Continuing with the 12 days of Christmas tag challenge!!!

Todays Challenge comes from Kelly Alvarez from Lawn Fawn.  Here is her tag.

Here is mine.   I really wanted to try to use glitter foam and saw that this card was the opportunity!  Considering that it was a video from Lawn Fawn that showed me a placecard using foam, I think it is appropriate.  For those who care, Walmart has a nice selection that is heck of a lot cheaper than Michaels.      I swore I had the stamp set from Lawn Fawn with the trees.  Maybe I do, but I could not find it.  So I used those Lovely Trees from Stampin Up! again!    At least I use it!   LOL

I made my little fox a girl by adding eyelashes!  Thanks for the idea Kelly!!!  You can barely see  the snow falling, I discovered that white pigment ink does not show up well on this light blue so I ended up adding stickles to make the snow.   I probably should have used embossing paste!

Please leave a comment!  Love to hear from you!

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree Stamp Set
Laswn FAwn Critters in the Forest Stamp and Die Set
Lawn Fawn Love Peace & Joy paper
Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set from Stampin Up!
Memento Luxe Pear Tart Inkpad
Wendy Vecchi Archival ink pad in Fern Green
Violet Glitter Foam
Orchid Stampin Up! Cardstock
Memories Unicorn Pigment Ink
Copics E51, E23, E93, YR27
Simon Says Stamp Stencil Falling Snow
Distress Stickles Clear Rock Candy
Lawn Fawn Silver Sparkle hemp cord

Also posted on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Let it Snow

I am trying to catch up on these tags, I wonder where the time goes!   Yikes.

Here is the inspiration by Kittie Caracciolo

I wish I had that wonderful birch tree die, but I made do with a simple bare tree die.  I liked my final product.    I found that I had a die from Papertrey Ink of a sledder.  What a great find!!!   If I look thru my supplies, I am always surprised by what I have!!!!

Supplies:

Enchanted Evening paper by Papertrey Ink
Loverly as a Tree Stamp Set by Stampin Up!
Garden Sprig Die by Poppystamps
Bare Sapling Die by Memory Box
Memories Unicorn White Pigment Ink
Tempting Turquoise cardstock by Stampin Up!
In the Meadow Die (sled) by papertrey Ink
Whie Cardstock
Crimper
Distress Stickles, Clear Rock Candy
Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy

Also Posted at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

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