Cookies, Cocoa, Carols & Cheer

Nothing like waiting to the last minute to enter a challenge! This card is for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #25 (CCCC25) to include a snowflake. 

I stamped the images from the WPlus9 Cookies and Cocoa set which has been around since 2018. And no, I had never used it. There are a lot of those sets in my stash unfortunately. I used a combo of cherry kisses and antique linen distress ink to stamp the cup, cookie an marshmallows then cut out with he matching dies. The snowflake on the cup and the sentiment on the dark gray background piece was stamped with Versamark and white heat embossed. 

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, PTI and Simon Says cs, Ranger embossing powder, Versamark, Ranger Distress and The Stamp Market ink

Later crafty friends! Have a great rest of the week. 

Shine On....

...you crazy diamond.  If you are a Pink Floyd fan you will know that song. And my son is a fan, even though they are my era and not his.

When I told you on Christmas Eve that I was taking a week or two off from the blog, I had no idea that it would be the 8th of January before I posted again. It's not that I haven't been crafting. I have. I've been working on The Cat's Pajamas release which I can't show you until Tuesday. It's totally worth the wait. Just sayin'.

Back to Pink Floyd....this card was created for my son's December birthday using images from the WPlus9 Sparkle & Shine set. So yeah, this isn't a new creation so I am still a slacker. I started out by stamping the various gem images directly onto Ranger Watercolor cardstock using Versamark ink which was clear embossed. I then water colored the background with Blueberry Sky ink. I cut a few more gems cut with the matching Sparkle & Shine Companion dies and then watercolored all the gem images with Zig Watercolor Brushes. I cut the word from gold mirrored cardstock and a few layers of plain white cardstock using a die from the Sparkle & Shine Trio set, stacking them together dimension. I collaged the word die and gem images together adding a few metallic sequins, then the panel was matted onto Blueberry Sky cardstock.

I finished the inside with a computer generated sentiment along with a PTI stamped sentiment both topped with a 'diamond.'

Products: WPlus9 Stamps and dies, Ranger Watercolor cs, PTI cs and ink, Michael's mirrored cs, Zig Clean Color Brushes

I promise to have something newly created Monday. Have a great weekend!

Peace on Earth

Today's card features images that I colored back in October for The Daily Marker 30 Day challenge. All the images came from one of my very favorite Christmas sets ever, WPlus9 Drummer Boy. I cut them out with the matching Drummer Boy Die set and colored with Copic Markers.

I prepared the background by using the smooshing technique with Blueberry Sky ink onto Ranger Distress Watercolor cardstock. I then sprayed and tapped Hero Arts Unicorn White spray onto it for a snowy, foggy look. After the background piece dried, I cut it with a My Favorite Things stitched die. I stamped the sentiment and then assembled the scene attaching with a combination of glue and foam tape. I also cut a cross from gold mirrored cardstock using a die from the Simon Says Crosses Die set and placed in the sky rather than a star.

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, Ranger and PTI cs,Recollections mirrored cs, Hero Arts spray, Simon Says die, PTI, Memento and Versamark inks, Copic Markers
Copics: Jesus and Manger-E000, E00, E11, E31, E33, E37, YR30, YR31, Y20, E23, E25, E27; Lambs-C00, C1, C3, C5, N1, N3, N5; Donkey-W00, W1, W2, W5, C00, C1; Palm Tree-YG0000, YG91, YG93, E41, E42, E44

This card is a reminder that we need more peace and love in this world. I am signing off for a week or more to spend time with family while celebrating the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. May you all have a blessed Christmas.

I am entering tihs card in the Color Throwdown (ctd373)challenge. 

Sparkle

Today's card is for the WPlus9 Throwback Thursday #9 Challenge and I also generally used the sketch from the current Case this Sketch (CTD150) for the layout.

I used an older WPlus9 Pretty Patches: Tree stamp set for the "throwback" theme. Stamping the tree three times using Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy and Hawaiian Shores inks and then cut out with the matching Pretty Patches: Tree Die set. I layered the trio onto a white linen cardstock background, attaching the middle tree with craft foam. I cut the word sparkle with the WPlus9 Sparkle & Shine die set from two layers of plain white cardstock and the top one from silver metallic paper, layering them together for stability. I placed the sentiment underneath the trees and added enamel dots and sequins on the tree centers.

Products: WPlus9 Stamp and die, PTI cs, American Crafts metallic dp, Doodlebug enamel dots, Verve sequins, My Favorite Things dies, PTI inks

It's a busy time of the year for sure but I am trying my best to not stress about all that needs to be done.

Just a Note

Good morning. Today's post will have to be short and sweet because I have a doctors appointment this morning.

I used the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Duo 3 die set to cut a tag from watercolor paper. I left all the squares in the diecut and stamped the flower bud, stem, extra leaf and sentiment from the WPlus9 Doodle Buds set with Versafine ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. After watercoloring the images with Zig Clean Color Brush markers, I removed the square in the center of the flower. I then popped it up with foam tape for a "spotlight" effect. I attached to the finished pieced to the prepared background panel using craft foam. A trio of sequins from the Nature Mix finished it up.

Here is a closeup view of the flower center.

Products: WPlus9 stamps, Doodlebug dp, Strathmore Watercolor cs, PTI cs,  Pretty Pink Posh sequins and dies, Versafine ink, Zig Clean Color Brush Watercolors
Zigs: Flower-Yellow, Mustard; Leaves and Stem-Mid Green, Olive Green; Background-Blue

Thanks for stopping by!

Pa-Rum-Pum-Pum-Pum

I have a Christmas card today using the so very adorable yet meaningful WPlus9 Drummer Boy set.

I first water colored the background with Zig Clean Color Brush markers onto Ranger Distressed Watercolor cardstock to represent sky and sand. I then stamped the star onto the background with Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. The sentiment was stamped directly onto the panel and then the whole piece cut out with a stitched die. I stamped four of the images cutting out with the matching Drummer Boy dies and coloring all with Copic markers. They were attached to the panel with craft tape.

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, Ranger Watercolor paper, PTI cs, MFT die, Versafine and Versamark inks, Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E21, E23, E27, E29; Clothing-E13, E97, E99, E81, E84; Drum-C00, C1, C3, YR30, YR31, YR20, B41, B32, E30, E31, E33; Palm Trees-YG91, YG93, YG95, W00, W1, W2, W5; Lamb-E40, E41, E42, N1, N3
Zigs: Blue, Flesh Colour, Oatmeal

We are off to church soon. Have a blessed Sunday.

Ode to a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Today's card is for the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Although I am a long time coffee lover this is actually the first time I've created something for this hop. I am also submitting this for the WPlus9 Throwback Thursday (#7) challenge.

Using my Silhouette and the Coffee Cup Gift Card files I cut the coffee cup shaped card base and lid from kraft and white cardstock and the wrap from patterned paper. I inked the edges with Ranger Antique Linen Distress ink and then attached the lid to the card base with craft foam. I cut a small tag from Orange Fizz cardstock using a die from the WPlus9 Timeless Tags 2 set and stamped the sentiment from the Papertrey Ink Mixed Mega Messages set. It was attached to the cup with Hemptique cord. Using the Wplus9 Pretty Patches: Pumpkin set I stamped the pumpkin with Orange Fizz ink and the leaves with Sour Apple and then cut out with the matching Pretty Patches: Pumpkin Dies. I topped the pumpkin with a punched heart from patterned paper scraps.

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, PTI stamp and cs, Doodlebug dp, Bazzill cs, Hemptique cord, Ranger ink, MFT cs and inks

Have a great weekend!

Blessed to Call You a Friend

Happy Friday!

Today's card reflects my interpretation of the Freshly Made Sketch #200. They are celebrating the 200th sketch and have lots of prizes up for grabs so I am tossing my card into the mix.

I actually flipped the sketch so that the smaller panel was at the bottom. I cut the background panel from Strathmore watercolor paper and a strip of patterned paper from an older My Mind's Eye pad using a Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mat die. I really didn't need to use watercolor paper for the background since I wasn't really coloring on it but I liked that the texture would match my image piece. I used a die from the Papertrey Ink Building Blocks die for cutouts and then backed with more paper from the same paper pad. I cut a tag also from the same watercolor paper using the largest die from the WPlus9 Timeless Tags 2 set. I stamped the stem/leaf and sentiment from the WPlus9 Doodle Buds set onto the tag, plus a flower and extra leaf separately using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I heat embossed all images with clear embossing powder and then cut out the leaf and flower bud with the matching Doodle Buds dies. After coloring the images with my new Zig Clean Color Real Brushes - I am still in a major learning curve on these - the flower bud and leaf were attached to the tag with foam tape. I added some baker's twine in the tag hole and then using the tag as a guide, I stamped the rest of the sentiment directly onto the background panel and then added the completed tag with craft foam.

Products: WPlus9 stamps and dies, My Mind's Eye dp, Strathmore watercolor paper, PTI cs and die, Lil Inker Designs die, Versafine ink, Kuretake Zig Clean Color Brushes
Zigs: Flower-Light Carmine, Carmine Red; Stem/Leaves-Yellow, Pale Green, Light Green; Background-Cobalt Blue


That's it for today. Have a fabulous weekend!

Christmas Tags and Footprints #14

Welcome to tag #14 which is also the last one of Christmas Tags and Footprints series.

This year I thought it would be fun to give cozy socks for the females and warm work socks for the guys in the family who will be celebrating Christmas with us in addition to their big gift. Each set will have a handmade tag along with a small inexpensive gift (under $5) inside one of the socks. 

I cut two tags and a tag topper from white and chartreuse cardstock using the Wplus9 Timeless Tags 2 Die. I stamped the various images from the WPlus9 Silver Bells stamps set onto the matching pieces cut with the Wplus9 Silver Bells Die set using silver ink (bells), red (bow) and green (greenery). I grouped together the images on the tag attaching with dimensional dots and glue. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in purple and I tied the two tags together with a ribbon bow.

And here it is attached to the socks:

Other Products:

PTI Stamper's Select White  and Simply Chartreuse cs

May Arts Ribbon
Delicata Silver Shimmer ink

MFT Sour Apple ink

Ranger Vermillion Archival ink

Studio Calico Purple Rain ink

I've had several emails about this series and although I have already responded to them I thought I would answer the most common ones here.

First of all, although the socks were different colors (the girls anyway) I wanted to keep some continuity to all of them. I made the tag colors the same (chartruese and white) and also included the color red on all of them even it it was small amount like the sentiment. I also used the same ribbon when I attached them to the sock.

As for the socks and gifts inside, I purchased the cozy socks at T.J. Maxx. They were in packs of two for $6 and were infused with a lavender scent. The men's were less expensive and I bought one pack for all of them. All of the men got a miniature (liquor) except one and all the females got a Burt's Bees tube of lip balm. For my six year old, I added some cute Disney Frozen adjustable rings and another pair of socks. For the baby, I just placed more socks inside. It was necessary to keep costs down because 12 of the recipients would be getting a "big" gift also.

I hope you have enjoyed the tag series! Thank you for hanging in there with me!


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Merry & Bright

I have another Christmas card today using the neon colors of the current Merry Monday #129 Christmas Challenge. It's been weeks since I've had a chance to play and it feels good to get back in the Merry Monday saddle so to speak.

I first cut a white rectangular piece using a Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mat die. I stamped the lines from the Wplus9 Heartfelt Mix set and then various snowflakes from the Wplu9 Folk Art Flurries all in bright ink colors. I stamped the sentiment from the Papertrey Ink Tag-Its #8 set onto a circle cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities circle and then stamped two ornaments from the My Favorite Things Ornament Banner Builder onto pieces cut with the matching Ornament Banner Builder Die-namics. I also cut and attached two snowflakes cut from Hawaiian Shores card stock using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes. The inks used were Studio Calico Lime Light and Memento Tangelo and Rose Bud. All the snowflakes were topped with Kaisercraft jewels.

Products: Wplus9 stamps, PTI cs and sentiment stamp, MFT stamps and dies, Bazzill cs, Kaisercraft jewels, Lil Inker Designs dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Studio Calico and Memento inks

It's another football Saturday around here so I'm hoping to get some stamping and coloring done with one eye on the television.

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To the Happy Couple

Good morning. We are headed to a wedding tonight and I just realized yesterday that I had not made a card yet! I'm a bad card maker!!!

I used the Simon Says Heart Doily set to cut the large heart from Sweet Blush cardstock and the small outline heart from American Crafts Gold Glitter cardstock. I attached them together with a gold thread cross stitch. I cut the male and female figures from white cardstock using some very old Cuttlebug dies. The sentiment from the Wplus9 Heartfelt Mix set was stamped with Hero Arts Wet Cement ink. I finished it up with a trio of Darice white and gold sequins. I am entering this for three Dare to Get Dirty Challenges going on over at Splitcoaststampers.You have to be a fan club member to find out the details of the challenge.

Products: Wplus9 stamps, PTI cs, American Crafts glitter cs, Darice sequins, Simon Says dies, Cuttlebug dies, Hero Arts ink

Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by.


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