Saturday, December 31, 2011

All Things New

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge over on Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog.  Our challenge is "All Things New", such as New Year, new baby, new home, etc. 


I used Di's Angel Bear to make a baby card.  I colored this sweet little bear with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose and feet.  I added Glamour Dust to the star, his wings, and the cloud.  I added a bow with a sentiment tag and some brads.


Our challenge is being sponosored by Joanna Sheen and you have a chance to win a $10 voucher to their fabulous shop.  Please be sure to stop by Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog to check out the amazing work by the rest of the DT.  We would love to see you play along in our challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I'll see you next year ;)

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Allsorts Week 135  -  New Beginnings
Crafter's Companion Challenge 19  -  New Beginnings
Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Flutter By Wednesday #183  -  Open
Party Time Tuesday Challenge 48  -  Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Show Me #56
Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  New Beginnings

Stamp:  Di's DigiDownloads - Angel Bear; Sentiment - PTI
Paper:  Little Yellow Bicycle - Babysaurus; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, Glamour Dust, brads, ribbon, floss, MS tag punch, Nestabilities

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Favorite 5 Christmas Cards of 2011

Hello friends.  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  I can't believe it's been a week since my last post.  I have really enjoyed spending time with family and friends this past week.  I saw this post over on Debby's blog and thought I would play along.  



I used Sugar Nellie's Knitted with Love.  You can find my original post here.




This little cutie is StampFairy's Christmas Kids 1 and the original post is here.




This sweet teddy and snowman scene is from Di's Digi Downloads and you can see the card details here.




This card uses Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy All Wrapped Up and you can find the card here.   




And the last one is using Pollycraft's Swings & Slides Merry Christmas - Snowballs.  You can find the original post here.


Wow, it was hard to pick just 5 favorites!  If you decide to play along, leave me a comment so I can visit your blog.  I would love to check out your favorites for 2011.   

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita
   

 

Monday, December 19, 2011

Spread the Holiday Cheer

Happy Monday friends.  Are you ready for Christmas?  It will be here before we know it and I have so many things still to do ... starting to get a little stressed lol!  Anyway, there's a new challenge starting today over on the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.  


I used StampFairy's Peekers Molly on my card and colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I cut out a frame with my nestabilities and added some ribbon with jinglebells and sparkly snowflakes with pearls.  OK, I'm off to try to tackle some of the things on my mile-long "to do" list :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge  -  Yippee It's Almost Christmas
Cooking it up with Katie Challenge 86  -  Anything Goes
Crafting For All Seasons Challenge 14  -  Christmas
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 8  -  Traditional Colors for Christmas
Creative Inspirations Paint Challenge  -  The Holidays 
Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge  -  Christmas
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge  - Bells
Victorine Originals Challenge 23  -  Christmas Challenge


Stamp:  StampFairy - Peekers Molly
Paper:  Fancy Pants
Other:  copics, Prismacolor pencils, nestabilities, Glamour Dust, ribbon, jinglebells, floss, MFT snowflake die, Tim Holtz tab die
  

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Peace on Earth

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge for you over at Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog.  Our latest challenge is to make a Christmas or winter card/project.  Pretty easy, right?


I used this adorable image called Dressing Snowman on my card.  I just love this little scene with the teddy and birds adding the finishing touches to their new friend.  I used Distress Inks to color the image and added Glamour Dust (of course lol!) to their hats, the snowman, and the ground snow.  I added Liquid Pearls to the falling snow and some Glossy Accents to the teddy's nose.


Please stop by Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog to see the lovely cards made by the rest of the DT.  This challenge is being sponsored by There She Goes Clear Stamps

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Bling It On Challenge  -  It's Christmas
For Fun Challenge  -  Christmas Anything Goes
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge  -  Ribbon
Joanna Sheen Challenge 1  -  Christmas Wishes
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 36  -  Cute & Funky Christmas
Paper Sundaes Challenge 99  -  Anything Christmas
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop December Challenge 5  -  Christmas with a Bow
Stampin For The Weekend Challenge 22  -  Christmas
There's Magic in the Air Challenge  -  Winter fun with Bling

Stamp:  Di's DigiDownloads - Dressing Snowman; PTI - sentiment
Paper:  Fancy Pants; Bazzill
Other:  Distress Inks, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls, ribbon, snowflake punch

Friday, December 16, 2011

Turn on the Twinkle

Happy Friday friends.  We have a new release over at StampFairy today.  Gerda has more adorable little Christmas bears and I'm sure you're going to love them as much as I do.


I used this little cutie from the Barry Countdown to Christmas 2 collection.  I colored him with copics and colored pencils and added some Glamour Dust to his stars for sparkle.  I used Glossy Accents on his nose and the pads of his feet.


This shows all the adorable images included in this lastest collection.  Be sure to stop by the StampFairy Blog to check out the fabulous work by the rest of the DT.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 68  -  Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge  -  Yippee - It's Almost Christmas
Charisma Cardz Challenge 49  -  Last Minute Christmas Makes
Creative Card Crew Challenge  -  Tis the Season
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 195  -  Stripes
Paper Sundaes Challenge 99  -  Anything Christmas
Pixie Cottage Challenge 100  -  Anything Goes Christmas

Stamp:  StampFairy - Barry Countdown to Christmas 2; Printworks - sentiment
Paper:  Basic Grey - Wassail; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, nestabilities, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, ribbon

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Merry Christmas at Divas by Design

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge for you over at the Divas by Design Challenge Blog.  Our new challenge is "Merry Christmas" and it's open for 4 weeks, so you've got plenty of time to enter that last-minute Christmas card.


I used Penny Black's Ornamental Mimi on my card and colored her in traditional Christmas colors.  I added lots of Glamour Dust to her hat, wings, and the stars on her ornament.  I added some pearls to the snowflakes and the sentiment is by PTI.

Please be sure to stop by the Divas by Design Challenge Blog to see the gorgeous work by the rest of the DT and to find all the challenge details.  We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles and StitchyBear Stamps.



Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
All That Scraps Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge 43  -  Any Winter Holiday Sentiment
Crafts 4 Eternity R49  -  Colour Recipe (red, green, cream)

Crafty Emmas Challenge 65  -  A Traditional Christmas
Creative Card Crew Challenge  -  Tis the Season
Creative Craft Challenge  -  Faux or Real Stitching
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 140
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge  -  Glitter
One Stop Craft Challenge Week 161  -  Traditional Christmas Colors
Party Time Tuesday Challenge 46  -  Red & Green Christmas
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog 68  -  Merry Christmas
Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  Things with Wings
The Cutie Pie Challenge 7  -  Use a Sentiment
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 7  -  Christmas
Victorine Originals Challenge 23  -  Christmas

Stamp:  Penny Black - Ornamental Mimi; PTI - Sentiment
Paper:  Melissa Frances - Deck the Halls; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour dust, MFT die - snowflakes, pearls
  

Monday, December 12, 2011

A Snowball Fight

Hello friends.  I have a Christmas card to share.  I love making Christmas cards.  I know some of you are tired of making them and you're ready to move on.  Not me ... I don't think I ever really get tired of making them lol!


Today I've used this adorable Swings and Slides Merry Christmas - Snowballs from the Pollycraft  shop.  Now, isn't he just the cutest?  Such a sweet innocent face and you know he's getting ready to let those snowballs fly at someone lol!  He's colored with distress inks and I used Glamour Dust on the snowballs and ground snow.  I added some snowflakes with pearls and a little sentiment ornament.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Aud Sentiments Challenge 43  -  Winter Holiday Sentiments
Crafty Calendar December Challenge  -  Cold & Frosty
Creative Card Crew Challenge  -  Tis the Season
Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge 33  -  Merry Christmas but no mouse in the house
Glitter Geeks Challenge Week 27  -  Let it Snow
Hanna and Friends Challenge 123  -  Winter Card
Heart Song Inspirations Challenge 28  -  Snowflakes and/or Doilies
My Sheri Crafts Challenge 75  -  Let It Snow
The Cutie Pie Challenge 7  -  Use a Sentiment
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 7  -  Christmas
The Stamping Boutique Challenge 21  -  No Traditional Christmas Colors

Stamp:  Pollycraft - Swings and Slides Merry Christmas - Snowballs
Paper:  BoBunny; Bazzill
Other:  Distress Inks, Glamour Dust, Martha Stewart icicle punch, Memory Box die - snowflake corner, MFT die - snowflakes, Whimsy Stamps die - ornament, twine, pearls  

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Mimi Dear

I have a sweet little girl to share with you today.


This is Mimi Dear by Penny Black.  I adore the Mimi images and I especially love this one with her little reindeer nose and antlers - too cute!  She's colored with copics and colored pencils.  There's Glamour Dust on the stars, her dress, and the snow on the ground.  I used Liquid Pearls for the snow in the sky and Glossy Accents for her little reindeer nose. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge 43  -  Winter Holiday Sentiments
Come and Get it Challenge  -  Anything Christmas
Craft Your Passion challenge 87  -  Anything Goes + Glitter
Crafty Boots Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge 174  -  A card with a Sentiment
Creative Card Crew Challenge  -  Tis The Season
Cupcake Craftroom December Challenge  -  Traditional Christmas
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 194  -  Anything Goes
Heartsong Inspirations Challenge 27  -  Christmas
My Mum's Craft Shop challenge 35  -  Traditional Christmas
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 68  -  Merry Christmas

Stamp:  Penny Black - Mimi Dear; PTI - sentiment
Paper:  Memory Box - Yuletide; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls, ribbon, buttons, floss, Marvy heart punch

Friday, December 9, 2011

Countdown to Christmas

Happy Friday friends.  We have a new release for you over on the StampFairy Blog.  


This cute little bear is one of the adorable images from the new Barry Countdown to Christmas collection.  I love these new bears that Gerda has designed.  I colored this sweetie with copics and colored pencils and used Glamour Dust on the hat, ornaments, and ground snow.  There's Glossy Accents on his nose and one of the red ornaments.  The tiny little ornaments that I've tied with silver cord ... well, that image is a freebie from Gerda this week and you can make it any size you like.  How fabulous is that?  My snowflake is from a die and I added a little heart button and sentiment tag.


Here's the entire Barry Countdown to Christmas collection and you can find them over in the StampFairy Shop.  Please be sure to stop by the StampFairy Blog to see the gorgeous work by the rest of the DT.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge 43  -  Winter Holiday Sentiments
Come and Get It Challenge  -  Anything Christmas
Craft Your Passion Challenge 87  -  Anything Goes + glitter
Crafty Ann's Challenge 55  -  Christmas Bingo (red, green, silver)
Crafty Boots Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge 174  -  A Card with a Sentiment
Crafty Emma's Challenge 64  -  Bear Necessities
Crafty Sentiments Challenge  -  Snowflakes
Creative Card Crew Challenge  -  Tis The Season
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 194  -  Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey  -  Christmas Challenge
Penny's PaperCrafty Challenge 68  -  Merry Christmas
Ready - Teddy - Go Challenge 5  -  Anything Goes
Tueday Throwdown Challenge 77  -  Celebrate the Season
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge  -  Snowflakes

Stamp:  StampFairy - Barry Countdown to Christmas
Paper:  October Afternoon - Peppermint Sticks; Jillibean Soup - Christmas Eve Chowder; Marco's
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart Icicles punch, My Favorite Things snowflake die, Tim Holtz Die - Tiny Tabs & Tags, buttons, floss, silver cord

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Just For You

Happy Wednesday to all of you! 


This beautiful girl is Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy Picture Pose.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils.  I added a bow with a little flower and some flowers with pearls.  I promise the colors I used match the dp much better IRL lol!  You can find this adorable image and lots of others over at Funky Kits.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge 68  -  Punches and/or Dies
Crafty Boots Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up Challenge 48  -  Ribbon
The Ribbon Reel Challenge 16  -  Anything Goes

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy - Picture Pose
Paper:  Echo Park - Times & Seasons; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, seam binding, pearls, EK Success flower and leaves punches, Spellbinder's heart die, flower
 

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Owls Carol

*** Please scroll down for the StampFairy Blog Hop ***

Happy Saturday friends.  We have a new challenge for you over on Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog.  Our new challenge is "all white except the image".  


I used Owls Carol on my card.  These adorable animals are colored with Distress Inks.  I used Glamour Dust on the snow and Liquid Applique on the bunny's tail.  The snowdrops are made with Liquid Pearls.  I've embossed my cardstock and cut out a frame with nestabilities.  The snowflakes are various dies and punches.


Be sure you stop by Di's DigiDesigns Challenge Blog to see the amazing work by the rest of the DT.  We are being sponsored by Cheery Lynn Designs.  I hope you play along in our challenge.  It's open for two weeks and you could be the lucky winner of a $15 voucher!

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge 68  -  Punches and/or Dies
Catch the Bug Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenge  -  Anything Christmas
One Stop Craft Challenge Week 160  -  Let It Snow
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge  -  Holiday Card

Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  Snowmen, snowflakes or snow

Hugs, Anita

Stamp:  Di's Digi Downloads - Owls Carol
Paper:  Bazzill, Strathmore w/c paper
Other:  Distress Inks, Liquid Applique, Glamour Dust, Liquid Pearls, Sizzix embossing folder, snowflake dies & punches, ribbon, nestabilities, pearls     

A StampFairy Blog Hop

Good morning friends.  I have a special post for you today.  StampFairy is celebrating its birthday, so Gerda and the Stampfairies are hosting a blog hop.  And guess what?  Everyone who completes the hop wins a prize!  Now, how great is that?

Gerda has released two very special collections showcasing two of her delightful characters.  These collections showcase the characters in 12 monthly themes throughout the year and the Stampfairies have each created a calendar using these images.  Some of us are teasing you with only a month or two of our calendars, but some of my teamies will be sharing the entire 12-month calendar with you!

Please make sure that you leave a comment on each teamie's blog and collect a letter from each blog along the trip.  The letters are randomly placed but will spell a short phrase.  Once you've completed the hop, left your comments at each and every blog, collected your letters, then you need to work out the phrase and email it to Gerda at webmaster@stampfairy.com.  This will get you a freebie image.  That's right, a freebie for everyone who completes the hop and emails the correct phrase to Gerda.  And I'll let you in on a little secret:  the freebie image is adorable!

So, let's get on with the hop.  If you have arrived here from Sharon's blog then you are in the right place.  If not, please pop back to the StampFairy Blog to start at the beginning so you don't miss anyone.

My calendar showcases Barry and I'm sharing the months of April, November and December.  I'll share the recipe for each calendar page below in case you're interested.  I will be finishing my calendar pages over the next couple of weeks and then I'll assemble it with my bind-it-all. 



The next stop on the hop is Martina's blog, but be sure you leave me a comment first so that you qualify for the freebie.  You also need to make note of this letter:


Thank you so much for stopping by.  The blog hop ends December 31, 2011, so get hopping before the deadline.  If you get lost along the way, hop back to the StampFairy Blog to find the list of blogs.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Hugs, Anita

April Calendar
Stamp:  Barry Throughout The Year
Paper:  3 Bugs in a Rug - Chloe; Echo Park - Little Girl; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, ribbon, button, floss, Nestabilities

November Calendar
Stamp:  Barry Throughout The Year
Paper:  We R Memory Keepers - Autumn Splendor; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, MS border punch, buttons, twine, Nestabilities

December Calendar
Stamp:  Barry Throughout The Year
Paper:  Jillibean Soup - Christmas Eve Chowder; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, StarDust Stickles, MS icicle punch, twine, Whimsy Ornament Die, Nestabilities

Friday, December 2, 2011

Have a Magical Birthday

Hello everyone!  Today is Friday so that means we have a new release to share with you over on the StampFairy Blog.


This adorable little girl is Molly Fairy and I've colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I added some polka dots to her shirt and boots with acrylic paint and used Glamour dust on her wings and wand.  The sentiment is a freebie that Gerda is giving away and you can pick it up here.  


Here's what the new collection looks like and it's available over in the shop.  Be sure to stop by the StampFairy Blog to check out the amazing cards by the rest of the DT.     


And there's even more happening over at the StampFairy Shop.  Gerda is having a fabulous sale and all prices are 50% off, including the new releases.  So if you've been wanting some new images, now is the time to stock up!  

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 66  -  Birthday
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 34  -  Buttons or Bows
Crafty Boots Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenge  -  Free For All
Do You Stack Up Challenge 48  -  Ribbon
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Simon Says Challenge  -  Anything Goes
The Ribbon Reel Challenge 16  -  Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge  -  Polka Dots
Victorine Originals Challenge 22  -  Ribbon

Stamp:  StampFairy - Molly Fairy
Paper:  Crate Paper - Neighborhood; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Nestabilities, MS doily lace punch, ribbon, button, floss

Thursday, December 1, 2011

A Heartbreaking Story

Hello friends.  I stopped by Claudia Rosa's blog today.  She has a heartbreaking true story on her blog about a family that could use some help.  Please stop by her blog to read the story.  Thank you so much.

Hugs, Anita