Winter Wishes

I wanted to have another go at one of the sketch challenges over at the Moxie Fab World so this is my entry for the Horizontal Sketch Challenge.  I'm also going to enter it in the Less Is More CAS Anything Goes challenge.  The LIM ladies are attempting to get 1000 entries so I am happy to lend a hand and help them reach their goal!  :)  This week's challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks is to use embossing so I am posting this puppy over there as the snowflake and sentiment are both heat embossed.  And, of course, I can't forget my friends at Use It Tuesdays - here's 5 more previously uninked stamps!

Also, today is Monday and time to announce the winner of my Unity blog candy!  (You thought I'd forget didn't you?)  Not too many comments on that post but I didn't really advertise the blog candy.  I wanted it to be for people who not only were followers but who actually look at my blog regularly.  I hate the idea of having a bunch of people suddenly become followers just do win some free stash.  I also enjoyed reading what products people are enjoying these days although asking for that was a bit of self torture given the shopping ban!!  :)  Okay, let's get to the part you really want to read - without further ado here's the winner!

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Commenter #2 is Jenny from Crafting in the Country!  Congrats, Jenny!  And thanks again to  all of you who stop by and say hello and who in turn inspire me with all your amazing creations.  :)  

     

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Black) Gina K Luxury Cardstock
Stamps:  (Flower, sun, leaf from Friendly Flowers) Paper Smooches, (Snowflake from Winter Swirls, Sentiment from Holiday Button Bits) PTI
Ink:  (Memento Tuxedo Black & VersaMark) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Silver & Seafoam White) Ranger
Gems:  Doodlebug

Punch:  (3/4" square) EK SuccessCopics:  R27, YR68, Y17 / Y08, Y38 / YR04, YR07, G99

Two Tuesdays and a Trigger

***This is my 2nd post of the day.  Please scroll down for my Colour Throwdown/Lily Pad Cards/Use It Tuesday card***

Today I played along with the Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab World and, for the third card in a row, I used previously uninked stamps - hello, Use It Tuesday!  :) (This card also qualifies for the Wee Memories No Pattered Paper challenge).  I was inspired by a lot in the Trigger photo.  I used PTI's Modern Basics to create a green and white pattern like the one on the chair. I used the brown from the table edge and the turquoise from the book (I think it's a book) that the vase is sitting on.  And then there's that gorgeous flower.  If you look really closely there is a touch of pink at it's centre. My flower is made out of parchment paper.  I cut several sizes from the Nestabilities Peony die, scrumpled them all up and then put them together with a pink brad.  I'm really chuffed with how it came out!  :)       

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up, (White) Bazzill
Stamps:  (Shapes from Modern Basics, Sentiment from Fillable Frames #4) PTI
Ink:  ( Chocolate Chip & Garden Green) Stampin' Up
Die:  (Nestabilities Peony) Spellbinders

Copic:  G07

Happily Ever After

Another combo sketch today!  This card uses the colours from The Colour Throwdown and the sketch from Lily Pad Cards. Also, it's the first time these two stamps have seen ink so that makes it eligible for Use It Tuesday's challenge to use a previously uninked stamp.  Nothing too wild and crazy going on here but I think it may be my first window card - or at least, the first one in a really long time.  Must check out the archives...    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (White) Bazzill
Stamps:  (Image & sentiment from July 2010 KOM - Happily Ever After) Unity Stamp Co
Ink:  ( VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Gems:  Craft Supplies for Less
Die:  (Nestabilities Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders

Punch:  (2" circle) Marvy Uchida

Share The Joy

When I woke up this morning I thought that it was much earlier than it actually was as it was so dark outside.  Yes!  It was a gorgeous, grey, thundery, rainy day!  Whoo hoo!  So I abandoned hubby and the dogs and high tailed it to the Craft Cave for some much needed crafty time.  I started with this week's ColourQ colours and decided I would also play along with Use It Tuesday's challenge to use an uninked stamp.  ETA:  Neither of these stamps had been inked before.  (Actually, I could probably enter that challenge every day for the next few months!)  My card is also eligible for the Wee Memories challenge to not use patterned paper.  Triple challenge score!  Whoop whoop!  I stamped, embossed, fussy cut and paper pieced the Unity image and then coloured the gems with Copics to match.  Wasn't sure at first about having that much grey on a Christmas card but I like it! What do you think?


Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Poppy Parade, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (White) Bazzill
Stamps:  (Image from October 2010 KOM - Take Time to Laugh) Unity Stamp Co, (Sentiment from Get Merry!) Hero Arts
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger
Gems:  Craft Supplies for Less
Copics:  R17, YG03, BG05

Feast or Famine

**This is my second post of the day.  Please scroll down for my CAS-ual Fridays post**

It really is feast or famine around here.  No posts for days and then 2 in one go.  Typical!  This is a dual challenge card using embossing for the Lawnscaping challenge and the colour palette from the Paper Players challenge.  Pretty self explanatory I think so I won't spell it all out except to say that the letters are in the order of the letters on the keyboard.  Yes, I am a geek.  A geek who is off to make another batch of the chunky twix cookies she discovered on Kirsty's blog today.  You must try them - they are amazing!!!  (If I'm gonna get fatter I'm taking you all down with me!!!)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey, Old Olive) Stampin' Up, (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Image  & sentiment from Just My Type, Letters from Smitty's ABCs) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Old Olive (Stampin' Up)

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger

Impression Plate:  PTI

Die:  (Nestabilities Standard Circles Large) Spellbound

Corner Punch:  Marvy Uchida

Falling For You

It wasn't as grey and rainy as I hoped it would be today - just really humid.  Yuck.  Hopefully once TS Maria goes by tomorrow the humidity will lift. I managed to get into the Craft Cave for a bit this afternoon and put together a card for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge - a fall themed card using paper piecing.  I think SU's Cajun Craze is a perfect fall colour and goes really well with the Basic Grey papers.  Short and sweet for now.  I'll be back a bit later with another challenge card!      

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Cajun Craze) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Mandarin & Citrus from Ambrosia collection) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Leaf from When I Am With You - Aug 2010 KOM) Unity Stamp Co, (Letters from Smitty's ABCs) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Embroidery Floss:  Janlyn

Rockin' Babies and Medical Thanks

I don't have cards for any particular challenges tonight but I have a couple of recent special orders that I made.  They were both a little "different"...

First up is a baby card requested by a coworker.  Her friend is apparently very rock and roll and not into anything particularly girlie.  So my coworker requested a baby card for her that wasn't "too fluffy -perhaps  something with a skull and crossbones!"  LOL!  Definitely not your typical baby card.  I had fun putting it together though and thanks to my DCWV Rock Star paper stack it wasn't too difficult.

This card took a little more thought.  My friend Julie and her newborn spent the first month of the baby's life in hospital in Canada as her baby had some issues with her trachea.  Now that little Maisie is 6 months old and thriving Julie wanted to send a thank you card to the staff at the hospital.  She wanted it to reflect pediatric medicine in some way and not just be a generic thank you card.  I have no medical/doctor/nurse type stamps so finally settled on the red cross symbol and a teddy bear.  I wasn't sure if it was quite what she wanted but thankfully Julie's really happy with it.
If tomorrow is anything like today (grey and rainy) then I'll hopefully get some serious work done in the Craft Cave.  Tropical Storm Maria is due to pass by us on Thursday so that should mean good crafty weather for the next few days!  :)

Supplies Used:

Baby Card
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  (Rock Star) DCWV, (Le P'Tit Bloc) Toga
Stamp:  (sentiment from Petite Cherub set) Rusty Pickle

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Silver) Ranger

Gems:  Doodlebug

Thank You Card

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill Basics, (Cherry Cobbler) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Teddy from ClearDesign: Baby) Hero Arts, (sentiment from Big & Bold Wishes) PTI

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko  

Other:  Copics