Ok, Sunday since my last post...really? I was doing so well too! I have found some time to create this week though lol! These gift tags below will come in very handy for Christmas and were so very simple to make with this delightful little set from Clear Dollar Stamps, Gift Labels! This set comes with everything you need to create a variety of fun and festive gift labels and tags! I used the 1", 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punch as well as the scallop circle punch from Stampin Up! for mine, but there are so many more possibilities! I colored the images with Copic Ciao markers and the gold trim from Gina K. Designs.

Also, a fun holiday card using the adorable and fun set, Just Chillin'. I went a little crazy at the top with my Cropadile, I know lol. I added some of my favorite stuff for snow, DecoArt white foam paint and sprinkled chunky white glitter over it for some sparkle.

Thank you so very much for stoppin by my blog. I'm off to see what all my crafty friends will inpsire and wow me with tonight!! :D

Jumbo Ornament Gift Tags

Hi there, I made some fun ornament shaped gift tags with this absolutely adorable new set from Clear Dollar Stamps called Just Chillin'. I stamped the snowflakes from this set for the backgrounds and used up some ivory felt scraps to create the snowy hill bases. I added a bit of diamond stickles to the felt for some sparkle. The 1 3/8" circle punch and scallop circle punch from SU! were used for the centers with images. Cropadiled the eyelets at the top and tied silver string through to finish. Simple and fun :)

Thanks for stoppin' by! Have a wonderful and creative day!

Christmas Carolers Pop-Up Card

Hello friends, I hope everyone is enjoying your weekend. With Thanksgiving 2 days behind us, we are now in Christmas mode..full-speed ahead! I'll be putting up my tree today and decorating the house for the rest of the weekend. What else am I doing in between--makin Christmas cards of course! :) I adore the Billy and Maggie Carolers from Clear Dollar Stamps! They are sooo cute..reminds me of little Cindy Lou Who from Whoville with her big, round eyes and long lashes, hehe. I had a lot of fun creating this pop-up card. I love the added interest and fun a pop-up card possesses. Everyone seems to enjoy them and think so much of them and they are quite simple to make!

Thanks for visiting me friends! Have a creative day!

Thankful For My Blogging Friends!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm so grateful for each and every one of my fellow blogging friends and today is a wonderful time to express it! You inspire me on a daily basis, encourage and support me, make me feel special and part of something amazing..this artisitc stamping/scrapbooking and crafting community has changed my life. Beginning with Splitcoast and branching out into the world of blogging and beyond, meeting so many amazing and beautiful ppl...brimming with talent, kindness, love. Its a true blessing and for it, I am so thankful. Thank you my dear friends. Have a joyous day, whether you celebrate it with a turkey and all the trimmings or just in togetherness with one another--let it be with a full heart, as mine is on day.
This is my first time inking up this delightful set from Clear Dollar Stamps, HOLIDAY NUTCRACKERS. They are wonderfully fun to color and I love the unique holiday feel of the nutcracker. Cant wait to play with this one some more in the next few days! Thanks for looking! :) xoxo

(close up of nutcracker)

Gobble! Gobble!

Everyone ready for turkey day! I sure am and this weekend, no skinny jeans for me haha! :) Here are a couple of last minute Thanksgiving cards I made with the super fun Clear Dollar Stamps set called Let Us Gobble Together. All sorts of cute sentiments are included with this set as well as 3 different turkey images, making for countless stamping possibilities.
Thanks so much for poppin' in today! Im sure everyone is hustling and bustling with Thanksgiving preparations. Lots of work I know, but also so much fun! Have a wonderful day

Gina K. Customer Blog Hop!

Have you heard about this?! It's Gina K.'s very first ever customer blog hop and even though the project I made below isn't eligible since it doesn't use one of this months release stamp sets, I still had to post about it because it just too awesome!!! Gina K. has been one of the most instrumental people in my creative journey. The 4 months I spent guest designing with her and her ultra-talented team was a most enriching experience and one I will cherish forever. She continues to inspire me not only as an artist, but also as the strong and beautiful woman that she is...I'm pretty certain I'm not the only one who feels such admiration for this amazing lady :)

So the customer blog hop is just one more exciting and fun event Gina has cooked up and it's so cool! You need to head over to Gina K.'s Stamp TV Blog for all the deets and there's still plenty of time to create something and enter it into the blog hop! I am enjoying visiting each participants blogs this morning to see what they've come up with! Man y'all are some super crafty peeps! Soo much inspiration and amazingness! My project uses Rupa's 2008holiday set called The Magic Of Christmas, which is of course, timeless. The frame was $1 whoo hoo--i luv cheap! I stamped various snowflakes in red stazon onto the white-washed wood, then added red rhinestones and pink pearl dots to the centers of the flakes. The image and sentiment were stamped in white onto red cardstock, then I stamped the trees a 2nd time in red onto white cs, cut them out and popped them up. A bit of ribbon, hemp and holly berries and the winter bird finish the outside of the frame. Festive and fun :) Thanks for visiting me today! I hope your day is filled with smiles, laughter and much happiness!

So Grateful for The SCS Inspiration Challenge!

Hello, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I was able to create a few cards today, one of which is this one below. I used Stef's wonderful inspiration challenge #207 over at splitcoast. This week, we drew our inspiration from the fabulous Etsy shop of Aimoobaroo and her delightful fabic covered buttons! Specifically, I chose these lovely brocade fabric covered buttons for my card inspiration. The colors on these buttons are full of rich texture, really making them classic beauties. I used a deep rust cardstock against the ivory base for a contrast and also slid my tim holtz rich brown ink pad around every layer for more depth. These patterns are from some of last years Cosmo Cricket designs. This classic Thanksgiving set from Gina K. Designs is called So Grateful and was illustrated by the very talented and wonderful Rupa Shevde. I love every single set Rupa has ever created and this one is certainly no exception. The image was colored with a variety of SU! inks and blender pens and outlined with the cool grey no.1 Copic marker. The staked border along the bottom was done with some decorative scissors given to me by my great pal and fellow Clear Artistic Stamps designer, Wendi. She is such a sweetheart! :) thanks Wendi!

Thanks so much for visiting! have a wonderful Sunday and happy crafting