Peace Love Joy

I woke up to a feels like temperature of -4 degrees this morning! We have had a beautiful fall so far so this is a little hard to take but it did send me scurrying to my nice, warm craft room to put the finishing touches on a non traditional coloured Christmas card. I just can't believe it's October already! 

This is the first time I have inked up this oh so cute "Sarah" stamp. After colouring her, I inked the edges of the label die. I added a border, poinsettia, Christmas bingo card and sentiment. I added some Frantage and gum drops to finish it off. This is my first time using Frantage - I have a new addiction I think! It is very hard to see in the photo but I added clear Wink of Stella to all the fur on the hats, coat and scarf. 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Sarah (Wee Stamp), Christmas Moments - Whimsy Stamps (Sentiment)

Inks: Colorblox, Antique Lined Distress Ink

Dies: Mini Lace Corner Doily Die 1 - Whimsy, Spellbinders

Wink of Stella

Gumdrops: Your Next Embellie

Poinsettia: from my stash

Patterned Papers: The Best of MME, December Documented - Simple Stories (Bingo card), Winterland - Fancy Pants

Frantage - Stampendous

Bazzill cardstock 

Spectrum Noir Markers 

CR2 CR3 FS8 1G1 1G2 1G4 FS2 FS3 TN1 TN2 TN5 TN7 EB3 DR5 DR1 DR7 1B1 

I am entering this card Challenge 86 - Anything Goes or Halloween at Whimsy Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by! I am off to get some things off my "to do" list .... just not sure if it will be the crafting list or the housework list......... 

Christmas Carolers - October New Release Blog Hop

We are still celebrating the "Joys of the Seasons", the newest release of Christmas/Halloween/Fall rubber stamps from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. The gals from both the High Hopes and OCS Design Teams are hosting another Blog Hop from the 1st to the 5th of this month and and winner/winners will be chosen on the 7th.  
                          You should have come from Carolina Blog. 

My card for this blog hop features Carolers (TT011). How cute are these two with their bird, dog and cat! The sentiment is also a High Hopes stamp called Sm. Merry Christmas (F051).

After colouring my stamp with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cutting it, I mounted it on some snowflake paper. I added a snow bank, fence and lamp post and some fun sheet music paper. The snowflake is cut out of a snowflake border die. The sentiment is stamped on a Spellbinders label with some gold leafed thread added to it. I finished off my card with my favourite - a few gumdrops, and some Star Dust Stickles to add a hint of sparkle. 

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS7 1G1 FS8 CG1 DG2 DG4 DR1 DR5 DR7 TB8 BT9 TB9 1G2 1G4 1G7  TN5 TN7 EB3 EB5 EB8 CT1 CT2 CT4 GB11 TN1 EB1 1B1 BT4

                                                    Card Recipe

Patterned Paper: Handmade Holiday - Simple Stories, Altitude Collection - Bo Bunny, Winterland - Fancy Pants 

Ink: Garden Green - Stampin' Up, Colorblox

Dies: My Creative Time Dies, Lamp Post and Fence - YNS, Spellbinders 

Gold and White Thread - from my stash, Gumdrops- YNS, Star Dust - Stickles

                                 Jane is your next stop - Happy Hopping!

Make sure you visit each gal to see what new release they have on their blog and then go back to the challenge posts and leave a comment on the OCS or High Hopes blogs.  Make sure you check the posts for both OCS and High Hopes blogs on the 7th to see if you are the winner.

It Fainted - Honest!!

I have to be honest, I had an extremely hard time getting through colouring and assembling this card because I was giggling to myself (and sometimes out loud) the whole time. 

I had a cat named Smokey who decided launching himself from the top of my desk, across the room and into my artificial Christmas tree was a cool thing to do. There is still a permanent "hole" in the tree today. He would also steal all the balls off of it and we found most of them when we moved - he hid them under a dresser in our bedroom. In his later years, laying under the tree was his favourite place to be. I love when a stamp can bring back so many good memories! 

                                                Donna

After colouring my image, I cut it out with a Spellbinders die and doodled some paw prints  around the edge. I printed my sentiment from my computer and cut it out with a fishtail banner die. I created my own background paper using a paw print stamp - I think there would be evidence around the tree even though our friends here tried to hide it! 

I finished off my card with a Christmas tree brad, some gumdrops and red checkered ribbon. The finished card size is 5x5. 

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN1 EB1 EB2 PP1 PP2 1G2 1G4 1G7 CG2 DG3 JG6 CT1 CT4 GB11 CR10 CR8 CR11 GB8 GB10 EB5

Card Recipe

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny - Mistletoe Collection, Creative Imaginations

Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink 

Paw Print Stamp - Bouji 

Dies:Fishtail Banner Dies - Your Next Stamp, Resplendent Rectangles - Spellbinders

Ribbon: Celebrate It (Michael's) 

Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Computer - Calibri Font

I'm off to Scrapfest in Richmond Hill this weekend- Hope to see you there!

I hope this brought a smile for you today! Thanks for stopping by!

Cute Mummy

I can remember trick or treating as a child. We had some very spooky, dark laneways to walk down in our neighbourhood and one house we had convinced ourselves was haunted. That house even had a VERY grumpy, crusty old man that lived there.......you know - the kind nightmares are made of! The man who watched you out the window and had only candle light in the back ground.........YIKES!!!!

Okay - spooky story done!!!! Meet "Mummy"! 

                                                Donna

I made an A2 size card base with black cardstock, then layered different patterned papers. The sentiment is cut from one of my patterned papers. There is some spooky spider web on top of the bottom layer of paper. I finished off my card with some black crystals. It's hard to see in the photo but I used Clear Glossy Accents on the lantern after I coloured it.  

Card Details:

Clear Glossy Accents - Ranger 

Patterned Paper: Spookville, We R Memory Keepers

Mini Spider Web: Dollarama

Black Crystals: Crystazzi Crystals

Sentiment: Spookville - We R Memory Keepers

                  
                                           Spectrum Noir Markers              
                                       Pants: GG1 GG2 GG3

   Shirt: GB3 GB5 GB7
Hair: EB3 EB5 EB8
Skin: FS2 FS3 TN2 1G1
Cheeks/Mouth: FS8
Bag: TN1 TN2 TN4
Flame: CT4 GB5 OR1
Glow: CT1 CT3 CT4 
Candle: LV1 LV2
Lantern: BG4 BG7 BG9

Thanks for stopping by! Have a spooktacular day! 

Snowy Love - Ornament and Shaker Card

The day I made this set, the weather was cool and feeling more like October then August in Ontario. 

The perfect temperature to throw on a sweater and get into a winter/Christmas mode... I can't believe I just typed that! I also can't believe it's September already! 

My post today features Snowy Love from the Joys of the Seasons new release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

I made a shaker card and an ornament with this oh so cute stamp. This could be part of a hostess gift for the Christmas season maybe?

Ornament Close Up

Card Close Up

After colouring my two images, I set about making my ornament. There are actually two stamps in the ornament - one on each side - so when it is hung on the tree you are seeing this cutie from both sides (it also covers the marker bled through paper on the back side of the stamp). They are glued together and then set into half of the ornament. The other half of the ornament is put on (it snaps together) and then ribbon and a wooden snowflake with glitter are added to finish it off. The challenge with these ornaments? - getting a good picture!!!! 

For the card, I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers, and fussy cut it. The finished card size is 41/2 x 41/2. I cut my cardstock and patterned paper to create my base. I ran a smaller piece of white cardstock through my Big Kick in a snowflake embossing folder and then cut out a circle with a die cut. After adding some foam tape and overhead transparency to create my window, I added beads, snowflakes and sequins. The card is finished off with a computer generated sentiment and a wooden snowflake with glitter. 

Spectrum Noir Marker List

Hat/Mittens: CR9 CR11 DR6 TN1 EB1 

Nose/Mouth: CR2 CR11 CR6

Scarf Dots: CR9

Cheeks: CR2

Face: TB1 

Background: TB2

Card and Ornament Recipe

Patterned Paper: Kissing Santa - American Crafts

Snowflake Embossing Folder - Darice

3D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives

Clear Foam - Stix 2

Dies: Fishtail Banner Dies - Your Next Stamp

Standard Circle Dies - Spellbinders

Glitter: Hero Arts 

Quickie Glue Pen 

Sentiment: Computer - Calibri Font

Cardstock: Bazzill and Recollections

Wood Snowflakes: The Stockade 

White Paint: Deco Art 

Ornament: Michaels

Beads/Snowflakes/Sequins: Dollarama

I hope you have enjoyed my super long post today! Thanks for stopping by! 

Two Birthdays - One Day

Happy Labour Day weekend! Later today I will be going to my mother in laws to celebrate two birthdays. 

My father in law turned 83 and my oldest nephew turned 20 - both on the same day! 

My nephew has always been into sports, specifically soccer so I made him a soccer themed card. He played goal so I have kicked some balls at him many times to help him practice. The card I made for him is below.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Gabriel Loves Soccer - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Recollections and my stash

Soccer Ball: Dress It Up Buttons

Gumdrops: Your Next Stamp

Dies: Fishtail banner dies and Chunky Grass - Your Next Stamp

Sentiment: Happy Day Sentiments - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS2 FS3 TN2 FS8 BG10 TN7 TN8 EB8 CT2 CT4 GB11 DR2 DR1 DR6 TB1 TB2 TB3

My father in law does some amazing wood working! My home is filled with things he has carved and chip carved. He has won ribbons for his work at some local wood shows - his work is amazing! I am sharing his card below - it has been feeling into the mid to high 30's this week with humidity so the sentiment is a little bit of a play on words. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Load Up - Your Next Stamp 

Sentiment: Waddles - Happy Brr-thday - Your Next Stamp

Gumdrops: Your Next Stamp

Ink: Black, London Fog - Memento 

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG4 BG5 BG8 BG9 DR2 DR3 DR6 DR7 CT4 1G1 1G2 1G4 TN3 TN4 TN7

I am off to go eat! I have been told there is going to be freshly made peach pie - I wonder if my mother in law will let me eat dessert first!? 

Have a great weekend!

Witchy Ride - Easel Card with a Twist

How cute is this witch from the Joys of the Seasons new release! She is called Witchy Ride (found here)

I made a standard easel card with a twist. The twist is an LED tea light behind the moon to light it up. How fun is that?! I saw a tutorial here (scroll down) awhile ago and when I saw this stamp I knew it was the perfect stamp to try this idea with. 

Without the Light

I started by making my easel card and cutting out the moon with a circle die. I pounced the moon with a little bit of yellow ink to add a bit of colour to it. I coloured my stamps with alcohol markers (list below) and fussy cut them. After picking a font for my sentiment I printed it and mounted it on cardstock. The broom and bats were added and the card is finished off with orange and black gumdrops                  

                                           Spectrum Noir Markers              
                                       Pumpkin and Hat: OR1 OR2 OR3

    Bird: BT1 BT3 BT4

         Face/Hands: FS2 FS3 TN2 1G1

                     room: TN1 TN2 TN3 TN6 TN7

                 Hair/Broom Handle: TN7 TN8 EB8 

          Leaves: CG1 DG2 DG4

     Cape/Socks: LV1 LV2 LV3

  Spider: BG3 BG5

       Bat: BG5 BG7 BG10

    Mouth/Cheeks: FS8

     Bats: BG3 BG5 BG10

     Buckle: Silver Gel Pen

                         
 Card Recipe
LED light - Dollarama

Ink: Barely Banana - Stampin Up

Broom: Miniatures (Michaels)

Sentiment: Computer - Boopee Font

Enamel Dots: Orange and Black Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Spooksville - We R Memory Keepers

Dies: Standard Circles - Spellbinders

Moon: Vellum (fabric feel) - from my stash 

Purple and Black Cardstock

I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by!