My Time to Craft - Christmas cards

At My Time to Craft the theme is Christmas!!

I have to say every year I say to myself : self you need to start on your x-mas cards early this year. And every year what happens...November comes around and I havent done a single one!!! So this is my first Christmas card for the year! Love challenges that actually help me keep myself on track! LOL


Here is mine. Stamps set is from Iqueboutique-see~d's line. Just love the little birdie all bundled up! So cute. Couldnt decide on a color for the birdie and didnt want to leave him naked so ended up with a red for christmas and red cardnials. Background is gray cardstock stamped with some snowflakes using my Versamark. Layered with gray and metallic blue cardstock. Add some sheer blue ribbon and bright blue rhinestones.






Picture isnt the best but too lazy to go snap another. Thanks for looking!

My Time to Craft Challenge - RED, BLACK and WHITE

At My Time to Craft Challenge blog the theme is to use the colors RED, BLACK and WHITE.

I used my wonderful stamp from Inkadinkado. I stamped it with Moonlight White Brilliance ink on black cardstock. Layered it in Red and White. The backing paper is textured black cs from Canson. I added some red ribbon and a red flower with a black brad.

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My Time to Craft - Numbers

I recently got this wonderful stamp that I HAD to have! I haven't inked it yet..I guess I was waiting for the right time. Well I decided to use it for the My Time to Craft challenge. The theme is numbers.

I first inked the stamp with versamark and then covered with brown embossing powder. Used my heat gun to heat it up and to my suprise it made it into a coppery shiney color. Cool! I then layered it over a Cuttlebug embossed brown cs and a crinkley golden cs. No sentiment. I just dont have the right one. I am not sure what I am looking for but nothing I have seems to fit. Maybe I just wont use one!

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My Time to Craft - Seasons

At My Time to Craft Challenge is to make something using the theme "SEASONS". You can pick on season or use them all! And the prize is a lovely Magnolia stamp!!

I am not entirely happy with it but I was stuck with two thoughts. One I wanted it to look like a window and two I wanted to use this stamp set by Hero Arts. So trying to work with that was less the easy. I am entering it in the challenge but will end up in my "what was I thinking" pile! Any thoughts on how to make this look better?

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My Time to Craft Challenge - Button & Buckles

I am back!!!!! I am feeling better...my hand is better. Thanks to everyone for the "take care" wishes! Now I just need to get back into my crafting mode. The kids are out of school for the summer and I will be busy with them but hope to do a few challenges a week and visit all my blog friends!

So here is my first "back to crafting" challenge. Over at My Time to Craft blog it is all about "Buttons and Buckles". Now I don't have any buckles but I do have buttons so my card is just with buttons hope that is still with in the challenge guidelines! And it is a belated Fathers Day card.

Materials used: Stamp-Stampin Up, Buttons-S.E.I, Cardstock-Misc.

2 challenge in 1!

My time to Craft and a new challenge site Friday Sketchers are featured in my card. My time to Craft's theme is "Dark Hair" and Friday Sketchers is to use this sketch...

I had this image already colored. I had her hair light brown so I just ran a black colored pencil over it to darken her hair.

No sentiment but the paper between the blue cardstock and the backing of the image is a printed paper that says different springy phrases like: fly a kite, spring has sprung, rainbows, birds singing, warm weather, sunny spring days and others.

I also flipped the sketch since the image was a larger image. Thanks for looking!

My Time to Craft Challenge - Ribbons

My Time to Craft Challenge is to use RIBBONS in your design. And in honor of Mothers Day...which is fast approching...May11th! I did a Mothers Day card.

I found this really cool paper that has "Mother" written all over it. And flowers, hearts, doodles etc. Just a single sheet. It is by Karen Foster Designs. It was hard to not cover the design up! So I did just a little stamped flower from Stampin Up and used my Close to my Heart alpha set to stamp out MOM.

On the flower I colored it with colored pencils then went over it with my Twinkling H20's. Added some ribbon(cuz that is what the challenge was all about!!).

P.S. dont tell my Mom but this is her card for Mothers day! :)

Materials Used: DP-Karen Foster, CS-DCWV, Stamps-SU and CTMH, Ribbon-Bobbin Ribbon

My Time to Craft challenge - Babies

My Time to Craft Challenge is all about babies!

I kinda took the layout from Taylored Expressions Sketch- Cupcake Challenge #13 from friday(that I missed out on!). So it was in my mind when I went to work on this card. I used an OLD StampinUp stamp set. Colored them with colored pencils. Wasnt sure what I wanted as the background but then saw this circle paper and thought it was cute. I think it ended up making the card kinda "dark" but it still works!

You really cant see the sentiment it says:

A baby is cuddles
And tickles on toes
The sweet scent
of powder
A kiss on the nose

So cute!
Material Used: Stamps-Stampin Up, Cardstock-DCWV, Ribbon-Craft Essentials.

My time to craft challenge - Tutti Frutti

This week at My time to craft challenge we were to use fruit in our creation.

And the only fruit I have were these cherries from Close to my Heart. The set is called Little Treasures. The jar is from the same set. Since I don't have alot of tutti frutti stuff I decided to do a small thank you card. It is 3 1/2 x 4 7/8. Odd size but is cute for little notes etc.

Material used: Stamps-Close to my heart and studio G, Ribbon-Offray, Cardstock-Autumn Leaves

My Time to Craft Challenge - In Stitches

This week's challenge over at My Time to Craft is - In Stitches. Try sewing stitches, embroidery, Faux stitches, stamped or hand drawn. You can make a Card, Tag, ATC, Skinny, Scrapbook page, Fatbook Page (4x4) Gothic Arch, Moo Mini card, Skinny, Inchie or Altered Art.

I don't have a stencil or a machine so I did the stitches by hand. I hope it looks ok!

I didn't put too much on this card I didn't want to cover up the pretty background paper from K&Company. I hand drew stitches around the scalloped paper in magenta. I also did hand stitches in magenta on the pink paper that the sentiment is on. You can't tell but I put 3-d foam behind the block that have the flowers on them to "pop" them off the card.

Here is a close up of my stitches.

Thanks for looking everyone!

My Time to Craft Challenge-Furry Friends

Here is my card for the My time to Craft Challenge. Furry Friends was the theme this week.

I decided to use a stamped image that my SBS Sister Gia sent me. I little cute and cuddly teddy bear! Also used the butterfly from the SU - Merci stamp set(I think that is what it is called!).

At a crop I went to last weekend we made our own ink pad. Using baby wipes and re-inkers. The butterflies were stamped with the ink pad I made. I used wasabi, turquoise and eggplant. It was alot of fun making our own ink pads! And easy too!

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My Time to Craft Challenge and I {heart} 2 stamp challenge

I just dont seem to have enought time this week to craft!! So I have again combined 2 challenges.

My time to Craft Challenge which was to use "SPARKLE" on your creation. Use shiny card, gems or glitter. Fun stuff!

And I{heart}2 Stamp challenge was to use this sketch. I love Jen's sketches she does a great job in using challenging ones! Thanks!

I didn't have a clue on what I wanted to do or use. So I just sat down and used whatever was on my table. Turned out ok...I think!

The background is a cream color. The bottom is pink. the small strip is brown. And I used a brown and pink pattern for the strip down the side. I used pink ink and shiny hot pink dots.

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Ink-SU pink passion. Stamp-Stampendous.Dots-Colorbok.

My Time to Craft Challenge - Tickled Pink

I found this new challenge site and thought I would give it a try since the theme is Pink (one of my favorite colors!)

So I went thru my cardstock and settled on K&Company(Marcella-Sugar). I used some pink Martha Stewart adhesive ribbon(love that stuff!) and used my new toy(Cricut Cutting machine) to cut the flowers. Stamped a Happy Birthday with Pink Passion from SU. Finished it off with some pink brads from Making Memories.


Here is my card:

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