Joy Bird

Hi there!  I had a pretty piece of vintage lace, already in the shape of a rosette, and needed to find a way to put it on a card.  I had just finished stamping/die-cutting a bird with foliage from Temu, and it seemed the perfect topper for the lace.  The background paper is from Hobby Lobby.  The "joy" sentiment is from Hero Arts "Peace Poinsettias" on a little Papertrey Ink "Tiny Tag" die cut.  I used a bulb-shaped safety pin that came with some new clothes, and added some pearls to it.  I attached it in such a way that it does dangle a little bit, there is some movement.  Something fun and different. 😊

Thanks for your visit!

God bless you!

Snowy Cottage

Hello!  Today I am sharing a snowy card with goodies from Topflight Stamps.  It's still cold where I live, and there is snow on the ground, and that inspired this wintry scene.

The cute little house is Crafty Individuals "Little Cottage In The Snow".  I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black on patterned paper, then trimmed it out.  With a Crealies Stitched Rectangle die, I created a mat out of gold cardstock and mounted the cottage image on there.  The mat beneath that is a panel of white brick patterned paper from Craft Consortium Brick Textures paper pad.

I stamped little snowflakes from Studio Light - Vintage Winter Elements - Vintage Christmas stamp set on patterned paper and fussy-cut those out to add around the framed cottage.  Using a toothpick, I added dots of "snow" with Lavinia Snow White Chalk Paint all over the scene.

Last touch was a sentiment, which is from Creative Expressions Joyful Wishes, stamped twice.

 Supplies used from Topflight Stamps Store:

Crafty Individuals Little Cottage In The Snow

Studio Light - Vintage Winter Elements - Vintage Christmas 

Creative Expressions Joyful Wishes

Craft Consortium Brick Textures

Lavinia Chalk Paint - Snow White

Crealies Double Stitched Rectangle Dies

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Frosty Tidings

Though our temps are in the upper 60's today, they'll be dropping soon.  It will feel more like Christmas in the air when it's cold outside, at least that's always how it has been for me.  

I'm putting this wintry Christmas card in the Jingle Belles challenge, Ornamental. It was hard to capture the sparkle of these iridescent gemstones I decorated my tree with, wish you could see them in real life.  And since the card is nearly all white, with some navy at the perimeter, the gems are truly the star of the show.

Verve Glad Tidings sentiment; Stampin' Up! Christmas tree die and birch tree die; iridescent gems

Maybe you can see the sparkle a little better in the picture above?  

Thanks so much for your visit, God bless you!

Let It Snow

Tough to capture the sheen and sparkle of this card, with it's glittery moon, pearlescent cardstock, and scattering of rhinestones.  Please use some imagination while looking at it! 😊

Altenew Winter Cottage; Papertrey Ink Pen & Ink: Christmas sentiment; white glitter cardstock (for the moon); rhinestones; Mama Elephant Season's Greetings snowflakes; brushed silver cardstock

Trust me, so much more festive in real life!

Thanks so much for coming by today!  

Frosty Skating

Hi!  I received this sweet little My Favorite Things stamp from a friend who was de-stashing not too long ago.  I've never had one a stamp from their Pure Innocence line before.  Typically I do not gravitate toward stamps of people, but this one was free, so I gave it a try. 😀

My Favorite Things Ice Skater stamp; Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die; aqua ribbon; pearls

I used Copic markers to color the image, and a white pencil for the skates.  I drew a line behind the skates to fill in for ice, stamped some tiny snowflakes in silver, and added a pearl hem to the little girl's sweater.  I am pleased with how it came out, as I have just about no experience coloring skin.

Thanks so much for joining me here today!

Wintry Ice Skate

Hello friends!  Happy Sunday!  We've got snow coming down and here in South Jersey we might get 12" - wow.  😮 SO, so, so grateful I work from home at the moment!  Not a fan of driving in this kind of weather.

I'm playing in a couple of challenges with my wintry card.  The first is:  Tic Tac Toe PP# 526 - A Challenge From Laurie.

Stampin' Up! Framed Tulip embossing folder, lace, ice skate die, white cotton twine; Flourishes Let It Snow snowflakes, sentiment; Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags tag die; rhinestone; glitter

I chose the diagonal from top left to bottom right:  die-cut, embossing and blue.  I also happen to have sparkle, and scene on the board.  My ice skate is laced up and sitting amidst a flurry of snowflakes!  There's a panel beneath the ice skate that had been embossed with Stampin' Up!'s Framed Tulips embossing folder.  

This was a fun card to put together, because I could add a little of this and a little of that.  There's a snippet of an old book page on here that was begging to be used up, as well as a piece of lace.

I'm also entering at a new-to-me challenge called Rudolph Days, where anything goes as long as it's Christmas!

Thanks so much for your visit!

God bless you!

Christmas in July 2020 - part 2!

Hello everyone!  I am popping in quickly with a bunch of Christmas cards I have made over the last 7 or so months.  It's super hot here again; the high today was 93 degrees F.  It's humid too, which makes it feel even hotter.  All I can say is, thank you God for air conditioning!

Hopefully this batch of cards will make you feel cooler, if it's hot where you live too.

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Boughs pine cone, branch dies, ombre ribbon, silver snowflake vellum specialty paper; pearls

Stampin' Up! Bells And Boughs poinsettia stamps; Wplus9 Clear Cut Stackers: Stars dies; rhinestones

Stampin' Up! panel from scrap bag (stamped with 'good tidings of great joy, music notes, holly); pearls

Papertrey Ink Silver White Winters snowflake dies, Silent Night sentiment; rhinestones; Verve Glad Tidings snowflake stamp; Webster's Pages green lace trim  

Stampin' Up! silver snowflake vellum specialty paper; SEI silver and white winter die cuts; rhinestones; Verve Glad Tidings single stamp; Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wave Stitched Rectangles die; silver cord

Stampin' Up! patterned paper collage found in scrap bag; Inspired By Stamping Christmas Postcard Add-On stamps (postage, postmark); white enamel dots; red rhinestones; natural twine; Martha Stewart Branch punch; Papertrey Ink snowflake 

I usually shy away from such bright colors all together, but this panel of different Christmas patterned papers had a base for me to work with.  All I had to do was add different collage elements (postage stamps, leaves, a star/snowflake, gems, and a postmark.  It made the card really easy to make, and fun to do!

Martha Stewart Branch punch; Stampin' Up! elements from scrap bag (panel stamped with 'joy' sentiment, snow fall, white glitter stars, silver embossed snowflake)

Stampin' Up! Peaceful Boughs pine cone stamps, pine dies; pearls, rhinestones; Memory Box Breezy Wreath die (cut into pieces for greenery); Verve Glad Tidings sentiment 

Stampin' Up! elements from scrap bag:  die cut stars, mercury glass acetate, swirl/star die cut, embossed background; Papertrey Ink Tag Its #8 Mini sentiment stamps; rhinestones 

Stampin' Up! Bells And Boughs bells, holly stamps; Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blessings: Holiday sentiment stamp

Papertrey Ink Garden Gild leaves stamp and matching die, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical Die frame; Stampin' Up! Snowfall Thinlits snowflake dies, Sanded background stamp; Verve Glad Tidings sentiment stamp; white crochet thread; rhinestones

Stampin' Up! Snowfall Thinlits snowflake dies; rhinestone; SEI silver and white winter die cuts

And that's it for now!  I will have another {shorter} post this week.

Thank you for your visit, and God bless you!

Christmas in July 2020

Hello crafty friends!  Here on the East Coast - man, it's HOT!  It's 97 degrees right now, and humid, and I'm incredibly grateful for air conditioning.  Thought I'd show some Christmas cards to you all today, so we can think cool thoughts.  LOL

I'm playing in another challenge today, one that is new to me.  It's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, and the current challenge theme is 'Santa'.  I've got one Santa card, and a whole bunch of other Christmas cards to share today!

Inspired By Stamping Christmas Postcard Add-On postage/sentiment stamps; Fiskars star punch; crystal glitter; Kat Scrappiness Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangles die; Stampin' Up! - tag with Santa stamp/trees (in scrap bag, not sure of names), kraft/white cotton twine, Itty Bitty Accents star punch

The card above is my official entry into:

Lawn Fawn Winter Bunny stamp; rhinestones; Papertrey Ink Tag-Its #8 Mini sentiment stamp, tiny snowflake stamp, What the Doodle: Snowflakes larger & medium snowflake stamps; vintage thread; Memory Box Classic Tags tag die

Stampin' Up! Snowfall Thinlits snowflake die, copper metallic paper; Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blessings Holiday 'peace' stamp; twine

Girls' Paperie Tinsel & Twig corner flourish stamp, snowflakes; Stampin' Up! village die cut and sentiment stamp (from scrap bag; not sure of names); rhinestones

Verve Every Heart Plain Jane sentiment stamp; silver glitter paper; Papertrey Ink Fancy Flakes snowflake center die cuts; white glitter paper; rhinestones; Girls' Paperie Tinsel & Twig corner flourish stamp

Papertrey Ink Christmas Tree tree die, Peace word die; Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Accents star punch; gold sequins; clear rhinestones

Papertrey Ink Christmas Tree tree die, Peace word die; Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Accents star punch; gold sequins; clear rhinestones

Papertrey Ink Petite Places: Nativity sentiment stamp; Stampin' Up! village die (unsure of name); clear sequins; 

Martha Stewart Himalayan snowflake punch, black pearl; Stampin' Up! Peaceful Boughs pine cone stamps and matching dies; Hero Arts Winter Scene sentiment

I've got to head outside now to water my flowers.  Even with the sprinklers going off today, things are wilting!

God bless you!