Christmas Card Series: Day Twelve: Finale & Gerda Steiner Designs Guest DT!!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to you all! I hope your day is off to a great start! Welcome to the final day in my Christmas Card Series for 2016. I had a blast working on this series and I hope to continue it into the New Year. I wanted to finish off this series with a bang, so I created three 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" cards featuring some adorable kitties from Gerda Steiner Designs. I was asked to be a Guest DT and I was able to choose from four of their critter stamps, which was difficult. But I decided to go with their "All Cats" stamp set and alter them to fit the Holiday season. Here is the link to their store if you would like to purchase this set for yourself >> https://gerdasteinerdesigns.com/
You can view the full tutorial on how I created these cards on my channel, just click the link below:

Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

And voila! Cards complete!

I hope you enjoyed these cards and tutorial for today!

A big Thank you to Gerda Steiner Designs for this wonderful opportunity!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! :)

Merry Christmas Card feat. Bugaboo Stamps !

Hey everyone happy Sunday to you all! I hope your day is off to a great start! For today's post, I have a card I made for the latest challenge over at the Glitter N Sparkle blog. The theme for this week is "Xmas with Glitter" so  make sure to head over to the blog to play along.

Just a quick note that this will be the last challenge for 2016 and we have all new challenges and sponsors lined up for 2017.

So stay tuned for more details.

With that said, the card I'm featuring today uses an adorable digi from Bugaboo Stamps, "Moose Ornaments".

Here are the pics for you to check out:

The card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" using a sheet of craft card stock for the base.

For the card layer I used a patterned paper from The Paper Studio, "Woodland Wonderland" paper pad.

I trimmed it down to 4" x 5 1/4". 

Next I turned my attention to the image using my alcohol markers to color him in. 

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

Moose- E00, E11, E13, E15, E18, E2

Hat & Ornaments- 190R, RV69, Avocado, Leaf Green, Cream, Yellow Ochre, E13

Next I trimmed the image panel down to 3 3/4" x 4 3/4".

To add glitter to the ornaments, I used my Stickles in "Xmas Red" & "Lime Green".

Then using my Gelly Roll Black gel pen I added to squiggles to frame the panel.

Lastly I adhered it to the card base.

And ta=da! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed his card for  today! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :)

LBBS December Release!

Hey everyone, happy T.G.I.F to you all! For today's post I am sharing a card I created as part of the December release over at the Little Blue Button Stamps blog! The card features this adorable image from Olga, "Monkey". I decided to turn the image into a photo and use my new word dies for the sentiment.

Here are the pics for you to check out:

The card base measures 4 1/8" x 4 7/8" using a sheet of craft card stock.

The photo frame measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/8" and the opening measures 2 7/8:.

I used my"Hello" and "Love This" flag dies to decorate the frame.

For the image I used my alcohol markers to color him in.

Here'a a rundownof the colors I used:

Monkey- E00, E11, E13, E18, R12

Bananas- Y00, Yellow Ochre, Leaf Green 

I added Glossy Accents to the monkey's glasses and Wink of Stella to the bananas. 

And voila! Card complete!

                                                  I hope you enjoyed this card for today!
                                         Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :)

Warm Birthday Wishes: Little Blue Button Stamps Blog Hop!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to all! I hope your day is off to a great start! Well I hope you ready to do some hopping, blog hopping that is. Today is Olga from the Little Blue Button Stamps shop"s birthday today. And to celebrate we are doing a blog hop in honor of her. What that means for you all is some great prizes for you to win just for hopping along. There are 2- $10 gift cards to the shop up for grabs as well as 2- 45% off Discount codes off your purchase.  All you have to do to be entered to win is visit each of the DT members blogs and leave a comment.

First stop- Deanne- http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.com/ 

Debo- http://deboskaartenhoekje.blogspot.be/

 You are here> Elina- scrapbookscraftscards.blogspot.com

 Eun Ji- http:/eunjoa.blogspot.kr/

Lisa- https://handmadewithlovebylisa.blogspot.co.uk

Noelle- http://papercraftycrreations.blogspot.com/

Romia- http://www.rominacardmaking.com/

Final stop- Little Blue Button Stamps- lbbstamps.com

 It's that simple! Now here are the cards I made for this hop feat. "Charlie the Elf" and "ML-holidays".

The card base is a standard A2 size.

I used patterned papers from The Paper  Studio: Woodland Wonderland" paper pad to decorate the card front.

I used my alcohol markers to color this adorable little elf in and here's the list of colors.

Skin- E11, E85, E13, R12

Hair- Jasmine, Yellow Ochre, E13, E15

Outfit- 190R, RV69, Avocado, Leaf Green, Light Olive Green

The beauty of this card design is that it doubles as a birthday card for those with birthdays before or on Christmas. 

Here's the next card for you to check out:

Card base is a standard A2 size card.

I used papers from the same The Paper Studio paper pad to decorate the card front.

For the image I used my alcohol markers to color her in and here's a rundown if the colors I used.

Skin- E00, E11, E13, R12

Hair- E13, E15, E18

Outfit and Presents- Avocado, Leaf green, 190R, RV69, Muted Turquoise, Lgoon, Warm grey 10%, Warm  Grey 30%, Jasmine, Yellow Ochre

This card is also a birthday card with the message on the inside, "To Celebrate You!".

I hope you enjoyed these Holiday birthday cards!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

You're next stop on this hop is

Eun Ji's blog; http://eunjoa.blogspot.kr/

Happy Winter Card and a Happy Birthday Message!

Hey everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start! Today is a special day for me, I am celebrating my "41st" birthday! I am truly blessed to have been on this planet for this long, given that half of my life has spent battling Type 1 Diabetes. It has been an uphill battle with may highs and lows so to speak but I am grateful to be able to spend another year of life with my loved ones. This day is also bittersweet as well cause it's my Dad's birthday as well. It's been 14 years since he passed and not a day goes by that I don't think of him. With that said, I am glad to have all of you in my life as well and be able to share and be inspired by you all. Well now on to today's post I wanted to share a card I made for the latest challenge over at the Glitter N Sparkle blog. The theme this week is "Anything Goes" so make sure to head over to the blog to play along. As always there are some great prizes for you to win from our sponsors. The card I'm featuring showcases a lovely image from Arti Doodles, Christmas Lantern". 

Here are the pics for you to check out:

The card base is a standard A2 size.

I opted to color the card front using my Distress Ink in "Faded Jeans" rather than add a colored card layer.

For the center I used an older ink pad from Stampin Up in "Summer Sun" to give it the appearance that the lantern is glowing.

Once I had the card base complete it was time to color the image.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used.

Lantern- Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black

Trimmings- Leaf Green, Light Olive Green, Avocado, E15, E18, Jasmine, Yellow Ochre, E13, RV69, 190R

After completing the coloring, I fussy cut the image and adhered it to the card base.

I then used a snowflakes rubber stamp and white ink to add flurries to the background.

Lastly, I added my sentiment cut into a banner shape.

And voila! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card for today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! :) 

Christmas Card Series 2016: Day Ten: Julie Nutting Paper Doll Ornaments/Tags!

Hey everyone, happy Friday to all! Today marks Day Ten in my Christmas Card Series! I decided to create a few paper dolls from the Julie Nutting stamp set, "Mindy". I thought it would be cool to give these dolls "ugly" sweaters for Christmas and hang them on our tree. Using three paper pads, "The Night Before Christmas", "Dear Santa" and "Woodland Wonderland", I chose my patterns to create the "ugly" sweaters. You can check out the full tutorial down below, just click on the link.

Here are a few close up pics for you to check out:

Colors used:

Copics: E11, E13, E15, E18, R12, RV69

Prismacolors- Muted Turquoise, Lagoon, Avocado, Leaf Green, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black

And voila! Ornaments/Tags complete!

I hope you enjoyed this project & tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :) 

Christmas Card Series 2016: Day Nine: Christmas Shaker Card!

Hey everyone! I hope your evening is going well. Today marks Day Nine in my Christmas Card Series. Today I'll be sharing a festive shaker card perfect for your Holiday card giving. I used stamp sets from the Two Paper Divas and Inkadinkado to create it. And for my shaker frame, I used patterned papers from the "Woodland Wonderland" paper pad from The Paper Studio. To see the full tutorial for this card, please click the video link below.

Here are some close up pics for you to check out:

Card measurements:

White card base- 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" 

Sentiment panel- 3 1/8" x 4 1/8"

Shaker frame- 4" x 5"

Supplies used:

Two Paper Divas, "Merry Little Christmas" stamp set

Inkadinkado, "Christmas Characters" stamp  set

The Paper Studio, "Woodland Wonderland" paper pad

VersaMark ink

Recollections White embossing powder

Red & Green beads

Fun foam

Colors used:

Copics- E95, R12, RV69

Prismacolors- Muted Turquoise, Leaf Green, Warm Grey 30%, Colorless Blender

Gold gel pen

And voila! Shaker card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your evening! :)

Christmas Card Series 2016: Day Eight: 3D Shadow Box!

Hey everyone, happy Tuesday to all! I hope your afternoon is going well. Today marks Day Eight in my Christmas Card Series. I decided to use a couple of my clear stamp sets plus my shadow box plans from last year to create a 3D festive shadow box. To see how I created this box, click the video link below for the full tutorial.

Here are a few close up pics to check out:

I hope you enjoyed this project & tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your afternoon! :)

Holiday Card Series; Day Seven; Quick & Easy Gift Tags!

Hey everyone! I hope your afternoon is off to a good start! For today's post, I have some gift tags to share.
I used some cut aparts from The Paper Studio's "Woodland Wonderland" paper pad. To dress hem up a bit, I embossed sentiments using my white embossing powder from Recollections and stamp sets from the Two Paper Divas & Inkadinkado. You can watch the tutorial by clicking the link down below

Here's a close up photo for you to check out:

I hope you enjoyed this project & tutorial!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great afternoon!

Holiday Card Series: Day Six: Christmas card tutorial feat. Hannah Lynn's "Nutcracker" image!!

Hey everyone, happy Sunday to you all! I hope your day is off to relaxing start! Today marks Day Six of my Holiday card series and the card I'm sharing features a gorgeous image from Hannah Lynn.

This is her "Nutcracker" image and if you would like to see more of her images please visit her shop here> www.hannahlynnart.com

Ihad the privilege to color this image as part of the Glitter N Sparkle design team. There is a new challenge on the blog plus great prizes for you to win.

The theme this week "Traditional Christmas Colors" so make sure to swing by the blog to play along. 

If you would like to check out how I colored this image, click the video tutorial below.

 

If you enjoyed this video. please "SUBSCRIBE" for more!

Here are close up pics to check out:

Card measurements:

White card base- 5 1/2" x 6"

Image panel- 3 5/8" x 5 7/8"

Patterned paper strip- 1 1/2" x 5 7/8"

Colors used:

Copics- E00, E95, R12, E13, B00, G43,G46, E15, E18, E29, RV69

Prismacolors- Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black, Cream, Yellow Ochre, Muted Turquoise, Lagoon, Colorless Blender, Avocado,  Leaf Green, Light Olive Green

Conda- 190R

Supplies used:

Wink of Stella

The Paper Studio, "Winter Woodland" 6 x 6" paper pad

Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Gold Gel Pen

And voila! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card and tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Holiday Card Series 2016: Day Five: Combine clear & digital stamps to create a scene!!

Hey everyone, happy Thursday to you all! I hope your day is off to a great start! Today marks Day Five in my Holiday Card series for 2016! For today's card, I combined clear, digital and wood stamps to create a fun, wintry scene for the Holidays! There is a step by step tutorial on my channel, just click the link below.

                                            

If you enjoyed this video, please "SUBSCRIBE" for more videos!

Here are a few pics for you to check out:

Card measurements:

White card base- 4" x 5 1/4"

Colors used:

Copics- E00, E95, E13, E74, RV19, RV69, R12

Prismacolors- Avocado, Leaf Green, Warm Grey 10%, Warm Grey 30%, Warm Black, Colorless Blender

Supplies used:

The Greeting Farm, "Dressy Ebony" digital stamp

Inkadinkado "Christmas Characters"

Stampin Up "Happy Winter" wood stamps set

Memento ink pads "Tuxedo Black" & "Cottage Ivy"
Wink of Stella
 

And ta-da! Card complete!

I hope you enjoyed this card & tutorial for today!

Thanks for watching and have a great day! :)