Papertake Weekly - Last Christmas Card of the Year

Hey everyone! This is going to be a REALLY quick post! LOL! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly and it's the Last Christmas Card of the Year. Our awesome sponsor this week is The Ribbon Girl! Here's what I created

I used this sweet Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection from Magnolia-licious. There's just something really special about the Tilda images that have their angel wings showing.  This is A Little Gift Tilda, but I don't see her available right now. Please contact Diana if you're interested in getting her. She's colored with Copc markers and then fussy cut out and popped up onto the Nesties frame. If you have any more questions, just email me. I'll try to get back tomorrow night with more details. Now there are some exciting things going on over at Magnolia-liciious!!  Have you seen the newest release SWEET CRAZY LOVE???!!!!  Oh my goodness, can I just say ADORABLE!!!!!!! They're up for preorder right now over at Magnolia-licious and Diana is doing something really awesome!! This is straight from Diana herself....

"I am very excited to announce something we have been working on for sometime, the "Magnolia-licious Medley Collection Club". The cost is $15.00 a year, only $1.25 a month and the benefits are huge. This is purely to cover the administration cost of the Club. For every new Collection you can purchase a Medley of stamps, similar to the Magnolia Sweden kit but the stamps will be mounted on Ez-Mount. The Club Kit for this Crazy Love Collection contains 12 stamps and retails for $146.38. Your cost as a Club Member is 25% off, $109.79. You will receive special newsletters announcing what is going on at the Club such as special discounts, freebies, contests to name but a few. We have lots of fun planned for the coming year. I hope you will join us and become a Club member before the new year starts, I don't want you to miss out on the fun."


I told ya.....super exciting stuff!!!!


Please pop over to Papertake Weekly to see the rest of my teamies fabulous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Kraftin Kimmie - Tag Time

Hey everyone! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! It's time for a new challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog, and this week, it's to create a gift tag or use a tag on your project. Our hostess with the mostest is Sandie Dunne. Sandie used Cutthroat Lizzie, so that's the prize that some lucky person is going to win! Now this is our last challenge until after the new year, so you have a few weeks to get your project in! Here's what I've come up with...

I've used this adorable princess from Emilie's Lots of Love 1 Set which was just released last week! I think she's adorable with that dreamy look on her precious face!  She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen white paper and colored with Copic markers. F80's for the pinks, and R20's for the reds. Her skin is E13, 11, 01, and 00. Her hair is E51, 23, 25, and 27. The sentiment comes with Lots of Love 1 Set as well. I just stamped them and then cut the words apart. Both the princess and the sentiment are popped up from the tag base. The papers I used are Bazzill Basics Love Story matted with Bazzill cardstock. The lace is from my stash, and I also used a Martha Stewart heart border punch.

Please pop over to Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog to see what gorgeous creations the rest of the Krafty Girls and Guests have designed for you! And then we would love it if you'd play along! This is my last challenge as a Krafty Guest, and  I wanted to extend a HUGE thank to you Kimmie and the rest of the amazing Krafty girls!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

PaperPlay Challenges - Christmas Themed

Hey everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at PaperPlay Challenges and it's my week! The new challenge couldn't be any easier! Just make something Christmas themed and link it up to PaperPlay Challenges! This is the last challenge until after the New Year, so you have lots of time to play along!  Here's what  I created.  This is a really quick post as it's late and I really need to get my hiney in bed! LOL!

A super cute and fun project!!  The Hershey Candy Bar covers are soooo much fun to make, and you can find the instructions HERE.  A huge thank you to Laurie Furnell!! You're going to love making them!!  The tags were made with Whipper Snapper stamps fussy cut out and them matted with Bazzill cardstock. They're colored with Copic markers.

Please be sure to visit PaperPlay Challenges to see the rest of my teamies fabulous creations!

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Don't forget about the fabulous challenge going on over at Magnolia-licious Highlites sponosred by the Magnificent Diana at Magnolia-licious!! You need to use the Wapped and Unwrapped Mini Tilda images to create a Holiday themed project that is anything but a card! First place wins a BRAND NEW KINDLE E-Reader!!!!! So hurry! You've still got a little bit of time to get your project done and entered! Pop over HERE for all the details!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - I'm Dreaming of a ....... Christmas!!

Hi everyone!! So how is your week going? I hope that you're getting everything done and that you're NOT stressing too much over the holidays. It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week is a fun one. You insert your choice of color(s) into "I'm dreaming of a ....... Christmas", and even better.....we're being sponsored by Whiff of Joy!  For my card, I chose "white".

I created a very simple card using this gorgeous Magnolia image from Magnolia-licious. She's #3090 Tilda with Snow Heart from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. She's not in stock right now, but if you want her, please ask Diana. I also used a mixture of Magnolia Doohickey Dies and Memory Box Dies.  #09 MB Frostyville Border,  #32 MB Snowflake Corner, and #12 Lovely Fence.  I also used a Spellbinder die behind Tilda that I embossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

Tilda is colored with Toner Greys with some R0000 on her scarf, hat, and snow heart.  I used E13, 11, 01, and 00 for her skin.  So that's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see the gorgeous creations from the rest of my teamies!

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Some news from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Soooooooo....we are starting something special today!! We are kickin' off our TWELVE KRAFTY DAYS OF KHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!!! Each day Kimmie will be posting a few of her favourite creations from our Krafty Girls and Guests from one of our releases!! AND everyone who comments on the post is eligible to WIN some rubber goodness from that release!!! How does that sound??? Pretty good???! Leave comments every day for chances to win.....and Kimmie will announce all the winners on December 26th!!

Don't forget....it all starts today over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog! See you there!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

It's Release Day at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!!!

Do YOU know what day it is???  It’s Krafty RELEASE Day and it’s our last release of the year!!  Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing their new DECEMBER stamps and there’s SO much awesomeness to SEE!!   If you've arrived here from Sandie's gorgeous creations, then you're on the right track!

Over the last few days in our Krafty Peeks, we have shared lots of FUN new stamps for you to get inky with! We’ve got something for everyone!! There is a fun new SET by Cheryl Alger for the little ladies in your life!! It’s called SUGAR AND SPICE! We also have TWO fantastic sets of VALENTINES from Emilie Goulet called LOTS OF LOVE 1 AND LOTS OF LOVE 2!!! And of course we have an amazing new set of six ALICE IN WONDERLAND stamp from Annie Rodrigue! PLUS we are also releasing a coordinating set of WONDERLAND SENTIMENTS!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our DECEMBER Krafty Hop! If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

For my card today, I'm featuring the gorgeous ALICE from the Alice in Wonderland set by Annie Rodrigue. I am so in love with all of these images!!

She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers. I then fussy cut her out and popped her up from a frame cut out with oval Nestabilities. The DP's are Little Yellow Bicycle matted with Bazzill cardstock.

I added a mat that was made with a Martha Stewart PAP set topped with more DP. Lots of machine stitching here, too.  The flourish was created using one of my favorite Magnolia Doohickey Dies.

The sentiment comes from the set of Wonderland Sentiments which are fabulous quotes from the book! I just hand cut the banner and popped it up as well. I can never get enough dimension on a card! The more, the better!! :)  The bow was made with May Arts silk ribbon topped with a threaded button from my stash. And the artsy fartsy view....

So that's it for me today! It's time to move on to see what the awesome Alice has in store for your viewing pleasure today! Don't forget to leave comments along the way! Thanks so much for hopping along with us today!! Hugs!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Sneak Peek and Challenge Day!!

WHEW! I had a little bit of scare yesterday! I lost my blog for a bit and couldn't sign into blogger! I figured it out about midnight last night and was finally able to access everything again.. I'm telling you, that was NOT a fun time!! But it's all good now, and it's Saturday which means it's Day Three for Sneak Peeks of the new December stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie AND it's time for a new weekly challenge as well!!!  Featured in our sneak peeks today are the new AWESOME stamps from Annie Rodrigue!  For the new challenge, we've got a fabulous sketch from the wickedly talented Krafty Girl Michele!

If  you don't know yet,  the theme of Annie's stamps this month is Alice in Wonderland!! FABULOUS!!!  For my card today, I've used the Dormouse! Can you see that he's hiding Alice in the teacup (see her hair that's giving her away?)

The image is stamped with Memento ink onto Cyrogen White and then colored with Copic markers. I used circle and petite scalloped circle Nesties to cut out the image, and then machine stitched around it. I've also used one of the awesome Wonderland Sentiments on my card!  The DP's are Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland. matted with Bazzill cardstock.  The scalloped part of the sketch was created using a Magnolia Doohickey Die.

The two cutouts behind the Dormouse were simply cut out from another one of the DP's and then matted onto cardstock. I added a Tim Holtz metal corner and cut a couple tabs with the Cricut and the Fabulous Finds cartridge. Those were finished off with a couple threaded vintage buttons.  I added some crinkly ribbon topped with another buton and some twine.

A little peek at the inside too. There is a lot of machine stitching on this one! Today is the last day for sneak peeks, which means the full December release will be available for purchase tomorrow at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! Believe me, I will be putting in my order! LOL!  Be sure to visit all the Krafty Girls and Guests and leave some love at each stop! You can find them by visiting Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog. Kimmie will be providing TWO lucky commenters with a prize of three of Annie's stamps!!! So what the heck are you waiting for??!! LOL! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back tomorrow for the big Blog Hop to celebrate the release! You won't want to miss it!! Hugs!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Sneak Peeks Day 2!!!

Hey everyone! It's time for another day of sneak peeks of the new December stamps from Kraftin Kimmie, and today we're showing you the AWESOME images from the talented Emilie Goulet! Again, these images will all be available for purchase on Sunday at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. For my card today, I used Panda from Emilie's set Lots of Love Set 1. Sooooo stinkin' CUTE!!!

Isn't he sooo adorable?? I am so loving this entire collection!! I stamped him with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper, and then colored him with my cool grays. The heart is done with R80's for the pinks, and R30's for the reds. The bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon topped with a threaded button. The sentiment is also part of  Lot's of Love Set 1, and the lace is from my stash.

I cut him out and popped him up from the card base which was cut with the Cricut and Wild Card cartridge. The polka dot paper is digital (my very first set before I knew to save it with the name of the creator) matted with Bazzill cardstock. The little hearts were actually punched out with the Martha Stewart scalloped heart border punch. They're such a good size that I use them all the time for little accents on cards. OH! Almost forgot to tell you about the little doily which a new Magnolia Doohickey die, and I LOVE it!!

So that's it for me today! Please be sure to visit all the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests to see their gorgeous creations with Emilie's images today! You can find the list over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog. And be sure to leave some love at each stop as Kimmie is giving TWO random commenters a set of Emilie's stamps!!! Be sure to check back tomorrow to see if you've won!!! AAAAANNNND I KNOW everyone is dying to see Annie Rodrigue's new collection!! Hope to see you tomorrow!!!  Have fun and good luck!!

Kraftin' Kimmie - Time for Sneak Peeks!!!!!

Whoot Whoot!!! I'm so excited cause it's sneak peek time for the new release over at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! And I think you are going to LOVE each and every image!! We will have sneak peeks today, Friday, and Saturday, with release day and a blog hop on Sunday!  Today, we're featuring a new stamp set from the ever amazing Cheryl Alger and her new set of  three images with five coordinating sentiments called Sugar and Spice. And believe me, they're everything nice!! For my card today, I used Girl With Balloon.

LOOOOVE her! She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored with Copic markers. R80's for the pinks and YG11, 13, 67 for the greens. The DP's are from Best Creations matted with Bazzill cardstock.  I added a couple of punched butterflies from an EK Success punch, and a cloud that I cut with a Magnolia Doohickey die. Now tell me....I do love the shape of that cloud, but what are you supposed to do with that very obvious hole in it????  I'm thinking maybe put a brad in it and dangle a charm? What do you think? I'm stumped!

Whatcha think....isn't she just too precious????  I used a Martha Stewart border punch from corner to corner where the two papers meet. Of course the bow is made with May Arts Silk ribbon topped with a button and some Baker's Twine.    The sentiment comes in the Sugar and Spice set, and I cut it out using Nesties.

So that's it for me today. Make sure you visit all the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests over at Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog to see their GORGEOUS creations they've made for you today! And don't forget to leave some love cause Kimmie is going to give a random commenter the Sugar and Spice Set! Awesome!!  Hope to see you tomorrow more sneak peeks. You won't want to miss any of it!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again tomorrow! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hey everyone and happy Tuesday! Hope your week is going well and that you're getting everything done that is on your "to do" list.  It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this week is our easy one, Anything Goes with an option of using something dangly.  We're being sponsored the fabulous Lili of the Valley!!     I mentioned before that I've got a rather large commission to make some Wedding cards, and this is another one I've done up.

I used an adorable image from SWALK called I Do.  I just thought they were so precious! They're stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White and then colored with Copic markers and cut out with circle and petite circle Nesties. Papers are by Pebbles and they're matted with Bazzill Raven black.

The flowers were cut with the Cricut Expression and George and Basic Shapes cartridge. I just stuck a black brad through them. The sentiments came with the stamp and I just cut them out by hand. On the inside I put "And they lived happily ever after".  All the panels are machine stitched and the lace ribbon is from my stash.

So that's it for me today. Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see what my talented teamies created for your viewing pleasure! And then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with the challenge! Can't wait to see your fabulous creations! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

You-ooh-ooh-ooh send me....darlin' you-ooh-ooh-ooh send me....honest you do

Hey everyone!! Happy Saturday!!! I'm super excited as it's time for another challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge blog and this is my second challenge as a Guest Designer!! Our fabulously talented hostess is Diana Pickering, and she used the gorgeous image of Takara, so that's the prize that's up for grabs this week!!  Diana has challenged us to use heat or dry embossing on our project, so this is what I've come up with.

I used the fabulous Patsy for my card today. Isn't she so stinkin' adorable and fun?? She comes with several sentiments too, but for today, I chose to use the "you send me".  She's stamped onto Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers and cut out with oval Nesties. I've added both machine and faux stitching. The hearts were cut out with the Cricut Expression and the Doodlecharms cartridge, and then run through my Cutlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The DP's I've had around for forever and I don't know who they're by, and they're matted with Bazzill cardstock. I just hand cut the banner.

Please be sure and pop over the the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge blog to see everyone's gorgeous creations and to play along for a chance to win!! You might get lucky!!

Don't forget about Kraftin' Kimmie's Frugal Friday specials!! She featuring SIX stamps on sale for 40% to 50% off!! This week's stamps on sale are:
Mr Punkinhead, Rudy the Reindeer, Billy Blyth, Speedy the Turtle, Roxy, and You Are A Treat!!!
The sale runs Friday - Sunday only, so be sure you get yours before it's over!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Enjoy your weekend!! Hugs!

PaperPlay Challenge - Tags and Wrapping

Hi everyone! It's Thursday and time for a new challenge over at PaperPlay Challenges! This week, our wonderful Deidra is asking you to make your own tags and wrapping in a Holiday theme. We're being sponsored this week  by the amazing Heidi over at Simon Says Stamp!!  So for my project, I turned to both my Cricut Expression, and my sis over at Peggy Loves Vintage!! Peggy just released a new DVD full of wonderful vintage Christmas images, her Christmas volume 14.  I was looking through and found this beautiful scene of carolers and just had to use it!

I simply printed it out onto my Bazzill cardstock and cut it out with some oval Nesties. The papers are from Graphic 45 matted with Bazzill cardstock.  I used kraft cardstock for the bag, and the Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge. The kraft cardstock made the bag really sturdy. I added some flowers and ribbon and called it a day! Please be sure and visit Peggy Loves Vintage and see all the fabulous images Peggy has available, and then pop over to PaperPlay Challenges to see the gorgeous creations from my teamies and to play along.  Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!