happy everything

Sami Stamps are so darn cute!  I JUST discovered these adorable digis over at Hiding in My Craft Room challenge #142 which I combined with Freshly Made Sketches #128 but first thing I did was dash over to Sami Stamp's to pick out a freebie to use!



For the first card, I chose to mirror the image and print it a bit smaller.  I colored it in with various Copic markers


Red Ribbon - Offray

Printed Papers - Bo Bunny Alora 12x12

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Happy Everything

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Holiday Red

Twine - The Twinery

Yellow Embellishment - Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers




For the second card, I didn't use the sketch at all... just did my own thing

Color Combo Butterfly

Today's creation is brought to you by the weather... called "Ice and Snow".  Here in my little town we are completely sick of the stuff but alas more hit us last night.  Our kiddos have already had 6 days out of school due to slick roads back between Thanksgiving & Christmas, and now it's looking like the first day back to school (scheduled for tomorrow) may not happen afterall. Can you feel my lack of joy at the prospect?

Color Combo from Hiding in My Craft Room #131 "Crushed Gray Bay"

Cardstock - Stampin' Up

Printed Paper - Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar

Butterfly Punch - Tim Holtz

Mulberry Paper - Paperabilities

Pearls - misc

Embelly ink - Smooch Ocean Soul

Sentiment Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Sending My Love

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Lagoon

Candi for Yellow Dot

Out of this World

I made a Dozen cards today.... although they did take me all day long to make as I'm not feeling 100%, hopefully that feeling won't last long



Operation Write Home Sketch #205 was absolutely perfect for this Unity Stamp Co. stamp "Out of this World" that I hadn't inked up yet!  can you believe brand spankin' new stamps sit around for weeks at my house before I use them?!  unacceptable!

Another Challenge - HidingInMyCraftRoom#130 "Anything but Holiday"

Printed Papers - Recollections Monsters & Robots

Electric Blue Cardstock - Recollections

Metallic Silver Cardstock -  Paper-Papers Galvanised

Yellow Cradstock - Creative Memories

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black colored with Copic Markers

Sentiment Ink - Tim Holtz Barn Door

Mine

Hiding in my Craft Room has a current challenge of using Red, Kraft & White to create something.

I just got this awesome Kraft & Red dot paper from Signed Sealed Delivered Annex this past weekend, so perfect timing on this challenge!

I used a Kraft card base with coordinating envelope.

Flowers & Leaves are Die Cut with Spellbinders Rose Creations

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz Fired Brick & Shabby Shutters

Bling - Making Memories Paper Reverie Sienne

Sentiment - My Mind's Eye

Just a little prayer...

that God will keep you in His care.

Great sketch provided by Sketch Frenzy Friday along with a "use twine" challenge from Raise The Bar and "spring" from Hiding in my Craft Room.

Blue background paper - Making Memories

Distressed with - Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Patterned background paper - My Mind's Eye Honey Cake

Printed paper for bird, birdhouse & flowers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue

Dark Brown Cardstock for birdhouse - CTMH Cocoa

Bird - Circut Cartridge Heritage

Stickles on bird - Crystal

Birdhouse - Cricut Cartridge Cindy Loo

Stickles on birdhouse - Distressed Brushed Corduray

Flowers - Cricut Cartridge CTMH Art Philosophy

Distressing on Flowers - Copic Markers

Twine - The Twinery

Leaf Ribbon - Misc (if you know, please feel free to remind me in your comment!)

Sentiment Inside & Out:

Stamp Set - CTMH Card Chatter - Sympathy

Ink - CTMH Cocoa

US... together

oh boy, this one... I got a wild hair to try something different.  for the background, I mixed light pink Making Memories paint with Tim Holtz Alcohol ink which turned into kinda old bubblegum texture goop, I spread the goop out. I smeared CloseToMyHeart Pearl Paint onto the stamp and pressed it into the bubblegum goop, rinsed it off the stamp, inked up with red ink & stamped again to give it a little color.  The image is really funky & full of texture.

I combined several challenges for this one, something I rarely do:
Hiding in My Craft Room - Pink, Red & White
Stampendous - Add Some Texture
The Sampler Kit Club - Photo Inspiration

All Stamp - CloseToMyHeart Soul Mate

Red Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Gingham Ribbon - Jillibean Soup Beanstalks

White Ribbon - misc from stash

White metal embellishment - Making Memories

Inside:

Stamp - CloseToMyHeart Soul Mate

Ink - CloseToMyHeart Cranberry

Hello Beautiful

oh how I love this digi from Fairydoodler!  It reminds me of my friend Vanessa, she's such a smily flowery girly country girl

her skin is colors with colored pencil & the rest is Copic markers

Sketch is from Sketch Saturday
Hiding in my Craft Room's challenges is Freestyle
and a Wildcard but using felt from Just Us Girls Challenges

All papers - My Mind's Eye Lush Fuchsia

Felt Flowers - Stampin'Up

Distressing Ink - TH Peeled Paint

Pink Ink - Creative Memories Pen

Brads - American Crafts Medium Jewel Brads

Celebrate... Snowmen

you know what I like about snowmen?  They don't smart off to you but if they did, you could just push em over and be done with it!  Can you tell I'm having issues with males today or what?! lol

so no sketch for this one but a couple of different challenges:
Hiding in my Craft Room - Mix it Up! Holiday
4 Crafty Chicks - Snowflakes


I cut these snowmen out last year to use on my Christmas cards, but never finished my Christmas cards... ugh

Light Blue Printed Paper - Fancy Pants

Dark Blue Printed Paper - Creative Memories

Snowflakes - Oriental Trading Post

Stamp - CTMH Art Philosophy

Pearl - Tim Holtz Liquid Pearls

Black & White Cardstock - CTMH

Fibers - Basic Grey


Blue Ink - Tim Holtz  Faded Jeans

Oh yeah & the inside of the card!  I know, shocker