Tis The Season

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Hello All! I'm on the Quick Creations blog today and today I have a Christmas card featuring the adorable greeting farm reindeers.  I was inspired by the poloraid frames found in the "odds and ends" pack and so I thought it would be cute to make it look as if its their christmas card that they are sending out to their snow friends. hehe. Cute, right! I hope you found inspiration here today and start on your christmas projects.

Thanks for stopping by.

SUPPLIES

The Greeting Farm - “Dashing” Clear Stamp Set

Doodlebug Designs – “Here Comes Santa Claus” 6x6 Paper Pad, Odds and Ends: "Here Comes Santa Claus" die cuts, Christmas Sprinkles: Candy Canes.

Lawn Fawn – “Large Stitched Square”, "Stitched Rectangles" dies

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Quick Creations Holiday Hop

Happy Monday!! The days are winding down and we have 10 days to go to find out if landed on the naughty or nice list. Hmmmm..... :) Today we have a fun Holiday hop with blog posts and youtube videos hosted by Noelle, owner of Quick Creations. You'll have a chance to win one of the 3 prizes and get lots of ideas to finish up those holiday cards. 

First a few rules to be eligible for a prize:

*Please join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quickcreations/
*Please Like the Quick Creations Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuickCreationz
*Follow Us on Pintrest: http://www.pinterest.com/quickcreations/
*Visit each person's blog along the hop including this one AND Leave a Comment for them on their project!

Ok, so lets get started. My first card features A Random Fan. The cutie I used for my card is called Winter Kisses. She is just super adorable.  When I saw this I knew I needed it because my niece is really into cutesy reindeer. She has had her pet reindeer for 8 years now and he's not to be touched. So every year at this time, she shops around hoping to find her pet a companion.  I decided to create this one a shaker card to give it a slight snow globe effect. I didn't want it to be obvious but just a hint at it. 

Reindeer Kisses Card:
Image: A Random Fan - Winter Kisses
Lawn Fawn: Stitched Hillside Borders Die
Lawn Fawn: Forest Border Die
Sentiment: The Greeting Farm - Sparkling Season 
Sentiment: Crafty Sprouts Discontinued. Pebbles paper. Prismacolor Markers and Pencils.

My second card features a Greeting Farm Dollie character. She is the latest of the Dollie line and is intended for Christmas/Holiday cards but I decided to rebel (lol) and use her for a Birthday card. I just wanted to show you that you don't necessarily have to use your stamps the way they are originally intended for. She works great both ways and I'm certain I can use her for other type of cards as well (just a little altering would be needed).

Sweet 16 Card:
Image: The Greeting farm - Dollie with Gifts
Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Dies
Lawn Fawn: Small Journal Die
Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps - Sweet Sentiments
Amy Tangerine Plus One Paper - Prismacolor Markers. Sparkly FoamThickers.




Ok so now onto Jeanette. If by any chance you come across a little computer glitch just go back to the beginning, the Quick Creations Blog. I hope you find lots of inspiration here and it gets you in the mood for some holiday shopping. Noelle has some of the best prices around, amazing customer service and quick shipping. Here's a link to the Quick Creations Shop

Quick Creations Blog- www.quickcreations.blogspot.com

Leah - www.odetopaper.blogspot.ca

Cindy - www.daydreamingtocreate.blogspot.com 

Jess - http://myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com/

Jeanette - www.pinkaliciousscrapper.blogspot.com

Alexandra   https://www.youtube.com/user/alexandralegaspi

Kimberly- www.Kimberlyann207.blogspot.com

Shan - www.Shanninscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Olivia- http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com

Michelle- http://lovingmylocs-lovingmylocs.blogspot.com/

Kerri- http://amoozedpaperhoarder.blogspot.co.nz/

Damaris - http://atstudiod.blogspot.com

Winter Greetings

Today it's my day on the Quick Creations blog showcasing some Lawn Fawn goodness. This company is super adorable and i just adore all of their products.  My favorite winter line was the SNOW DAY collection which is shown here. Who can resist those bunnies. I couldn't and because of that I couldn't bring myself to cut up the paper so I decided to create a 5x5 spiral notebook. It will be great for all my notes for the season and afterwards. On the inside I added the little lovey dovey couple as a minor embellishment. All I need left is to add my name, if I so choose to. 

I also decided to create a few winter/christmas cards using my Lawn Fawn scraps and their dies. The girls are from a greeting farm retired set (Miss Anya Scarves) but I have provided alternates below. Today is a gloomy day, getting ready for our big day of rain tomorrow (YAY!) so that means Ill get to "check out" for the next few days. I hope your Thursday is a good one :)

Have fun shopping! Thanks for stopping by.

Bunny Spiral Notebook

Lawn Fawn Snow Day 6x6 Paper Pad

Lawn Fawn Snow Day Clear Stamps

Lawn Fawn Snow Day Craft Dies

Winter/Christmas Cards

The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Retired Set

Lawn Fawn Snow Day Clear Stamps

Lawn Fawn Stiched Hillside Borders

Sentiments - The Greeting Farm Sparkling Season 

Alternates for The Greeting Farm Images

Miss Anya Collection - Retired

Miss Anya Garland

Winter Greetings

The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Collection
The Greeting Farm Miss Anya Garland
The Greeting Farm Winter Greetings

Making Spirits Bright

Hi there! Today it's my day on the Quick Creations blog showcasing Whimsy Stamps as well as some Lawn Fawn goodness. These dies are awesome and Im using them on everything I possibly can :)  

Ok so this whimsy stamp bear looks like he's having a great time with his little friends. I wish I wasn't so scared of sledding or i would definitely be speeding down a hill. But since I can't, due to no snow and fear (lol) ill just imagine it :). He's great for your christmas cards so make sure to add him to your shopping list this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Specifics:

Whimsy Stamps SNOW FUN rubber stamp

Lawn Fawn Forest Border Craft Dies

Lawn Fawn Stiched Hillside Borders

Size: A2. Medium: Prismacolor Pencils.

Im submitting to:

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas/Holiday

Penguin JOY Card

Hi there. It is finally beginning to feel like Fall/Winter around here. Today is day 2 of rain and it is beautiful! Don't get me wrong, I love our 80 degree weather year round but its nice to wake up to a soothing sound. Im continuing with my Christmas cards, this makes number 10, I think. This one is using the adorable penguin from Lawn Fawn. He's super easy to color and theres not much to fuss with. The piece of ice was free drawn. Thats it for now, have a happy Wednesday.

Card Specifics:

Lawn Fawn JOY Craft Die

Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin Clear Stamp

Size: A2. Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Im submitting to: 

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas/Holiday

Happy Snow Day

Happy Black Friday! I hope you had your fill of turkey and all thanksgiving goodness. Now its time to sit back and do lots of online shopping :) where you will find lots of sales. Speaking of sales, Quick Creations is having 20% off in her shop (amazing deal on top of great prices).

Today it's my day on the Quick Creations blog showcasing some Lawn Fawn goodness. This company is super adorable and they are great for simple enough cards as well as some more advanced ones. Im making way with Christmas cards and Im hoping to get mine out in the first week of December. Heres hoping :)

Have fun shopping! Thanks for stopping by.

Bunny Shaker Card

Size: A2

Lawn Fawn Snow Day 6x6 Paper Pad

Lawn Fawn Snow Day Clear Stamps

Lawn Fawn Snow Day Craft Dies

Lawn Fawn Forest Border Craft Dies

Lawn Fawn Stiched Hillside Borders

FFF: Christmas Card

Happy Friday!! We are back with another FFF challenge over at The Greeting Farm blog. Since Christmas is less than 3 weeks away, OMG!!! it's time to start cranking out those Christmas cards. So the theme this week is Christmas or Holiday Theme Card.

I created a criss cross card using the nee Holiday Anya 2. I was going for a fancy look, so that to me means lots of flowers and ribbon. Lol. On the inside, I used one of the sentiments that comes in the Holiday Blessings set. These cards are a lot of easier to make once you make a few of them. At first I had to keep going back to check out the tutorial but then afterwards I was like whatever, I dont need this tute'. Lol. Now I just need to decorate them but maybe Ill tone it down and not use as much as i did with this one.

I hope you have a great Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing with:

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Holiday Inspired

Stamp and Create - Sparkly Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter

Double Take Tuesday: A Christmas Sketch

Happy Tuesday! It has been nice and warm for the past few days so it's hard to really believe that summer is over but alas I must accept it and move forward with the Holiday madness :) Speaking of Holiday Madness, I used the new Holiday Blessings set for my sample. These trees are just the cutest and they look adorable in non-traditional colors.

This week, our hostess is Aeryn and she created a fairly simple sketch. Well I took it upon myself to muck it up. Lol. I shifted the center and switched the elements but I promise it's there. hehe. As I was saying about Holiday Madness, the new Holidays sets are perfect for creating assembly line cards cards. After all, that is what we aim for once December 24 rolls around and there isn't a card in sight. Lol. So if you don't want a lot of fuss or if you do, these sets are for you!

Now make sure you head on over to the TGF Blog to check out the proper and amazing samples.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'll be playing with:
Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland
Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches
3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes

Christmas in July, Part 3

Hi Hi! So the Christmas in July challenge really kicked my butt into gear and got me going. I have a goal to have at least 20 Christmas cards by November. I'm thinking if I create at least one a week, I should be ready by then.

I used Beanie Anya from The Greeting Farm. My dp is the Homemade Christmas stack from DCWV which is completely opposite of traditional Red and Green Christmas. But fear not as I have 2 stacks that are traditional and I need to make a dent in those ;)

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 218. Loooove this sketch, I see myself using this one a lot more.

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

Christmas in July

Happy Saturday! I'm here today featuring Amelia from the new Lovey Dovey couple in a whole new light. I thought Id give her the Christmas twist and she looks just as cute :) 

Since today is Saturday, it also means a new TGF Sketch exclusively made for the Splitcoaststampers forum. It is Sketch 28. I may have omitted a button here or there from the sketch but the overall feel is there. :D

Inside of card(s)

I created  a partner card featuring Oliver and can be found here. I hope your day is sunny! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

Christmas in July, Part2

Happy Saturday! 

I'm here today featuring Oliver from the new Lovey Dovey couple in a whole new light. 

I thought Id give him the Christmas twist and he looks just as cute :) 

I created a partner card with Amelia and you can find her here. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Im playing with: 

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Stamping Challenge Blog - Paper Piecing

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

Photo Op Challenge

Happy Friday! Today begins a Brand New Challenge over at Crafty Sprouts. The challenge is to create a project inspired by the picture above. We thought it was time to fully get into the Holiday Spirit (I mean I may be in denial about the fact that Christmas is less than 20 days away but that doesn't mean it isn't happening. lol)

Our sponsor this challenge is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I used the very cute Christmas Elf, Deacon for my Santa's Little Helper card. I opted for a CAS look this week. I'm still on a mission to create a card that can be reproduced. I think this one may be it :)

Submitting to Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes.

Here's a sneak peek of my mini Mickey Village. The rest of it is underneath my tree.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ps. In case you didn't know, there's a Crafty Sprouts Blog Hop going on. You can win a lot of amazing home made blog candy and a FANPIRE set (currently sold out). Also most sets are on SALE for 12.50 with FREE shipping. Make sure you hop on over to the Crafty Sprouts Shop to buy the sets you may be missing.

A Very Pink and Non-Traditional Xmas Card

Christmas Present Card

Good Morning!! Maybe not so good for some, seeing that Monday is dreaded by many. Lol! So far so good here with our weather although I do hear that the Santa Ana winds are threatening to come back. That's not so good, certain areas/cities are still without electricity. Yikes!

Ok for my card today, I created another gift type card but this time with a Vintage feel. My goal was for this to look like a Christmas present (which is why it doesn't have any embellishments). However instead of having a boring To/From tag (lol) I stamped the adorable Maria from The Greeting Farm Roll Kit. I colored her up in a pretty red dress (just like my Fancy Anya card). She too is ready to hit the Christmas party circuit and live it up. lol. 

I didn't add a sentiment to the front of the card (because of the concept) so I moved it to the inside. The sentiment reads: "WARNING. Christmas Presents. Do Not Shake." Cuuuute, right? This sentiment comes from Crafty Sprouts. Speaking of Crafty Sprouts: Please join us on the 7th for a Fun Hop!!

Thanks for stopping by!

I will be playing with:  Stamp and Create - December: Vintage.  Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.  FFF - Spy Day #9 (Sketch Inspired).  RRC - Kraft, Red, Brown.  Anyone For Anya - Anything Christmas.  PaperPlay - Tags and Wrapping.  7Kids College Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas.

Holiday Greetings

Good Morning Scrappy Friends!! It is a good Sunday over on my side as the sun is shining, there's a cool breeze, i have my electricity and the crazy Santa Ana winds have moved on. It's the little things, although electricity is not so little. lol.

Image: Fancy Anya, The Greeting Farm

Sentiment: Have a Cool Yule, Crafty Sprouts 

I'm sharing today my first card featuring the no dark lines technique. This is not my first attempt but it is my first that made it onto a card. lol. The first attempt was done with Distress Inks but that didn't work out, I kept getting blobs and in the end I lost some features. So I put it to the side and gave it a go with my pencils. Hoorah, I finished and I really love this look. :) I I need to figure out how to do this with my digis because I have some digis that would look fantastic without the black lines. 

I'm playing along with:  Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Christmas with Pearls. FFC - Monday Funday #6 (Power of 3, I used 3 pearls).  Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.  Anyone for Anya - Christmas Challenge.  RCC - Kraft, Red, Brown.  7Kids College Fund - Non Traditinal Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by! Ill be back with more Kraft goodness :)

Plus, Wednesday is a special Crafty Sprouts hop where we will be showcasing the latest release. Make sure to stop by :)

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I'm submitting this card as my Best Project of the Week (week 10 over at The Odd Girl). Although it was quite difficult to choose this time because I created 2 projects I'm really proud off, in the end the no lines technique won out.

12 Days... Day#1

Image: Christian and Betty Mistletoe, Simply B Stamps

Teen Scene Christmas Line

Sentiment: Have a Cool Yule, Crafty Sprouts

I'm playing along with Day 1 of the "12 Days of Scary Christmas at Simply Betty Stamps".  These are going to be fun challenges because Betty is adding her Halloween twist to the mix. I'm hoping I get to play along with all 12 challenges. This is a great way to get those cards done and ready to get sent off. I hope you can too.

I'm off for the night. Thanks for stopping by!

Lil Victorian Christmas: Lylah and Damon

Happy Friday! Yay!!!

I'm back with another Tickled Pink Preview.  The Lil Victorian Christmas Lolita and Lad (Whoa! that's a mouthful. Say that 10 times. lol) Ok ok, the collection is already on day 4 of previews. Today's preview is this gorgeous gal Lylah. I did a little playing on my computer and decided to make Lylah part of a happy couple. I paired her up with Damon, who was yesterdays preview. He looks a bit Scrooge like, doesn't he? Lol, but it doesn't matter because Lylah's smile makes up for it. So what do you think? Do they look in love?? 

** Please note that both images were extremely altered by me. Please make sure you head over to the Tickled Pink blog to see the full and true form of the stamps** 

I decided to combine my TPS preview with my DT Friday project from Crafty Sprouts. For those of you that do not know, DT Friday is a reminder of the current challenge going on. The weeks challenge is "Get in Shape" Lol, I know sounds funny :) but do not fret, the challenge isn't about exercising it's about creating a shaped card.  I used the Text Talk set from Crafty Sprouts. Please note that I also altered my sentiment. The original sentiment says "I {heart} texting" but I masked off texting and stamped You on the inside of the card. I thought I heart You was more appropriate for my card :D  It looks like I like to alter. lol. 

I will be playing with: RCC19 - Anything Goes. PaperPlay Challenges - 2 images. TPS#36 - Chipboard (My sentiment tag is a flimsy chipboard that I was experimenting on)

Ok so Ive taken up enough of your Friday :) Make sure you head over to to Tickled Pink Stamps to see the Gorgeous Pink Lady creations and make sure to comment for a chance to win your own Lylah and Damon. Also, make sure you head on over to Crafty Sprouts to see what my DT Sisters created for you. They are soooooo cute! Plus you have a chance to win some Peachy goodness if you play along.

Thanks for stopping by/commenting.

Im playing along with a cute new game Kristy, owner of Some Odd Girl just started. Choose your best project of the week: This is my best project :)

Christmas Already?

** This is my 2nd post for the day. Please scroll down to see my first one**

Christmas Already? Yup, it seems as tho that that is one Holiday that is on our mind all year long. Well aside from all the family bonding that gets done over the holidays, who doesn't mind the crazy shopping we are allowed to do as well. hehe.

So, the lovely owner of Tickled Pink Stamps and her uber talented pink ladies started the {Pink} Christmas challenges early on in the year so we can possibly avoid the mad scramble of the holiday season (lol, here's hoping but knowing me I'll be down to the wire come the 25th).

Lil Christmas Lad Frankie digi from Tickled Pink Stamps

(Who, btw, is on sale right now. Super cheap!!)

A2 Size

Gatefold Style Card

I'm playing with:
Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge - #12 One For The Lads
Tickled Pink Christmas Challenge - #1 Red, Green and Gold
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Domi's Sketch



I also created a gatefold style card with ribbon for a Christmas challenge that The Greeting Farm had not to long ago. You see, Christmas is everywhere :) So this style lends itself for several looks and lets you play with it whichever way you like.

Beanie Anya rubber stamp from The Greeting Farm

A2 Size

Thanks for stopping by/commenting!

Holly Jolly Hop Winners and Christmas Cards

Happy Hello Thursday Everyone!!! It is that awesome day of the month when our Visa cries just a little bit. How are you liking the new carts? I definitely want 2 of them.

First, I want to thank all you that came out to hop with us this weekend. I really hope that we gave you plenty of ideas and that you enjoyed our projects. I also want to thank all my new followers, as well as my old ones. I do hope you return to see what else I have to offer you.

I am posting my winners at the end of the post... first I would like to share a project with you. These cards are for my brother. He "commissioned" 6 cards to give to his daughters, gf and sisters (including me,lol). I told him that I refused to make my own card, mainly because I'm running out of time :), but I'll prob make a tag. Oh and commissioned is in quotations because his commission doesn't mean he will pay me, it just means that he is my big brother and I need to do this for him. Big brothers are big bullies sometimes, lol.

Picture 1: I decided to use this cute Peachy Keen Snowman.

I wanted to use the same image but colored differently and use different dp/cs to show how an image can be versatile.

Picture 2: This one is my favorite of the set. 

This one was made for the gf.

DCWV Cardstock

DCWV Winter Wonder Stack

Picture 3: I cuttlebugged certain parts of all my cards.

I like the effect it adds to the card.

Picture 4: I used my Prismacolor Pencils to color in these Snow cuties.

Picture 5:  I'm playing along with:  Peachy Keen Stamps - #42 Emboss It.  GabbyAbby Challenge with SEI - #10 Santa or Snowman. Paper Playtime - #29 Snowmen.

And now for my winners ....

Day 1: (Cat Scrapbook & Kit) is

DONNA MUNDINGER from POPSICLE TOES

Day 2: (10 cuts from Twinkle Toes Cart) is

BONNIE C. from A SCRAP ABOVE

Ladies if you can please send me your info, I'll get this out to you as soon as possible.

Thanks for stopping by!

As always I love to read what you have to say.