Thursday, December 31, 2015

Crazy Card Party-- Celebrate


This week at Crazy Card Party, it's my turn and I choose "celebrate" for our theme since it is New Year's Eve. 

...but I thought I would be a bit crazy and post this...not very new yearsie...but we could all use a little dose of summery flowers right about now!


    


Happy Near Year!
 
I can't wait to see what the other Party-Ers create this week to celebrate the turning of a new year!

cs~ PTI, Strathmore watercolour paper
stamps~ SSS
dies~ PTI, YNS
inks~ Derwent watercolour pencils

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Crazy Card Party-- Layouts of Christmas Past...but not really



This week at Crazy Card Party, Kathryn is asking to see layouts of Christmas past.    


I am waving a white flag to say I couldn't find an appropriate layout to post. Sorry!

So instead I am posting one of my favourite Christmas cards I made this year. 

I hope that is OK Kathryn!


 

I put paste through this gorgeous Tim Holtz stencil that Kathryn gave me! Then I sprinkled glitter all over it. In real life this is STUNNING! I love how it looks against the Soft Stone. The sentiment was cut from a die I borrowed from my scrappy friend Brenda, but she doesn't know who made the die since she bought it at a garage sale! Who sells something that gorgeous? I would love to find it and buy it.

I can't wait to see what LAYOUTS the other Party-Ers create this week! 

Sorry again Kathryn that I didn't play by the rules!



Thursday, December 17, 2015

Crazy Card Party~ Christmas Tag!


This week at Crazy Card Party, Rosanne is asking to see a Christmas tag. Great timing since she just hosted her annual tag swap! What a wonderful night that was!

I discovered a very cool non traditional material to use on my tag this year...the adhesive metal tape you use to seal ducts! I adhered the tape to PTI card stock and then I cut my tag bases out of this very shiny material and loved it. So I also cut my ornament top and stitched snow flake out of it as well. 


   

The ornament is embossed in blue and the sentiment in silver. I just love the look of blue and silver together for Christmas.

Then I made 17 more!

  

Thanks Rosanne for a wonderful evening!

I loved all the tags the other Party-Ers created and can't wait to see them again this week!

cs~ PTI, Neenah
stamps~ Simon, PTI
dies~ Simon, PTI
twine~ Lawn Fawn

Friday, December 11, 2015

Simon Says...Tag it!


I am playing along with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge...tag it!




I created a tag featuring a snow globe in a mason jar. I love the gold "snow" falling in the background and around the lamp post!

Have a great weekend!

cs~ Neenah, PTI
stamps~ Neat & Tangled, PTI, Lawn Fawn
inks~ Delicata, Versafine, Versamark
dies~ Mama Elephant, PTI

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Crazy Card Party-- Sentiments!


This week at Crazy Card Party, Regan is asking to see sentiments featured in a big way. I love sentiments and love big bold ones! So I took a break from Christmas crafts this week to make this birthday card for my MIL. Her birthday is just after Christmas.


    


I used this great sentiment from Mama Elephant for the first time. I embossed it in clear and then watercoloured over it with Peerless. Some PTI sequins (thanks Regs!) finished it off.

I can't wait to see what the other Party-Ers create this week!

cs~ Strathmore, PTI
stamps~ Mama Elephant
paint~ Peerless
sequins~ PTI
 

Sunday, December 6, 2015

All is Calm


I thought I'd play along again with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge...Let it Snow!







I used my new favourite sets from Neat & Tangled again!

Happy Friday!

cs~ PTI, Neenah
stamps~ Neat & Tangled
inks~ Versafine, Versamark
dies~ Simon Says Stamp, Your Next Stamp

Friday, December 4, 2015

Cozy Christmas


We didn't have a Crazy Card Party challenge this week, so I thought I'd play along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge...Let it Snow!

It has been green around here, so I hope this doesn't actually bring on the white stuff.




I used my new favourite sets from Neat & Tangled!

Happy Friday!

cs~ PTI, Neenah
stamps~ Neat & Tangled
inks~ Versafine, Versamark