Christmas Tag

I am writing this as I got an unexpected day off today.......I was on call last night and had to pretty much work all night.  So after sleeping, I call work and they said I could have the day off!!  So I'm making the best of it!  I actually made this tag last night in between calls but didn't get to type my post due to the phone calls! 

I decided to use some awesome stamped images my sweet friend, Renee, sent me a while back.  The images are from the Big Blooms-Poinsettias by Waltzingmouse Stamps.  So much detail in these stamps!  They were colored with various Copic markers, glittered up with some Prisma Glitter, and one was popped up for dimension!  Adding in a sentiment from Teeny Trees stamped on the double ended banner die, completed my tag.  After some stong encouragement, I am sending this over to the Christmas Tag Challenge at Waltzingmouse Stamps.  (Thanks Renee!)

I also used this week's Make it Monday technique to use any die for a folded tag!  I haven't played along in FOREVER but this challenge was perfect for this tag!  Stamped on the inside of the Mat Stack #3 Die shape, is the "to" and "from" words from Teeny Trees as well!  Did you notice the pattern paper?  I challenged myself to use Holiday Flourishes & Swirls paper from PTI for this.......I love the end result!

Well, that's it for me today as I'm going to try to get some wrapping done on my unexpected day off!  Stay tuned to the 'ole blog as Market Street Stamps is into their December Release and I have a sample that will be shown on Wednesday!  Thanks so much for stopping by during this busy holiday season!

{glad tidings}

Stamps:  Teeny Trees and Big Blooms: Poinsettias (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  SS White (PTI), Holiday Flourishes & Swirls DP (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Mat Stack #3 (PTI), Double Ended Banner Die (PTI)

Misc:  Rustic Jute Button Twine (PTI), Pure Poppy and Ripe Avocado Copic Trios (PTI), Foam Tape, Gold Pearls (M's), Prisma Glitter

More MIM #3 cards...........

Just another sampling of cards using the Card Patterns sketch and Make it Monday challenge from PTI to use Scor-Tape with glitter!

This card uses Sign Language stamp set from PTI.

The last card uses a stamp set from iCling by Studio G paired with a sentiment from Communique Sentiments.

I know exactly who this is going to next week!  I think this will be just perfect for my brother.

Let me know what you think!  Have a great Thursday!

It all started with........

It all started with THIS card by Lindsay.  I loved her use of argyle and the layout.  I needed a masculine Birthday card.

My card:

I didn't want to totally CASE her card.......so I changed it up with a different focal point shape and sentiment.

So from there, I made more of them.  :)

This time I paired up the fantastic sketch from Card Patterns this week with the new Make it Monday challenge from PTI:  Glittered strips with Scor-tape.  I sure hope the person receiving this card, likes it! :)

Here's the sketch:

I'll be back later in the week with the others I made!

Make it Mondays: Card #2

Here's another card I made for the ongoing new challenge over at PTI:  Make it Mondays.  This time, it's all baby!  I rarely make baby cards.....I just don't have many baby "images" but boy I found out that I have some baby sentiments/words!  This technique is perfect for those cards you don't have images for!

I dug around to find something baby and found this Martha Stewart elephant punch......the best little embellie for this card!  Just look at his little ear popped out!  Stamped some random polka dots from Polka Dot Basics and added some pearls into the mix.  Finally adding a Swiss Dot Sweet Blush bow!

Have a great rest of the weekend!!!

Make it Mondays--Card #1

Just a quick post today and will hopefully get back on here to put a supply list!  But the PTI Anniversary party is still going on and I had to play along with this new feature!!

My card uses the concept Erin Lincoln showed us in the Make it Monday video this week.....to use sentiments in a new way.  A sort of mixy-matchy look.  The colors are for the CR84FN challenge blog and are so yummy!  I'm also sending this over to the DeNami blog for their challenge to use twine!