TSTR WEEK #90–‘WINTER PICNIC’

Hello to all my sweet friends! Today, I will get right to my card. It is being entered in The Shabby Tea Room’s Week #90 – ‘Winter Picnic’ and Mojo Monday 217.

Here is my card….

…..and here are the inspiration photo and sketch:

 

Personally, I love that inspiration photo and the MM sketch is awesome! I was so happy I had a chance to make a card for these challenges.  Of course, no picnic is complete without flowers, so there are flowers on my card .

Of course, the photo had snow, so I included snow on my card; from the snowflake stitch on the ribbon to the stenciled snowflakes on the background and the cut out snowflakes at the bow, this card has snow.

Oh yeah, I forgot! The bells have Liquid Pearls While Opal on them to resemble snow and even the rhinestones are called snowflake LOL.

The snowflakes and sentiment are from Rubber Stamp Tapestry’s Merry Christmas peg and Winter Night Sky stamp set.

The bottom panel is made from a silver metallic paper to represent the hardware in the photo.  The strip at the top of the panel is a white and silver glittery paper that I just love.  I could only find a scrap to use on this card lol.

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my card today and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• Rubber Stamp Tapestry
• Merry Christmas peg
• Winter Night Sky

PAPER

• DCWV The Luxury Stack
• 12 x 6” base folded in half
• 1 1/2 x 6”
• Silver Metallic 3 x 6”
• White 3’ circle
• Black 3 1/8” circle
• Velvet paper – Coconut scrap for snowflake

INKS

• Pewter
• Silver
• Charcoal

TOOLS

• Big Shot
• Sizzix Snowflake die cut
• Sizzix Snowflake embossing folder
• Cuttlebug Dots embossing folder
• Sewing Machine

ACCESSORIES

• White satin ribbon
• Ranger Liquid Pearls White Opal
• Bells
• Prima flowers
• Snowflake rhinestones
• Silver glitter glue

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Use Big Shot and cut first snowflake using die cut
3. Then emboss the velvet paper with the snowflake embossing folder and cut out
4. Use silver glitter glue on both snowflakes and set them aside to dry.
5. Cover top of tiny bells with Liquid Pearls to make snow effect. Set aside to dry.
6. Use Cuttlebug Dots embossing folder to emboss the silver metallic paper.
7. Use the reverse die cut as a stencil, and with pewter ink, stencil snowflakes onto the base of the card.. .
8. Using the white circle stamp snowflakes from Winter Night Sky in pewter and silver
9. Stamp Merry Christmas in the middle and add rhinestones
10. Make ribbon by sewing with sewing machine. I used a snowflake stitch. If desired, sew a Christmas theme ribbon along the left side of the ruffled ribbon.
11. Adhere the 1 1/2 x 6” strip to the top of the silver panel.
12. Attach ribbon to bottom panel and then attach panel and ribbon to card front.
13. Make a bow from white satin ribbon. Attach the bells to front of ribbon..
14. Attach the bow and then attach snowflakes around it.
15. Attach flowers,sentiment and rhinestones..

Inkspirations Challenge #97

Hi sweet friends! I am so happy it is the Christmas season because it is my most favorite time of the year.  I know, it is busy; it seems like there is something to do all the time, but have you ever noticed how nice people are this time of year?  Really, so many people are helpful and smiling I always wonder why people cannot act this way all the time.
One of my daily goals is to make someone smile. I don’t care who, or where, or why but someone needs to smile for me.  I especially love checking out at the grocery store, and you know, the cashiers are usually so busy and only thinking of getting your groceries checked and bagged, or they are just grumpy in general.  It makes my day to get that cashier to smile before I leave!  And the sad thing is, they seem truly surprised to be treated kindly…. oh well, enough blah blah and on to my card!!
This card is for the Inspirations sketch challenge #97….

…. and it is based on this sketch…


K & Company Life’s Journey and Inspired by Stamping’s Beautiful Ovals and All Year Wishes II are featured on this sweet card.  I just love the vintage feel of this one and the gorgeous stamps from Joanna.  If you have not gone to Inspired by Stamping’s store and Joanna’s blog, you should do it after you check out my post (and after you leave a comment ).  This card is part of a set that I will reveal once the complete project is finished. 
Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my card today and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• Inspired by Stamping
• All Year Wishes II
• Beautiful Ovals

PAPER

• K & Company Life’s Journey
• 10 x 5” base folded in half
• 3 1/2  x 3 1/2” square
• Off white for sentiment
• • 2 1/4 x 1 7/8”

INKS

• VersaColor
• Polar Blue
• Black

TOOLS

• Sewing machine

ACCESSORIES

• Lace
• Light blue rhinestones

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Glue the strip to the panel and then use sewing machine to stitch around the edges.
3. Use a template to sponge an oval with Polar Blue VersaColor.
4. Stamp the oval from the Beautiful Ovals set centering it on the sponged oval
5. Use All Year Wishes II to stamp the sentiment .
6. Attach the lace across the panel and adhere layers to folded cardstock.
7. Attach oval sentiment and rhinestones.

ANOTHER QUICK N’ EASY CARD

Hello friends! Another post for today! If you missed my others, they are TSG131, MM216, PALS PAPER ARTS PPA121, Simon Says….Tag You’re It, and CASE Study Challenge #67.

This is another one of the 5 cards used in the TSG131 challenge so it is another 5 1/2 x 5” MME Lost and Found Christmas.

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.
I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
  • 11 x 5” folded to make 5.5 x 5” base
• Scrap of kraft paper large enough for beaded oval die cut

TOOLS

• Big Shot 
• Spellbinder’s Beaded ovals
• Heat tool

ACCESSORIES

• MME Lost and Found Christmas embellishment
• Baker’s doily
  

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Use Spellbinder’s Beaded Ovals on a scrap piece of kraft to cut label
3. Use VersaMark and Inkadinkado Merry Christmas stamp on beaded oval
4. Sprinkle red embossing powder over the stamped words and heat with heat tool
5. Dot each “bead” of the label with Ranger’s Distress Stickles Peeled Paint.

6. Attach the doily, embellishment and label to card front when stickles are dry.

Simon Says….Tag You’re It

Hello friends! Another post for today!  If you missed my others, they are TSG131, MM216, PALS PAPER ARTS PPA121, Another Quick n’ Easy, and CASE Study Challenge #67.

This card is entered in Simon Says……Tag You’re It and you guessed it…..use a tag.

This is one of the 5 cards used in the TSG131 challenge so it is another 5 1/2 x 5” MME Lost and Found Christmas. 

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.
I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
  • 11 x 5” folded to make 5.5 x 5” base

 

ACCESSORIES

• Red satin ribbon
• Lace edging
• MME Lost and Found Christmas embellishment
• Berry Red pearls
• Red glitter
  

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Add red glitter to top of MME tag 
3. Attach lace edging across top of card.
4. Attach red satin ribbon on top of edge of lace.
5. Tie a red bow to tag.
6. Add red pearls
7. Attach bow.

PALS PAPER ARTS PPA121

Another post for today!  If you missed my others, they are TSG131, MM216, Simon Says….Tag You’re It, Another Quick n’ Easy, and CASE Study Challenge #67.

This card is entered in PPA121 where the challenge is to use pearls:

This is one of the 5 cards used in the TSG131 challenge so it is another 5 1/2 x 5” MME Lost and Found Christmas. 

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• RUBBER STAMP TAPESTRY:
  • Merry Christmas Peg
  • Cardinal Resting in Holly Set

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
  • 11 x 5” folded to make 5.5 x 5” base
  • 3 1/4 x 5”
• Off-White paper 4 1/2 x 2 1/2”

INKS

• VERSACOLOR
  • Burgundy
  • Charcoal
  • Evergreen
• Black

TOOLS

• Big Shot
• Spellbinder’s Fancy Tags Two Ornate
• Spellbinders Beaded Oval

ACCESSORIES

• Red Seam Binding
• Red pearls
• Red specialty ribbon
• Baker’s doily

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Use Spellbinders Beaded Oval and made reverse die cut in the 3 1/4 x 5” panel.  (Tip: use removable tape or magnetic sheet to hold oval in place)
3. Cut the label using Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two – Ornate.
4. Stamp Merry Christmas in center and stamp holly sprigs on each side.
5. Attach baker’s doily in center of card front.
6. Adhere red specialty ribbon vertically from top to bottom of baker’s doily
7. Position the panel with reverse die cut so baker’s doily is centered in the opening
8. Center label over the opening and adhere
9. Make red seam binding bow and attach
10. Add red pearls.

TSG131 QUICK N’ EASY

Hello all my sweet crafty friends! I hope you are having a warm and relaxing Sunday as you continue recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  Our Thanksgiving was so wonderful, quiet and fun.  We had a chance to spend time with our son (which is unusual since he is always going somewhere LOL) and watch movies. 

I have several posts today giving the details on each of these cards. You can click the link below each picture if you are interested in getting details for that card.

Today, I am entering another new challenge for me: TSG131 Quick n’ Easy where we are challenged to create a set of 5 quick and easy Christmas cards. Since I got behind on my cards, this one is perfect for me this week. Here are my cards: (Warning: this post has a lot of pictures!)

Since I like to make all unique Christmas cards, I created 5 different cards for this challenge.

The card above is also entered in MM216. To see the deets on this card, click here.

This card is entered in PPA121. Click here for the deets…

This card is entered in Simon Says….Tag You’re It. Click here for details

Details for this card are here

And for the last one, click here for the details.

All of these cards are made using MME Lost and Found Christmas. They are 5.5 x 5”.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I love reading all of your comments, so please take a second and let me know what you think.  I am so happy you stopped by!!

Mojo Monday 216

Hello to all my crafty friends. I have a lot of posts for today so I will try to place links to each of them. Since there are so many, they will be short, so here we go!

If you missed my other posts, they are TSG131, PALS PAPER ARTS PPA121, Simon Says….Tag You’re It, ANOTHER QUICK N’ EASY CARD, and CASE Study Challenge #67 .

This card is being entered into two challenges:

Mojo Monday 216

 

and TSG131: create 5 Christmas cards. (Click here to see the post for TSG131)

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• RUBBER STAMP TAPESTRY:
  • Merry Christmas Peg

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
  • 11 x 5” folded to make 5.5 x 5” base
  • 3/4 x 3 1/2” (times 2) 
  • 1 1/2 x 3 1/2”
  • 4 7/8 x 2”
  • 3 1/2” square for die cut
• White paper scrap for sentiment

INKS

• VERSACOLOR
  • Burgundy

TOOLS

• Big Shot 
• Spellbinder’s Big Scalloped Circles Large
• Small safety pin
• Square punch

ACCESSORIES

• Red Seam Binding
• Gold rhinestones

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Use 3 1/2” square and Spellbinder’s Big Scalloped Circles Large to make the circle.
3. Use a scrap of white and make the sentiment tag. Use Big Scalloped Circles Large (the smallest one). Stamp Merry Christmas on the scrap in Burgundy VersaColor Ink. Center Merry Christmas in the die cut circle and cut using Big Shot. Emboss and ink edges in Burgundy.
4. Notch the end of the 4 7/8 x 2” strip with the square punch.
5. Adhere all pieces to base
6. Make bow with seam binding and adhere to card
7. Use safety pin to attach sentiment to bow
8. Add rhinestones.

MAKE MY MONDAY WEEK 25

Wow! Happy Thanksgiving to all of my wonderful friends. I love Thanksgiving because it is the beginning of the Christmas season. I am eager to get my Christmas tree up but my ankle is demanding that I wait a little longer.

Today, I am checking out a new challenge for me: Make My Monday week 25 where the challenge is to use snowflakes, flowers or foliage.  Here is my take on the challenge

I just love this card! The colors worked out perfectly and I had a chance to use my new concentric circles and squares from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. I am sure I will be using these a lot because they were a ton of fun to work with and they are so versatile.  I also used RST’s Holiday Bells and Bows , Berry Branch Border , Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Mini (Embellished Holiday Wreath) , Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Tiny (Embellished Holiday Wreath) , Ribbon Curls Peg Stamp - Mini (Christmas Garland) and "Peace" (Cursive) Stamp – Mini . 

The lower panel was embossed with snowflakes and then I added Ranger’s White Opal Perfect Pearls to make the snowflakes stand out.  The Perfect Pearls worked out great for this. They really added a snowy touch to the card.

It is always hard for me to come up with which card is my favorite, but this one is in the running. Well, the Thanksgiving Day parade is over and I am going to start cooking. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!

Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• RUBBER STAMP TAPESTRY:
• Holiday Bells and Bows
•  Berry Branch Border
• Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Mini (Embellished Holiday Wreath)
•  Zig Zag Ornament Peg Stamp - Tiny (Embellished Holiday Wreath)
•  "Peace" (Cursive) Stamp – Mini
• Ribbon Curls Peg Stamp - Mini (Christmas Garland)

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
• 5 x 5”
• 6 3/4 x 4 3/4”
• White 3 1/2 x 3 1/2”
• Red 3 5/8 x 3 5/8”
• 5 x 7 blank card

INKS

• VERSACOLOR
• Evergreen
• Burgundy
• Charcoal
• VersaMagic Spanish Olive
• Chalkbox Deep Green
• Jim Holtz Distress Ink – Antique Linen

TOOLS

• Rubber Stamp Tapestry’s concentric circles and squares
• Inkadinkado Glam gold pigment pen
• Tombow 757
• Sizzix snowflake embossing plate
• Spellbinders Labels Two

ACCESSORIES

• Green seam binding
• Light Green Rhinestones (MME)
• Red and gold glitter glue
• Red half-pearls
• Perfect Pearls White Opal

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Emboss the 6 3/4 x 4 3/4’ piece of MME paper with the Sizzix embossing plate
3. Dot White Opal perfect pearls onver the dots  made by the embossing process
4. Set this aside to dry while to make the rest of the card.
5. On the white paper center the next to smallest concentric circle and lightly trace inside and outside edge. Add the square that fits this circle and lightly trace the inside of the square.
6. Use RST’s  stamps listed above to make your design on the white paper.
7. Adhere to the red square
8. Use the Tombow 757 pen to darken the inside of the bells
9. Use Inkadinkado’s Glam Gold pigment pen to dot the clappers in the bells
10. Add red half-pearls
11. Add red glitter glue to the top of the bells and dot it on the “berries” in the design
12. Add gold glitter glue to the rope on the bell and on the ornament tops
13. Distress the edge of the blank 5 x 7” card with Antique Linen distress ink..
14. Die cut the 5 x 5 MME paper with Spellbinders Labels Two
15. Check to make sure the Perfect Pearls are dry. When they are, adhere this panel to the front of the blank card 
16. Adhere the die cut paper to the snow panel 
17. Attach dimensional foam dots to the back of the red panel and attach to the snow panel  
18. Add a bow made from green seam binding with a green rhinestone in the middle

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TSTR WEEK 89

Happy Wednesday girlies!!! Are you all ready for the big day tomorrow? I know I am looking forward to a nice quiet Thanksgiving with my hubby and son. The only thing that would make it perfect would be having my daughter and son-in-law here. Oh well, I am still thankful for what I do have and I plan to watch the Christmas parade, check out some movies, enjoy some cooking and my family.  What will your day be like?
I love making Christmas cards; in fact, I never get tired of Christmas! I was so happy to see that I could do a Christmas card for The Shabby Tea Room’s challenge for week 89: Colors of Nature…and here is my card:

…that is inspired by the colors in this photo:

There are so many fun things happening on this card!  First, the crochet trim is a piece that I crocheted for this card and ran a red ribbon through it.  The papers are from MME Lost & Found Christmas.  I adore seam binding for my bows, and that is what seemed to fit this card to a T.

I wove that pretty little wreath using green satin ribbon and added a tag stamped with  Rubber Stamp Tapestry’s "Believe" (Print) Stamp – Mini. The  RST Noel (Noel Set) block stamp is embellished with their Cardinal Resting in Holly Set.
So why do I love Christmas so much? Well, to me it means peace, love, family, joy, and friends. What is better than being with family and friends?  I just hope the weather will be colder for Christmas. These warm days are making it hard to realize Christmas is just around the corner.
I have more Christmas cards coming your way so please feel free to let me know what you think of this one and check back for more!
Complete instructions are listed below, so if you want all the details, please scroll down.

I hope you like my card and will leave comments before you leave! Thanks for stopping by….


STAMPS

• RUBBER STAMP TAPESTRY:
  • "Believe" (Print) Stamp – Mini
  • Noel (Noel Set)
  • Cardinal Resting in Holly Set

PAPER

• MME Lost and Found Christmas
• 1.5 x 2” (4 times)
• 5 x 7”
• 2 1/2 x 5”
• 1 x 5” strip
• White paper scrap for “believe” sentiment

INKS

• VERSACOLOR
• Evergreen
• Burgundy
• Black
• Jim Holtz Distress Ink – Antique Linen

TOOLS

• Fiskar’s Edger
• Circle punch

ACCESSORIES

• Red satin ribbon
• Crochet trim
• Light Green Rhinestones (MME)
• Green satin ribbon
• Red seam binding
• Gold half-pearls
• Red rhinestone

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut all paper
2. Use green satin ribbon to make a wreath. A video tutorial is available here
3. Use RST’s "Believe" (Print) Stamp – Mini on scrap piece of white paper to make sentiment for wreath. Using a circle punch, center the word “believe” in the circle and punch. 
4. Distress the edge of the circle with distress ink.
5. Adhere to back of wreath, centering the word believe.
6. Decorate the wreath with small gold half-pearls and set aside.
7. With the Noel (Noel Set) stamp one letter on each of the 1.5 x 2” pieces
8. Embellish each of the letters with the Cardinal Resting in Holly Set.
9. Use edger to cut a design into the strip
10. Adhere the 2 1/2 x 5” panel to the 5 x 7” panel.
11. Adhere the punched strip along the edge of the 2 1/2 x 5” panel overlapping the 5 x 7” panel
12. Run a piece of red stain ribbon through the upper portion of the crochet trim.
13. Adhere crochet trim across the lower 3rd of the entire panel
14. Attach the NOEL lettered pieces
15. Add the wreath in the upper right corner
16. Add  rhinestones and bow.