Archives for December 2018

Winter Skies Thank You Cards

December 29, 2018 by

Now that Christmas is over it is time to bring out the Thank You Cards.  I make a special thank you card every year to mail out for my son and I.  I just want to make sure those who sent gifts know we appreciate them. Today I was able to carve out some time to design an make all the cards I needed this year.

Check out all those bears and trees….

Here are the two versions of the card I made.  I was inspired to make my purple background after seeing a card on Instagram by Hippofee. I used a retired stamp set called Swirling Stars. The bears and trees are from WINTER SKIES which is a Lawn Fawn Stamp Set.  The Thank You and curved dashed border are also Lawn Fawn.  My thank you cards works well with HEART 2 HEART‘s last challenge of the year…. Wish Upon A Star.

I used Lilac cardstock for the mat and Thistle for the Thank You. I used copic markers to color the trees and scarf. I stamped Swirling Stars with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with White embossing powder. I then sponged the background using Lilac, Thistle and Pansy inks.

For this version I used Bluebird cardstock for the base and Sapphire for the Thank you. The background was crated the same way using Bluebird and Sapphire inks.

Happy Crafting!

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Bold and Bright Color Dare Challenge #322

December 17, 2018 by

Welcome to a special Color My Heart Color Dare month long challenge! If you need to make a card for a special occasion we are challenging you to use your “Bright and Bold” colors and neutrals of your choice. Theme is “Anything Goes” – birthday, wedding, anniversary, thank you and/or holiday card if you still need one. 

I decided to make a Christmas card using the Oh What Fun papers.  We are partnering with Double Trouble Challenge to make it extra fun if you wish to play along.  To play along with the Double Trouble Challenge…

Double Trouble is using a 3,2,1 Recipe with Ingredients: 3-Embellishments, 2-Colors, 1- Stamp or Digital Element
You may use more than the recipe ingredients, but you need to include at least (minimum) what is in the recipe.
The ingredients may be in the image or added.

Twisted Sister’s Optional Twist would be: “I made the Nice List, time to make some cookies for Santa”
and my optional twist is to include something you’d find or make in the kitchen – a rolling pin, mixer, apron,
cookies, birthday cake, etc.

Now it is your turn to create! Just create a project (card, layout or other craft project) using this weeks colors. Then link them to the Color My Heart Blog ~ Color Dare #322 or you can post them to the COLOR MY HEART FaceBook page.  For this Color Dare Challenge, you have until Thursday December 30, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time to submit your project.   We love to see your inspirations!!!

Happy Crafting!

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Love of Color – CTMH Technique Blog Hop

December 15, 2018 by

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop!  This month there are around 14 of us highlighting using our LOVE OF COLOR Idea Book.  You are sure to see some cool ideas of how to used this awesome book. This blog hop is a great big circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork. If you are coming from DARLYS RECKER’S Blog, you are on the right track!

I love this book because when you are wanting to create you can pick any color and then you can find wonderful color palettes there for you.  I chose the color Glacier, and looked up Glacier in the Love of Color Idea Book.

I chose this color palette….

Here is my creation….

I used the Glacier pattern paper from the Seasonal Mix In Paper Pack as the background. I used the Winter Flurries Thin Cuts and cut using Heather and Glacier.  The sentiment is from the stamp set Christmas Countdown and used Peacock Ink. The swirls are from Falling Flakes stamp set and stamped int Heather. I added a some shimmer to the Glacier snow flake using my  Clear Shimmer Brush.

Thanks for stopping by!  Please continue onto VALERIE KAPSHA’S BLOG where you will find some additional artwork highlighting the SHAKER CARDS!  Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought and happy hopping!

Happy Crafting!

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Holiday Anything But a Card Blog Hop

December 10, 2018 by

Welcome to the Holiday Anything But A Card Blog Hop!!

If you are coming here from MELISSA ROBINSON’S Blog, then you are in the right spot ~ Welcome!  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list of participating  consultants on Melinda’s blog HERE.  This month we have around 8 consultants participating this month so you are sure to be inspired.

I have been helping out this year with the Staff and Teacher Appreciation committee this year at my son’s school.  We have been doing a variety of things for the Staff and Teachers each month as part of the PTA. This month we are doing the Five days of Christmas which started this morning.  I designed the sign using our large letter as one of the focal points. 


The JOY is using our Chipboard Monogram Letters. All the other letters were cut using my Cricut.  I used Fern and New England Ivy cardstock along with the Tis the Season papers.  The chipboard letters are covered in Gold Glitter Paper. I also embellished the letters with some additional items. The Poinsettias, Holly and Ornaments are all from Flower Market Cricut Cartridge. I used the Candy Apple Stripped Ribbon and the New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon too.

Joy ~ CatScrapbooking.com

Your next stop is along this hop is MELINDA EVERITT’S Blog, so hop on over and see what wonderful creation she has for you today.

Happy Crafting!


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    Soft and Pastels Color Dare Challenge #323

    December 7, 2018 by

    Welcome to this weeks Color Dare Challenge! We are featuring a two challenges thin month one with Soft Pastels for your holiday creations.  Please join us by using soft and pastel colors to design your creations.

    I was inspired by a beautiful card designed by Krista Hershberger as she used Sugarplum and Snowflakes.

    I used Sugarplum cardstock, Ink, and Glitter paper. I cut the snowflakes with Winter Flurries Thin Cuts and the Sugarplum Glitter Paper.  I then used the Holiday Borders Stamp Set and stamped snowflakes with Sugarplum ink. I added a few of the Sugarplum Glitter Gems.

    Now it is your turn to create! Just create a project (card, layout or other craft project) using this weeks colors. Then link them to the Color My Heart Blog ~ Color Dare #323 or you can post them to the COLOR MY HEART FaceBook page.  For this Color Dare Challenge, you have until Thursday December 30, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time to submit your project.   We love to see your inspirations!!!

    Happy Crafting!

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    December SOTM Blog Hop – Candy Cane Alphabet

    December 1, 2018 by

    Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!! This month we are featuring DECEMBER’s stamp of the month ~ CANDY CANE ALPHABET (S1812) a set of 44.

    If you are coming here from WENDY KESSLER’S Blog, then you are in the right spot ~ Welcome!  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list of participating  consultants on Melinda’s blog HERE.  This month we have around 14 consultants participating this month so you are sure to be inspired.

    I was out of time before going on our vacation as I planned to design a layout.  I had an inspiration for a card and it came together rather quickly I am quite pleased on how it turned out.

    I focused on the “H” and “O” to stamp out HO HO.  I decided to make one stand out with the New England Ivy.  I used the ‘Tis The Season Paper Pack.  I also used the Make It From Your Heart Volume 4 and used pattern 12 as my design. I used the Silver Glitter Gems and New England Ivy Burlap Ribbon.

    I decided to add a little sparkle to my HO HO’s. I used my Red Shimmer brush on the Candy Apple stamped HO’s and then added a bit of Liquid Glass and Shimmer Brush to the New England Ivy “HO”.

    If you love this stamp set you will want to be sure you purchase it this month as it is only available the month of December and if you spend $50 on qualifying product it could be yours for $5!!

    Your next stop is along this hop is MELISSA ROBINSON’S Blog, so hop on over and see what wonderful creation she has for you today.

    Happy Crafting!

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