MIM :2014 A la Carte

 The MIM  end of year challenge at PTI is to revisit one of the 50 challenges presented this year and use a technique you hadn't had the opportunity to try. I chose challenge #164:  Cluster Stamped Sentiment. You can click here to view the original video.
Believe it or not, I am still in Christmas mode, so I decided to make another Christmas card for 2015.

 I did selective inking on the sentiment from Think Big Favorites # 20. The leaf image is from Peaceful Pine Cones stamped in Spring Moss, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado and Limeade Ice.  I added a touch of Pure Poppy from the berry image in Wreath for all Seasons.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

An Autumn Wreath

     I spent most of Tuesday afternoon making a birthday card and anniversary card thinking I would be relaxing by the tv watching some new shows at night. Then it hit me. PTI's September blog Hop. I still needed to make my card. I am not a fast card maker. Luckily, I had an idea. Now to bring it to fruition.

The challenge is to create a wreath on the front of a festive card.  

A peek at the inside.

You can see that I used Card Basic as my foundation. I added some bling by glittering some 1/4"score tape. along the sides. I still need to stamp a sentiment on the inside; most likely a simple,  "Happy Thanksgiving".

This card also works perfectly for the challenge at Cas-ual Fridays blogspot. It's been awhile since I played along.

I'm also submitting this card to the 2013 Thanksgiving Crusade hosted by Susan Raihalaand Casology# 63 where the cue word is AUTUMN.

Thanks for stopping by.

Festive Friday: Color Challenge

 Making at least one Christmas card a week has been a high priority for me the whole month of March.  Hopefully the trend will continue in April.  Here's my entry for this week's Festive Friday Challenge.

     I love these non-traditional colors. Made my Christmas tree a little non-traditional. 

       The sentiment is from Wreath for All Seasons. Not visible in the photo is the texture from the Linen Impression plate I used on the Sweet Blush panel. In addition, I edged the outer edges of the Christmas tree ever so lightly in Aqua Mist.  Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

Halloween Wreath For All Seasons

 Seems like I have gotten behind with my Halloween cards. The first weekend of  the month my sisters (from Jersey and Az) visited to celebrate my birthday with me. A few days later I flew out to Az to visit my sister and her family for a couple of days. Then took a side trip to San Diego for 5 days. It's great to be back and crafting once again.
This card is for my mother-in-law. I wanted something with more of a fall theme vs Halloween.

 
The wreath is stamped in Kraft ink. The berries were stamped in both Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest inks. After I stamped each color, I rotated the stamp 45 degrees and stamped again (without re-inking). I used my copics to color the pumpkin.

 Here's a close up of the ribbon treatment.

 Seems like this card meets this week's challenge over at Cas-ual Fridays.

Create a Clean And Simple card or tag with an element that goes over the edge.

I want to share a craft my granddaughter made for me with her mommy's help.

  They wrapped strips of white material around a spaghetti glass jar. It's a candle!!! She saw it on Pinterest.

  He is so adorable. Looks like crafting is continuing with the younger generations. Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

MIM # 86 Inside Edition

   My participation in this week's MIM #86; The Inside Edition just fell into place. Since I am going to visit family in Arizona on Friday, I needed to make a house warming card for my niece who moved into her first house a couple of months ago.

   The base of the card is Canyon Clay. It is perfect since she lives in the area around Sedona where the soil is this color.

 Here is an up close shot of the wreath stamped in Kraft and which I fussy cut. The bird is from Canyon Clay felt. The sentiment from Wreath for all Seasons is stamped in Dark Chocolate. The buttons are Kraft.

 

 In keeping with the spirit of the MIM challenge, I used the Celebration die and stamp set for the inside sentiment. Foam dots were used to prop it up a bit.  The house from Love Lives Here is cut using Dark Chocolate felt.

  I still need to make a gift card holder to match this.
  Thanks for stopping by.

A New Decade

  Boy, where did this weekend go? I didn't do anything special but spent quite a bit of time organizing my materials for some upcoming craft projects.  My husband turns 60 on Sunday the 15th. No big party; just dinner with our grown children. Here's the card I made for him.

 I specifically chose these colors so I could join the folks at The Play Date Cafe with their color pallet of

Juniper, Mint, & Vanilla

   Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies: CS: Rustic Cream, green (from stash)
Stamps: Wreath for All Seasons, Botanical Silhouettes, Banner Builder
Ink: Mermories; Black, Versamagic : Seabreeze
Other: Sunshine IP, rhinestones, dimensionals, Wishblade--Triangles & Numbers

Candy Cane Christma Gift Card Holder

     I have another gift card holder to share with you today. 

     The Gift Card:

   

      As you can see the theme is Candy Canes.  This GCH was so easy to make. I used the seed packet die, cut a piece of pattern paper for the front. Then I stamped 2 candy canes from an old SU set, used my copics to color them before fussy cutting them.

     To continue the slanting stripes, I cut 2 rhombi; one from Pure Poppy CS and the other from Rustic White for the sentiment from Wreath for All Seasons.  The candy canes are propped up with dimensionals.

     Looks like I might need to touch up the bow with more red!

     My to do list for Christmas is dwindling, but I still have a lot to do. My Christmas cards were sent out the first of the month.  My shopping is finished except for the stocking stuffers. A quick trip to Walgreens will take care of that. The presents are wrapped & under the tree. I am still working on two Christmas gifts.

Hopefully I'll finish in time to share them with you.

   Thanks for stopping by.

Gosh, Darn That Rain

  I made this card earlier in the week for the Cas-ual Friday #28 Challege: Create a tag or a card with a tag on it.  However, rain the past 2 days prevented me from taking a decent picture to submit it on time.  Oh well. At least I have another Christmas card made.  Actually, I made 5 cards using this design.

     My tag is PTI's Tag #5. It is stamped in Peeled Paint using a stamp from Holly Jolly.  The die cut holly leaves are done in Ripe Avocado.



   The sentiment from Wreath for All Seasons was heat embossed using white embossing powder.

Thanks for looking. Maybe I'll be able to submit a card for tomorrow's new challenge.

Supplies: CS: Pure Poppy, kraft, white, Ripe Avocado

Stamps: Holly Jolly, Wreath for All Season

Die: Holly Jolly, Tag #5

Ink: Peeled Paint, Colorbox White

Other: Rustic twine, Pure Poppy buttons, white embossing powder, scallop punch.

What's wrong with this card?

I wanted to make a Christmas card using Wreath for All Seasons. Using Impression Plate Tricks from MIM #13, I  intended to use the Woodgrain impression plate together with the Mat Stack 1 die to resemble a front door. This is what I came up with.

     
     After I stamped the wreath, I was disappointed with the outcome.  I went ahead & completed my card. I showed it to my husband who told me it was beautiful. (He tells me that about all my cards. He likes to humor me.) I mentioned to him that I needed to go to Michaels to buy some green rhinestones for the berries on the wreath. As I was driving to Michaels, it dawned on me that berries aren't GREEN. I had stamped the wreath in the wrong color. Since I was only a few blocks from home, I turned around and went home to made this card.

    Although the impression from the mat stack was not as crisp, this card represented my original idea. I ended up coloring my rhinestones with green copic for the first card.
   I had ordered Pure Poppy ink last month and still hadn't used it.  In my eagerness to do so, I made that crazy wreath.  Oh well, I'll probably send it to one of my widowed uncles. Men don't notice things like that.
Here's a close up of the sentiment.

 Supplies:

 CS: white, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado

Stamps: Wreath for All Season

Dies: Mat Stack #1, Holly Jolly

Other: Woodgrain IP, rhinestones, dimensionals