My new favorite stamp

The last time I used this Harvest Owl stamp by Stampendous, I made a Thank You Card. Today I've made an Anniversary card and a Birthday card using the same stamp.

For this card, I removed the burgundy cs from the circle, glued a piece of white cs underneath, and stamped the sentiment on it.

 And here I placed a piece of tape over the words "Harvest Wishes" before inking the stamp; then removed the tape before stamping so the circle would be empty.  Then I stamped Happy Birthday there instead.

The set of Taylored Expressions tiny sentiments that I purchased last year has certainly come in handy!

Challenges: 

Naughty or Nice Challenge #22 - Show some Wing 

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Birthday + topping: Use a Holiday Stamp (I used a Harvest/Thanksgiving stamp)

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes + Stash: AG (It's all from the stash.) 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #202 - Stamping 

Stamping Sensations December Challenge - Stamp + Ribbon

Now I must pop these 2 cards in the mail box.  TTFN

Winter 5th Birthday

My grand-niece keeps the cards from Aunt Silly (that would be moi) under her pillow, so I don't make them too lumpy.  Hopefully this telescoping card will bring her sweet and playful dreams!

I am sending her a box of colored pencils so she can color these little CTMH stamped critters herself.

Watch out!  

The beaver has a snowball aimed right at you!

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter Challenge - Special Birthday 

City Crafter Challenge #291 - Winter

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes w/Stash Item Anything Goes  (Everything came from the stash.)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Fun!Fun!Fun!

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #230 - UFO's (I made this card a few weeks ago, but with an owl in the center.  Actually it wasn't right in the center, which was a problem for me - and it wasn't closing right.  So I sat it aside.  With a few adjustments, it is now ready for the mailbox with UFO's waiting to be colored by the recipient.)

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Dec 9 - Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #251 - Winter

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Winter Fun 4 Kids

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Snow Time

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December Challenge

More than 1 Score Scorepal Challenge #22 - Winter (The inside "lens" pieces were each scored 1/2" inch from the end, folded back and adhered to the sides of the card; the front is a normal gate fold, scored 2 1/8" from each side.)

Have a great day, everyone!  

I promised Aunt Bess some ham and bean soup, so I better get that ham bone cooking!

 

Snow Angel

Beccy Muir has created a set of digital Snow Angels that are absolutely adorable.  The biggest problem I have with this cute little guy is deciding who's name to put on the envelope!

 The digital image is precolored.  I did add some liquid glass to the snow angel's buttons for shine and dimension.   Usually I don't make Christmas cards in peachy colors, but I really like how this one turned out.

Here is a closeup of the Tattered Lace die cut bow.  I mounted it on adhesive paper, burnished super fine glitter onto it with my fingertip, shook off the excess and fussy cut around it.  After being printed, the image was cut with a stitched circle die from La La Land.  The card is also embellished with skittles, sequins, and glitter gel on the snowflakes, which doesn't show on the photo.  The sentiment was included in the digi set.

Challenges I am entering include:

Beccy's Place December Challenge - Anything Goes 

DoubleClickSkittles Challenge - Use a Snowman

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge # 49- Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #304 - Happy Holiday

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Here Come the Holidays

Fab n Funky Challenge #285 - Snowflakes

Fresh Brewed designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge - All That Glitters

ScrapyLand Challenge #31 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #213 - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Dec 09 - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #34 - Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?

 

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #273 - Snowflakes

We haven't seen any real snowflakes in this part of Pennsylvania...yet.  But, I've used high gloss snowflake paper, a glitter paper snowflake corner die cut and a snowflake charm for this week's Tuesday Throwdown Snowflake Challenge card.  Our wonderful sponsor is Sami Stamps, which has fabulous digi stamps available in their shop here or the Etsy shop here.

For my Tuesday Throwdown DT card I've used the digital stamp, Snowflake Feathers.

 The sentiment is a CTMH stamp.

The owl was colored with a combination of markers and colored pencils and has a coating of Wink of Stella clear glitter for extra shine.  

My fabulous teamies have done their best to provide you with additional inspiration, hoping you'll come out and play in the snow with all of us at Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.

Bundle up!

Challenges:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #23 - Anything Goes 
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge #291 - Anything Goes 
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas 
 

Wrapping Packages on Mojo Monday

A while ago I won a blog challenge and the prize was a gift certificate for Crafty Ribbons.  They have fabulous ribbons.  Even though it cost me more to ship it to the US than the prize value itself, I carefully chose some wonderful ribbons and laces.  One of the items I selected was a grab bag of all sorts of ribbon ends, a bit of everything.  When the package arrived, I was thrilled with all the bits and pieces.  The tree image on my card today is actually a piece of stamped grosgrain ribbon from that grab bag.

 Following today's Mojo Monday Contest Sketch, 

I decided to use some of the colors and the gift theme from the ribbon to make packages on the card.  The patterns on three of the packages are stamped, while the lower right package is a piece of scrap dp.  

I am also entering these current challenges:

Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas 

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #266 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions December Challenge - Anything Goes 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge #98 - Anything Goes with Christmas/Winter 

The Ribbon Girls December Card Challenge - Anything Goes 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge # 131 - Shimmer & Sparkle (Hope you can see the glittery white shimmer trim and sparkle of the foil die cut frame.)

 

 

What was I thinking?

Fussy cutting is one of my favorite card techniques.  But there are times when I just don't think it through.  That would be the case with fussy cutting this digital image by East Wind.  The ribbons and streamers were quite a challenge!

This card is my entry in the annual Meowy Christmas Challenge at The East Wind.  And I am also entering it in the new Show Us Your Pussies Cats Only Challenge #1 with Cats and Christmas.

 

Other challenges include: A Gem of a Challenge #159 - Christmas Anything Goes; Just Us Girls Challenge #322 - Word Week:Merry;

Animal Friends Challenge #33 - Christmas/New Year's; 

Well, the cookies I just baked should be cool enough by now to put away.  Then I'm off to do some Christmas shopping!

Have a wonderful day!

Basketball Time

From April into October my DH and I faithfully attend our grandsons baseball and soccer games.  Last evening Matthew surprised everyone, including himself, by scoring 6 points in his first basketball game of the season.  His team won 12-8.  And this morning, very early this morning, Nick rang up 2 baskets before the refs called the game because of all the water on the court, dripping from the roof as the morning frost melted.  His team also won 22-8.  What wonderful confidence boosters to start their seasons!

You might be thinking I have a 

great basketball card to show you today. 

Nope!

Just thought I'd share.

 

 Today I have a Christmas card using this month's DOTM set, Happy Howlidays, from Imagine That! digis by Kris. 

I used the precolored images. 

I am entering the December SOTM Challenge at Imagine That! and a few additional challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #304 - Let it Snow

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge #62 - Christmas

Patti's Creations Challenge #117 - Christmas

Fresh Brewed Designs December Challenge - AG Christmas

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Use a Digi 

Oh my!  I just remembered I have a DT card to make for this coming Tuesday.  Back to the craft table!