So very thankful...

Olo! 

Today I'm detouring from the Christmas card line up to share this seasonal fall card that I made. This beautiful Gorjuss Girl is called You Brought Me Love and when I saw her with her bushy tailed little friend there I really wanted to play with some fall colors. Because I didn't feel like fussy cutting but really wanted to use this large Hero Arts sentiment I ended up masking off the top of her head so that once it was stamped the sentiment looks like it is tucked behind her a bit. It totally saved me time on this card and I love the look so much that I may just have to add it to my list of go-to card techniques. The papers are more October Afternoon... have I mentioned that they are a total fave of mine?  ;)

Well, that's all I've got for today. Thanks for stopping by!  :) 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon 
stamps- DoCrafts (You Brought me Love Gorjuss Girl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle
Papertrey Ink twine
Studio Calico wood veneer heart
Sharpie white marker   
Copic markers
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR31, Y21, E35
clothes- E50, E81, 0, YR23, YR24, YR27, YR18, YG01, YG93, YG95, E74, E77, E79, BG90, G00
squirrel- YR27, E09, E18, E50, E53
leaves- YR23, Y26, E08, E35, YG93
grass/sky- YG93, YG95, YG97, BG10, G00, BG90, 0

Have your elf...

Good morning!

I don't know about you but I am totally getting into the Christmas spirit already. I don't care that Thanksgiving hasn't even rolled around yet, the CD player is officially loaded up with Christmas tunes. I love having the music going while I'm working on my Christmas cards... makes me feel more creative I guess. This card benefitted from the Christmas music magic as I colored up Santa's Little Helper from Mo's Digital Pencil. Isn't he just crazy adorable?! I love his big expressive eyes and all those curls, what a cutie! I paired him up with a mix of new and old October Afternoon papers because those gingerbread men and candy make me think of Santa's workshop up at the North Pole where this little guy would reside. 

Alrighty, I should mosey. Have a good one everybody! :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Papertrey Ink ivory
paper- October Afternoon
digital stamp- Mo's Digital Pencil (Santa's Little Helper)
stamps- Stampendous (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Divine Twine twine
My Favorite Things stitched rounded rectangle die
My Favorite Things double stitched circle die
Studio Calico sequins
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- E31, E35, E47
eyes- YG93, E84, BG000
clothes- Y11, Y21, Y26, E31, E34, E57, YG21, YG03, YG25, BG78, G28, G29, E50, E81, E84, 0, R14, R24, R27, R59, W3, W6
tape dispenser- Y000, Y11, BG10
floor- E40, E42, E44

Have a cup of cheer...

TGIF everybody!

Today is Bellariffic Friday over on the Stamping Bella blog and the challenge this past week was 'anything goes' so of course I had to play along. I got this super cute pair of cocoa drinking elves called Buddy and Jolly a few months ago and I have been waiting for the right time to get them on a card. I can't tell you how much I love these guys... can't you just picture them waddling around Santa's workshop trying not to spill any of that big mug of cocoa? With that warm, sweet treat in their hands I knew exactly which paper I wanted to pair with them, it is a sheet from Pebbles' 2014 Christmas release full of cookies, milk, candy and of course cocoa. No wonder these pudgy little elves waddle... who can resist stuffing themselves with tasty goodies like these all the time? LOL!  ;)

Alrighty folks, I'm off for a fabulous day coloring with friends. Have a great weekend!  :)

    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It 
paper- Pebbles (Home for Christmas)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Buddy and Jolly), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
Lawn Fawn stitched scallop rectangle die
My Favorite Things double stitched rectangle die
gold thread
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- E35, E47, E49
clothes- E50, E81, 0, E31, E34, E57, E35, YG25, G07, G09, YG67, R43, R35, R29, W5, W7
cocoa mugs- E55, E57, BG10, BG53, BV02, 0

Peace, love and joy...

Hello, hello!

I was looking at this Gorjuss Girl called The Fox the other day and debating over whether or not to alter her and get rid of the tail and ears or keep them and make a more fall colored card with the foxy theme. Then I had a real Ah-Ha moment and saw her as a pretty, white arctic fox for Christmas. With that decided, I started to to look through paper and found this beautiful pink and cream snowflake print and suddenly I could see the card in my head. I stuck with a limited palette of soft dreamy colors and let that set the scene for Foxy and her friend. Pretty, pretty, pretty!  :)

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great one!      

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Jillibean Soup (Christmas Eve Chowder)
stamps- Do Crafts (The Fox Gorjuss Girl), Hero Arts (Joy set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Lawn Fawn stitched hillside borders
Hazel and Ruby sequins
Hero Arts joy die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
clothes- E50, E40, E41, 0, RV000, Rv10, RV21, RV52, E81

Santa Claus is coming to town...

Hi there!

I really love it when TGF goes small with some of their characters, they just get cuter shrunk down a bit if that is even possible. So as soon as I got the newest Happy Winter set in the mail and saw how small and cute they were I knew that I had to pair one up with his bigger counterpart from the Winter Greetings set. Something about these two kinda reminded me of the brothers from the A Christmas Story movie, Ralphie and Randy. That inspiration was really cemented when I also found this fantastic sheet of paper by October Afternoon in my scrap bag. Not only is the department store there in the background but it looks like the Chinese restaurant where they eat Christmas dinner is even included. With such a perfect scene all done for me I didn't have to add anything but the sentiment. :)

Well, enjoy your Wednesday and I shall see you again tomorrow!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (City Sidewalks)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Happy Winter set and Winter Greetings set), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Silver Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00,R20
hair 1- YR30, E31, E34
hair 2- YR30, YR31, Y32, E33
clothes- E07, E09, R27, E50, E40, 0, G07, YG67, G29, W2, W4, W6, W8, W10, BG13, BG57, BG18, BG10, BG11

Season's greetings...

Good morning!

I got some new goodies from My Favorite Things in the mail yesterday and I couldn't wait to get creative with them. So I decided to check out the MFT challenge blog to see what might inspire and sketch 252 was just what I needed to get rolling. I grabbed the sweet Warmest Wishes girlie, who has been on my wish list for ages, as well as the Hand Lettered Holiday sentiment set and Mountain Range dies then hit my bag of Christmas paper scraps and got busy. I liked how playful this Doodlebug snowflake paper was and it gave Warmest Wishes something to be catching in her coat so I cut it a few times with the mountain dies and layered them for a subtle hint at a mountain range being obscured during this colorful blizzard. I hope it shows how much fun I had putting this card together because I love how it turned out.  :)

Okey dokey, have a good one everybody!  :) 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug 
stamps- My Favorite Things (Warmest Wishes and Hand Lettered Holiday set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico Mojito
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
My Favorite Things stitched mountains dies
Doodlebug sequins
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E21, E25, E29
clothes- BG45, BG57, BG09, BG18, W4, W6, W8, W10, R22, R24, R27, YG01, YG03, YG67, R20, R43, RV14, E40

Joy to you and me...

Hi guys!

I hope everyone had a fun filled Halloween weekend and are now ready to jump headfirst right into Christmas cards. I will admit that as much as I enjoy making Halloween cards it was a treat to shift in to a whole different color palette with this first Christmas card of the season. It has been at least a month since I've played along in the Sugar Bowl Challenge so I printed out this super cute digi called Gift Wrapping and I am entering my card into the current 'anything goes' challenge over there. I paired this sweet Christmas fairy with some scraps of my all time favorite Simple Stories holiday collection. The faux burlap and stitching gets me every time and I think it really suits the nature like feel of this image.  I also added a lot of sparkle and shine to the entire image but you can only really see it on the word 'joy' in the sentiment. Believe me, in person this CAS card is really quite eye catching.  :)

Ok, happy Monday to you all and I shall see you again tomorrow!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Handmade Holiday)
digital stamp- Sugar Nellie (Gift Wrapping)
stamp- Mama Elephant (Merry Greetings sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Gold sewing thread
Maya Road metal rose
My Favorite Things stitched basic edges die
Gold Smooch
Wink of Stella clear and gold glitter pens
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E47
clothes- R27, R59, E18, E42, E43, E53, E55, E44, E50, E40, 0, YG93, YG97, G99, YG99, W7
wings/snow- BG70, BG72, BG90
squirrel- W2, W3, W5, E41, R02
gifts- E30, E31, E43, R22, R24, R27, YG25, YG95, Y21, Y26, Y28