such excitement.  This year, I decided to create double-pocket bags from brown lunch sacks. (Just fold up the bottom edge of the bag far enough to accommodate a die-cut rectangle and secure the edges of the folded section with sticky strip to create a pocket.)

 These are decorated with rectangular panels cut with Stamplorations  Crazy Double Running Stitched Rectangles.  The Nativity die is also a Stamplorations treasure along with "joy" which was snipped from a longer Christmas Sentiment die.

I would like to enter this project in the November CAS anything goes challenge using neutral colors even though it is not a card.  I would also like to enter the NEAG Challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Coffee Lovers Hop: Love You a Latte

 How exciting that the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop has begun!  I've finished this year's Christmas cards, and usually spend this time making tags for my own use and to give as gifts.  With the timing of the CLC hop, a few tags will have a coffee theme.

Thanks for stopping by,

Christine

Supplies:  LID tag die; Lawn Fawn Stamps and dies (the take-out cup is so much fun to paper piece!)

Newton's Nook Color Challenge: Mistletoad

 The Inky Paws color challenge is such a fun one and is a good reason to break out the adorable "Mistle Toad".  Love all the cuteness and "punni-ness" of this image!

Thanks for visiting,

Christine

Glittered Poinsettia

 The Great Cover-Up challenge on the PTI blog is to use glitter.  That said, "Christmas" to me, so after completing this year's cards, I have one extra.  The layers of my card are:  embossing with the Dainty Deliveries frame, Tin Stitched, Scalloped Circle, and Into the Blooms II.  The flower and greenery are dusted with fine white glitter, and I couldn't resist adding a glittered gem to the center.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

The Great Cover Up

PIP Challenge

Sing Praise FaithDex for Word Art Wednesday

 I am incredibly thankful for the Word Art Wednesday challenge.  It was one of the first challenges I entered as a beginning card maker, and Karen was so very generous with kind words and encouragement.  I enjoy the devotions, partake of the word art, and have been blessed with a few prizes over the years.

It is a blessing to be included on the design team.  I hope that my projects will encourage others to play along.  

Here are few details about my Faith Dex card:  The base was cut from a Paper Studio sheet from Hobby Lobby using a die by Heidi Swapp.   The die cuts are by MFT.

I truly enjoy making Faith Dex cards to spotlight special verses.  It's amazing how glancing at the pretty cards aid with scripture memory, and the small palette of the card  is a great place to try new techniques or use scraps and extra die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Christine

Just a Note: Layered Bouquet

 Sharing a CAS notecard featuring Pink Fresh Studio's Layered Bouquet stamped in Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores.  It's topped off with one of PTI's Tiny Tags and a cotton twine bow.

Once the layers are set up in the MISTI, this sweet little bouquet is easy and fun to stamp in lots of colors.  I love to have a stack of these die cuts on hand for quick cards.

Thanks so much for visiting,

Christine

Linking to:

SSS Wednesday (Thinking of You)

PIP Challenge

Z-Fold: Thinking of You

 Z-folds are not at all hard to create, but the surely present some photographing challenges!  This one features Papertrey Ink products:  Tin Stitched cover plate, Corner Adorner stamps and dies, and Love in Bloom.  One of the pinks used in the floral heart is Sweet Blush which matches the card base.  I wish I'd used the other half of the Tin Stitched piece on the right hand side, but the corner was glued down before I considered that layer.  That's what's fun about crafting....next time brings a new opportunity!

Have a fabulous day!

Christine

Linking to:

Papertrey Ink Challenge (What do I do with this? ....sequins)

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Thinking of You)

PIP Challenge

Winter Flowers: Poinsettia

 Last Christmas, I 'rediscovered' this pretty abstract poinsettia stamp and die in my stash.  It is part of Simon Says Stamp's Winter Flowers collection.  I have all several sets from this series and love the fun 'outside-the-lines' feel of the images.  They are so easy to water color.  I watercolored these using PTI's  Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf inks with a waterbrush....fast and fun!

The Christmas cards are now finished...unless I find an inspiring challenge in the days to come.

Christine

Linking to:

Word Art Wednesday

Mod Squad Challenge

Poinsettia Merry Christmas

 

Into the Blooms II is a sweet set of Papertrey Ink dies.  For Christmas, I am using the daisy-like bloom to double as a poinsettia.  The papers are from a Hobby Lobby stack called Faith. The rich shades work well for Christmas.  

Getting closer to the Christmas card goal,

Christine

Linking to:

Word Art Wednesday

Mod Squad Challenge (Poinsettias)

Christmas Lantern

 I purchased these gorgeous Momenta dies at Hobby Lobby yesterday. The photo doesn't show the glittery copper paper used for the lanterns.  It is a subtle, elegant glitter that's perfect for the scene.  A set of six came together pretty quickly yesterday evening, and the assorted backgrounds from the Winter Berry paper pad all worked nicely.

Only a few more Christmas cards to complete,

Christine

Linking to:

Word Art Wednesday

Mod Squad Challenge (Poinsettias)