I really had fun with Day 3, this was out of my comfort zone but really liked what I created!

Todays inspiration is from Rhonda Palazzari

And here is mine!!!!

I did not have gesso, so I used new Mod Podge with Glitter.  I did not have tissue paper so I used some white tissue paper with gold and silver dots on it from the christmas wrap.   I had fun cutting out burlap and painting it with Distress paint and then covering it with Gilitter Mod Podge.  I did not have a small cookie cutter or a wooden bird, so I used a glitter pick from Michaels and twisted it around the pinecone.    So basically I made do with what I had on stock and I really liked how it turned out!!!!  I dyed the ribbon with the distress paint so it matched perfectly!   It was a real treat to create this tag!!!!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Die Tag and bookplates
Tim Holtz Die Poinsettia
Tim Holtz Die Pinecone and branches
Distress Paint – Evergreen Bough, Pumice Stone, Picket Fence, Weathered Wood
Ranger perfect Pearl Mist – Perfect Pearl
Glitter Mod Podge
Hero Arts Stamp – Script Seasons Greetings
Chocolate Chip Carstock – Stampin Up
Pine card stock Papertrey Ink
Stencil – Heide Swapp
Tissue paper (white with gold and silver dots)
Ashland Christmas Burlap (Michaels)
Celebrate It Christmas Pick Silver (Michaels)
Walnut Stain Distress Ink
White with Glitter Tulle from Walmart
Cream Seam Binding
Lawn Fawn Silver Sparkle Hemp Cord

So day #2 took me a while….ugh….  I really really really liked Julie Ebersoles version and struggled to come up something that was similar and was a great Inspiration!!!!   Julie always amazes me on her creations!!!  So I was a little intimidated!!!

Here is Julie’s Inspiration!!!

Here is mine!!!

I had this awesome stamp with a tiny little santa and his reindeer and just had to use it!!!  Fortunately I had a die with a small village to cut to make the village.

But something sad happened!  I was washing the stamps and the tiny tiny stamp of the three stars was lost down the sink.  I am heartbroken.    Every time I look at the stamp set I will think of those stars washing down the drain!   Boo Hoo!!!!  Of course everything I make from now on will need tiny little stars and I will not have the stamp!!!  OK, enough of the crying and carrying on!!!

Supplies:

I love Ellen Hutson, I also love that she ships ASAP, and I love her Classroom where I learn new and exciting things.   This year she is doing the 12 Days of Christmas Tags with a feminine Touch!

The First Tag was from Jennifer McGuire

She used embossing paste to create a dimension for the wreath.

I used silver embossing paste to create dimension of the tree using the Hero Arts Stencil.   Similar to Jennifer I used a distress pen to create the blue around the tree.  I wanted some extra sparkle so I used a nice silver thread from my embroidery collection.

Thanks Jennifer for the Inspiration!!!!!

SuppliesL

Wendy Vecchi Silver Embossing Paste
Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper
Simon Says Stamp Holiday Envelop Sentiments Stamp
Tim Holtz Distress Marker Broken China
Silver Embroidery Thread
Velumn
Ranger Silver Fine Detail Powder
Paper: Websters Pages It’s Chritmas by Alison Kreft
Stencil-Elegant pine by Hero Arts
Die: Tim Hotlz Tag and Bookplate
Ink: Hero Arts Silver and Wendy Vecchi Cornflower Blue

Time for another Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Card!  Nothing like the last possible moment in time, but I have been busy doing all sorts of stuff around the house.   My little dog Olive got groomed today.  She looks ADORABLE!!!!  She looks like a plush toy.  So Cute.  Speaking of cute… I made this cute Turkey Day Card.

I went to a local scrapbooking store and saw these cute Darcie’s Stamp sets with adorable buttons for the faces.   A must buy!!!!

The picture makes some of the colors look wayyyyy to bright…but since this is the last hour to post I will have to live with it!!!   It is more subdue than the photo looks like!!!

Supplies:

Basic White Cardstock
Persimmon paper by Basic Grey
Darcie Heart and Home Stamp Set and Flat Back Pin Set – Plenty of Fun
Twine
Copics: E00. E02, E21, E23, E25, Y02, Y23, YR16, R17

Posted on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

I am a sucker for Graphic 45.  I am also a sucker for matching stamp sets… and to make it worst I love all things Halloween, Autumn, and  Christmas.  So it should come as no surprise that I got that Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas stamp set.

When I first saw this set I could envision a plain white card with gold embossing.   But I was not happy with plain cardstock.  It needed something else to make it elegant.   So I took out my Tim Holtz diffusers so I could dry emboss the surrounding areas with a white pattern and since it was Christmas I thought snowflakes would be just the thing it needed.

I really like how the card came out.  I still need to make the other days to complete the set.  Not sure if I am going to give the set to a friend, or mail them out individually.

Hope you like them!  Please leave a comment so I can feel your love!!!!!

Added to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Added to Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop 2013

 Supplies:

White Cardstock from Recollections
Gold Cardstock from Papersource
12 Days of Christmas Stamp Set from Graphic 45
Anna Griffin Embossing Folder – Paper Snowflakes
Tim Holtz Diffuser set
Stampendous Detail Gold Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink

Here is another great card from the stamp set I just used, but this time I went with a purple theme.  I wanted to use the new Anna Griffin dies that emboss…. oh how pretty it came out.  You can bet that there will be some future cards with her dies.  Especially the Christmas ones!!!!  I tried like the dickens to find a ribbon to match but nothing suited my fancy.  So I went without a ribbon.   This card definately has a feminine feel to it.   It probably needed something else, but I could dabble with it for days, so I decided to just say it was done!!!!  I will keep it until another friend gets sick…..oh maybe Katie,  she has been sick at home for quite a while.  Oh Goodie, this card just found a home.

Supplies:
Chicken Soup Labels Four by Just Rite Stampers
Anna Griffin Floral Die
Anna Giffin Embossing Folder Holly Medallion
Bazzill Cardstock Blackberry, Dahlia, Grape
Spellbinders Label Four
Copic Markers:  B35B93, V000, W1, W3, V20, Y08
Misc Rhinestones

My wonderful sister gave me the Just Rite Stamp set Chicken Soup Labels Four.  I just love stamp sets that match dies…. So of course every stamp set that has a matching die goes on the “Want” list.   But what is so wonderful about JustRite is that their stamps match the Spellbinders that I already own.  But not only did she give me this great stamp set, she got me the wonderful die set from Spellbinders called Captivating Squares that created the awesome background!!!!!   Love and kisses to my sister!!!!

I wanted to make a Get Well card for my friend Mary who is recovering from surgery!  I thought a handmade card would cheer her up!!!!  I need to get it into the mail but of course I had to photograph it for the Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge.

Love that little Simon Dog…it just means good stuff.  Click on him to see all the other entries!!!!

Supplies:
Chicken Soup Label Four Stamp Set by Just Rite Stampers
Spellbinders Label Four die set and Captivating Squares
Bazzill Cardstock; Beeswax, Candle, Arizona, Casa
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Anna Giffin Embossing Folder Holly Medallion
Copic Markers:  R05, RV21, RV23, RV14, YR04
Misc Rhinestones
Seam Binding ribbon handmade by me!!!!

For my second card for the Halloween Simon Says Stamp Blog Wednesday Challenge, I still wanted to use my new Lawn Fawn Critters in Costume stamp and die set.

Sorry it is just oh so slightly out of focus, I was playing with my camera options, I will stay away from the apeture settings for these card shots.

Supplies:
Pattern Paper: Witch Hazel by October Afternoon
Pattern Paper: Atlantic by Studio Calico (starry background)
Black Cardstock
Lawn Fawn Critters in Costume Stamp and Die Set
Copic Markers:  V04, V05, V09, YG09, G29, 100, C03, C01, E17, E34, E35, YR04, YR0, RV21

It is my favorite time of the year!  HALLOWEEN!!!  And the challenge for today is Halloween or Halloween colors!!!!

My first card is BOO!!!    I pulled some of my older Halloween papers and found my beloved Martha Stewart and Anna Griffin goodies!  Thank goodness they love Halloween as much as I do.

For those who care, the background paper for the photograph is from the Martha Stewart’s Vampire paper pad.

Supplies:

Martha Stewart Carnival Mat Paper (2012)
Anna Griffin Boo! 3D sticker
Papertrey Ink Orange Zest Card Stock
Wing of Zella Glitter pen Clear
Lawn Fawn Critters in Costume Stamp Set and Dies
Copic Pens E25, E31, E35, TY16, R21, R24, R27

I really like the tree in this stamp set. Because I wanted to use the squirrel, I decided to cut a circle in the card and stamp the tree in the inside with the squirrel at the bottom.  I did different colors ink for the leaves to make it look more like Autumn.

Inside of the card, please ignore the slight cirle on the orange paper.   This paper did not take erasing pencil marks too well!!  And I did it lightly!!!!  Geez!!!

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp October 2013 Card Kit
Archival Ink Pads,  Pottin Soil, Orange Blossom, Fern Green, Red Geranium