Have a Holly Jolly Christmas...

This will be my oldest grandson Wylie's Christmas Card.  The Bellarific Friday challenge is a Holiday Card.  I used CPS#246 which Stamping Bella is sponsoring this week.  I stamped King of the Candy Canes by Christy Croll from Stamping Bella in Memento Ink, coloring with Copics.  I used Stickles on his hat and stocking and fussy cut him out since I oversaturated.  I had to restamp the candy cane, colored it, cut it out and put it ontop of the messy one.  Thank-you to Jen Del Muro for that lil' tip several weeks ago!  Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, and EP Holly Jolly Christmas Paper.  Marvy Snowflake Punch, Bella's Baubles and Bella Dots.  Sentiment by A Muse.  I'll also be linking my card up to Tiddly Ink Challenge #74- Anything Goes. 

Thank-you for stopping by.  I hope ya'll have a great weekend.  I'm off to physical therapy (oh fun). 

Owl Always Be Your Friend...

I hope all of my American readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Ours was very quiet, our daughter and grandboys went to CA to visit family...so we took the opportunity to do a little volunteering and served Thanksgiving Dinner.  It was nice to give a little bit of our time back to the community.

This is for the Denami Design Sketch Challenge #10.  It's no secret that sketch challenges are my favorite=)  This one was a fairly simple sketch, but I struggled with the two layers.  I wanted to reverse the layers, hence why I'm so late at making my card and uploading it. 

Anyhow...I started out stamping the Whimsical Oval Frame then stamped the Owl Trio inside of it with Memento Ink on Neenah, then coloring with Copics.  I used a Glaze Pen on the eyes and beaks.  For the ground I used a Prismacolor Pencil and OMS.  I took a Glitter Pen and filled inside the double lined border, then I went over the dots with Cinnamon Stickles.  I stamped the sentiment on Crumb Cake with a white border and used the SU Photo Corner Punch to make the tag.  Crumb Cake base with a CB Folder and Memento Rich Cocoa sponged lightly over it.  Denami Design Button and SU Linen Thread.

Thank-you for stopping by, I hope ya'll have a great week!  

Patterned Pines

Ok, on Monday I was doing the Happy Dance!  I found out that my Team Edward card was picked as the winner of the Monday Funday #7 Twi-Color Combo Challenge....can you say shocked!?!?

This is for Card Patterns 142 and my last entry for Echo Park's FB Holiday Project Contest.  I started off stamping one of the three trees from the Patterned Pines set in Peach Parfait on Neenah then cut it out.  I mounted it on Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas, Island Indigo, and Cherry Cobbler.  All my DSP is Echo Park's Holly Jolly Christmas with a Cherry Cobbler border.  Peach Parfait with a SU punch border, Denami Design Ribbon and Button, and Twine.

I hope ya'll have a wonderful Thanksgiving.  My daughter and grandboys are going to San Diego to visit some family while my hubs and I are going stay home with our chihuahua's and enjoy the alone time together.  We plan on serving Thanksgiving dinner at the VFW with some of my hubs co-workers.

Thank-you for stopping by!

Caramel Candle Holder...

My friend Kat rode 60 miles in the El Tour de Tucson yesterday...go Kat!  My daughter's school gave free massages to the riders after they were done with the tour, gives them more practice and it's a nice volunteering opportunity for them.  

Anyhow, I saw this fun gift giving idea on the front cover of the Nov/Dec issue of Paper Crafts Magazine done by Betsy Veldman . I thought it would be a great door prize for our spouses group meeting earlier this week. Here's my quick and simple version of the idea=) I bought a Pumpkin Pie Candle and used the color of the candle as a guide for my color combo. I stamped Wheat Stalks three times in More Mustard, going over the Wheat Stalks with a Glitter Pen. Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze Cardstock, nesties and Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon. I used a quart size wide mouth mason jar, filling it with 1 1/2 bags of Caramels. My votive cup I've had forever ago from Michael's. 


Lindsey (the winner of the door prize) had a fabulous idea...she collects antique marbles and is going to fill the jar with marbles when the caramels are all gone=)  I told her I would switch out the ribbon and label to match her decor=) 

My daughter Mikaela (in white) with two of her classmates.

Thank-you so much for stopping by...I hope you've had a great weekend!

Good Luck Kat!!!

I don't usually post my Bellarific Friday Challege Card this early, but...my fellow spouse and friend Kat is riding in El Tour de Tucson today!  I wanted to post it today in honor of her special day and to wish her well.  This is her 4th year riding in El Tour.  Her 1st year she rode 35 miles, 2nd year 66 miles, 3rd year 79 miles and this year she is planning on doing her first century race of 109 miles!  Go rider #136!!!  Kat collected donations for Tu Nidito.  They provide comfort, hope and support for children and families whose lives have been impacted by a serious medical condition or death in Southern Arizona.  I admire Kat's drive and am so proud of her for reaching her donation goal.

For my card I used SC357.  I stamped i-wish-i-looked-so-good-on-a-bike-abella in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with my Copics.  Smooch on her shirt and dog, Glaze Pen over the bike.  Cool Caribbean, Kiwi Kiss, MME paper, Maya Roads Ribbon on top of Michael's Ribbon.

Thank-you for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend!

Candy Cane King...

Oh what fun did I have last night seeing Breaking Dawn with my daughter and girlfriends! (the 3:30 bedtime was a bit rough, lol).  Now I can't wait for the second part of the movie to come out to find out what happens...I think I may have to read the books after the Holidays=)  The girls loved their Edward cards and got a lil' giggle from them too=)
Anyhow, let's talk about my card...this will be my youngest grandson Connor's Christmas Card=)  This is a Christy Croll image, King of the Candy Canes from Stamping Bella.  This card does triple duty for challenges...my entry for the Bellarific Friday Challenge (a sketch challenge), Tiddly Inks Challenge #73- Anything Goes and Echo Park's FB Holiday Project Contest.

I stamped King of the Candy Canes in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I oversaturated the paper and had some bleeding out issues at his feet.  Rather than take the time to try to clean up my mess and risk ruining my image, I just fussy cut him out=)  I used stickles on his crown and stocking.  Went over his crown and candy cane with a glaze pen and the star with a glitter pen.  Island Indigo, Peach Parfait, Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Paper, CB Snowflake Folder, Twine, Denami Design Buttons, SU Linen Thread.

Thank-you so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Do I dazzle you???

This card is for my fellow spouse and sweet friend Lindsey who's "Team Jasper"...humph.  I couldn't come up with a catchy quote Edward says to Jasper so I came up with a silly one from Edward, "Do I dazzle you?"  I'm looking forward to going out to the movies with my daughter and girlfriends, I'm long overdue for some girly time=)

This will be my last entry for Monday Funday #7 Twi-Color Combo and the last of my Edward cards...I hope you're not tired of them, lol.  I stamped Edward in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  Real Red, Black, and EP Happy Days Paper.  I sprayed Glimmer Mist on my white panel...to make it "dazzle"=)  Sentiment is computer generated.  For my sketch I used this month's SFYTT.  I'll also upload my card to EP FB Page.  Each week they pick a featured project to share on their blog for using their paper and posting your project to their FB Page...easy enough!

Thank-you for stopping by!