We've got a Christmas winner!

Happy Saturday friends!

It's time to announce the winner of this month's Sweet November release! 
This time around we headed back to the North Pole and were introduced to Mrs. Claus' frisky little kitten named Midnight. And now, without further ado, here is the lucky winner:

• Midnight's Christmas goes to- grace 

Congratulations Grace! Please email me at: pete_danger @ hotmail.com with your mailing info and I will get your prize sent out as soon as possible.

Big thanks again to everyone who came out for the November previews. I'll leave you today with a quickie card that I made using a lovely little angel from the CC Designs October release, Peace On Earth. And don't forget that all of the new stamps and die cutters are now available in the CCD store. :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories (green), Crate (white), BoBunny (red)
stamps- CC Designs (Peace On Earth), AmyR (Christmas Sentiments II)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Colorbox creamy brown
Freckled Fawn gold washi
Divine Twine
Heidi Swapp chipboard stars
Gold Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, E31
clothes- E50, E81, 0, E40, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28, R05, E09

Not a creature was stirring...

TGIF everybody!

Our weather has finally turned and there is snow low on the surrounding hills. It's only a matter of time now before I'll be stuck driving in the white stuff. Hopefully my car will be up to the task, it is a big reason why I got a Subaru after all... everyone told me that they are great winter cars. 

Speaking of winter, I've got another Christmas card to share today and it is one that I've been brainstorming for quite some time now. This past year Sister Stamps has been slowly releasing the twelve Chinese zodiac animals and as soon as I saw the Year of the Rat I thought he looked more like a cute little mouse and that got me to thinking about the Christmas verse, "Twas the night before Christmas...". So of course this card had to be the first I made with this darling little stamp. It seems that Christmas mice where also on the minds of the designers over at October Afternoon this year too because they just released a stamp set called Merry Mouse as part of their Silent Night collection. Personally I think the Sister Stamps mouse is much cuter but I did borrow that sprig of mistletoe from Merry Mouse to add to his little paws. Now not only is this mouse stirring, but it looks like he is on a mission to get a Christmas kiss, LOL!  ;)

Alrighty stampers, have a great day and a wonderful weekend. I'll see you back here tomorrow with a winner of the Midnight's Christmas candy!

    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Silent Night)
stamps- Sister Stamps (Year of the Rat), October Afternoon (Merry Mouse)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
computer generated sentiment
American Crafts jute twine
My Mind's Eye enamel dots
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
mouse- E40, E41, E42, E43, R00, R01
mistletoe- G40, G43, G46, G20

Joy & Wonder...

Hello, hello!

I'm excited to have a card for the Flutter By challenge today. Once I start making Christmas cards there aren't as many opportunities to have a fairy or butterfly on them but I recently found this cute digi stamp from Sugar Nellie so I decided to play along. She is called Elf Made Magic and I think she is too cute for words. While I wish she was an actual rubber stamp I will admit that it was nice to not wait a couple weeks to have her arrive in the mail. :)

This week's challenge is to use the color brown on your card so I searched out the MME Lost & Found paper pad from last year because I love the color combo in it which includes a very dark brown. Of course I colored her up to match and even added a touch of gold to the mix for good measure. I also stamped in a little village scene to help ground her in the foreground. Perfect Pearls substituted for a gentle snowfall and I finished off the card design with some strips of paper that I trimmed into pennants and an old epoxy brad from my stash. 

Well I guess I should go do the hair and makeup thing before heading off to work. 
TTFN!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found Christmas)
digital stamp- Sugar Nellie (Elf Made Magic)
stamps- October Afternoon (Silent Night), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colobox dark brown
Li'l Inkers Stitched rectangle die
Papertrey Ink jute twine
Making Memories brad
Viva Decor Perfect Pearls
Gold Smooch
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E55, E57
clothes- G20, G40, G43, R56, R59, E18, BG96, BG99, G99, E40, E41, E43, 0, E07, Y21, Y26, Y28
background- B0000, G0000, G000, 0

Christmas mischief and some candy!

Up at the North Pole in Santa's Christmas village, Mrs. Claus has a new furry friend to keep her company during Santa's busy day away. It may seem strange to name a snow white kitten Midnight, but being at the top of the world they see their share of midnight sunshine and Mrs. Claus has always had a sense of humor. And Midnight is quite mischievous, keeping Mrs. Claus and all those elves on their toes. 

They can't forget to hang the fragile glass ornaments higher on the trees otherwise Midnight is right there to bat and swat at the entertaining baubles until they fall and break. Oh and don't' even think about leaving wrapped packages out before Christmas eve because Midnight will waste no time tearing into those pretty papers just to play with the ribbons and hide inside the boxes. When she works up an appetite, Midnight will sneak into the kitchen looking for Santa's plate of cookies and glass of milk to pilfer. She may try to be careful but you just know that that milk will be all over the table before you can bat an eye. And when she finally gets a bit sleepy, Midnight heads into the bedroom but it isn't the bed she is looking for... nope, only one of Santa's extra hats will do for her to curl up and cat nap on. Despite all the trouble she gets into everyone in the workshop loves and adores this little Christmas kitty.

And you will love the candy she has to share too, take a look...    

The Midnight's Christmas candy kit includes; Sweet November Midnight's Christmas rubber stamp set, ten 6x6 sheets of Echo Park 'Tis the Season paper, Prima flowers, Kaiser Craft pearls, ribbon, twine, buttons, Studio Calico wood veneer stars, four envelopes, four card blanks and my card. 

All you have to do for a chance to win the candy is leave a comment on this post. If you link to the candy on your own blog that is great and much appreciated but not a requirement... I want everyone to be able to play along. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I will ship the candy anywhere in the world so everyone is encouraged to play! :) The candy will stay open through Friday, November 8th and I will announce the winner on Saturday, November 9th. 

Now you'll want to head on over to the Sweet November Gal blogs. Nancy and Tress both have Christmas cuteness overload going on today! :) 
Instead of using random generator I will be printing out names and tossing them in a hat SO if you leave a comment for the SN Gals on their blogs, you will get an extra name in the hat... this will up your chances of winning the candy. Fun, fun, fun! 

Well, that's all there is to this one and done SN November sneak peek. There are more previews over on the CCD blog today with another chance to comment and win so don't miss that as well! Don't forget... November stamps and dies will be available for purchase at the CC Designs store Thursday, November 7 at 9am EST!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park ('Tis the Season)
stamps- Sweet November (Midnight's Christmas), Amy R (Christmas sentiments II)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Prima shabby tote
American Craft jute twine
Martha Stewart beaded ruffle border punch
Studio Calico wood veneer stars
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
kitten- E50, E51, W0, 0, R01
everything else- E40, E41, W0, R24, R27, R29, E18, YG03, YG67, G29, Y21, E30, E31, YG01, BG0000, BG000

Have a holly jolly Christmas...

Hi guys!

Are you ready for some CC Designs November previews? Today I'm featuring a new character from CC Designs called Winter Hoodie. This big eyed beauty has bundled herself up for a chilly winter afternoon spent building snowmen because you need a big audience when you are this stylin'... LOL! ;)

The rest of the CCD team have even more fantastic preview cards to share with you over on the CCD blog today. As always, there are chances to win the new stamps while you are there so don't miss that!  And Winter Hoodie along with the other November stamps and dies will be available for purchase at the CC Designs store Thursday, November 7 at 9am EST.

I'll see ya tomorrow with some Sweet November Christmas mischief...  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Aspen Frost)
stamps- CC Designs (Winter Hoodie), Studio Calico (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (stitches), MFT (snowflake)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Technique Tuesday caribbean sea, Colorbox dark brown
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG93, BG57, B37, BG000, 0
hair- YR30, YR31, YR82
clothes- G000, G00, BG34, E50, E40, 0, E07, E09, E19, E43, E44, E47, E49

Merry and bright...

Hello, hello!

This card is just a fun excuse to finally color up Holiday Anya 3 who has been patiently awaiting ink for quite some time now. The papers are Heidi Swapp Believe and that great sentiment was part of it. To play off the 'bright' reference I added the bling star to her hair and then the bling border for even more sparkle and shine. It's definitely a quickie CAS design but I think it makes quite an impact. :)

I'm thinking of taking some time and stamping up a bunch of my Christmas images all at once, printing out any digis too, so that I can quickly see at a glance what I have to work with for this upcoming holiday season. It would definitely let me see how many I have yet to use so that I can finally get them crossed off my list. I'll let you know how that goes if I actually get around to it today.

Later gators!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Heidi Swapp (Believe)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Holiday Anya 3)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Prima shabby tote
Heidi Swapp bling border
Doodlebug star gem
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00,R20
hair- E21, E23, E29, E79
clothes- E81, W00, YG21, YG93, YG95, R05, E07, E09, T5, T7, T9

Very merry...

Mornin' friends!

So I've actually had this card done for a couple days now but I just couldn't find the time to get on the computer and get it posted. Thankfully I have today off to play catch up and I'm starting with a bit of blogging. :)

I told you that I would be jumping into Christmas cards and this one features a new Pure Innocence cutie called Happy Christmas. I picked her up last week and had also just gotten this Merry Little Christmas paper pad by Fancy Pants and thought she was a nice fit with this great tree print. I decided to take the whole tree theme a step further when I spotted this sentiment stamp that was already in the shape of a tree too. I really like how it blends right into the design, which is a simple one, but there's nothing wrong with that. I've gotta say, going through my Christmas stash and getting some of this year's new Christmas goodies has got me thinking about loading up my ipod with Christmas tunes already. I know it's early but I can't help it... I loves me some Jingle Bell Rock while I'm getting my crafting on. ;)

Okey dokey then... thanks for stopping by and hey, enjoy that extra hour if you got to 'fall back' today too.   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Fancy Pants (Merry Little Christmas)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Happy Christmas Pure Innocence), October Afternoon (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
buttons
Memory Box star die
American Crafts Brown Memory Marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E55, E57
clothes- R35, R46, R59, E40, E41, 0, BG10, BG70, BG72, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG99, E44, E47
tree- E25, E27, G43, G46, G29, Y21, Y26, Y11