H2H - Virtual Christmas Card

Good afternoon!

I am setting aside time today to get some blog posts up. I have done housework, wrapped presents, and done laundry. Now on to more "pleasant" tasks!

This weeks H2H challenge is to create a Christmas card any style design, using CTMH products, of course.

I chose to make a card inspired by my holiday Scentsy warmer! I love this one. It works perfectly on my foyer table with the red and white accents.

For my card, I used Cranberry colored cardstock and white embossed snowflakes from the Holiday Trinkets stamp set. White Daisy pigment ink is around the edges of the cardstock. I added a bow made from White Grosgrain ribbon (Micheal's) and a small banner with the sentiment "Christmas cheer" from the December Word Puzzle stamp set. The red glitter brad is from the Jingle collection related accents. I loved how this one turned out....

Thanks for looking -- Merry Christmas!!!

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Moxie Fab: Get Inspired In the Kitchen Challenge

hello -- two posts in one evening! I know!

But I have to stay up just a little later. The hubby was watching the Stephen King movie "Bag of Bones" and I couldn't resist peeking a few times and hanging out in front of the TV for a few moments. It was quite engaging, but, OF COURSE, I am traumatized. I have watched an episode of a favorite sitcom while blogging to replace the trauma with better thoughts. :)  

The "Get Inspired" Challenges over at the MoxieFabWorld are interesting. I love trying something new. And, this time, I'm really pleased. I started with the Kitchen challenge which hinges off of this inspiring photo.



The pattern on the plate reminded me of some paper I have in my stash that my sister bought me. The K&Company Amy Butler paper pack has a piece with this exact same pattern. I have always liked it, but struggled with how to use it on my projects. Even as I started this card, I had a hard time figuring how to get it in. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE patterned paper and want to get better at working it into my cards!

The solid looking background piece behind the focal patterned paper is from the Felicity paper kit (CTMH). The brown patterned piece is from the Topstitch paper kit.

I stamped the rose from the Trellis stamp set (CTMH) twice, once the outline in Smoothie colored ink and the fill-in with Sorbet colored ink. The leaves are second-generation Olive ink. The sentiment is from the Sympathy Card Chatter stamp set (also CTMH) in Chocolate ink. Colonial White fibers wrapped around the patterned paper and the Colonial White Opaque gems finish it off   (they are my favorite addition!) 

Thanks for looking and have a great week!

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PDCC110 - Snowflake Holiday Card

Good evening.

I hope you had a weekend of more crafty time than I did. I didn't log very much time at all. Thankfully, I was able to squeeze out a few cards on Friday night.

I loved the colors over at Play Date this week. Red and blue together is one of my favorite color combinations. And, this one has the lime green thrown in, too. Even better!



I used the snowflake stamps from my CTMH "Holiday Trinkets" stamp set. I haven't made as good of use out of those as I should have. I am now wanting to use them on everything. :)

The scalloped card is from Studio G; I picked up a set at Micheals - just to try them out. The sentiment stamped is from CTMH's "Holiday Commentary".

My stamped snowflakes are in CTMHs Crystal Blue, Dutch Blue, and Sweet Leaf. The sentiment is stamped in Cranberry. The Bitty Sparkles are also CTMH. The banner was hand-cut from scrap cardstock.

Thanks for looking! Hope you have a great week.



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Mojo Monday 218 - Christmas gift expanded

In my previous post, I displayed a 4x6 piece I had designed to be framed for a desk or side table for a friends Christmas Gift. However, I've changed plans! 

When I ran my errands and actually remembered to shop for a photo frame, I couldn't find anything to suit me and ran across one that got my mind going in another direction. 

Now, she will get a collage frame that showcases two horizontal 4x6 photos (in this case, artwork by Mandy!) and 2 vertical 5x7 photos which I've dedicated as space for her two new grandbabies! Each are 1 yr old and I thought with the winter theme, photos of them in their winter garb and cute knitted toboggans would be adorable! Besides -- what grandparent doesn't love displaying pictures of the grandbabies?

The finished project looks like this: 

I used the Mojo sketch this week to springboard for my other horizontal 4x6 artwork (I just flipped the sketch around to work for my frame) . I love how it turned out....

      

This one is using BoBunny Midnight Frost patterned cardstock, letter sticker (M is the initial of my friends last name), layered chipboard and sticker. The added 'bling' in the center of the snowflake and on the initial is CTMH. 

For closeups of the bottom horizontal 4x6 artwork, see my previous post.

Thanks for looking! Have a great rest of the week. 

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Friday Mashup #35 - Winter Theme

Hello --

I am excited to have knocked out another Christmas gift!

I wanted to make a small framed piece of artwork for a family friend for Christmas using the "Everlasting Life" stamp set I recently purchased from CTMH.

Last night, I decided to just go for it.  I had the BoBunny "Midnight Frost" paper kit laying on my desk (ALSO FROM LAST YEAR) -- by the way, I think all I did last Christmas break was buy paper. ... Anyway, it finally came together in my head. I knew I wanted to use the stamp set for a displayed verse, but I was completely unsure of color/theme/and paper. (The best part!)

The Friday Mashup challenge this week involves making a "Winter Theme" project. If you are familiar at all with this paper kit from BoBunny, it screams winter. (And, beautifully so, I might add.)



Here is my project for this theme:

I used two different pieces of the BoBunny paper (Both the background navy piece and the vertical accent piece with snowflakes). I inked the edges with CTMH White Daisy pigment ink; stamped the verse in Outdoor Denim (CTMH) and stamped the snowflakes from the December Word Puzzle stamp set (CTMH - Retired) using second generation Crystal Blue and Rock N Rolled Crystal Blue for the smaller flakes). The chipboard snowflake stickers are from the BoBunny coordinating layered chipboard set and the sticker photo corners are from the coorndating 12x12 sticker sheet. Blue fibers are Ardonaments (as old as my son is, I promise!) and the white waxy flax and pewter photo clips are CTMH.

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the fabulous entries over at Friday Mashup. Have a great week. Pin It

PPA 122 - Celebrity Color Challenge

Season's Greetings.

After a LONG weekend of doing housework and laundry (Trying to catch up from several days absence), I was able to squeeze in crafty time last night.

I had fun pulling out my Christmas themed paper (FROM LAST YEAR I NEED TO USE!) and stamp sets.

For Pals Paper Arts color challenge, the "Mistletoe" paper from CTMH 2010 worked beautifully!




And here is my card using CTMH's, Cranberry, Olive, and Colonial White:

I stamped "Peace on Earth" sentiment from the CTMH set "Everlasting Life" using Olive ink. The paper Poinsettia is from the Mistletoe coordinating accessories. Cranberry ribbon and "bling" finish it off.

TFL and have a great week. Pin It

Play Date Cafe - Early Christmas Gift

I am excited!

I have in my possession a GREAT photo of my Dad and Uncle from when they were boys. It belonged to my Grandmother and I have wanted to do something special with it for years. However, anytime I tried to PhotoShop it, my efforts weren't met with much success. I tried it again this week and finally came up with something that worked!

Once I started planning my layout, I realized the scheme I wanted matched up perfectly with the Play Date Cafe challenge this week.

I made two copies of my little framed layout - one for my Dad and one for my Uncle. We go to his (my Uncle's) house each year for Thanksgiving, so I wanted to have the copies ready this time to surprise them. I can't wait to give it to them! :)


Here are the Play Date Challenge colors....




And here is my framed "surprise"....

Apologies for the picture quality; it's not the best.

For the recipe; all products used are Close to my Heart unless otherwise noted.

Striped paper - Sarsasparilla paper kit (retired); Patterned Paper - Passages paper kit (retired); large photo clip from Passages coordinating elements (retired); Mileposts Shapes (seen here); "Live Inspired" stamp set (seen here) (eagle - top right corner, dial - bottom left corner, and postage stamps on kraft Milepost Shape tag); Chocolate waxy flax; Buttons Basic Assortment; natrual twill ribbon; ribbon slide is Hodgepodge Hardware from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking! Hope you are having a great Turkey Day Week so far. Travel safely and enjoy your family time! Pin It