Totally Ladybug Tuesday's Color Wheel

Good morning everyone!  Today is Totally Ladybug Tuesday and that means we have a new challenge for you over on the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog.  Caz, our guest DT member for November, chose our challenge this week and she picked the color wheel.  She asked that we design a card using the color that is opposite our favorite color on the color wheel...hmm, have I confused you yet? 

My favorite color is red so when you look at the color wheel, green is on the opposite side of the wheel.  So I had to use green for my card today.  The image I used for my card is that cute little Cheeky Jack, and you can find him here.  I used my copics and prismacolor pencils to color my image and used Glossy Accents on his tongue.  I added a button with a twine bow...I figured since the bow was from twine it would be OK for a boy's card.  I have such a hard time making male cards.  If I can't add ribbon, lace, flowers or glitter, then I really struggle with the finishing touches lol!  I added some brads and my sentiment and my card was finished.  This is what I call a clean and simple card...no frills or frou-frou (is that really a word?)

Now, be sure you stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog to see what the amazing DT has created this week.  If you joined us last week for Michele's sketch, thank you!  I hope you'll be able to join in our challenge this week, too...there's a chance to win a prize.

During the month of December, Kerry is offering a Buy One - Get One 1/2 price sale.  And if you buy two stamps, you get two at 1/2 price.  If you've been wanting to treat yourself to some new LCI stamps for Christmas, now is the time.  I mean, think about it...you pick out and order your own stamps and you know you're gonna love that Christmas gift!  It's one size fits all and no standing in a long line to return something you don't like, right?  You can check out all of the Ladybug Crafts Ink stamps here.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Artful Inkables #34  -  Punches/Diecuts 
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 9  -  Texture
Fab 'n Funky Challenge 50  -  Going with the Flow
For Fun Challenges  -  Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Inktegrity's Hump Day Inspiration #34  -  Anything Goes
Paper Cutz Challenge 69  -  Anything Goes
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge 31  -  Bow
There She Goes TSG83  -  Cards for Kids
There's Magic in the Air  -  Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious  -  Anything Goes
Woodware USA Challenge 3  - Anything Goes

Stamps:  LCI Cheeky Jack and Sentimental Numbers
Paper:  Scenic Route, Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, brads, button, twine, Nestabilities

Little Robbie

Happy Monday to all of you.  Today I have a card with a Whipper Snapper image.  I absolutely love Whipper Snapper stamps...they are so adorable.  I bought this cute little stamp last year and I'm just now getting around to making it into a card.  Yes, I am sooo slow lol!

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  My papers are BoBunny (from last year).  I am almost out of this dp and I wish I could find more...it's one of my favorite Christmas papers.  I love the color combo and the big snowflakes and polka-dots.  I used my Martha Stewart doily lace punch and added some ribbon and a glittered snowflake.  I applied stickles on the snow, greenery, and the berries.  My sentiment is from PTI.   

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge  -  X is for XMas
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 47  -  Let's Celebrate Christmas
Bah Humbug Challenge 40  -  Feeling the Blues
Belli Challenge 105  -  Rs (ribbon)
Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge 72  -  Anything Goes
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 9  -  Texture
Crafty Calendar Challenge 14  -  Winter with Snowflakes
Crafty Catz Challenge 60  -  Christmas
Crafty Creations Challenge 95  -  Christmas is Coming
Crafty Sentiments Challenge 45  -  Christmas
Creative Cottage Challenge 28  -  Nontraditional Christmas
Fab 'n Funky Challenge 50  -  Going with the Flow
For Fun Challenges  -  Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Challenge FBC24  -  Winter/Christmas Theme
One Stop Craft Challenge 108  -  Christmas Cuties
Papertake Weekly  -  Cut it Out
Pink Paper Paradixe Make it Monday 
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 12  -  Christmas Theme
Scrappy Frogs Challenge  -  Merry Christmas
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge 31  -  Bow
Stampin for the Weekend Challenge 51  -  Winter
Woodware USA Challenge 3  -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  Whipper Snapper - A Home For Robbie; PTI - Mixed Messages
Paper:  BoBunny, Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MS doily lace punch, Nestabilities, ribbon, snowflake punch, stickles, Glamour Dust

Christmas Tags

Did you hit the stores for the big after-Thanksgiving sales?  Not me...I don't do Black Friday.  I tried it one year and decided that would be my last year lol!  But to those of you brave enough to face those crowds and wait in long lines, I hope you found everything you were looking for! 

Anyway, Stampendous has been sharing some holiday ideas over at Paper Craft Planet.  One of their projects was a gift bag with notecards that can be found here.  I decided to make the gift bag and fill it with Christmas tags instead.

This is the gift bag with the tags inside.  I used the Starry Holly image from MelJen's Designs.  This image is a freebie that Melissa designed and you can find it here. 

I used a small holly leaf stamp and my VersaMark ink pad to decorate the bag and tied it closed with a little white bow.  I added some dp and red ribbon to a pen for a matching set.









I used a Sizzix die to cut out the tags.  I haven't used that die in ages...I love it when I am able to use things that I purchased long ago.  I think maybe it makes me feel less guilty about having so much junk crafting stuff.   

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  I cut it out and matted it with my Nestabilities.  I added a little Glamour Dust for some sparkle and tied on some embroidery floss.  Because the image is so simple, these tags were done in no time.   

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.


I'm entering my gift tags in these challenges:
Artful Inkables Think Ink #34  -  Punches and Diecuts
Crafty Creations Challenge 95  -  Christmas is Coming
Creative Craft Challenge  -  Tag It
Diecut Dreams Christmas Club Challenge 45  -  Use a Diecut
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 35  -  Colour Combo Red and Green
My Time to Craft Challenge 116  -  Tag Along
Our Creative Corner  -  Tag, You're It
Paper Romance Challenge 26  -  Tag
Papertake Weekly  -  Cut it Out

Stamp:  MelJen's Designs - Starry Holly (freebie)
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Nestabilities, ribbon, embroidery floss, holly stamp, VersaMark pad, pen

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!  I hope you're able to spend the day with your loved ones...eating, relaxing, and just enjoying each other's company.  I had hoped to make a Thanksgiving card to post today, but as you can see, that didn't happen.  So, I'm sharing a very simple Christmas card instead.

I used the Starry Holly image by MelJen's Designs.  This is one of Melissa's freebie images and you can find it here.  I used my Prismacolor pencils and gamsol to color the image and then added some Glamour Dust for some sparkle.  I used my new Sizzix Basic Grey embossing folder (Snowglobe) to emboss the holly and berries on my cardstock.  My image was cut out using Nestabilities and then I used my Martha Stewart holly border punch.  A little ribbon, a bow, and a button...and it's done!  This was a very quick and easy card.

Please stop by the MelJen's Designs Challenges and Inspiration Blog today to check out the latest challenge.  And while you're there, be sure to take a look at the latest creations by the talented Design Team!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 47  -  Let's Celebrate Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge  -  X is for XMas
Artful Inkables #34  -  Punches/Diecuts
Card Makin Mamas Challenge 10  -  Holidays
Crafty Pad Challenge 98  -  Red and Green
Creative Belli Challenge 105  -  Anything R (ribbon)
Diecut Dreams Christmas Club Challeng 44  -  Anything Goes
Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge 40  -  Buttons and Bows
Keep It Simple  -  Evergreen
Lollipop Crafts Challenge  -  Christmas
One Stitch at a Time  -  Choose a season or event
Paper Pretties  -  Clean and Simple
Papertake Weekly  -  Cut It Out
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 12  -  Christmas Theme
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge 30  -  Use a Circle

Stamp:  MelJen's Designs  - Starry Holly
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, MS punch, Stardust pen, Sizzix Snowglobe embossing folder, ribbon, button

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Sketch

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's Ladybug Crafts Ink Totally Ladybug Tuesday and that means that we have a new challenge posted for you over at Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog.  Our lovely ladybug Michele chose the challenge this week and she asked us to work a sketch for our projects.  Here's my interpretation of Michele's sketch...now, I did have to turn it so I hope that's OK Michele!

I watercolored my image using my Distress Inks.  This was such a nice break from my Prismacolor pencils that I've been using lately.  I've added pearls, Glamour Dust, metallic pens, and Fluffy Stuff to my cupcakes.  This is the first time I have worked with Fluffy Stuff and I love it!  Thanks, Kerry, for sending it to me!  I used Glossy Accents on the wagon wheels and the cherry stem.  I've used white floss to add the bows to her hair and to tie the little punch tag onto my ribbon.  I bought these Doodlebug Design cherry brads quite awhile back and finally got to use one of them...yay!  My papers are Doodlebug Design.  I love their bright, cheery papers and I think they go so well with cute images like this Cupcake Cutie!

Now, be sure to stop by the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog to see what the lovely ladybugs have created.  I hope you find time to join in our challenge this week...there's a chance to win a prize!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

I'm entering my card in these challlenges:
Digi Doodle Shop's Best #34  -  Anything Goes
Paper Romance Challenge 25  -  Favorite Things
Pear Tree Designs Challenge 27  -  Colourful
Simon Says Stamp  -  Sparkle
The Latte Lounge  -  Diecuts or Punches

Stamps:  LCI - Cupcake Cutie Wagonfull of Cupcakes and It's Only Words 2
Paper:  Doodlebug Design, Bazzill
Other:  Distress Inks, Fluffy Stuff, Glossy Accents, glaze pen, stickles, pearls, ribbon, Doodlebug Designs cherry brad, Glamour Dust, Nestabilities, MS tag punch, and floss

Christmas Puppies

I hope you're having a wonderful day today.  I have another Stampavie card to share with you today.  This one is called 'Christmas Puppies' and I just love this image.  These little puppies look like they're all ready for Christmas...probably hoping Santa left them some yummy treats in their stockings!

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol and used my white gel pen to add some polka dots to their stockings.  I added some Glamour Dust to my image to make it sparkle.  I just bought this new Sizzix Embosslit Die the other day at my LSS, Simply Scrapbooks so I used it to make this pretty snowflake.  I brayered VersaMagic ink onto the snowflake and added some clear embossing powder and heat set it.

  
Are you all ready for Christmas?  Well, I'm not...I've still got a very long list of things I need to finish before Christmas gets here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge  -  X is for XMas  
Diecut Dreams Christmas Club Challenge 44  -  Christmas Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge 34  - Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop Challenge 4  -  Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations Challenge 27  -  Traditional Christmas Colors
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 40  -  Choose a Season or Event
Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog  -  Merry Christmas
Simon Says Stamp  -  Sparkle

Stamp:  Stampavie - Christmas Puppies
Paper:  SEI - Kris Kringle, Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, glaze pen, white gel pen, chalk, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Sizzix Embosslits Die (Snowflake), VersaMark stamp pad, brayer, clear embossing powder, heat gun, white pearl

Make A Wish

Hello peeps!  Today we have a new challenge over at the Just Cute Bears and Friends Challenge.  The newest challenge is to create a card or other project for a Winter Birthday.   

I used Lili of the Valley's James Bear - Sledging Along for my card (thanks Tammi!).  I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  My papers are Falling Snow by Fancy Pants, and Core'dinations.  I used some Glossy Accents on his eyes and nose.  I also used some Recollections flowers, a MS punch, Glamour Dust and some glittery snowflakes.  I added pearls to the sowflakes.  My ticket sentiment is from Whimsey Stamps Ticket Sentiments.  I followed the sketch from Cute Card Thursday for my layout.

Thanks for stopping by today for a visit.  I also want to thank you for signing up as followers.  I do appreciate all of you so much!  Be sure you stop by the Just Cute Bears and Friends Challenge to see what the other amazing team members have created this week.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge 14  -  Snowflakes
Anything Goes Week 25  -  Let it Snow
Critter Sketch Challenge 40  -  Texture
Cute Card Thursday  -  Sketch
Delightful Challenges  -  Baby It's Cold Outside
Digi Doodle Shop's Best  -  Anything Goes
Hodge Podge Shop Challenge 4  -  Anything Goes
Paper Play Week 44  -  Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Simon Says Stamp  -  Sparkle
Stampin B's Challenge 85  -  Snowflakes
Stampin For the Weekend Challenge 51  -  Winter
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 43  -  Snow and Snowflakes

Stamps:  Lili of the Valley James Bear - Sledging Along; Whimsy Sentiments - Ticket Sentiments
Paper:  Fancy Pants - Falling Snow; Core'dinations
Other:  Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, Glamour Dust, pearls, Recollections flowers, MS punch

Simply Scrapbooks

Happy Friday!  Yay, the weekend is finally here.  I just wanted to write a short post to let you know about an Open House at my LSS.  If you live, work, or are visiting the Kettering area on Sunday, make sure you stop by Simply Scrapbooks.

They are having their Holiday Open House on Sunday, November 21st, from 1 - 4 pm.  They're having make and takes, cookies and hot chocolate, and a sale on Christmas supplies.  You can find out the details here.  And you can see the actual projects by visiting their blog.

I hope to see you there!