All the trimmings

Mornin' folks!

Can we say TGIF? Seriously, I don't know about you but I'm ready to officially say hello to December. :)

I managed to get a card made yesterday between working on things and running errands. I had stamped up little Ornament Tia last week so I grabbed her off the desk and quickly got down to coloring. Her dress kind of reminded me of a nightgown so I wanted to color it up that way. Growing up we always had the tradition of opening a new pair of pajamas on Christmas eve and one year my mom made us girls flannel night gowns with a little floral print on them. So after I made the gown off white I then went in and added a small holly print by simply dotting on red then green. Then I did a bit of altering by adding the Martha Stewart stocking sticker to her outstretched hand rather than leaving the extra large ornament that Tia originally holds. All together I think it makes for a fun Christmas eve type of scene.

Alrighty, I've got another whirlwind of a day ahead of me so I should scoot. Take care and have a good one!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Handmade Holiday)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Ornament Tia), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox dark brown
Martha Stewart stocking sticker
Hero Arts felt poinsettia
glitter brads
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R21
hair- E43, E44, E47, E49
eyes- B45, BV25, BV29, BG000, 0
clothes- W00, E81, E84, YG63, YG67, YG95, E07, E19, E18, R27, G99

Heavens rejoice

Happy hump day to ya!

It's hard to believe we are already half way through the last week of November. That means we are less than a month away from Christmas day... yikes! Are you ready for the holidays? I'm getting there. :)

Of course I'm still plugging away at Christmas cards and I was introduced to a new-to-me digi store a week or so back when I played in the Flutter By challenge. Their team was sponsored by A Day for Daisies and some of the images really caught my eye. The first stamp that I got and printed out is this Joy Angel and she completely charmed me. I love the kind of loose and sketchy look to her because I think it really captures a sense of joy in the image. And talk about quick to color up... ten minutes and she was done. The rest of the card came together nearly as fast, Simple Stories makes for easy layout designs that I love.

Well I suppose it time for me to wrap this up and get ready for the day. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see ya in 24. :)     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Handmade Holiday)
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Joy Angel)
stamp- Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento espresso truffle and Colorbox dark brown
CC Designs Fairwee Tiny Scallop border die
Simple Stories Handmade Holiday tape stickers
Jenni Bowlin star gems
Kaiser Craft gems
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11
hair- E30, E21, E23
clothes/wings- E81, W00, 0, R24, R29, E18

Gingerbread dreams

Hey there!

How is everyone on this fine morning? Things are great here... it's cold but I can't complain because it makes for a good excuse to stay indoors and play. I should be cleaning a bit though and getting the house ready for some holiday decor. So far I've only got a couple of hurricane jars full of Christmas candy and a yummy vanilla and peppermint candle burning on the mantle... gotta do something about that. ;)

Yesterday I grabbed Gingerbread Kaylee from Some Odd Girl and finally inked her up. She reminds me a lot of my youngest sister, Jacque, who is the baker in our family. Jac makes delicious cakes and cookies, some of which I have to wait a whole year before I get to enjoy again... thus the sentiment. Yea, I'm being a bit cheeky with her but that's my prerogative as the big sister and she is more than used to it by now, LOL!
Anywho... if you guessed that I was using up more of my Christmas scraps on this card you would be right. It's an eclectic mix but when I saw those cute gingerbread I knew I had to use it. They inspired me to color the round cookies on Kaylee's tray to look like little gingerbread faces. Mmmm... gingerbread. Now I'm getting hungry! I guess that means I need to go and find something for breakfast. 

Alrighty then, take care and I'll chat with you again tomorrow. :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Love Elsie, Crate, Basic Grey and My Mind's Eye
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Gingerbread Kaylee), October Afternoon (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox dark brown
Prima flowers
ribbon
cookie cutter charms
Kaiser Craft pearl
EK Success border punch
Sharpie white marker
Copic black multiliner 0.05
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20
eyes- E35, E57, E59, BG000, 0
hair- E21, E23, E27
clothes- YG00, YG93, YG95, E07, E08, E19, R14, E40, E41, 0, R32, R35, E44, E47, E49
cookie tray- C0, C3, C6, E23, E25, E29, R27

Cocoa wishes

Hello, hello!

Yeah! As promised I made time to get crafty yesterday and even jumped back on the whole video thing with a new start-to-finish series for November. It totally helped that I was able to take advantage of the Black Friday sale over at Tiddly Inks and get a new cutie to color up. I hadn't been keeping up with new releases over there all summer so it was a nice way to add a few new favorites that I'd missed. :)

I settled on Cocoa Wishes Wrynn because she is so cute with her giant mug of steaming, hot cocoa. And I had just the papers to go with her thanks to my pal, Lisa. Lisa sent me a lovely birthday present that included the fabulous Yuletide 6x6 paper pad by We R Memory keepers. I've been anxious to get my hands on that cool tree print so it was a no-brainer that it would feature heavily on this card. And if you are interested in watching my creative process for the whole thing you can check out the videos on my YouTube channel. I'll also link it up over on the Color Me Copic blog soon too. 

Alrighty, another shout out and BIG thank you to Lisa for the awesome b-day gift before I sign off for the day. TTYL!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- We R Memorykeepers (Yuletide) thanks Lisa! :)
digital stamp- Tiddlyinks (Cocoa Wishes)
Colorbox creamy brown ink
October Afternoon Holiday Style diecuts and chipboard buttons
snowflake diecut (thanks Lisa!)
Kaiser Craft pearls
American Crafts red jute twine
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y11, Y32, YR02, E33, E50
clothes- R24, R27, E19, YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67, E42, E43, E44, E40, 0, N0, N1, N3, N7, E57

Peace, love, joy...

Mornin' friends!

I'm keeping this one short and sweet. Work was very busy yesterday and afterwards my friend took me out to a belated birthday dinner so I didn't get home 'til late. Thus, no coloring... but I do have this card to share in the meantime. 
It's pretty simple and the only coloring on it is a touch of Copic Y17 to the wood veneer bird's beak. But I plan to do a start-to-finish card making video today so be looking for the results of that tomorrow. :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
paper- American Crafts (Kringle & Co), Basic Grey (Nook & Pantry), Simple Stories (Handmade Holiday)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox dark brown
My Favorite Things doily die
Spellbinders poinsettia dies
Kaiser Craft pearls
Studio Calico wood veneer bird

Pretty papers...

Hi guys!

It was a great holiday for me. Lots of time spent with the fam and probably eating a bit too much. But it's all good because Mom, Jac and I burned off some of those Thanksgiving calories doing our own version of Black Friday shopping. Nothing extreme, no crazy crowds, and we definitely weren't out for the early morning deals but we enjoyed an afternoon out on the town. I even got a couple of new Christmas CDs to listen to... oh, how I love me some Christmas tunes. ;)

Needless to say, I didn't spend much time getting crafty. So once again I am pulling a non-coloring card out of the vault to share. I made this one with a bunch of cut outs from the new Very Merry Christmas line. I wanted the layers and torn edges to be reminiscent of all the ripped wrapping paper strewn about after opening gifts on Christmas morning. Pretty simple but I like how it came together. 

Well, I'm off to get myself ready for work. Whether or not you are coming off this holiday rush I hope the weekend is a great one for you!
Hugs! :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
paper- Echo Park (Very Merry Christmas)
Memory Box Jingle Bell border die
Kaiser Craft pearl

Give thanks

This year, more than any other, I feel that I have so much to be thankful for. And I truly am. I want to wish each and every one of you abundant blessings on this wonderful Thanksgiving day. 

XOXO
♥ 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and CopiC X-Press It
paper- Authentique (Thankful)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Turkey Time Pure Innocence), Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox chestnut roan
Prima flowers
buttons
twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR20, YR21, YR24, E35
clothes- E07, E08, E19, G20, G21, G24, E81, 0, E44, E47, E49
turkey- C0, C1, C2, E33, E35, E37, E39

Baking up some Christmas love

Olo!

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday, like I said, it's proving to be a very busy week. And things aren't slowing down today considering it's my birthday... mom's too. :)
We've decided to hold off on cake since there will be so much pie and other goodies tomorrow so my sis has promised one of her yummy cakes next week. Still, I want to do a nice dinner after work tonight to celebrate. 

Anywho, today is also review preview day for this month's Sweet November release over on the ATS blog. I couldn't resist coloring up Christmas Pixie Twila in a completely different look than the last time I stamped her. I found this ancient piece of Doodlebug paper and thought that it would be fun to alter her just a bit and turn that star into a star shaped Christmas cookie to match the paper. Then because there are so many great colors in it, I actually got to play with some purple and pink on a Christmas card. I added some mini doily die cuts and used the pearls to act like little gumdrops to tie everything together. Twila looks quite sweet and cheery so I'm a happy camper with this one.

Please be sure to hop on over to the ATS blog to see what my fellow teamies have created with the new Christmas Pixies... gorgeous stuff over there!

Later gators! :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug, October Afternoon, Creative Imaginations, American Crafts
stamps- Sweet November (Christmas Pixie Twila), Martha Stewart (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
My Favorite Things mini doily die
Doodlebug brads
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y38, YR04, YR09, R08, E19
clothes- V12, V15, V17, RV02, RV04, R24, R29, R59, YG01, G07, G17, G29

Stars, lots of stars...

Hello there, welcome to a brand new week, are you ready for it? I think it's going to be a busy one what with mom's and mine birthday plus Thanksgiving festivities, working, shopping... my oh my I can feel the time flying already! :)

So I'll share today's card quickly as it was a quickly of a card using up more scraps and this pigtailed cutie of a Gorjuss Girl. I feel like it was a bit thrown together and it isn't my most fave card that I've ever made but it's done. I don't know... I just feel like it still needs something but the answer kept eluding me so I had to finally call it good. It's definitely not the stamps fault because I think little Scribble is adorable, maybe it is the paper choices this time. Oh well, no sense in continuing to nit pick it, I'm letting it go. ;)

Alrighty, take care and I'll see ya later!      

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- We R Memorykeepers and Scenic Route
stamp- Santoro (Gorjuss Girl Scribble)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
American Crafts jute twine
Studio Calico wood veneer stars
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E25, E27, E29, E49
clothes- YG01, YG03, YG95, R05, R08, E09, Y13, Y21, Y26, E40, E41, 0

Christmas in the heart

Hi guys!

It was a busy day at work yesterday and I totally vegged out once I got home so no card made. But I have another non-coloring card that I made a couple weeks back and thought that today was a good day to share it. :)

I used a mix of papers, some Christmas... some not... but I think they all came together in a very feminine and pretty way. The embellishments all play off of the sentiment with the snowflakes representing the "Christmas in the air" part and the heart sticker of course is the "Christmas in the heart". And I die cut the large snowflake out of felt which I think also adds to the warm and snuggly Christmas love feeling I was going for.

Okey dokey, I'm off to get crafty for a bit. See ya in 24!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
paper- Simple Stories (burlap), Basic Grey (stripe), Imaginisce (red snowflake), Crate (white woodgrain)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Colorbox dark brown
Fiskars border punch
felt
My Favorite Things snowflake die
button
Studio Calico kraft heart sticker
American Crafts red jute twine
Studio Calico wood veneer snowflakes

City Sidewalks

Welcome to the weekend friends! 

Anybody have big crafty plans for what seems to be the last weekend before all the holiday craziness is upon us? I'm working today but tomorrow I'm hoping to devote some time to creative endeavors before we go out to celebrate my dad's birthday. Hopefully I don't get distracted by other things and manage to get a lot of stamping and organizing/cleaning done.

For my card today I'm playing along in this week's Double Take Tuesday challenge over at TGF. It's a great sketch that really took the guess work out of the process though I did play with the proportions just a bit. I have been dieing to ink up this new Anya Styles because I knew that she would be fun for a Christmas shopping type of card. I strayed a bit from my 'use up scraps' resolution because the different color combo in this City Sidewalks paper pad looked so pretty with her. Plus, I couldn't resist using the cover sheet itself to give the card a very unique looking sentiment. Oh! I almost forgot... I also wiped away Anya's winking eye and used my lightbox to trace on a new open eye from one of the other big Anya's. All in all this was fun and quick and I'm super happy with how it came together.

Ok, that's it for me. Time to get this day started. Take care everybody! :) 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Collage Press (City Sidewalks)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Anya Styles)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Making Memories and Prima poinsettia
brads
American Crafts knock out border punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic black multiliner 0.1 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53
clothes- W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, R12, R14, R17, E08, Y21, Y26, Y28, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG01, G0000, G000, BG11, E40, E50, 0

Greetings!

Hey there! 

The trip to Wenatchee yesterday unfortunately ate up my entire day so no time for card making. Even worse, I completely struck out at our pitiful little JoAnn's and didn't find a thing that I was looking for. But the groceries were purchased and I successfully fought the crowds and got my hands on a giant turkey for Thanksgiving dinner next week. :)

So instead of missing a posting day now that I'm on a roll again, I thought that I would share a non-coloring Christmas card that I made recently. Any excuse to play with pretty papers... love those deer!

Now I gotta run again... busy, busy, busy! Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (woodgrain), Creative Imaginations (green), Studio Calico (deer)
stamp- My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Colorbox dark brown
Studio Calico wood veneer trees
Kaiser Craft gems
American Crafts jute twine

Winter fun with Fumi

Hello, hello!

Today I've got the second card that I made for the Yumi & Fumi Winter preview to share with y'all. This festive little lady is called Yeti Fumi and she is ready to do some serious outdoor decorating for Christmas. I wish that I looked half as chipper and stylish while hanging lights, in reality I would most likely be trying to untangle a large knot of lights while shivering and mumbling under my breath, LOL! Don't forget that all of the new winter stamps will be released on Monday, November 26 and until then you can still check out sneak peeks over on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog.
 
Well, I'm off to the 'big city' because I've got a full day of grocery shopping to do with my sister. It's time to get ready for the big Thanksgiving dinner next week and with Mom still not quite up to doing the whole Costco and Fred Meyer thing, I'm stepping up. Luckily I don't have to tackle the actual cooking of the bird because my brother is a pretty fantastic cook. :)
And it's not like the entire trip will be all work and no play... I'm hoping to find some new goodies at JoAnn's if I'm lucky.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll talk at'cha again manana!     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Christmas Kitsch)
stamps- Yumi & Fumi Handmade (Yeti Fumi), Paper Smooches (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Kaiser Craft gems
Studio Calico wood veneer trees
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R21
hair- Y11, Y32, YR02, E33
eyes- YG95, E35
clothes- G00, BG11, G02, BG13, R35, R37, R59, YG01, YG03, YG95, E40, 0
lights- R35, R46, YR04, YR18, Y13, Y17, G07, G17, B02, B06
background- BG0000, B0000, G000

A red bird on the tree...

Good morning all!

We've got a surprise mid month release from CC Designs over at All That Scraps and we are sneak peeking them today! It's a super cute Birdie Day set that comes with four little birds, three bird houses, a birdbath, nest, tree and six coordinating sentiments... everything you need to build tweet scenes. ;) And if that wasn't enough there are also new dies to go along with the whole birdie theme. All of which will be available for purchase tomorrow in the ATS store.

Being in a Christmas frame of mind, I decided to use the set to put together an outdoorsy kind of Christmas card. I heard once that it is good luck for the new year to have a red bird on your Christmas tree so I colored these birdies up like little Cardinals. I slightly altered one of the bird houses by simply drawing in a wavy line on the roof so that I could color that part to look like snow sitting atop it. Then I simply added a few festive berries and these winter birds were ready for the holidays. 

My fellow ATS teamies have even more twitterific cards to inspire and excite you today so be sure to fly on over to the ATS blog and take a look. :)
XOXO 
  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- American Crafts (Kringle and Co)
stamps- CC Designs (Birdie Day set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versamark and Colorbox dark brown
American Crafts white Zing embossing powder
Bazzill holly leaves
Kaiser Craft pearls
American crafts jute twine
Ranger Stickles
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
birdhouse- E41, E42, E43, E44, YG67, G29, BG0000, G000, 0, N4, N6
birds- R24, R46, E19, YR24, YR27, N8

Warm and Fuzzy Yumi

Hey there, bet you thought I wasn't posting this morning huh? :)

Well, I had this special preview that I was asked to be a part of and I'm excited that it is finally here! You see, during my hiatus one of my very good online crafty friends, Leanne with her BFF Renate, started up their very own stamping company called Yumi & Fumi Handmade. How cool is that?! I can't believe that I missed out on their initial releases but at least I get to play a long with the Yumi & Fumi Winter preview today. 

Yep, previews for the new Winter stamps are today and you can see all of the amazing cards from the DT and guests over on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog. All of the new winter stamps will be released on Monday, November 26 and until then I hope you enjoy the sneak peeks!
My card today features Yeti Yumi and I just love her fuzzy coat. When I started putting this card together I picked out all my papers first like I normally like to do. That helps influence my color choices for clothes and what not when I start coloring. So I liked the yellow in the big polka dots and thought that it would be a fun and different color for Yumi's coat. Then I wanted to throw some of that red in on her skirt to make her look a bit more holiday-ish. But once I had Yumi all colored up it suddenly hit me that I had made her look a lot like Winnie the Pooh, LOL! I gave myself quite a laugh with that one I tell ya! But it's all good, now I just think of Yumi as being a die-hard Disney fan. ;)

Alrighty, thanks so much for stopping by and have fun checking out all of the other new Yumi & Fumi stamps that will be available soon.
Toodles!       

·   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Bella Blvd
stamps- Yumi & Fumi Handmade (Yeti Yumi), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
The Twinery twine
Martha Stewart star border punch
buttons 
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R21
hair- E21, E23, E27, E29
eyes- BG01, BG05, BG49
clothes- Y13, Y17, Y19, Y26, R05, R08, E08, YG01, YG03, YG95, E31, E35
lights- R05, R46, YR04, YR18, Y13, Y17, YG03, G07, B01, B05
background- BG0000, B0000, G000

Peace, love and a video

Olo!

Well, we finally got snow last night. It started at about 7pm and didn't slow down. I was really hoping that it would hold off at least until after Thanksgiving but no such luck. I guess that means I have to prepare myself for the inevitable season of dashing through the snow... literally. Have I mentioned how much I dislike driving in the snow? Only once or twice I think, LOL! Oh well, not much I can do but just suck it up and deal. 

Now, today it is my turn to share a Make It Monday project or tutorial over on the ATS blog and I was anxious to dive back into my coloring videos. Sadly they have been more neglected these last few months than even my blog. I wanted to start with something relatively short and sweet so I thought that it might be nice to share how I color and shade a forward facing character to create the look of the bridge of a nose. It's not rocket science or anything but I find the tip handy from time to time. :)
I used the digital version of Angel Harmony for my example so that I could blow her up nice and big. It felt good to do a 'big head' after so long, they are always just a nice change of pace creatively. So if you want to check out the video you can find it on the ATS blog and my YouTube channel. Next up I hope to do a new start-to-finish card for November and get the ball rolling on that again... maybe next week. ;)

Ok, time to get the day started. TTFN!     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girl's Paperie, Basic Grey, Authentique and Making Memories
digital stamp- Sweet November (Angel Harmony)
stamp- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento espresso truffle and Colorbox creamy brown
Martha Stewart border punch
ribbon
Making Memories poinsettia and glitter brad
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica gold, green and clear glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R22, R49
eyes- B93, B97
hair- Y11, Y32, YR02, E33, E50
clothes/wings/halo- R35, R46, R59, YG95, YG99, E81, W00, Y13, Y21, Y26, Y28

Twinkle, twinkle

Mornin' folks!

Boy, yesterday ended up being quite the busy day and it was cold too. We had a skiff of snow early on but nothing accumulated thank goodness. I didn't get back home 'til late so my unwind time in the crafty room was short and sweet. :)

I had a package waiting for me with some new Greeting Farm stamps and I couldn't resist turning this darling little Twinkle Bean into a Christmas looking cutie. So I altered her a bit just by drawing in some long sleeves and stripes on the resulting long-john type outfit. I added some sparkle to her outfit too but didn't quite capture the shine in my photo. And while her hair may be the shade of Grinchy green, I guarantee that this little sweetie is overflowing with Christmas spirit. Even her snowman pal can attest to that. ;)
Yep, those are all Doodlebug scraps so I'm still working successfully through the scrap bag. I was quite excited to find these to go with Twinkle because I've always thought that the Doodlebug look paired nicely with TGF stamps. They are both cheerful and just make me smile.

Alrighty, it's a day off for me but I have plenty on my schedule to keep me busy. Toodles!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Twinkle Bean), Paper Smooches (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts knock out border punch
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YG01, YG17, YG67, G29
clothes- R24, R27, R29, E19, RV04, RV09, RV19

I ♥ Christmas

Hi-dee ho stampers!

I had a bit of excitement last night when a (I suspect) slightly inebriated driver sideswiped the neighbors parked car and then proceeded to crash into my front yard, ending up only 10 feet from the living room window. We were just sitting around watching television when, all of a sudden, there was a loud crash and rumble that was startling to say the least! No one was hurt thank goodness, but the sheriff was called and a tow truck as well. Not that the driver stuck around for the arrival of either of them, thus my guess that he was probably coming home from the local bar. Yikes, what a mess. I'm just glad that it hadn't snowed yet because the lack of traction could have meant a lot more damage. 

Speaking of snow... this little Pure Innocence girlie is all for a nice blanket of the white stuff. I know that I've actually had this Sending You a Little Christmas stamp for a year or two but I'm 95% sure that I haven't actually gotten her onto a card before now. I'm not sure why, as I really adore this image but I guess I just never grabbed the ink for her until yesterday. It's another very simple layout design with more scraps getting used up. Which I really need to keep at considering I may or may not have caved for a My Mind's Eye Peachy Cheap deal last night... new Christmas papers... oy! We'll just blame the car in the yard 'trauma' for my lack of will power, what do ya say?  ;)

And on that note I should be getting ready for work. Have a great weekend... I hope you find time to enjoy some crafty endeavors. :)     

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press it
paper- October Afternoon (Good Cheer and Very Merry), Collage Press (Joy Ride)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence Sending You a Little Christmas)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
Divine Twine
Sticko epoxy heart
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E59
clothes- R05, R08, E09, E19, YG00, YG03, YG17, Y11, Y13, Y17, Y26, E30, E31, E34, G07, G29, E40, E41, 0
sled/tree- E07, E08, E09, E19, C2, C5, G14, G17, G29, E57

A Christmas Gnome

Happy Friday my friends!

Can you believe that I totally spaced Glee starting back up last night? Part of the problem is the show moving to Thursday and being up against another fave, Grey's Anatomy. I guess I'll just have to catch the new episode online when I can make some time. So far I think that the music has been pretty darn amazing this season, maybe even the best Glee soundtrack to date, though I'm still getting used to the whole splitting time/locations and character story lines. 

Anywho... as for my card today, I came across this sweet little Gnome Boy digital stamp a month or so ago while browsing Pinterest. My ensuing search for the image lead me to a new-to-me digi store, Birdie Brown, and the lucky surprise that Gnome Boy is a freebie! Technically he is a fall image but with just a few snips of my scissors and the addition of some die cut bells I was able to alter him into a cute Christmas Gnome. Normally I prefer to add a sentiment to the front of my cards but I didn't plan very well with this one. When I put everything together I quickly realized that I hadn't left enough room for the rather large sentiment that I wanted to pair with Gnomey so it had to go on the inside. It reads, "May harmony fill your holiday season" which I think suits the scene to a 'T'. Still, to my eyes, the front looks a little empty without it but I'm letting it be. :)

Ok, take care and I'll talk at'cha tomorrow.   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (music notes), Scenic Route (red graph), Making Memories (stripe, brown)
digi stamp- Birdie Brown (Gnome Boy)
stamp- Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Bazzill holly leaves
Kaiser Craft pearls
CC Designs Jingle Bell cutters
American Crafts jute twine
My Favorite Things Dizzy Doily die
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- G07, YG67, G29, R24, R27, E19, YG03, YG95, E81, W00, Y13, Y26, Y28, E44, E47, E49

So happy to flutter by

Olo!

So before my semi-hiatus from stamping I had said goodbye to one of my favorite challenges out there, the Flutter By challenge. Now that I'm back, imagine my delight to find that Danni has brought back the challenge with all of it's fluttering fairy and butterfly goodness. Yeah!

The challenge this week is open and I couldn't wait to dive back into the fun. A quick search through my binders and I had just the Christmas fairy stamp for the job... Crystal Flakes from Sugar Nellie. It was a bonus that she had yet to see ink yet so that's another small crafty victory. I used the Crystal Flakes stamp with a bit of selective inking to add all of the extra snowflakes falling around her and the sentiment. Then I just added some glitter pen to give them a bit of sparkle. More scraps are out of the bag and onto a card so all in all I'm a happy stamper. :)

Well, it's looking to be a busy, busy day ahead so I'll wrap this up and bid you all adieu.   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Believe)
stamps- Sugar Nellie (Crystal Flakes), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox dark brown
Fiskars apron lace border punch
Martha Stewart snowflake border punch
Kaiser Craft gems
Gold Smooch
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG57
clothes- R43, R46, R59, E18, YG93, YG95, YG97, C5, E40, E41, 0, E43, E47

Seeing red... and teal and white...

Hello again!

I hope all is well on this fine morning. So far the sun is still shining but I have heard that the unseasonably warm weather we've been having is about to turn. I'm bracing myself for the cold and the inevitable arrival of snow. 

Someone who is already looking quite ready for the winter weather is Miss Anya here. I got this new Scarves set a couple months back but this is the first time inking any of them up. I decided to check out the current TGF challenges to help get the ball rolling and the Double Take Tuesday challenge was a fantastic color combo that immediately got me inspired. The red, teal and white combo was all over some October Afternoon scraps that I had come across on Monday so I dug them back out and went to work creating a nice little park scene for Miss Anya. She is altered just a tiny bit because I chose to trim off her pigtails to give her a more sophisticated look. Pretty quick and simple but the paper really is doing most of the work for me, just how I like it. ;)

Ok, time to wrap this one up so that I can get ready for work. 
Catch ya on the flip side!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Holiday Style, Good Cheer and Very Merry)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Scarves)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts twine
October Afternoon chipboard button
Fiskars deco edge scissors
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- R35, R37, E09, G0000, G00, YG41, BG000, BG11, BG34, BG53, E81, W00, T2, T4, T6, T8

Peace & Joy

Good morning! 

So I got a lot done yesterday. It was a good kind of busy with a lot of items getting crossed off of the to-do list. When I finally made it into the crafty room one of the first things that I did was dump all of my Christmas scraps out on the table to see what I have to work with. Yes, I'm back to my goal of trying to cut down on the clutter. This card came together as a result of that unruly pile of pretty holiday papers. As the scraps came together, I had to keep fighting the urge to add some red in there somewhere so I compromised when I colored up the pretty little Gorjuss Girls' hair. ;)
I'm pretty sure that the Sweet Water print was released way back in 2001 and I know the wood grain came out in last year's Crate release so this card is spanning the decade. I'm pretty sure that the excitement I get from that fact makes me a total paper nerd, LOL! Anywho, it was a lot of fun to put together and I can't wait to get back in there and make some more mish-mash scrappy cards.

Okey dokey, take care my friends and I hope your day is fabulous! :)   
 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (green), Sweet Water (tree print), Crate (wood grain), Kaiser Craft (tree scene)
stamps- Santoro (The Foxes Gorjuss Girl), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox dark brown
buttons
Studio Calico wood veneer bird
American Crafts lace
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E08, E09, E19, E18, E49
clothes- E8, W00, G07, YG67, G29, E53, E55, E57, E59, BG70, BG72, BG75

Mistletoe kisses

Hi guys!


There is so much to catch up on and I've finally gotten time to do it. Last week I took Mom back over to Seattle for her tube check and doctor appointments and it all went so well. She had her last drain removed and she doesn't have to go back over for follow ups for six whole months. That means there will only be local appointments and since she is getting stronger every day there will finally be a return to a much more normal schedule around here.

To that end I'm trying to get back in the crafty groove of things. And to make that transition smoother I thought that it would help to get reacquainted with some of the challenges that are going on. Since I already had this Kaylee's Closet girlie stamped and ready to go I took a look at the current SOG challenge for inspiration. It's a great sketch this month that had me reaching for my scrap bag and going to town. And because this is definitely a winter/Christmas themed card I'm also entering it into this month's Winter Vibe Oozak challenge. How's that for jumping back in with both feet? LOL
Seriously though, I'm excited to be creating again and I've got plans to stamp out a bunch of images that I haven't used yet and have them ready to go to hopefully speed things along even more. That and I'll be looking into more challenges to keep the creative juices flowing as well. ;)

Alrighty, time for me to scoot. TTYL stampin' homies!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Merry Little Christmas), October Afternoon (Good Cheer)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Kaylee's Closet and Winter Warmth), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox creamy brown
vellum
Studio Calico wood veneer snowflakes
Kaiser Craft gems
Gold Smooch
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R85
hair- YR20, YR21, YR24, YR27
eyes- YG95, E35, BG000, 0
clothes- E55, E57, E59, YG21, YG23, YG67, R81, R83, R85, R89, E81

North Pole winners!

Happy Saturday friends!

November is officially here, can you believe it? Which means we are just that much closer to Christmas. Good thing we've gotten a head start meeting the Christmas Pixies to help us with all of the upcoming holiday prep. And I think we need some Christmas candy to get us in the spirit of things too, what do you say? Yep, it's time to announce the winners of the Sweet November Christmas Pixies! 

Alrighty... no sense in keeping you in suspense so without further ado the winners of the Sweet November November candies are:

• Christmas Pixie Beth goes to- Cathy P in AZ
• Christmas Pixie Rudy goes to- belldoubleyou
• Christmas Pixie Twila goes to- Kimberli Sarsfield
• Christmas Pixie Chrissy goes to- Bonnie M
• Christmas Pixie Nicholas goes to- Betsy
• Christmas Pixie Evie goes to- Marianne     

Congratulations ladies! Please email me at: pete_danger @ hotmail.com with your mailing info and I will get your prize sent out ASAP. :)

Big thanks again to everyone who came out for the November previews. It's your excitement that adds so much to sneak peek time!
And just a reminder that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the ATS store.

Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Holiday Style)
stamps- Mashi's Muffins (Baby it's Cold Outside), AmyR (Frosty Greetings)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft gems
Knot & Bow twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic black 0.1 multiliner pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53
eyes- BG53, BG57, BG18
clothes- R01, R21, R22, RV42, R24, R29, E19, YG00, YG17, YG67, E81, W5, W7, W9