Merry and bright with CTMH and YNS

 Hey everyone

I have been busy in my craft room but I have a ton of cards still to make for Christmas!!!    Arghhh when to do them all.  I am liking how this one turned out so I might make a bunch.  Loving the sketch from your next stamp. This is my third entry!!   

Here is some close ups of the card.  I used ctmh stamp, left over ribbon, and old fiskar rubbin plates to get the embossing in my cuttle bug

I popped up the image and added ctmh silver glitz glitter gel

Here you can see the embossing on the blue and white

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate all your comments!

Here are the challenges that inspired me:

Ccee stampers- embossing and glitter

Crafty creation challenge - christmas

Sweet stampin challenge blog- celebration

Totally paper crafts- add a bow

Scrap booker PhDs- no red and green

Deep ocean - fav color

Penny black and more -atg

Your next stamp- sketch

LMCB - Christmas Traditions

Good morning everyone!

Yesterday was day one of our first snow fall... so pretty but it does remind me to get out those winter tires!!  This week at Lasting memories we have a new challenge for you...

Christmas Traditions

now some of the DT members found this easy others not so easy!

for me I knew right off the bat!

for about 20 years I have been going to my auntie Marjie's house for Christmas eve, now that she has passed away this tradition will change a bit - her daughter is starting to plan an event for the family this year.

Here is my LO I hope that it inspires you to create one

here is some close ups 

 

I used my cricut for the partridges and title - joys of the seasons

the stamps are from CTMH 

and the challenges that inspired me:

fantabulous cricut - animal

through the craft room door - atg

charisma cardz - Christmas

digistamps - stitching

the corrosive challenge - happy holidays

scrap much - sketch

PIO - non traditional christmas

Hey everyone!!

Pile it on has another great challenge for you this week and I hope you can join  us!   The theme isNon Traditional Christmas, either non trad colors (no red and green) or a non traditional image (use a frog instead of Santa for example)

And our great Sponsor is Pink Gem Designs and the prize is 2 regular digi's (no sets or custom digis) 

Here is my card...  As you can tell I picked non traditional image.  

Not too many monsters around at Christmas time!!

Here is some close ups

I used ctmh stamps for the background paper and sentiment

And of course the challenges that inspired me!

Challenges:

a gem of a challenge - sparkles

digi galore - bright colours

paulaholifield crafts - sparkle

imagination - glitter and sparkle

crafts 4 eternity - glitter and sparkle

delicious doodle - no design paper

brown sugar - atg

digitally sweet - atg

all sorts challenge - bring on the bling

polka doodles - celebrations
paper crafting - bling it up 

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.ca/2013/11/bling-it-up.html
aud sentiments - any sentiments
delightful inspiration - sketch

Truly fabulous!!

Hey everyone... 

I have been super busy in my craft room

I made this layout for of course a couple of challenge - seriously I wonder how I ever scrapped before I found the blogging world??

here is my LO - challenges are listed below

above with out journal and below with :)

here are some close ups

I love the colours! and the bling :)  really like how this LO turned out

and the challenges

weekly scrapbook - teenagers

scrapping4fun - atg

scrapmuch - sketch

ADFAS - #18 November

Hey everyone

A die for a sketch has a super challenge going on this month 

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Our generous Sponsor this time is:

Jellypark

You can win: 3 Digis of your choice!!!

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here is the sketch

and my take on the sketch

I used Spell binders nestabilities labels four and Memory box corner bow

and the challenges that inspired me

cute card Thursday- so angelic

winter wonderland - fairies or angels

copic markers - everything about Christmas

christmas cards - sparkle and bling

scrapbook PhD - anything that Flies

addicted to stamps - punches and dies

Cheers!

Hey... 

so I am trying to use up last years Christmas paper and there are so many great sketches and great challenges.. that I have to keep making things... lol

and some close ups

and of course the challenges that inspired me
Curtain Call - CAS Christmas
Christmas card - bling
dream valley - cas
crafting for all seasons - stitching
lacy  sunshine - bling
Crafty creations - dies and punches
the sisterhood of crafters - embossing
cce stampers - stitches
ABC Christmas - W for winter wishes
addicted to stamps and more - atg
creative knock outs - bling
crafty girls challenge - atg
cardabilities - sketch

GDT for Scrapstuffz

Hey everyone... 

Stacia over at Scrapstuffz asked me to be a guest designer!

Thanks I am honored and I hope my LO does your inspiration photo justice...

the inspiration picture is..

and my LO...

The picture is from a Greece cruise we went to in 2009

the knot was made using reef knot which i know they use on sail boats

I forget which cartridge I used for the little sail boat but isn't he just adorable!!

And of course the challenges that inspired me to complete the LO- 

hiding in my craft room - die cuts 

scrapstuffz - photo

deconstructed sketch - sketch (it was the twine that captured me)

Autumn a day of thanks

hey everyone..

you know I think I spend more time on the computer than in my craft room... and tonight is walking dead night so I am just about done!  lol

here is another card I created for challenges that are listed below

My goal this weekend was to use up all the stuff on my desk - yep I made a little dent.. 

But there is so much more.  I must not buy any more!!!

and a close up

sweet stamps - thank you

Simon says - thanks

stamp and create - leaves

Paper nest dolls - give thanks 

created with love - thank you

patties - give thanks

addicted to stamps - punches and dies

One stitch at a time - atg

craftin desert diva's - a day of thanks

colour Q - colours

mojo monday - sketch

Love and joy at Christmas time

Good morning everyone...

Yep... I am thinking my mojo is back!

I have been busy all weekend craftin up a storm..

here is a card I made and the challenges that inspired me are below

stamps are from Close to my heart.  if your interested left side bar has my linky

copic markers - Christmas
christmas card - bling
rhedd and rosie - birds and bloom
ribbon carousel - holidays
scrapbook PhD - anything that Flies
the paper girls challenge - cut it out

crafty ribbons - atg
mojo monday - sketch

Sparkly thank you

Hey everyone..;

So I have a friend that has started to come by on Saturday mornings and I am teaching her about Scrapbooking and card making and was playing around with stickers, score tape (or sheets) and fine glitter.

This is the card I created...

and some close ups

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

amusing challenge - glitter

creative knockouts - make it sparkle

creative belli - harvest 

craft your passion - doodle

there she goes - thanks

dream valley - cas

amusing challenge - thanks

the paper players - CAS with leaves

patties - giving thanks 

the scrapbooking queen - colours

LMCB - Anything but snow

Hey everyone!!  Hope you have had an amazing weekend.
Today at Lasting memories we have a new challenge for you..
Anything But Snow

I hope you take some time to join us with a LO - it is a super easy one!!
here is my inspiration for you..

and some close ups

The picture is of my daughter first time getting to Vote - 2011 federal vote

sad thing is they wouldn't let me take a picture of her casting the vote!

She didn't want a picture anyway... but I had to take something to remember the day!

And of course the other challenges that inspired me.. 

DRS designs - rip and torn

party time tuesday - hemp or twine
Scrapping the everyday miracles - thankful
(yep thankful for the right to vote!)
scrapbook circle - using stickers
scrapbook fantasies - make the most of your self
crafty girls challenge - atg
an inky situation - people

YNS- holiday greetings

Good afternoon everyone...

So many great challenges out there that I am inspired daily to get into my crafty room.

Here is one that I created to go with the challenges below..

and a close up of the liquid applique 

and as promised the challenges that inspired me..

bearly mine -pink Christmas

paper take - snow and ice

ribbon carousel - holidays and celebrations

scrapbook PhD - anything that Flies

crafty ribbons - atg

copic markers - Christmas

curtain call - CAS Christmas

the house that stamps build - snow fun

by lori designs - ribbon and bows

your next stamp - sketch