Snowman Card with Pink

Good day! After the hot summer here in Oklahoma I'm definitely ready for snow. We don't get a lot of snow, usually enough to cover the ground and make driving difficult, but I love watching it fall.

 For this Snowman Card with Pink I used the Feeling Frosty stamp and die sets by Sunny Studio Stamps. The background trees were stenciled with the Sunny Studio Forest Trees stencil using tumbled glass distress ink. While making this card I made several little "oops", so I used the saying by Bob Ross "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents." To cover my happy little accident I added snowflakes to the four corners of the card. I had made a small rip in one corner of the pink frame and it was driving me crazy, but now you would never know it's there. Everything was adhered flat and that's it. So glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!⛄

Challenges entered:

• Christmas with the Cuties: In the Pink at Christmas
• Little Red Wagon: Outside
• Simon Says: Anything Goes

Snow-one Like You Card

Good day crafty friends! I hope wherever you are that you are staying warm. We received an additional 4" of snow last night on top of the 4" we already had. At least the outside temperature is warmer that it has been for the last 10 days, so I'm not complaining. ❄❄❄

To make this Snow-one Like You Card I used the Snowman Greetings stamp set by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the image and then it was die cut with the coordinating die. A little squirrel from the Sweetheart Tails stamp set along with two die cut trees also by Newton's Nook were added. The trees and snow were painted with sugar cube glitter paint by Martha Stewart Crafts. Everything was adhered to a piece of patterned paper from the Snowflake Splendor dsp by Stampin' Up!. Thanks for stopping by.😊

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Critters
• Addicted to Stamps: Any Occasion
• Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Pile of Fun Card - TMS #534

December is moving along and I'm not getting close to what I need to accomplish. So, I've decided that it's okay. Not everything has to turn out the way I planned because too much has happened that wasn't planned. I'm trying to just "let it go"! However... today is Tuesday and that means the start of a new sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch was designed by Debbie Foster and you can make it as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. I know this time of year is busy, but if you have that last minute card to make then this sketch might be just what you need. We would love for you to join us this week. Click HERE for all the challenge details and design team inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Sketch #534:

Wishing You Joy Card

On Monday night I started making this Wishing You Joy Card to play along in a few challenges. Then Tuesday my life had a heartbreaking change. We knew my younger brother wasn't doing well and his prognosis was terminal but we thought we had another month or more with him. I made the two hour drive to the hospital and was there when my brother took his last breath. Watching him die has been the hardest thing I've ever done! His suffering is over but our journey of grief has just begun. After losing my younger sister in 2011 my hope was to never go through the loss of a sibling again, now at the age of 45 I'm an only child. My heart is broken all over again. If you believe in the power of prayer, feel free to say a prayer for me and my family. 💔

Tonight I finished this Wishing You Joy Card featuring an image from the Festive Fawns stamp set by Newton's Nook. It was colored with a mix of Copic and Stampin' Up! markers. The sentiment is from the Poinsettia Blooms stamp set by Newton's Nook. Two die sets by Newton's Nook were also used, the Land Borders set and the Forest Scene Builder set. The purple snowflake paper is from the Altitude Collection by Bo Bunny. To add a little more detail I used a snowflake edge punch by EK Success with white glitter paper for sparkle. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping and that's it. As always... I'm glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Anything with Critters
• Always Fun: Snowman
• Cardz 4 Galz: Cute Christmas
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• Inky Paws: Snow Day
• Simon Says: Lets Sparkle (glittery snow)
• Use Your Stuff: Snow

Christmas Card with Pink

Happy Friday! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope all is well in your world. Even though I need to focus on Thanksgiving cards I caved and made a Christmas Card with Pink. The colors were selected to play along with the Inky Paws challenge that closes today. I'm not a big fan of pink, so it usually takes a challenge to make me use it. I figure one of my nieces will get this card for Christmas.

The images and sentiment are from the Festive Fawns stamp set by Newton's Nook. In fact, with the exception of the inks, papers and rectangle die all other supplies used on this card are by Newton's Nook. They include: Forest Scene Builder Die and Land Borders Die. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating die cuts were used with a Big Shot. For the focal panel I did a little ink smooshing using Tumbled Glass distress ink. That's pretty much it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks again for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
• Cute Card Thursday: Festive!
• Inky Paws: Colors (teal, green, pink and white)
• Jingle Belles: Baby, It's Cold Outside
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Forest Animals 

Merriest Wishes Card

Good day! I have a quick post to share this Merriest Wishes Card. It was inspired by the Christmas in July photo/movie challenge at Catch The Bug. The movie is White Christmas and the photo is a wonderful snow woodland scene (see below). So, I used more white than normal with some fun foil polka dot paper. It looks silver and when light hits it there is a rainbow look. It's by DCWV pastel foils mat stack and it was paired with a Bugaboo image called Winter Birds - Snowman. The image was colored with Copic markers and die cut with a Taylored Expressions scalloped frame. On my craft desk was this cute squirrel from a retired Newton's Nook set that I colored months ago and I decided it was perfect next to the Merriest Wishes sentiment. That's it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. I'm also entering this card into the challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas. So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Photo inspiration:

Winter Snowman Card

Hello! Here in Oklahoma we've been teased with snow several times but all we received was a dusting and really cold weather. The snow seems to fizzle out when it gets here and then after it passes through it snows on the other side of us. Well, if it's going to be cold it might as well snow. Snow is pretty! It never lasts long around here, so I say let it snow.

This is my second card using this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I really like the layout and thought it would work well for this Winter Snowman Card. The snowman image is by Bugaboo Stamps, however it's not currently in their shop. Copic markers were used to color the image and Stickles add sparkle to the snow and hat. A Tim Holtz Alterations circle framelit die was used to cut out the image and then it was matted to a piece of Island Indigo cardstock by Stampin' Up!. The snowflake and striped paper are by Authentique from the Solitude 6x6 paper pad and the white knit paper is by Lawn Fawn Knit Picky 6x6 paper pad. The Warm Winter Wishes sentiment was stamped with Memento black ink and three white snowflake sequins add the finishing touch. Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. So glad you stopped by! Wishing you a happy and crafty day!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted To Stamps: Snowman
• Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes + A Sentiment
• Catch The Bug: Bingo (Something Blue, Player's Choice & Sentiment)
• Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: Let It Snow
• Paperminutes: Winter Magic

Sketch:

Click HERE for all the details for the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge.

Joyful Snowman Card

This time of year can be very hectic! I started making this Joyful Snowman Card on Saturday and I just finished it this evening. It took me awhile to decide on the colors and I finally decided on non-traditional blue and purples. The patterned papers are from the Altitude Collection by Bo Bunny and the image is called Snowman and Birds by Bugaboo Stamps. A mix of Copic and Stampin' Blends markers were used to color the image. Then a stitched rectangle die was used to cut the image which was then matted to a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock. The snowflakes were die cut with a Cricut machine and to give them a little sparkle I painted them with sugar cube glitter paint by Martha Stewart (it dries quickly which helps speed things along). The final addition was the Joy to the World sentiment by Stampabilities which was matted to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock. That's it! So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Challenges entered:

• Catch The Bug: Holiday Flurry of Chaos
• 4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes
• Make My Monday: Non-Traditional Christmas Colours
• Sweet Stampin': Snowmen and Snowladies
• The Paper Girls: Die Cuts

Quick Christmas Card

Hello! In case you're wondering... nope, I still haven't started my Christmas shopping. This year it's looking like I'll be a last minute shopper.

If you're new to card making and you want to make quick Christmas cards here is a recipe that could work for you. There isn't a lot of fancy tools used and no coloring (this image is digital and came colored). Instead of using a circle die cut you could cut the image into a square shape. Pick your favorite patterned papers, stamp Merry Christmas and add a few sequins and this was a Quick Christmas Card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!


This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: All about Christmas
• Sunny Day Crafting: X is for Xmas
• {PIN}spirational: Snowmen

Snowman Merry Christmas Card

Howdy friends! This evening I attempted to craft and watch TV... the end result was this Snowman Merry Christmas Card created for Day 6 of the Holiday Chaos at the Catch The Bug Challenge.  The theme is Flashback Holiday, and that means using OLD paper and an OLD image from your stash. That's no problem! When I checked the Bugaboo Shop for this Snowman Star image I couldn't find it, so it might be retired. I already had it printed out from several years back and decided it was perfect for this challenge. The background paper is from one of the first Christmas paper pads I bought from Recollections and the little strips are scrap pieces. Three sequins were used for some sparkle and the sentiment is by Kaiser Craft. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Let It Snow Card

Brrrr.... it's cold outside today! The sky is gray and gloomy and the wind is has a bitter bite. There is a possibility we may see a few snow flurries but it's not supposed to last long. It's a great day to cook a pot of stew for dinner. Of course that means I have to make a trip to the grocery store, but it will be worth it.

In anticipation of possibly seeing snow I made this Let It Snow Card with a Bugaboo Digi Stamp called Snowman 003. The image was colored with Copic markers and framed with a layer of Marina Mist cardstock where I fussy cut the window using a pair of deckle scissors by Fiskars. A light blue piece of cardstock was embossed with a snowflake embossing folder by Darice and Sky Blue chalk ink was added to the raised areas for detail. Once the card was assembled some Star Dust Stickles was added to the snow beneath the snowman for sparkle. The Let It Snow sentiment by Stampin' Up! was added which was anchored with one snowflake. Everything was adhered flat to make it easy to ship. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

This Let It Snow Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Clean As Snow
• Make My Monday: Show Me a Snowman
• Sunny Day Crafting: Anything Goes

Free Image for Small Business Saturday

In honor of Small Business Saturday Jessica Lynn Original is providing a free digital image for a limited time. She is also offering 25% off all stamps in stock, use Coupon Code: blackfriday at checkout but hurry... this offer is only good until midnight tomorrow night. The design team created some inspiration using the free image and you can check out their blogs with the following links:

1. Angeline: http://scrappyscrappy.blogspot.com/
2. Jeanette:  http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
3. Lisa:  http://bzscrapper66.blogspot.com/…/label/JessicaLynnOriginal

To create my card I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches for the layout. All patterned paper is from the Altitude Collection by Bo Bunny. The image was colored with Copic markers. To create the snow I used Tulip Puffy Paint, sprinkled fine white glitter on while it was wet and then used the heat gun to make it puff up. A scalloped frame die by Taylored Expressions was used with Rich Razzleberry cardstock by Stampin' Up! The final touch was adding the three snowflakes that were cut using a Cricut machine and Christmas Noel cartridge. That's it! I hope you like it and don't forget to go download the image today while it's still free. Thanks for stopping by!

Peace and Joy Snowman Card

The Christmas in July challenges have begun! Since I have a tendency to procrastinate when making holiday cards I find the July Christmas challenges very helpful. This Peace and Joy Snowman Card was made for the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Snowman or Snowflakes
• Crafty Hazelnut's: Use Purple
• Ike's World: Christmas in July

To create this Peace and Joy Snowman Card I printed the digital Cute Snowman image by Bugaboo. After coloring the image with Copic markers the image was die cut using a stitched circle die by My Favorite Things. All patterned paper are from the Altitude Collection by Bo Bunny. I love the colors in this collection!!! Cardstock colors include: Whisper White, Dapper Denim and Rich Razzleberry all by Stampin' Up!. After adhering all the papers together I positioned the image and adhered flat to the card. Then the sentiment from the Good Greetings stamp set by Stampin' Up! was added along with three punched snowflakes. For a little more detail three small sequins were added in the center of the snowflakes and some clear Wink of Stella added to the snowman's hat. That's pretty much it. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Frosty Snowman Card

Hello and happy Tuesday! It's time for our first challenge of 2016 at Tuesday Throwdown and "Winter Wonderland" is our theme. Our sponsor is mygrafico and they graciously provided their Frosty Friends digital stamps for the design team to create our inspiration. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until mid-day Monday January 11th to play along. Click here for all the challenge details and to view the design team inspiration.

My card features a snowman wearing a top hat with a cute little bird perched on his mitten. I used Copic markers to color the image and added three gray rhinestones down his front. The patterned paper is by Bo Bunny from their Altitude Collection. I used the computer to create the word snow and then cut them out using a pair of Fiskars decorative scissors. The cardstock colors include Baja Breeze and Night of Navy from Stampin' Up!. For a little shimmer I added three silver sequins and that's it.

I hope to see your creation in the gallery this week at Tuesday Throwdown. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Frosty Snowman Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craftin Desert Divas: Let It Snow
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Let it Snow! Card

I say... Let it Snow! Although we don't get a lot of snow here in Oklahoma, it's always a great excuse to stay in my craft room. Hello and happy Tuesday! I'm glad you stopped by my blog. Today is the start of a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and our theme this week is Snowflakes. Our lovely sponsor is Sami Stamps and I've used the Frosty Flakes image on my card. We would love for you to join us this week! You have until next Monday at 3 pm to link your creations. Click here to check out all the details and design team inspiration.

Blue and white seemed like a good choice for a snowflake theme. The papers I used are by Doodlebug Designs and The Paper Studio. For the layout I used a sketch from the Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog. There are several layers to play with patterned paper (which I love to do). After a little bit of coloring with my Copic markers I added some Puffy paint and glitter to give the image some dimension. The sentiment was created on the computer and die cut into the banner shape. Three sequin snowflakes and some twine added the finishing touches.

This Let it Snow! Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Cheerful Sketches: Sketch
• Cupcake Inspirations: Let it Snow!
• Sweet Stampin': Snow Time
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Cute Snowman Card

Hello crafty friends! There are still plenty of Christmas in July challenges online right now, so I decided to make another Christmas card. This Cute Snowman Card features a digital image by From the Heart Stamps called For the Birds. I just love the little birds perched on the snowman's arms. The image was colored with Copic markers and some Stickles added below the snowman. To accent the snowman's hat I used some white Tulip puffy paint. The layout if from this weeks sketch at Mojo Monday and all patterned papers are from the 25th and Pine paper stack by Basic Grey. To cut the snowflakes I used a Cricut machine with the Christmas Noel Cartridge. Behind the snowman image is a strip of silver glitter tape by Recollections and that sums it up. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Cute Snowman Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Tuesday Throwdown: Christmas in July
• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Snowman
• Cards in Envy: Christmas in July
• The Crafter's Cafe: Christmas in July

Snowman Cocoa Christmas Card

Nothing like waiting until the final hours of a week long challenge to finish my cards, but I did it! I finished and with two hours to spare!!! They were not done in order but I entered a card for everyday of the Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge. This Snowman Cocoa Christmas Card is for the photo inspiration challenge from Thursday. I didn't have any beach related holiday stamps, so I went with the sandy color and the snowman. The image used is called Snowman Cocoa and it was colored with Copic markers. I wish I would have heat embossed the sentiment because it smeared on the patterned paper even after I let it sit for a couple of minutes after stamping. At 3 am, I wasn't redoing it, so I decided it had a rustic look and went with it. Most of the patterned papers are retired by Stampin' Up! and I added three candy dots for detail. That's it! I'm done and going to bed. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Snowman Peace and Joy Card

It's always fun to make Christmas cards in July! I appreciate the early head start because I tend to procrastinate and never make as many as I need. This Snowman Peace and Joy Card was made using this weeks sketch a Tuesday Morning Sketches. Using blue for Christmas is a nice cool color to work with in July. It's been super hot here in Oklahoma the last couple of days, the humidity is awful. That's probably why I chose a snowman and snowflakes, maybe a little mind over matter with some cool thoughts in my craft room.

The image by Bugaboo Digi Stamps is called Winter Birds - Snowman and I colored it with my Copic markers. The snowflake background paper is by Doodlebug Designs and the blue glitter polka dot paper is by Best Creation Inc. Using a Cricut machine and the Christmas Noel cartridge I cut the snowflake. Then I heat embossed it with Iridescent Ice Emboss Powder. To pull in a little color I used a small Fiskars snowflake punch in the center and secured it with a tiny blue glitter brad. The sentiment is from the Good Greetings stamp set by Stampin' Up! and was stamped using Memento black ink. Three snowflake sequins with pale blue rhinestone centers were added to the image panel. I added some glossy accents to the snowman's hat and some Stickles to the snow. I'm a little disappointed the Stickles caused the printer ink to bleed but the photo makes it look worse than it does in person. That about sums it up! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Snowman Peace and Joy Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Catch The Bug: Humor Me Wednesday/Bingo (Diagonal)
• Crafting By Designs: Get Ready for Christmas
• Addicted to Stamps: Holiday

Snowman Photo Inspiration Winner

Thank you to each of the challenge entries for participating in our Snowman Photo Inspiration Challenge. It was fun to check out all the different Snowman images and visit each of your blogs. The winner for the challenge is:

Fit Kitty from KT Designs

The sparkly green panel and charm accent really won me over! Thanks for playing along Fit Kitty and I will send you an email to request your mailing address for the challenge prize.

Come back tomorrow for a fun theme challenge with our amazing sponsor Bugaboo Digi Stamps. Have a wonderful day!

Pink Snowflakes Snowman Card

Most of my Christmas cards are made with traditional colors but I made this Pink Snowflakes Snowman Card for my teenage niece. The pink glitter snowflakes paper is from a Recollections paper pack I bought a couple years ago. I've used the Snowman Star image by Bugaboo and colored it with my Copic markers. The layout is from a previous challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches from August 2013. Here is a link to my original birthday card I made using this sketch. I really liked this sketch the first time and I like it equally as well the second time. The sentiment stamp is by Stampabilities and I've used the Label Bracket Punch layered with a 1 3/4" Scallop Punch both by Stampin' Up!. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

My Pink Snowflakes Snowman Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Allsorts: Snowflakes
• Catch the Bug: Favorite Christmas Song
• Paper Playtime: Winter Fun
• Totally Papercrafts: Christmas Non-Traditional Colors
• Milk Coffee: Christmas Non-Traditional Colors
• Sweet Stampin' Christmas: Let it Snow!