52CCTD Christmas in Kraft

Hi peeps!  I am posting another card today so I can make the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown deadline!  Here's their prompt: 

Brown isn't a normal color that I associate with Christmas so I decided to rise to the challenge:

I heat-embossed this Unity image on a piece of Kraft cardstock, then sponged some Pecan Pie ink behind it. I added a few little snowflakes in the background, then I matted it with a piece of Early Espresso woodgrain DSP and a Very Vanilla scalloped diecut. My final additions were some stitched ribbon, a sequin and a tan pearl:

Here's the inside, stamped in Early Espresso:

I like these warm colors!

Dana sent me this picture of Wayne looking out the window; apparently whatever it was he was looking at was interesting enough that Ginger and Eden were looking too!

They're all so cute!  Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Your Season (Unity), Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Kraft, Early Espresso DSP (ret)
Ink	White Craft, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso
Accessories	Stitched Ribbon, White Pearle Cotton, White Embossing Powder, Sequin from my stash, Gold Pearl (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Reverse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Windows Dies (Lawn Fawn), Blending Brush, Heat Tool

Washi Tags

Happy Saturday, peeps!  Wow, it has only been a few days that I haven’t posted, but it feels like forever!  My sweet friend Linda at The Catered Crop chose this card to highlight earlier this week and asked me to participate in this week’s challenge, which is to use Washi Tape!   So I searched my stash and realized I had more than I thought!!!   I wanted to do something other than a card, so I looked through my “alterable” box and found these tags I bought a looooooong time ago at my local office supply store.  Once I got started, I couldn’t’ stop!!!

I don’t usually make tags for my Christmas gifts because we all know where they end up, but I felt that using up some of my stash of alterables was a good sign that I am working on not hoarding stuff, LOL!  Here are some closeups:

All the tags use the washi tape along the bottom edge; they are from various sources, including Stampin Up, Martha Stewart and another company that I can’t remember (because I threw out the packaging!).  The images are from various sources; if you want to know a specific image, send me an email (NOT a comment) and I’ll do my best to let you know the manufacturer.  As I said, I had a blast making these and will gladly embellish my gifts this year with them!  Be sure to pop over to The Catered Crop to see what else those clever stampers have come up with!

I know Halloween is over, but I wanted to share with you some cookie-making we did earlier in the week:

We rolled out the dough and cut it with Halloween cookie cutters:

After decorating them with sprinkles and baking them, we put them on a plate:

But the best part was giving Grampy a green bat-shaped cookie!  (He doesn’t look too sure of this, but he ate it!!!)

Thanks for visiting today!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Merry Monday 81

Happy Monday, peeps!  Time for another fun challenge from Merry Monday!  Here’s the jolly fellow himself:

I had about a gazillion ideas swirling around in my head for this challenge, but I already had this image stamped and just sitting on my desk, so I went with it!  Here you go:

I have a really, really busy week coming up, so I was thrilled that this CAS card came together so easily!  I used some papers from SU’s Season of Style designer pad and some Gumball Green ribbon and cardstock.  Easy peasy!!!  Now, what can YOU come up with for this Santa-themed challenge?  Can’t wait to see your ideas!  Check all the designers’ creations at Lesley’s blog, Always Playing with Paper!  And since I have such a busy week, I am going to be taking a little blogging break, but I’ll be back on Sunday with the next Paper Players challenge!  Enjoy your week!

It’s time to play in the leaves!

Wee Project Details
Stamps	Santa Silhouette (Katy Sue Designs); Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Gumball Green, Season of Style DP
Ink	Real Red, Gumball Green
Accessories	Gumball Green Stitched Ribbon
Tools	Oval & Oval Scallop Punches

Merry Monday 61

Happy Monday, peeps!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  We’re back again with a lovely sketch from Lesley for our Merry Monday challenge:

I went super-duper easy on this one, letting my DP do most of the work:

I added a cute little sentiment flag and a matching gingham flag, both cut from the snowy bottom section of my DP, adding a little snowflake embellishment:

I carried through the snowflake theme on the inside, using another piece of the same paper:

The card base is Marina Mist, and all the edges were sponged with white craft ink for more snowy goodness!  Hope you’ll play along with us….I think this is one of the nicest sketches that Lesley has ever done!  Check out all the samples at her blog, Always Playing with Paper, and play along with us too!  You could be our guest designer or featured stamper!!!  As always, if you have any questions, please send me an email!

Just enjoying the sunshine with cousin Trent!