Christmas Bags

It's Friday!!!  This is the last Christmas project I will share this year and it's for Unity's Friends with Flair.  I needed a couple of bags to put money and a gift card inside.  This is what I did.

Using some canvas bags I had, I stamped the image with Staz On (hopefully the image will last).  The image is from Unity's stamp set Christmas Wishes.

Some bling and ribbon was needed to jazz it up a bit.  I thought about sewing the ribbon on, but it was easier to glue it on the bag.  Make sure you put a thick cardstock or cardboard between, even when you stamp the image.  I had to Stickle the heart for a little bling.

Here's another bag I made using the same stamp set.

This was the first bag I made.  I learned that you need to press and let the stamp set for a few for a darker image.  Again, ribbon and twine was used on the bottom.

This time I used Liquid Pearls for the star.  These were very easy to make.  Hope everyone had a great Christmas and thank goodness a new year is on it's way!!  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I like to enter in the following challenges:

Unity - Friends with Flair

Creative Knockouts - #17 Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - #194 Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel - RCC88 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - TPE231 Anything Goes

stamps used: Unity - Christmas Wishes

embellishments used: Recollections Rhinestones, Stickles pink, Ranger Liquid Pearls, Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon, MFT twine, Michaels

Sending Peace & Comfort

We had two fallen angels in my family within a day and half of each other.  It seems like every year I do more sympathy cards than I really want to and too close to the holidays.  Sometimes I think sympathy cards are the prettiest though.

Here's my card for my Great Aunt that I was named after.

I used the sketch from cardabilities.  The image Flower Angel is a digi from Eureka, it also comes in rubber.  I choose this image because my great aunt did sing gospel music and played the piano and organ.  She had a voice of an angel.  

Here's a close-up.  I colored with water colorpencils and regular colorpencils.  Put Stickles on the dots, to give the angel some sparkle.

Inside I left blank to leave my Uncle and cousins some love.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used:  Eureka - Flower Angel & Praying for You (inside sentiment), Unity - Heartfelt Sympathy

paper used: Bazzill, MME-market, Paper Studio-Paisley Blue Tonal

die-cut used: MFT-Mix & Match Banner

embellishments used: Stickles, Recollections cross brads

Love to Scrap! Challenge #20 - How Sketchy is That!

Well, this year is almost over, thank goodness!!  Before it ends though, we have one more challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  It's one of my favorites, a sketch challenge.  We are being sponsored by Eureka Stamps, the winner will receive 5 images of choice.  How awesome is that!

Here is the sketch for this challenge.  The sketch is provided by Starry Nights Studio Sketch 6.

Here's my take using Dragon Blowing Candles image.

I don't think he is going to get his wish that way.  The image was colored by water colorpencils and regular colorpencils.  The image was fussy cut out.  The orange ribbon was used to pop some extra color.  

He really is a cute dragon!

Here's the inside, using a Stampin' Up sentiment.  

Hope to see you in the challenge!  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - #172 Food & Drink (birthday cake)

Crafty Ribbon Challenge - #73 Anything Goes w/ Ribbon

The Stamping Chef - #9 Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Linky Party (any card, project, or layout)

Ribbon Carousel - RCC88 Anything Goes

stamps used: Eureka - Dragon Blowing Candles, Stampin' Up - For A Friend

paper used: Bazzill - Vibrant Blue, MFT Sample Pack (green color), Heidi Swapp dp

die-cut used: MFT Hexagon Stax

embellishments used: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Making Memories-square brads, Making Memories-metal birthday sentiment

Stuffed with Joy

Today is Friday!!!  I'm sharing my second design for my Christmas cards this year.  Since I used Unity stamp set for my creation, I'm entering the Friends with Flair today only at Unity.  I tried to keep it simple this year  with my cards.  I didn't want to overwhelm myself.

I used the Unity stamp set Stuffed with Joy Stockings.  Sponged the edges on the image and added ribbon to the bottom.  Just a little brad on the top of the sentiment.

Try to keep it the same for the inside.  The  inside sentiment is from Stampin' Up.  

I made 10 sage colored ones and 10 red ones.   Simple and easy!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Unity - Friends with Flair

The Pink Elephant Challenge - TPE228 Winter

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

stamps used: Unity Stuffed with Joy Stockings, SU Four the Holidays

paper used: SU Basic Brown, Red & Sage Shadow

die-cuts used: MFT Designer Label Stax Set 2, MFT Fishtail Flag Stax

embellishments used: Ribbon Michaels, Recollections brads

Sending a Little Christmas

I almost didn't make my Christmas cards this year, but I felt I would be letting some people down if I didn't.  A couple of my friends and family members say they look forward to see what I create each year.  That just makes you smile and want to create.  I didn't do what I have done in the past with my cards.  Instead of creating 5 different designs of cards and making 10 of each.  This year I made 2 designs and made 20 of each.  Yes, I even cut some from my list :o(  I figured if I haven't received a card in the past 3 years from them, then I not making any more cards for them (family is excluding from this clause).  

Here's one of my designs for this year.  Sorry it has been dark and gloomy here, so the pics are dark and off color to me.  

I kept the design pretty simple so I could get them done pretty fast.  The coloring takes the most time.

I used MFT Pure Innocence Sending You a Little Christmas stamp.  

 The paper is Stampin' Up, except for the white which is MFT.  I'm trying to use up some old paper and I did.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

The inside sentiment is from the same MFT stamp set.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I like to enter the following challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges - Christmas and Blog Hop

Crafty Ribbon Challenge - #73 Spots or Stripes

Created with Love Challenges - #69 Christmas

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel - RCC88 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Challenge - TPE228 Winter

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Christmas Using Traditional Colors

stamps used: MFT PI Sending You a Little Christmas (discontinued)

paper used: SU Old Olive, red and dp

die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 1 & 2

embellishments: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Recollections brads, white shiny paint

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #19 - Let's Get In Shape

Is it really December already?  Wowzeers!!  Well, it's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog.  This time we don't want to see squares and/or rectangles, just some shapes.  That means any shape you want to do, but no squares of any kind allowed. 

It's so wonderful to have Lacy Sunshine sponsor another challenge for us. The images are fun and sassy, just down right adorable.  The winner of this challenge will recieve 5 images of their choice from Lacy Sunshine.

I haven't done too many shape cards, I guess I find them challenging.  For this challenge I thought about doing a mitten shape, but when I saw Krystal sitting on a round ornament in this image and all the circles, I knew what needed to be done.  I made a big ornament to put the image on.

I colored my image with water colorpencils and regular colorpencils.  Glitter was needed for the snow. Flocking powder was used to give depth to the fur on her outfit.  I had to sponge the outer edge of the circle to the image, there was a square shadow I had to hide, ssshhh (no square challenge).  I used a tab punch to make the top of the ornament and tied a ribbon and twine around the tab.  I know it is hard to see, but I used crushed ribbon to make stripes on my ornament.

The inside was kept very simple.  I just added a few snowflakes with a short, but very true sentiment.  

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - #172 Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - #170 Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge - X for out of the box (no squares allowed)

Come and Get It Challenges - Christmas Challenge

Created with Love Challenges - CWLC 69 - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #297 Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Challenge 22 - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - #51 Snow/All White

stamps used: Lacy Sunshine - Krystal's Holiday Ornament, C.C. Designs for the sentiements - Funny Christmas

paper used: MFT- Blu Raspberry & Berrylicious, Scraps

die-cuts used: MFT Circle Stax 1 & 2, MFT Let It Snowflakes, SU tab punch, Bigger circles were cut out by using Martha Stewart circle making

embellishments: Ribbon Carousel-Crushed Ribbon & Twine, Michaels Ribbon, Stickles-waterfall, Liquid Pearls, Martha Stewart-blue topaz glitter, Hero Arts-Ultra fine glitter, Martha Stewart-flocking powder