Inkredible Color Challenge

 

I decided to use a lot of the same techniques from last week's birthday card challenge and incorporated them into this week's Inkredible color challenge.     So the Simply Created Build a Banner sponge came out,   so did the Gorgeous Grunge as well as the Heat & Stick Powder to put silver glitter on the letters.

This week's Inkredible color challenge is:   Midnight Muse, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride.

Ingredients to make the banner

Stamp Sets:  Festive Flurry, Gorgeous Grunge, stamp set from a local craft store

Ink:  Midnight Muse, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride

Paper:  Whisper White, Metallic Silver

Accessories:   Rhinestones, Smoky Slake Chevron Ribbon, Heart Doily, Silver Glitter and Rhinestones from a local craft store, Heat & Stick powder

Tools:  Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits, Heat Gun, Simply Created Build a Banner, Sponges, Crop-a-dile, Simple Letters Sizzex 



 

Punch Art Christmas Tree Card

Here is my punch art Christmas card inspired by Creations by Patti. I love this punch art Christmas tree. How super easy and fun is this card with just a heart punch.

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Holiday Happiness
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, So Saffron
Accessories: Pearls from a local craft store
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Large Heart Punch, Small Star Punch, 1 3/8” Square Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Sponge Daubers

More Christmas Cards

Here is this week's I{heart}2stamp sketch. I am back to making Christmas cards. Last count I am up to 32 Christmas cards done! Yeah! I don't even want to say how many homemade Christmas gifts I have made to sell at upcoming craft and vendor shows.

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Welcome Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Always Artichoke

Paper: Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Kraft, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Vintage Brads, Gold Brads

Tools: Circle Cutting System, Scallop Circle #2 Sizzex

The last of the snowflakes

Hopefully this will be the last of the snowflakes that we will see that being on my blog and not in the air! I am so looking forward to the spring!

Here is a card I made for the Moxie Fab World Olympics of Stamping Challenge. Win a gold, silver, or bronze medal by creating mostly-stamped cards in these five categories: Birthday, Thank You, Season's Greetings, Hello/Thinking of You, and Love. You have until March 8th to submit and win!

So here's my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Lots of Thoughts (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Real Red Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Hearts Sizzlets, Heart to Heart punch, Jumbo Snowflake Punch

Mr. Twigster stopping in to say hello

Here is a card made with retired designer paper and an old favorite, Mr. Twigster. I have to say I miss this guy as well as the designer series paper, Frosty day.


Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set: Mr. Twigster
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Only Orange, Bashful Blue
Paper: Frosty Day designer series paper, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Tools: Scallop Square Punch, Scallop Border Punch
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Close to Cocoa Buttons

Delivering Holiday Treats

Well the treats are not homemade this year, but the tag at least is! Very busy holiday season this year no time for holiday baking.

Here are the ingredients to make the tag:
Stamp Sets: Sweet Season, Gingerbread Man Stampin' Around wheel (retired)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Paper: Kraft and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Latte Buttons, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Hearts Sizzlets, Tags Sizzex from a local craft store, Blender Pens

Another Decor Elements Pail

Since it is Christmas Eve and I know it's just a couple of hours before my cousin will get her gift. I figured I can give her a sneak peak to her Christmas gift. So hopefully she will be too busy helping her mom that she will not get a chance to check my blog and see her Christmas gift. It is another Decor Elements Pail that I made.


Ingredients to make the pail:
Accessories: Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Flower Fusion Felt Flowers, Pretties Kit, Whisper White Decor Elements Sheets
Tools: Big Shot, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Simple Letters Sizzex, Hot Glue Gun





Ingredients to make the tag:

Stamp Set: Sweet Season, Lots of Thoughts (retired)
Ink: Ballet Blue
Paper: Ballet Blue, Whisper White
Accesories: White Organza Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Jingle Bells
Tools: Big Shot, Tags Sizzex from a local craft store, Scallp Circle punch, Eyelet Border Punch

Wine Bottle Topper

While doing holiday shopping, I saw this idea of a simple topper to put on a bottle and thought wouldn't it be great to do one like this for a wine bottle for the holidays. Just take a 10" x 4 1/2" piece of paper and score at 2 1/2" and punch a 1 3/4" circle punch in the center of the top scored part. Dawn and Heather's blogs recently put hearts for cheeks on their punch art creations and I couldn't wait to make one with hearts for cheeks on my snowman.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Sweet Season

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Paper: Real Red Patterns Designer Series Pack (retired), Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: 5/8" and 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Buttons (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlets, Wide Oval Punch, Word Window punch, 1/4" circle punch (retired), 1 3/8" square punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Heart to Heart punch, Scallop Trip Border punch (Sale-a-bration punch)

Decor Elements Gift Pail

I am so glad I picked up these tins when I saw them in the store. They have come in handy this holiday season. Here is a personalized gift tin, I made for my friend's daughter.

Accessories: Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Flower Fusion Felt Flowers, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Jumbo Brads, Chocolate Chip Decor Elements Sheets
Tools: Big Shot, Serif Essentials Sizzex, Simple Letters Sizzex, Hot Glue Gun

Ingredients to make the gift tag:
Stamp Set: More the Merrier
Ink: Soft Suede, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Paper: Whisper White
Accessoires: Jingle Bells, Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Tag Sizzex I bought at a local craft store and Blender Pens

Last Minute Gift Ideas

Here is an ornament my friend Tracy made me, How simple, but beautiful is this!

Stamp Set: Sparkling Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Whisper White
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Whisper White and Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Chipboard Coaster
Tools: Big Shot, Clear Circle Sizzex, 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile

3 Projects with the same supplies

Here is three projects using the same product, christmas card, gift taga and treat holder.

Ingredients to make the projects:

Stamp Set: Heard from the Heart

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: To the Nines Specialty Paper, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, Big Shot, Snowflake #2 Sizzex, Clear Circle Sizzex, Crop-a-dile

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Paper Pals Arts Challenge

I think this week's Paper Pals Arts Challenge is perfect with the weather today in New Jersey. It is a Winter Wonderland here and that is what the challenge is to make a project with the theme Winter Wonderland.

So here is my project and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Two Cool Dudes

Ink: Lavendar Lace

Paper: Bordering Blue, Lavendar Lace, Whisper White

Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, Circle Clear Rhinestone Brad

Tools: Scallop Trim Border (Sale-a-bration punch you can earn for free come Jan 5th), Paper Piercer, Big Shot, Snowflake #2 Sizzex

2009 Holiday Card

I think it's safe to say my holiday cards made it to everyone's door step, so I can post this year's card. In addition to the 30+ individual cards I made this year, this is the one I mass produced. I believe it was additional 60 cards that I made. It also happens to match this week's Inkredible color challenge: Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. I made two versions of this card. One uses the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. The second one uses the Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Soft Suede.

Ingredients to make the first card:

Stamp Sets: Wandering Words, Delightful Decorations

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Silver Brad

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Ingredients to make the first card:
Stamp Sets: Wandering Words, Delightful Decorations
Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Whisper White and Soft Suede
Accessories: Silver Brad
Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch

Holiday Blitz Snowman Pull Out Card

It all started with the jumbo snowflake in the center of the 1 3/4" circle punch. I was thinking it would look great as a pull tab.

Here is the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Holiday Blitz, The More the Merrier

Ink: Taken with Teal

Paper: Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper, Taken with Teal, Whisper White

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone Brad, White Satin Ribbon, Velcro Dots

Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Jumbo Snowflake Punch.

New bird all dressed for the holidays

Here is the new bird punch that will be in the Occasions mini all dressed up for the holidays. I used an old Mojo Monday sketch for this card. Click here to see the sketch used in another card.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Just so Sayings (retired)

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Accessories: Vintage Brads, Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch, Circle Scissor Plus

Decor Elements Decorating

Here is a tin I picked up at the local store which I decorated with decor elements made with my Big Shot. I also made a coordinating tag to go with the project.

Here are the ingredents to make the tag:

Stamp Sets: Best Wishes & More

Ink: Ballet Blue

Paper: Ballet Blue and Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Brads, White Organza Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Sizzlets, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Crop-a-dile, Paper Piercer

Ingredients to do the Pail:

Accessories: White Decor Elements Sheets, 5/16" Silver Brads, White Organza Ribbon, Jingle Bells

Tools: Snowflakes Set #2, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits, Serif Essentials

Joy Christmas Tag

Here is a bowl filled with soup mixes. To dress it up, I made some tag to tie on to the top that can double as a christmas tree ornament.

Ingredients to make the tag:

Paper: Whisper White, Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone Brads, Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, On Board Long Board

Tools: Big Shot, Eyelet Border Punch, Clear Circle Sizzex, Join in the Cheer Sizzlit, Snowflake #2 Sizzex, Crop-a-dile

Special Touch: Designer series paper was applied to the long board and then ran through the big shot with the clear circle sizzex.

Mojo Monday #116

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp sets: Lots of Thoughts (retired Sale-a-bration)

Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Old Olive

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Circles #2 Sizzex, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Texturz Plates, Christmas Sizzex die from a local craft store

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is card I made for the Inkredible Color Challenge this week. The colors for the week are Ruby Red and Always Artichoke.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: Leaf Lines, Christmas Greetings

Ink: Basic Brown, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke

Paper: Always Artichoke Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired), Watercolor Paper, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Ruby Red Button, Sleigh Bells Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Oval Sizzex, Wide Oval Punch, Blender Pens

A few more jingle bells

Okay I have to admit I am loving my jingle bells! Here they are tied to the center of the ribbon knot.

Here are the ingredients to make this holiday card:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Greetings, Fun & Fast Notes
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, So Saffron, Basic Black, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, star paper fastners I purchased at office supply store a long time ago, jingle bells!
Tools: Big Shot, Ovals Sizzex and Scallop Punch from a local craft store, Blender Pens