More fun Valentines!

Hello readers!  I hope that everyone had a great weekend!  We certainly did here!  We spent lots of time relaxing, cleaning and of COURSE watching the Steelers win!  =D  So excited that Pittsburgh is going to another superbowl!

I have a few cards to share with you today!  The first one uses both Lawn Fawn and DeNami stamps:

This card uses LOTS of different techniques and I really love the way it turned out!  This card was inspired by two challenges:
1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #87
2.  Wee Memories Challenge #40  - Anything Goes

   

My second set of cards is a set of six valentines that I made using Lawn Fawn's "My Silly Valentine."  I made two sets of these, one of my family and one for Winter's St. Jude's Caring Hearts card drive:

   

These cards were colored with copics, and if you look closely you can see faint hearts stamped on each valentine!  I really think these little valentines are fun and the sentiments are just SO cute!  These were inspired by Tuesday Throwdown's Challenge #32 - Valentines.

Ok, well that's all I have for you today!  I hope you enjoyed these fun valentines!


 
"You're Sweet" Card: 
 Paper: 
* Neenah and Bazzil Cardstock
Stamps and Ink: 
* Lawn Fawn - Teeny Tiny Backdrops and My Silly Valentines
* DeNami Design - You're Sweet Sentiment
* Ranger Distress Inks - Worn Lipstick and Barn Door
* Versamark Watermark Ink
Other: 
* Floradoodles from Petaloo
* White Organza Ribbon
* Satin Pink Ribbon
"My Silly Valentines":
Paper: 
* Paper Source 4 Bar Hearts Card
* Bazzil and Neenah Cardstock
Stamps and Ink: 
* Lawn Fawn - My Silly Valentine
* Memento - Tuxedo Black
* Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Door

I'll have a Blue Christmas...

Hi crafty friends!  WOW it's been a really long time since I've blogged!  Last week was so busy that I really had very little time for crafting!  We spent the week putting up the tree, decorating the house (inside and out!), and preparing for something that we do every year called "Friendsgiving."  The first Saturday in December, my hubby and I have all of our closest friends (and some family too!) over for another huge, potluck thanksgiving-type dinner!  This year the celebration was enormous, and we had such an amazing time!  I'll get some pictures of both my decorations and from friendsgiving up sometime this week!

After such an amazing weekend, I was a little bummed to go back to work without having gotten any crafting done at all!  However, we had a SNOW DAY today from school, and so I got to stay home and complete both some errands and crafting projects!  How awesome is that?  I was pretty glad for another day to be productive! Anyhow, here is the card I have to share with you this afternoon:

 I'm still having so much fun with my Frosties from Lawn Fawn!  Today it was especially fitting with all of the snow!  =)  This card used a lot of different techniques!  I wanted to go with a cute snowy theme for City Crafter's Blue Christmas challenge!  Broken China distress ink was ALL over this!  On the scalloped circle, I did an emboss resist that turned out really great!  I also did some distress ink on the punched border, the sentiment rectangle, and on the mat for the gray PP.  Also, how cute are these embellishments?  The brads I got in a great winter brads pack, and the snowflakes are from Petaloo.  The larger of the two ribbons started out as gray satin and is also distressed!  Here are some closer shots of the details:

  

This card was made for the following challenges:
1. City Crafter Challenge Blog 33 - Blue Christmas
2. Tuesday Throwdown 27 - Embellish It
3. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 82

4. Wee Memories Challenge 34 - Holiday Song Inspiration (mine was Let it Snow!)

That's all I have for you so far today!  I'm working on a few more things and hope to post again tonight!  =)  As always, thanks for your kind comments and well wishes!  They mean so much to me! 

 
Paper:
*Neenahl Cardstock
* DCVW Patterned Paper

Stamps and Ink:

*Lawn Fawn - Frosties

* Whispers Clear Embossing Powder
* Versamark Watermark Ink

* Versamagic Ink - Sea Breeze

* Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China

Embellishments:

* Gray Satin Ribbon - 1.5" and 3/16"
* Silver Snowflake Brads - Recollections
* Silver and White Glittery Snowflake Dazzlers from Petaloo

Snowy Window!

Hello everyone!  I just have one more card to share with you today!  I was inspired yesterday by our first snowfall of the season!  Considering I live in Pittsburgh, the fact that the first snowfall wasn't until November 27th is actually quite amazing! And even then it didn't stick.  None the less, I was looking out my window at the snow and feeling excited!  Later in the day, I checked out the new Etsy Inspired Challenge (#116) whose Etsy inspiration this week is a shop called Heartsong with beautiful artwork.  There, I found a photo of two people sharing a moment looking at the snow:

 

  Between these two snowy inspirations, my card was born:

  

My goal was to make the card look like a snow frosted window!  I stamped and distressed the window, and then covered the entire window part with clear embossing powder.  You can see that it is shiny in the pictures!

I then used ribbons to make the window appear to have "curtains."  I wanted the curtains to be sheer so the window could still easily be seen, and to tie back the curtains I used a velvet ribbon.  I also free-handed the candle and stole the little flame from Lawn Fawn's "Happy Hannukah" set.  The holly surrounding the candle was from an Inkadinkado' Holiday set.  I finished off the card with a little "Merry Christmas" from Lawn Fawn's Harold's ABC's!

Along with Etsy Inspired Challenge #116, this card was also inspired by the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #81.  This week I used the simplifed sketch:

 

  I hope you enjoyed my snowy inspired Christmas card tonight!  Tomorrow I'm looking forward to my last day off (gotta love hunting season in Western PA!) so that I can get some more crafting done and also get my house decorated for Christmas!  Yay! 

Paper:

*Recollections Cardstock

* Basic Grey PP - Jovial Set

Stamps and Ink:

*Lawn Fawn - Frosties, Harold's ABC's, Happy Hanukkah
* Inkadinkado - Warm Holiday Wishes
* Memento - Tuxedo Black

* Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China '

* Versamark Ink

* Whispers' Deep Impact Clear Embossing Powder

Embellishments:

* Sheer Brown Organza Ribbon
* Brown Velvet Ribbon
*  Red Rhinestones

Noel

Good evening everyone!  Today we had a SUPER productive day!  The hubs and I were able to get lots of stuff clean and I got lots of cards made!  I've been mass producing my Christmas cards (those will be shown in another post!), and I also had a little time for challenge cards too!  I had a lot of fun creating this very homey, cute card today:

I started with this adorable little Jenna stamp, and then I stamped over the stars with a tiny snowflake from a Lawn Fawn set to make it more of a winter card.  For the most part, this card is red, white and green, but I added a little splash of blue with her eyes and some stickles to the middles of the snowflake.  Here's a closer shot:

This card was inspired by the following challenges:
1. Tuesday Throwdown #26 - Buttons and Bows
2. City Crafter Challenge #31 - Cards with Small Children
3. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #80
4. Etsy Inspired Challenge #115 (Queen of Tarts Cakes) using the colors from the picture below on the right:

  

As Thanksgiving is approaching, I'm getting more and more ready to embrace the holiday spirit!  There's lots to do between now and Christmas, but I'm super excited for it!  =D  I've also been thinking lots about how absolutely lucky I am to have such great friends and family, and so much awesome support for this blog!  Thank you for all of your wonderful comments and inspiration, you are all a blessing to me!  =)

And on that note, have a wonderful week!  =)

 
Paper:

* Recollections and Bazzil Cardstock

Stamps and Ink:

* Lawn Fawn - Bows and Holly and Critters in the Snow

* D'Amour Allure - Jenna

* Color Box - Green
* Memento - Tuxedo Black

Embellishments:

* Satin Red Ribbon
* Green Buttons
* Red and White Baker's Twine
* Waterfall Stickles

Monday Challenge Madness!

Hello readers! Tonight I have a nice card for you inspired by several challenges!  I had a ton of fun making this last night along with several other little projects:

I think this card turned out really cute!  Can I tell you that I'm totally addicted to my Lawn Fawn sets?  Well I am!  I'm super excited to *hopefully* get Jessie's ABC's soon, but right now I'm still loving Harold's ABC's on all of my cards!  I also used the Teeny Tiny Backdrops for this one.  I didn't decide to add the backdrop until I had the green adhered already, so I had to mask the orange to stamp the background!  I'm really glad I added the stars, they add a nice touch to this card in my opinion!

This is a good card to thank someone for a nice surprise!  I was really happy to find that chipboard definition of surprise and, luckily, it matched the color challenge perfectly!  Here are the inspirations for this card:
1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #78
2. The Play Date Cafe #54
3. Tuesday Throwdown #24 - Give Thanks

         

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  As always, your comments are the BEST part of my blogging day!  =)  Have a great week! 

 
Paper:

* Recollections and DCVW Cardstock 

* Orange Paper from my stash

Stamps and Ink:

* Lawn Fawn - Harold's ABC's and Teeny Tiny Backdrops
* Studip G - Chalk Orange

Embellishments:

*Light Green Pearls
* "Surprise" chipboard from my stash
* Orange/White Baker's Twine

Halloween Night and a Challenge Card!

Well WHAT a great weekend we've had!  Let me start by sharing our FUN at our party!  The costume party was a TOTAL success, and all of our friends had amazing costumes!  We had a really awesome spread of food and included a cauldron that we filled several times with dry ice so that it bubbled and fogged over!  Here are a few pictures of the food spread:

  

Our costumes took a great deal of work, but they were also worth it!  My husband and I were Link and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda video game series.  Our dog, Lucky, also got to be in on the fun.  We made him Navi, the fairy guide.  Here's a picture of us in costume:

I sewed my husband's tunic and hat, and my skirt.  My golden sleeves and skirt detail are actually paper crafted!  These costumes were super fun, and we've already decided to perfect them for parties in future years!  =)  Overall, the party was a blast and our friends did an amazing job dressing up!  A great time was had by all! 

Okay, and now onto the card that I finally got around to making late tonight after cleanup was taken care of:

  

I really like the way that this card turned out!  I really love this stamp set and haven't had the chance to use it recently!  I chose this set because of the need for a sentiment to be the main focus of the card.  I thought this did just the trick!  This card fits the following challenges:
1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #77
2. Tuesday Throwdown #23 - Sentimentally Yours
3. Wee Memories #29 - Anything Goes
4. City Crafter Challenge Blog #28 - Autumn Leaves Inspiration Photo

Thanks for stopping by!  As always, I love your comments!  =)   


 
Paper:

* Neenah Cardstock 
* Basic Grey Patterned Paper

Stamps and Ink:

* Inpression Obsession - "A Little Birdie.."
* Staz On - Timber Brown

Embellishments:

* Brown Organza Ribbon

* Red Pearls

Vintage Card Time!

Good evening everyone!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I've spent a LOT of time crafting... it's been lovely!  =D  I have one card to share with you tonight, with several more coming this week!  Tonight's card is one with a vintage feel designed for three challenges that I really love participating in!  Here's the card:

   

This one took quite a bit of work.  Awhile ago, one of my favorite bloggers, Lisa Petrella, shared a card that she made by distressing a ribbon.  I had a really great orange ribbon that I wanted to use for this card, but I needed it to fit my color scheme!  So, I used this as the perfect opportunity to try out this technique!  Although it was messy, it turned out REALLY perfect!  I was also really excited to use this new stamp that I recently bought from D'Amour Allure using the AMAZING giftcard that I won from McMahon 5 Designs! 

I also distressed the entire card, and added a hand-written sentiment to add to that vintage-y feel!  Here are the challenges I'm submitting this for:
1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #76

 

2. Embellish Color/Vintage Challenge

3. City Crafter Challenge Blog 27 - Create a Vintage-Themed Card Inspired by this picture: 

I thought my colors matched this picture very well! =) 

Well, this is all that I have for you!  I hope you all have a wonderful week! 

 
Paper: 

* Neenah, Recollections and DCVW  Cardstock

* Patterned Paper - From my stash

Stamps and Ink:  

* D"Amour Allure - Jenna

* Memento - Tuxedo Black

* Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Door
Embellishments:

* Ribbon from my Stash

* Twine

Another Sunday Night Post...

Hello readers!  Well, it is once again a Sunday night, and luckily I squeezed a little time in today for some crafting!  =)  Here is the card that I made tonight:

      

I think this card turned out really elegant, in a homespun sort of way!  =)  This card fits the following challenges:
The Play Date Cafe Color Challenge #51:

 

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #75: 

 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #20: Create a Card with Three Elements (I have three panels on my card!)

Well, that's all I have for you tonight... it's time for some sleep before the new week begins!  Thanks for reading!




Paper: 

* Bazzil, and Recollections Cardstock
Stamps and Ink:  

* Lawn Fawn - Sophie's Sentiments

* Hampton Art - Scroll Background

* Inkadinkado - Garden Greetings

* Versamark Ink

* Whispers Clear Embossing Powder
Embellishments:

* Blue and White Baker's Twine

* Blue Button

* Brown Organza Ribbon

* Flora Doodles

* Green Pearls